The Shamblin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,501 people carried this name — #9,297 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 84,000 people counted. That is up 9% from 3,226 in 2000.

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In print

Shamblin in American newspapers,
1897–1921.

Newspaper page from Marietta Daily Leader carrying the name Shamblin
Marietta Daily Leader 1897-08-21
Newspaper page from The Bucyrus Evening Telegraph carrying the name Shamblin
The Bucyrus Evening Telegraph 1921-11-07
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Shamblin
Evening Star 1920-04-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,475 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Shamblin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Eldon Shamblin 1916–1998 · musician
  • Gwen Shamblin 1955–2021 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · 3 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Shamblin,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States144 records

144 records of the Shamblin name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 107
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 34
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James L. Shamblin

    Born 1919 in Georgia. Enlisted 1942 at Fort McPherson Atlanta; textile mill worker from Chattooga County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; buried at Marietta National Cemetery, Georgia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Theodore Shamblin

    Born 1936; from Fayetteville, West Virginia. U.S. Army, infantryman; died of wounds 1965 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record George W. Shamblin

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1895, died 1983; buried at Mountain Home National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 144 records for Shamblin in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Shamblin name in Australia Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Irene O. Shamblin

    Manageress of Bendigo, Victoria; died 1954.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

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