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  Jesse Perry Shore  and  Anna Agnes (Gaffney) Shore

Jesse Perry Shore was born 31 March 1877 in La Fayette, Stark County, Illinois.  His parents were William Thomas Shore and Ianthe (Talbott) Shore.

Anna Agnes Gaffney was born 7 February 1872 in Refugio, Refugio County, Texas.  Her parents were James Owen Gaffney and Margaret (O'Reilly) Gaffney.

A marriage license indicates that Jesse and Anna were married on 6 April 1907.  However a family Bible has an entry showing them married on 6 April 1902, and the 1910 US Federal Census shows them married for 8 years.

They settled in San Antonio, Texas and had five children:

• Ernest James Shore (b. 8 Oct 1904, d. 8 Sep 1954)
• Mary Louise Shore (b. 22 Apr 1907, d. 28 Jan 1990)
• Margaret Ann Shore (b. 17 Jul 1910, d. 4 Sep 2004)
• Jessie Kathryn Shore (b. 17 Oct 1912, d. 25 Feb 2000)
• Frances Shore (b. 17 Sep 1916, d. 1 Jan 1923)

Anna was one of ten children.  Her family were pioneers in southwestern Texas as early as 1830, coming from County Meath in Ireland and settling the Texas community of San Patricio de Hibernia (St Patrick of Ireland).  Her grandfather was a prominent merchant in the town; her father was the surveyor and assessor, and other family members were the town's postmasters.

Jesse was a child of 2 years and 10 months when his mother died (1 Feb 1880).  He was taken into the home of his aunt Louisa (Shore) Winn and her husband Marshall Winn, who reared him in their family to adulthood.  Many of our family's records have been handed down from Louisa (Shore) Winn to Jesse Shore.

Jesse's older brother Albertus Arthur Shore, age 5 years, was taken into the home of their grandmother Mary Ann (Brandenburg) Shore.  She had remarried to Richard C Baker after the death in 1861 of the children's grandfather, John Shore.

Jesse's father, William Thomas Shore lived nearby in the home of Richard Baker's married daughter and her husband.

The three families' homes were only a few miles apart in the towns of La Fayette and Wyoming, Illinois.

This is the earliest known photograph of Jesse Perry Shore.  It is a tintype, probably taken in late 1877 or early 1878:

Jesse Perry Shore, born 31 Mar 1877.

The photo shows evidence of pen-and-ink alteration by the photographer.  Here is an enhanced image of it for clarity (see the markings around the eyes and eyebrows):   photo enhanced, showing photographer's markings.

Here are photographs of Jesse Perry Shore's silver baby cup.  It was given to his grandson James Jesse Roberts, and is shown together with James's silver baby spoon.

Jesse Perry Shore's cup, James Jesse Roberts's spoon.

Jesse's cup dates from about 1877, and James's spoon from about 1936.  Together they span three generations.

Zoom:  1  2  3  4  

Jesse Shore enlisted into the U.S. Army Volunteer Infantry on 11 Jun 1898, at Peoria, Illinois.  He was discharged on 26 Nov 1898, and re-enlisted on 23 Sep 1899.  He served in combat in The Philippines during the Philippine-American War.

His official military records are shown further down on this page.  They show:

Military Expeditions to Cavite and Batangas, 5 Jan to 14 Feb 1900.
Military Expedition to Camarines Sur, 15 Feb to 7 Apr 1900.
Military Expedition to Ragay, 8 Dec 1900 to 1 Jun 1901.
Action at Duyo River, 19 Jan 1900.
Action at Calabanga, 20 Feb 1900.
Action at Lupi, 19 Dec 1900.
Action at Ragay, 21 Dec 1900.
Action between Lupi and Ragay, 23 Dec 1900.
Action at Ragay, 23 Dec 1900.
Action at Ragay, 25 Dec 1900.

Here is a list of his actions written on a postcard sent to his aunt in 1900:

Front    Back

Here are two photographs of his unit on patrol in The Philippines.  He is the ranking soldier in the patrol (stripes on his sleeves).  He was promoted to Corporal on 19 Oct 1899, so these photographs were taken sometime after that date:

   1899-1901 On Patrol in Philippines.

Here is another view of the church:

Church.

Here are the same photographs, together with modern views of the church:

         Philippines.

Here is his commanding officer's battle report:     Battle Report

Here are two views of the ship that took him to The Philippines.  He departed San Francisco on 15 November 1899 and arrived in Manila on 21 December 1899 (archive photographs):

US Army Transport "Senator"      US Army Transport "Senator".

Here are photographs of soldiers disembarking from their ship and at a camp (archive photographs):

Disembarking      Campsite.

