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Ada Bess Shields 1914–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1914

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 17 Dec 2000

Death Location: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee

Father: Samuel Shields

Mother: Bessie Jones

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Ada Bess Shields was born in 1914 in Tennessee, the child of Samuel Doak Waddell Sam Shields And Bessie Thelma Jones. In 1920, Ada Bess Shields resided in Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee. In 1930, Ada Bess Shields resided in Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee. Ada Bess Shields passed away in 2000 in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Ada Bess Shields was born in 1914 in Tennessee, the child of Samuel Doak Waddell Sam Shields And Bessie Thelma Jones.
  • In 1920, Ada Bess Shields resided in Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee.
  • In 1930, Ada Bess Shields resided in Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee.
  • Ada Bess Shields passed away in 2000 in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Shields
1879–1923
Birth Location: Limestone, Washington, Tennessee
SS
Bessie Jones
1881–1944
Birth Location: Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee
BJ

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ada Shields's Ancestors

Self
Ada Shields
1914–2000
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Samuel Doak Waddell "Sam" Shields
1879–1923
Limestone, Washington, Tennessee
Bessie (Thelma) Jones
1881–1944
Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee
Grandparents
David (Henry) Shields
1848–1900
Mary (Alice) Clark
1853–1911
James (Hardin) Jones
1854–1922
Tennessee
Dora (Belle) Hartsell
1860–1951
Washington, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ada Shields's Timeline

6 Records

1914
abt 1914
Birth of Ada Bess Shields in Tennessee
Tennessee
1920
1920
Age 6
Ada Bess Shields resided here in Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee
Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 16
Ada Bess Shields resided here in Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee
Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 26
Ada Bess Shields resided here in Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, United States
Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, United States
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 26
Ada Bess Shields resided here in Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, United States
Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, United States
2000
17 Dec 2000
Age 86
Death of Ada Bess Shields in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee
Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1914
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: 2236; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 857.0; FHL microfilm: 2341970.
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1769; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 200; Image: 1119.
    [3] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016
    [4] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Elizabethton Star; Publication Date: 5 Dec 2003; Publication Place: Elizabethton , TN , US.
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3878; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 10-11.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3878; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 10-11.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3878; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 10-11.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 2000
    Event Place: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Elizabethton Star; Publication Date: 5 Dec 2003; Publication Place: Elizabethton , TN , US.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1769; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 200; Image: 1119.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: 2236; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 857.0; FHL microfilm: 2341970.
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