William Albert Shy

1893 - 1980  (86 years)

• Name	William Albert Shy  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	11 Jul 1893	Black, Reynolds, Missouri, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Black River, Reynolds, Missouri, USA   [9]
  	Occupation: Student; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Military Draft Registration	1917	Reynolds County, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	Draft Registration - WWI
  Military Service	Abt 1917  [1, 6]
  	US Veteran
  Elected	16 Oct 1933	Campbell, Dunklin, Missouri, USA
  	US Postmaster
  		Seal-US Postmaster Seal of the first Postmaster of the United States
  Military Draft Registration	1942	Campbell, Dunklin, Missouri, USA   [4]
  	Draft Registration - WWII: Married to Mannye
  Census	1950	Campbell, Dunklin, Missouri, USA   [3]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Mannye
  Death	30 Apr 1980	Dunklin County, Missouri, USA   [1, 6, 8]
  Burial	Woodlawn Cemetery, Campbell, Dunklin, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I2965	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Henry Shy,   b. 24 Jan 1854, Missouri, USA d. 4 Jan 1933 (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Nancy Annis January,   b. 27 Nov 1855   d. 29 Dec 1898 (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F15665	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mannye D Wyatt,   b. 11 Mar 1889, Tennessee, USA d. 20 Jun 1981 (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	12 May 1923	Arkansas, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Jul 1893 - Black, Reynolds, Missouri, USA Census - Occupation: Student; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1900 - Black River, Reynolds, Missouri, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1917 - Reynolds County, Missouri, USA Marriage - 12 May 1923 - Arkansas, USA Elected - US Postmaster - 16 Oct 1933 - Campbell, Dunklin, Missouri, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII: Married to Mannye - 1942 - Campbell, Dunklin, Missouri, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Mannye - 1950 - Campbell, Dunklin, Missouri, USA Death - 30 Apr 1980 - Dunklin County, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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