Here is his photograph of the ship that brought him back from The Philippines.  He left Manila on 22 April 1901 and arrived in San Francisco on 17 May 1901.  He saved this photograph in his personal items:

US Army Transport "Sheridan".

Here is his photograph of his camp at The Presidio, San Francisco, taken either before his departure or on his return from The Philippines.  He saved this photograph in his personal items:

Camp at The Presidio, San Francisco.

After his return from The Philippines he was stationed at:

1905:  Laredo, Texas
1906:  Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas
1912:  Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas
1916:  Camp Harry J. Jones and Camp Warren, Arizona
1917:  Fort Jay, New York and Camp Dix, New Jersey
1920:  Camp Travis and Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas.

His unit, the 22nd Infantry, made railroad and marching expeditions between El Paso, Texas City, and Galveston, Texas.  In June 1916 Jesse's unit was transferred to Camp Harry J. Jones at Douglas, Arizona, and to Camp Warren at Bisbee, Arizona, across the border from Mexico.

Here are two photographs of his camp at Camp Warren.  On the second photograph, he has written the name "SHORE" above his tent (in the fourth row of tents from the right):

1916 Camp Warren, Arizona

Camp Warren, Arizona    Zoom

Here is a 1916 Newspaper article and map.

In 1917 he was transferred from Arizona to Fort Jay, New York and then to Camp Dix, New Jersey.  These were dispatch points for soldiers to Europe during World War I.  The war's armistice was signed before his unit shipped out, and they were reassigned to San Antonio, Texas.

His assignment in the San Antonio, Texas area was at Camp Travis, adjacent to Fort Sam Houston.  Camp Travis was later absorbed into Fort Sam Houston.

Here is a photograph of Troops at Camp Travis.

Here is a photograph of Soldiers on Guard    Zoom  1   2   3   4

Jesse Shore saved memorabilia from his military career and travels.  Many items now enrich our family heritage.  Here are three pieces of paper money.

They are:  An Iowa 5 Cent note;  a Confederate 5 Dollar note;  and a piece of "Wildcat" currency, typically used as a political slogan.

Iowa 5c Confederate $5 Wildcat Note:   Front  Back

It is not known how or where he got these.  Perhaps the Confederate note came from his father William T. Shore or his uncle Marshall Winn, both of whom were in action in the South during the Civil War.  No one knows the story of who originally held these notes or how they came into the family.

Jesse Shore served for 30 years in the U. S. Army.  He enlisted during the Philippines Insurrection, on 11 June 1898.  His date of separation from the service is 30 April 1932.

Here is his summary of his military service:

Service summary.

His official service records, along with photographs taken during his career, are in the collection near the bottom of this page.

From 1906, Jesse and Anna's family lived in San Antonio, Texas.  By 1920, Jesse remained stationed in San Antonio, serving in the Quartermaster Corps at Fort Sam Houston.

Jesse and Anna's daughter Margaret Ann (Shore) Roberts often mentioned that the family did not travel with their father, but stayed at home with their mother.  They were not with him during his assignment in Arizona (1916) during the Mexican border conflict, nor on his reassignment to Fort Jay in New York (1917) preparatory to shipment to Europe during World War I.

The 1908 city directory shows the family living at 1210 Mason Street. San Antonio.  The 1910 city directory and US Federal Census show them living at 230 Sandmeyer Street.

The 1918 and 1919 city directories show the family has moved to 130 Sandmeyer Street, one block closer to Fort Sam Houston where Jesse was stationed.  Jesse's occupation is shown as "U S Army".

In the 1918 directory, their son Ernest (age 14) is shown as an usher at the "Happy Hour Theatre".  In 1919, their daughter Mary L (Louise, age 12) is working there.

The 1920 US Federal Census shows the family still living at 130 Sandmeyer Street.  A 1920 letter from Jesse Shore's aunt Louisa (Shore) Winn is addressed to the family there.

By December 1921 their home was at 716 Denver Boulevard, San Antonio.  Jesse and Anna lived there the rest of their lives, rearing their family there.  It was 'home' to their children and grandchildren.

Many photographs show the family -- grandparents, parents, children, and grandchildren -- at Jesse and Anna Shore's home at 716 Denver Boulevard.  They show the family around the home and in the park that occupies the entire city block in front of the home.  Children could play and families gather.  Theirs was the place where one always felt 'at home' -- the central point for a family of three generations whose military career travels took them to many destinations across the United States, Central and South America, and Asia.  Every journey's return was to their home.

Anna Shore died 7 Feb 1946, in San Antonio, Texas.  She is buried at San Fernando Cemetery, San Antonio.

Jesse Shore died 19 Aug 1950, in San Antonio, Texas.  He is buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio.

  Documents

All of these Family Documents are shown below.

