Biographical Sketch of John Sheller, Johnson County, Missouri,
Rose Hill Township.

>From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell,
Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918.
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John Sheller an industrious and enterprising farmer and stockman of 
Rose Hill township, was born in Crawford county, Ohio, in 1862, a son
of Jacob and Louisa (White) Sheller.  The Sheller family was originally
from Pennsylvania.  Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sheller came from Ohio to Miss-
ouri in 1866 and settled on a farm in Rose Hill township, Johnson
county, where the father engaged in farming and stock raising on his
place comprising one hundred sixty acres and in addition worked at his
trade as carpenter.  He was a splendid "all round" workman and prosper-
ed in the new Western home.  At one time, he was the owner of three 
hundred twenty acres of land in Johnson county.  Louisa (White) Sheller
was a daughter of Nathaniel White, of Tennessee.  To Jacob and Louisa
Sheller were born four children, three of whom are now living: Mrs.
Hattie Stahl, Tonkawa, Oklahoma; John and Charles, both well to do 
farmers in Latour, Missouri.  The father died in 1881 and the mother
in 1903.  At Rose Hill, where Lessie Hunt was employed as teacher, John
Sheller began his school career.  He received a good common school 
education in the district schools of Johnson county and then began 
farming, which vocation he has ever since followed.  When he was a boy,
there was much unfenced land and many undeveloped farms in Johnson
county.  He recalls having seen countless herds of deer and many 
prairie chickens.  Mr. Sheller was reared on the farm and he has always
been interested in the pursuits of agriculture.  He is now owner of a 
splendid stock farm embracing three hundred ten acres of good land, one
hundred fifty acres of which are in pasture land and meadow.  He had, 
in 1917, forty acres of the farm in wheat, fifteen acres in oats, and
seventy acres in corn.  Last autumn he sowed forty-five acres of the
farm in wheat.  The Sheller farm is abundantly watered, conveniently
located and nicely kept.  In 1896, John Sheller was united in marriage
with Lucy Belle Roach, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roach, who came to
Missouri from Kentucky.  Mr. and Mrs. Sheller are highly respected in
their community and they have countless friends in Johnson county.
Politically, Mr. Sheller is a Republican.  He is a valued and highly
esteemed member of the Odd Fellows.

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