Shull Family History & Genealogy

Lynwood Lanier Shull's father was Thaddeus Haskell Hasker Shull (1880-1974). His mother was Nettie Mattie Livingston (1882-1969). Both parents were born in South Carolina. He had siblings Seth (1908 - 1910), Lurline (born 1911), Miriam 1914 -2002), Shuford (1920 - 2001), and Cothran Shull (born 1923). Lynwood Shull married Ola S. Jordan (1913-1999) and they had a daughter, Marilyn Annette Shull (1932-2008). In the 1940 census, Lynwood, age 34, was living with Ola, age 27, and daughter Marilyn, age 7. All were born in South Carolina and living in Leesville. In 1940, Lynwood was Chief of Police in Leesville. In the 1930 census, he had been living with his parents and siblings and was a laborer in an auto garage. According to the Albuquerque Journal, Sept 27 1946, the Justice Department filed a criminal action against Police Chief Lynwood Lanier Shull of Batesburg South Carolina, alleging that he beat and tortured a "Negro war veteran" on Feb 12 of the same year. See Police Chief Faces Federal Charge. "The announcement identified the Negro as Isaac Woodard Jr of the Bronx NY and said Woodard 'is permanently blind as a result of the alleged beating'" The article goes on to say that "Shull had 'beaten and tortured' Woodard in violation of the Federal Civil Rights statute. . . . The mistreatment is said to have occurred after Shull had arrested Woodard in the South Carolina town for allegedly creating a disturbance on a bus on which he (Woodard) was returning home after his discharge from the Army earlier that day." Woodward was a veteran of World War II. On November 3, 1946, The Florence Morning News (Florence, SC) reported that US District Attorney Claud N. Sapp said that he expected to call the case of Police Chief Lynwood L. Shull of Batesburg, charged with violating the civil rights of a Negro war veteran, "about next Wednesday" in a term of federal court opening Monday. Shull, under $2,000 bond, was alleged in a justice department criminal information paper to have "beaten and tortured" Isaac Woodard Jr last February. Woodard claimed he was blinded as the result of a blackjack across the face. On November 6, 1946, the New York Times reported: "POLICE CHIEF FREED IN NEGRO BEATING; Federal Court Jury Acquits South Carolina Officer After Blind Veteran Accuses Him" It took only minutes for the jury in the case to acquit Lynwood. He lived until the age of 92, free, and his victim was blinded for life. See Steve Williams Column: ‘I Kept Trying To Hush Him’ to read an article about the historical perspective of the incident. The article was written in Feb of 2019 and shows how the actor Orson Wells made the case a celebrated cause after it was ignored for months.

Robert E Shull of Butler, De Kalb County, IN was born on October 18, 1921, and died at age 74 years old in April 1996.

Jacob Marius Shull of Willits, California United States was born on November 30, 1978. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jacob Shull.

Glenn A Shull of Hays, Ellis County, KS was born on March 23, 1926, and died at age 77 years old on October 9, 2003.

Orville W Shull of West Columbia, Lexington County, SC was born on January 28, 1911, and died at age 84 years old on May 23, 1995.

Walter Shull of Springfield, Lane County, OR was born on July 8, 1909, and died at age 89 years old on July 8, 1998.

Walter A Shull Jr of Denver, Jefferson County, CO was born on April 18, 1928, and died at age 78 years old on November 19, 2006. Walter Shull was buried at Ft. Logan National Cemetery Section 28 Site 685 4400 West Kenyon Avenue, in Denver.

Howard L Shull of Drexel, Burke County, NC was born on January 15, 1921, and died at age 89 years old on March 13, 2010.

Cothran H Shull of Leesville, Lexington County, SC was born on May 9, 1922, and died at age 68 years old on September 30, 1990.

Max E Shull of Kokomo, Howard County, IN was born on December 2, 1920, and died at age 85 years old on January 7, 2006.

Burgin R Shull of Drexel, Burke County, NC was born on June 15, 1908, and died at age 88 years old on May 30, 1997.

Jack Shull of Shelby, Cleveland County, NC was born on September 23, 1918, and died at age 83 years old on March 4, 2002.

Dale E Shull of Visalia, Tulare County, CA was born on March 12, 1924, and died at age 81 years old on May 10, 2005.

Dale Christian Shull of Sylvania, Lucas County, Ohio was born on April 26, 1920, and died at age 87 years old on July 1, 2007.

Ambrose C Shull of New Bloomfield, Perry County, PA was born on March 15, 1927, and died at age 84 years old on May 2, 2011.

Norman O Shull of Londonderry, Ross County, OH was born on November 27, 1913, and died at age 85 years old on September 9, 1999.

Coley B Shull of Williston, Barnwell County, South Carolina was born on January 14, 1913, and died at age 74 years old in February 1987.

Gary O Shull of West Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina was born on February 8, 1925, and died at age 55 years old in November 1980.

Samuel M Shull Ii of York, York County, PA was born on March 8, 1928, and died at age 69 years old on November 14, 1997.

Shuford S Shull of Leesville, Lexington County, SC was born on February 10, 1920, and died at age 81 years old on May 26, 2001.