Census records:

The 1880 US Federal Census for Stark County, Illinois shows Jesse Shore (age 3) living with his uncle and aunt, Marshall and Louisa (Shore) Winn.  His mother Ianthe (Talbott) Shore had died in February of that year.  The census is shown below.

The 1880 US Federal Census for San Patricio County, Texas shows Anna Gaffney (age 8) living with her parents.  It also is shown below.

The 1900 US Federal Census for San Patricio County, Texas shows Anna Gaffney as a young woman of 28 years.  She is one of ten siblings, living with their father.  Their mother Margaret (O'Reilly) Gaffney had died in 1896.  This census also is shown below.

The 1900 US Federal Census for Military Service personnel shows Jesse Shore as a young man of 23 years.  He is stationed at Nueva Caceras in The Philippines.  This coincides with a postcard he sent in 1900 listing his military engagements.  The census and the postcard are shown below.

In 1910, Jesse was counted in both the civilian and military census.  Both of these are shown below.

The 1910 civilian census shows Jesse and Anna Shore with two children, Ernest (age 7) and Louise (age 3), living at 230 Sandmeyer Street, San Antonio.

The 1910 military census shows Jesse Shore in Barracks 6, Fort Sam Houston.

In 1920, again two kinds of census were taken -- civilian and military.  This time, Jesse was counted only in the military census.  Both of these are shown below.

The 1920 civilian census shows Anna Shore with five children, Ernest (age 16), Louise (age 12), Annie (age 9), Jessie (age 7), and Frances (age 3 years and 2 months).  The family now lives at 130 Sandmeyer Street, San Antonio.

The 1920 military census shows Jesse Shore at Camp Travis, part of Fort Sam Houston.

The 1930 US Federal Census shows Jesse and Anna Shore living at 716 Denver Boulevard, San Antonio.  In that year, two daughters are in the home:  Margaret (age 19) and Kathryn (age 17).

The 1940 US Federal Census shows Jesse and Anna Shore at 716 Denver Boulevard, San Antonio.  Living with them are their son Ernest James Shore and Anna's brother Charles Gaffney.

Military records and photographs:

Jesse's postcard of 15 Aug 1900 to his aunt Louisa Cedelia (Shore) Winn is shown below.

It shows the date of his enlistment in the U.S. Army on 24 Sep 1899, and the dates of his training in Minnesota (for service in The Philippines).  It shows his arrival and early action in The Philippines during 1899-1900.

The Philippines photos were brought back by Jesse.

In the first photo, Jesse is the third soldier from the left (with the rank stripes on his sleeves, at the fence).  The photo is marked "Just starting for a scout" in his handwriting.

In the second photo, Jesse is at the left.  With his rank, he is probably leading this patrol.  Note the fixed bayonets.  The photo is marked "Scouting party from Co. I" in his handwriting.

The San Francisco photo was probably made either before Jesse's departure to The Philippines (1899) or on his return (1901).

The round photo of Jesse is on a small lapel button, found in the leather pouch kept by Anna.  Its date is not known.

Jesse Shore saved many records and photographs from his military career, and they are collected near the bottom of this page.

Other documents:

A copy of Anna Gaffney's Baptism Certificate is shown below.  It mentions that:

"The Gaffney family was an old family of Refugio, and it is certain that Annie Gaffney was born at Refugio, or nearby."

The Valentine Card to Jesse is in Anna's handwriting, and reads:

"To my dear Sweetheart
With love and lots of kisses
as ever yours
           Annie".

... Its date is unknown.

The Christmas Card to Anna's father is in her handwriting, and reads:

"Dear Daddy
Wishing you a Merry
Xmas & happy New Year
with love and kisses
           Annie".

... Its date is unknown.

The 'Heartsease' box was given in 1948 from Jesse to his grandson Joseph Roberts Jr, then living with his family at Kelly Field, San Antonio.  It contains letters, photos, envelopes and some records.  It also contains the small leather pouch which Anna carried.  The box's contents are shown below as found when opened.

Anna's leather pouch contains a religious card and medal, photos of her father James Owen Gaffney and her husband Jesse Shore, a lock of her grandson's (Joseph Roberts Jr) hair, and a newspaper clipping of his birth notice.  Its contents are shown below.

A Mortgage Deed dated 1899 shows Jesse Shore selling property in Wyoming, Stark County, Illinois to two persons.  The deed is payable in one year to Jesse, in the amount of four hundred dollars.

How he had acquired the land is presently not known.  Possibly he inherited it from his Shore family, as his father William Thomas Shore had died in 1898.  He had been reared in Wyoming, Illinois by his aunt Louisa Cedelia (Shore) Winn and Marshall Winn.  The deed was executed 16 Aug 1899.  One month later, on 23 Sept 1899 he enlisted into the U.S. Army and was headed to The Philippines as a soldier in the Philippine-American War.

Two envelopes dated 1906 and 1909 show correspondence between Jesse and persons in Illinois.  On one, Jesse has written on the back:

"Release on brick house not recorded yet"

Jesse and Anna Shore were then living in San Antonio, Texas.  The correspondence these envelopes contained might show Jesse's interest in determining titles to his grandparents' (John Shore and Mary Ann (Brandenburg) Shore-Baker) home and land in Stark County, Illinois.  Now with a growing family, Jesse and Anna might have looked into the titles of those properties.

Photographs show Jesse Shore playing at the Left End position on the 'Princeville Stars' football team in 1903.  Princeville is a suburb of Peoria, Illinois.  A newspaper article reproduces one of the photos and describes the team's 1903 season.

Eight family items show Jesse's addresses from 1905 to 1921 as a military man.

1905:  Jesse received a Health Certificate dated 29 Sept 1905 for travel from St. Louis, Missouri to Laredo, Texas.  To receive the certificate, he solemnly swears that he has "not been in the States of Louisiana or Mississipi or Florida, or in any of the yellow fever districts within the past ten days."

15 Feb 1908:  Jesse saved a dinner napkin from an assembly of Company M, 9th Infantry.  It was held on 15 Feb 1908 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas and shows the Company roster.

1912:  The label for a "22" malt brew "calculated to be both nourishing and stimulating" is marked on the back "El Paso 1912" in Jesse's handwriting.

June-September 1916:  Jesse was assigned to Camp Harry J. Jones and Camp Warren, Arizona in 1916 during the raids by Pancho Villa across the border into the southwestern US.  If you look closely at the fourth row of tents from the right side of the photo, you'll see "SHORE" written above one tent.

25 December 1917:  Christmas card to Jesse at Camp Dix, New Jersey.  It is from Dean and Marie Winn.  The postmark is barely legible but appears to be from Wyoming, Illinois.  (Dean is the son of Edgar Winn, Jesse Shore's cousin.  Edgar and Jesse were reared together in the same home.)  It mentions a song that Jesse had written and sent to them.  The card is shown below.

15 June 1920:  Letter to Jesse at 130 Sandmeyer Street, San Antonio, Texas.  It is from Jesse's aunt Louisa Cedelia (Shore) Winn, Wyoming, Illinois.

19 December 1921:  Letter to Jesse at 716 Denver Boulevard, San Antoniio, Texas.  This letter also is from Jesse's aunt Louisa Winn, then living in Peoria, Illinois.

19 December 1921:  Christmas card to Jesse at 716 Denver Boulevard.  It's from Jesse's cousin Edgar Winn and his wife 'Minnie' (Wilhelmina), in Peoria, Illinois.  They wish Jesse's family a merry Christmas and happy New Year "in your new home.  Rejoice in your good luck, hope it keeps coming."

All of these family items are shown below.  The envelopes are illustrated to show Jesse Shore's addresses.  Contents of the letters are in the Family Gallery for Louisa (Shore) Winn, who wrote the letters.

A photo from about 1918 shows the Shore children with two cousins.  The children are identified in Margaret Ann's handwriting.  'Sister' is the children's nickname for Mary Louise Shore.  The cousins Thelma and 'Sammy' are children of John Bernard and Lee Gaffney.

A photo shows two daughters, Jessie Kathryn Shore and Margaret Ann Shore.  It is marked "1918" in Margaret Ann's handwriting.

Some pages from Margaret Ann's book, "The Communion Prayer Book" are shown below.  Printed in 1918, the book records her First Holy Communion on 15 May 1920 at St. Patrick's Church, and her Confirmation on 18 February 1923 at St. Gerard's Church, both in San Antonio, Texas.

More photos show Jesse and Anna Shore with their daughters Mary Louise, Margaret Ann, Jessie Kathryn, and Frances Shore.  More photos show Jesse and Anna with their grandchildren.  The photos were taken around the Shore home at 716 Denver Boulevard, San Antonio, and in the Denver Heights park across the street from their home.

Two photos show Jesse and Anna with their daughters, Mary Louise Shore, Margaret Ann Shore, and Jessie Kathryn Shore.  One photo is marked "1923" in Margaret Ann's handwriting.  The photos were taken in the driveway of their home at 716 Denver Boulevard, San Antonio.

A photo shows Jesse and Anna's home at 716 Denver Boulevard, San Antonio as it was about 1930.  The photo shows Jesse and Anna's daughter Margaret Ann Shore sitting on the front porch railing.

Another photo shows the house at 716 Denver Boulevard as it appeared in 2004, no longer in the family.

Two photos show the grandparents, Jesse and Anna Shore, and Henry and Mary Kollenberg.  They were taken in 1945 at the home of Carl and Jessie (Shore) Kollenberg.

First photo:  In back: Jesse Shore, Henry Kollenberg, Mary Kollenberg, Anna Shore.  In front: Jessie (Shore) Kollenberg and her son Carl Kollenberg Jr.

Second photo:  In back: Louise (Shore) Green, Margaret Ann (Shore) Roberts (holding Cheryl Sue Roberts), Henry Kollenberg, Mary Kollenberg, Anna Shore.  In front: Jesse Shore (holding Thomas Green), James Roberts, Carl Kollenberg Jr, Carole Ann Roberts, Joseph Roberts Jr.

More photos of Jesse and Anna Shore, taken during their life together, are shown below.

Birth, Death and Burial records:

Jessie Shore, born 17 Oct 1912, is listed simply as "Inf. of J. P. Shore" in the Texas Birth Records.

Frances Shore, died 1 Jan 1923, is listed as "Francis Shores" in the Texas Death Records.

Anna Shore died 7 Feb 1946, in San Antonio, Texas.  She is buried at San Fernando Cemetery, San Antonio.

Jesse Shore died 19 Aug 1950, in San Antonio, Texas.  He is buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio.

Anna's and Jesse's gravesites are shown below.

Here are some images.

Anna Gaffney Baptism Certificate	1880 Census Illinois (Jesse) Image Transcript	1880 Census Texas (Anna) Detail	1900 Census Texas (Anna) Detail	1900 Census Philippines (Jesse) Detail
1910 Census Texas Jesse, Anna, and Family	1910 Census Texas Jesse Military	1920 Census Texas Anna and Family	1920 Census Texas Jesse Military	1930 Census Texas Jesse, Anna, and Family
1940 Census Texas Jesse, Anna, and Family	City Directories 1908 1910	1908 Birth Death	1912 Jessie Birth 1973 Amendment	City Directories 1918 1919
Jesse Re-enlistments 1905  1908  1911	Texas Births Jessie 17 Oct 1912	Texas Deaths Frances 1 Jan 1923	Texas Deaths Anna 7 Feb 1946 Jesse 19 Aug 1950 Ernest 8 Sep 1954	Texas Death Certificates Anna 7 Feb 1946 Jesse 19 Aug 1950
1877-1878 Jesse Shore	Abt. 1883 Jesse Shore Back	Abt. 1885 Jesse Shore	Abt. 1887 Jesse Shore Back	Space available
Abt. 1890 Jesse Shore Photo 1	Abt. 1890 Jesse Shore Photo 2	Abt. 1891 Jesse Shore	Abt. 1893 Jesse Shore	30 Nov 1901 Brother Search
1903 Jesse Shore Left End Princeville 'Stars'	1903 Jesse Shore Princeville 'Stars' Football Team	1903 Princeville 'Stars' Football Team Photographer	1903 Princeville 'Stars' Newspaper Article	1903 Newspaper Article Back
1903 Jesse Shore Left End Princeville 'Stars'	1903 Jesse Shore Princeville 'Stars' Football Team	Space available	1899 Wyoming, Illinois Mortgage Deed by Jesse Shore Page 1  2  3	Envelopes for Jesse Shore Enquiries 1906 Front  Back 1909 Front  Back
Abt. 1900 Jesse Shore	1900 Postcard Front  Back	1900 Philippines Photos  1  2	1901 San Francisco 1  2	1901 Calling Card 1  2
Abt. 1900 Anna Gaffney 1  2 Zoom	Letter To Anna From her Father Page  1  2	Marriage License Jesse and Anna Front  Back	Valentine Card Anna to Jesse Front  Back	Bef. 1912 Christmas Card Anna to her Father Front  Back
Jul 1907 Louise Shore Front  Back	Jul 1907 Louise Shore Front  Back	Jul 1907 Louise Shore Front  Back	Mar 1909 Louise Shore Front  Back	1918 Anna and Jesse Sandmeyer St.
Feb 1910 Louise and Ernest Shore Front  Back	Feb 1910 Louise and Ernest Shore Front  Back Zoom	17 Jul 1910 Margaret Ann Shore Birth Certificate Copy  1   2	Abt. 1911 Ernest, Ann, Louise Photo	Abt. 1912 Ernest, Ann, Louise 1  2  Zoom
'Heartsease' Box Front  Back Open Contents	Anna's Leather Pouch	Pouch Open	Contents	Reverse of Card and Medal
1905 Health Cert. to Laredo, Texas Front  Back	1908 Soldier's Handbook Cover  1  2  3 4  5  6 7  8  9  10	1908 Company "M" Dinner Ft Sam Houston Texas Photo  Detail	1912 Brew Label El Paso Texas Front  Back	1916 Camp Warren, Arizona Zoom
1916 Letter to Jesse Camp Warren, Arizona From Louise Envelope Front  Back	1916 Letter to Jesse Camp Warren, Arizona From Louise Letter Text	Card to Jesse From Louise Front  Back	Card to Jesse From Louise Front  Back Inner	Card to Jesse From Louise Front  Back
1917 Christmas Camp Dix, New Jersey Front  Back	1920 Camp Travis, San Antonio	1920 Envelope Sandmeyer St.	1921 Envelope Denver Blvd.	1921 Christmas Denver Blvd. Front  Back
1918 Anna Shore, Frances, Jennie Lee Gaffney, Margaret Ann	1918 Shore Children and J.B. Gaffney Cousins	1918 Jessie and Ann	Abt. 1918 Louise	Louise  Zoom
1921 Ann	1921 Ann School Promotion	1921 Louise School Promotion	1921 Louise School Bus Permission	1 Jan 1923 Frances Death Interment
Margaret Ann Bible Cover	Margaret Ann Bible Spine	Margaret Ann Bible Index	Margaret Ann Bible Inserts	Margaret Ann Bible Insert
Abt. 1923 Margaret Ann Communion Prayer Book Book  Cover	Abt. 1923 Margaret Ann Communion Prayer Book Title  Approvals	Abt. 1923 Margaret Ann Communion Prayer Book Ann's Page	Abt. 1923 Margaret Ann Communion Prayer Book Preface  Explanation	Abt. 1923 Margaret Ann Communion Prayer Book 10  90  92  128  146
Margaret Ann Child's Rosary and Holy Cards	Margaret Ann Holy Cards Front  Back	Margaret Ann Holy Cards Front  Back Detail	Margaret Ann Holy Cards Front  Back	Margaret Ann Valentines Front  1  2 Scrapbook Page
Abt. 1922 Louise	Abt. 1924 Louise	Abt. 1924 Louise Front  Back	Abt. 1925 Louise	Abt. 1925 Louise
1922 Children (not identified)	1922 Frances, Ann, Jessie	1923 Jesse, Anna, Jessie, Ann	1923 Jesse, Anna, Louise, Ann, Jessie	1923 Jesse
1923 Ann	Abt. 1925 Jessie	Abt. 1925 Louise	Abt. 1926 Louise Zoom	1928 Ann and Louise in Snow
Abt. 1932 Anna Shore	1934 Anna Shore, Grandson Joseph Roberts Jr	1936 Anna Shore, Grandson James Roberts	1939 Anna Shore, Granddaughter Carole Ann Roberts	1939 Anna Shore, Granddaughter Carole Ann Roberts 1  2  Zoom
Abt. 1939 Anna Shore in Corpus Christi Zoom	1940 Jesse Front  Back	Abt. 1940 Jesse	Jesse's Eyeglasses 1  2  Detail	Jesse's Sunglasses Detail
Card to Louise From Jesse Envelope Front  Inner	1941 Renewal of Vows	Lines of Love	Holy Card Front  Back Inner	Spanish War Auxiliary Front  Back
1940-1950 Bible 1	1940-1950 Bible 2	1940-1950 Bible 3	1940-1950 Bible 4	1940-1950 Bible 5
1940-1950 Bible 6	1940-1950 Bible 7	1940-1950 Bible 8	1940-1950 Bible 9	1940-1950 Bible 10
Bible Inserts 1	Bible Inserts 2	Bible Inserts 3	Bible Inserts 4	Bible Inserts 5  Back
Bible Inserts 6	Bible Inserts 7	Bible Inserts 8  Back	Bible Inserts 9  Back	Bible Inserts 10
Bible Inserts 11	Bible Inserts 12	1912 James Owen Gaffney Obituary	Space available	Space available
1883 Sacrament Cover	1883 Sacrament Title Page	1878-83 Sacrament Author	1927 Novena	Prayer
1889 Will of God Front  Back	1889 Will of God Title Page	Will of God Inserts	Will of God Inserts 1	Will of God Inserts 2
Will of God Inserts 3	Will of God Inserts 4  Back	Will of God Inserts 5	Will of God Inserts 6	Space available
1945 Henry and Mary Kollenberg, Jesse and Anna Shore, Jessie and Carl Jr	1945 Henry and Mary Kollenberg, Jesse and Anna Shore, with Grandchildren	1945 Anna Shore, Grandson Carl Kollenberg Jr	1947 Jesse to Roberts Family	Abt. 1930 2004 716 Denver Blvd
Anna and Jesse	Anna and Jesse	Anna and Jesse	Anna	Jesse
Anna July 2008	Jesse July 2008	Jesse July 2013	Jesse July 2013	Jesse July 2013
Anna Memorial Day 2016	Jesse Memorial Day 2016	Space available	Space available	Space available

School Memories

Jesse Shore (born 31 March 1877)
was reared in the home of his uncle and aunt
Marshall and Louisa (Shore) Winn, with their son Edgar A. Winn (born 1871).
The family lived in Wyoming, Illinois.

For Christmas 1888, when Jesse was eleven years old, he was given this autograph book. In it are messages from his schoolmates, teachers, and friends. Along with this book he also saved calling cards from his friends. He also saved an invitation to the Wyoming High School Graduation Commencement of 1895. Every one of the class's nine graduating students made a presentation at the ceremony.
Autographs Front Cover	Autographs 1  2  3	Autographs 4  5  6  7  8	Autographs 9  10	Autographs 11  12  13
Autographs 14  15  16  17 18  19  20	Autographs Back Cover	Wyoming Schools	Calling Cards Front	Calling Cards Back
1895 High School Graduation 1 Envelope	1895 High School Graduation 2	1895 High School Graduation 3	1895 High School Graduation 4	1895 High School Graduation 5

Names in Concrete

In 1942 Jesse Shore built a concrete channel across his back yard at 716 Denver Boulevard,
to drain rainwater.

Before the concrete set hard, the family wrote their names in it using sticks and twigs.
Three generations are marked there.

Sixty-six years later in 2008, the home is no longer in the family,
but the 'names in concrete' are still there.

The channel is filled with silt, but the names can still be read.

These photographs were taken in October 2008.

The names are: Mama (Anna Agnes (Gaffney) Shore);   Daddy (Jesse Shore); Ann (Margaret Ann (Shore) Roberts); Joe (Joseph Roberts Sr -- written by Ann Roberts -- he was overseas); Jessie (Jessie Kathryn (Shore) Kollenberg); Carol Ann (Carole Ann Roberts -- with one "N" backwards -- she was four years old); Jimmy (James Jesse Roberts);  and  Jodie (Joseph Roberts Jr.).
Channel Photos  1  2	Mama and Ann Photos  1  2  3  4 Outline	Daddy Photos  1  2 Outline	Joe Photos  1  2 Outline	Jessie Photo  1 Outline
Carol Ann Photos  1  2 Outline	Jimmy Photos  1  2 Outline	Jodie Photos  1  2 Outline	As it Looked in 1943 Jim and Carole with Watermelon Front  Back	Space available

Jesse Shore's Retirement

Jesse Shore's military service career spanned thirty years.

Here are pages from a San Antonio newspaper of 14 April 1932
with an article announcing his retirement.

Newspaper excerpts
Front Page    Local News
Article

The newspaper article mentions his retirement on April 30.
His own summary shows him eligible as of April 1 (shown below).

Jesse Shore's Records and Photographs

Fortunately for our family heritage, Jesse Shore saved many of the family's records and photographs.

Here are his military records showing his orders, assignments, promotions,
discharges, reenlistments, and more.
Here also are photographs from his military career.

Here is a summary of his military service, in his own handwriting.

Jesse Shore's Military Service
written abt. 1932
Front    Back
More

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His service summary shows:

Company L, 20th Infantry  ......  June 11, 1898 - November 26, 1898
Company F, 45th US Volunteers  ......  September 23, 1899 - June 3, 1901
Company M, 9th Infantry  ......  September 29, 1905 - September 8, 1908
Company L, 22nd Infantry  ......  September 29, 1908 - September 5, 1917
14th Company, 4th Battalion, 153rd Depot Brigade (Camp Dix, New Jersey)  ......  September 6, 1917 - December 9, 1918
36th Company, 165th Depot Brigade (Camp Travis, Texas)  ......  December 10, 1918 - October 5, 1919
Quartermaster Corps  ......  October 6, 1919 - "Present Date" (1932)
Retire  ......  April 1, 1932

Foreign Service, Philippines  ......  December 22, 1899 - April 22, 1901

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His military records are shown below,
with his "engagements and skirmishes" in The Philippines
during the Philippine-American War.

Here also are Jesse's applications for his Veterans pension.

He attained both "Sharpshooter" and "Marksman" status,
and his military service is recorded as "Honest and Faithful".

More records show his attention to his family's
growing children and their home.

Military Records 1	Military Records 2	Military Records 3	More Records 1	More Records 2
Military Photo 1 Front  Zoom	Military Photo 2 Front  Back	Military Photo 3 Front  Zoom  Back	Military Photo 4	Military Photo 5
Military Photo 6	Military Photo 7	Military Photo 8	Military Photo 9	Military Photo 10 Front  Zoom
Military Photo 11 Front  Zoom	Military Photo 12 Front  Zoom  Back	Military Photo 13 Front  Zoom  Back	Military Photo 14 Front  Zoom	Military Photo 15 Front  Zoom

  Ernest James Shore

Ernest Shore was born 8 Oct 1904 in San Antonio, Texas.  He was the only son of Jesse Perry Shore  and  Anna (Gaffney) Shore.

Ernest worked in the Texas oilfields.  He served in the U.S.Army during World War II.  He enlisted on 27 Aug 1942 and served in Europe.  At the end of the war he returned on the US Army Transport "Lyman Abbot", landing at New York on 23 Oct 1945.

He is the brother of:

• Mary Louise (Shore) Green, 1907-1990
• Margaret Ann (Shore) Roberts, 1910-2004
• Jessie Kathryn (Shore) Kollenberg, 1912-2000
• Frances Shore, 1916-1923

Ernest died on 8 Sep 1954, and is buried at San Fernando Cemetery, San Antonio.  His grave rests alongside that of his mother, Anna (Gaffney) Shore.

  Documents

All of these Family Documents are shown below.

Census records:

The 1910 U.S. Federal Census shows the parents Jesse and Anna Shore with two children, Ernest (age 7) and Louise (age 3), living at 230 Sandmeyer Street, San Antonio.  Ernest is on line 37.

The 1920 U.S. Federal Census shows Anna Shore with five children, Ernest (age 16), Louise (12), Annie (9), Jessie (7), and Frances (3 years and 2 months).  They are now living at 130 Sandmeyer Street, San Antonio.  The census shows that Ernest did not attend school since Sepember 1 of the previous year, and he is now working as a clerk in a store.  Ernest is on line 30.

In 1920, their father Jesse Shore was counted in a separate military census at Camp Travis, San Antonio.

Ernest has not yet been found in the 1930 census.

The 1940 U.S. Federal Census shows Ernest (age 35) living at the home of his parents Jesse and Anna Shore.  It shows him as divorced, and his occupation as "Oilfield worker".

Other documents:

An early photograph shows Ernest Shore and two sisters Margaret Ann and Mary Louise as children.

As a child Ernest used his father's Soldier's Handbook pages for school writing practice.  On its cover he wrote: "Ernest Shore Public School No 17 San Antonio Texas".  Photos of pages are shown below.

A photo shows Ernest as a young man (at the right) with a friend in cowboy outfits.  Its date is unknown.

A photo shows Ernest on the front porch of his parents' home at 716 Denver Blvd., San Antonio.  The handwriting is by his sister, Margaret Ann (Shore) Roberts.

A photo shows Ernest in his World War II military uniform.  Documents show his enlistment into the U.S. Army in 1942 and his return from Europe in 1945.

A letter in 1943 during his military service is written to his mother from "Somewhere in England".

Ernest brought home German military items from World War II.  One is an infantry medal from the Russian Front.  Another is an Infantry Assault pin.

Christmas cards and a Victory card in 1943 and 1944 were sent to his sister Margaret Ann (Shore) Roberts and her family.

Photos show Ernest with his oil crew workers at a derrick in the Texas oilfield.

Burial records:

Ernest died on 8 Sep 1954, and is buried at San Fernando Cemetery, San Antonio.  His gravesite is next to his mother's, and is shown below.

Here are some images.

1910 Census Jesse, Anna, and Family	1920 Census Anna and Family	Space available	1940 Census Jesse, Anna, and Family	Abt. 1910 Writing Practice 1  2  3 4
Abt. 1912 Ernest, Ann, Louise 1  2  Zoom	1915 Ernest Shore First Communion	Ernest and Friend	Abt. 1935 Ernest Front  Back	Abt. 1935 Ernest Zoom
Ernest 716 Denver Blvd	Abt. 1942 Ernest Shore and Ann Roberts Front  Back	1942 U.S. Army Enlistment	Abt. 1943 Ernest	1943 Letter to Mother Letter  Envelope
1944 Engineer Field Notebook Cover  1	1944 Engineer Field Notebook 2  3  4	1944 Engineer Field Notebook 5  6  7	Ration Coupons sent to Mother	1945 Return on USAT Lyman Abbot
1943 Christmas Card Outside  Inside	1944 Christmas Card Card  Envelope	1944 Card Card  Detail	Space available	1945 Ernest Military Service Hash Mark
German WWII Medal Russian Front Front  Back	German WWII Pin Infantry Assault View	1945 Billfold 1  2  3 4  5  6	1946 Photograph Folder Front  Back	1951 Auto Repair Cover  1 2  3  4  5  6
Ernest in Oilfield (center) Detail	Ernest in Oilfield (center) Detail	Ernest in Oilfield (at left)	1954 Ernest Death Headstone Application	Ernest
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