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Augustus Orion "Guss" Shields 1851–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 MAR 1851

Birth Location: Troy, Pike County, Alabama

Death Date: 16 MAR 1899

Death Location: Kingston Cemetery, Kingston, Hunt County, TX

Father: John Shields

Mother: Penelope Anderson

Spouse(s): Angelina Ewing, Sarah Green

Children(s): Walter Shields, Missouri Shields, Belmont Shields, Morton Shields

The story of Augustus Orion "Guss" Shields began in 1851 in Troy, Pike County, Alabama. Augustus Orion "Guss" Shields married Angelina Eva Ewing, Sarah Jane Sissie Green, and had children including Belmont Lee Shields, Missouri Edna Shields, Morton Ray Shields, Walter A Shields. Augustus Orion "Guss" Shields passed away in 1899 in Kingston Cemetery, Kingston, Hunt County, TX.

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Biography

  • The story of Augustus Orion "Guss" Shields began in 1851 in Troy, Pike County, Alabama.
  • Augustus Orion "Guss" Shields married Angelina Eva Ewing, Sarah Jane Sissie Green, and had children including Belmont Lee Shields, Missouri Edna Shields, Morton Ray Shields, Walter A Shields.
  • Augustus Orion "Guss" Shields passed away in 1899 in Kingston Cemetery, Kingston, Hunt County, TX.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shields
1814–1888
Birth Location: Georgia
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Penelope Anderson
1815–1881
Birth Location: Twiggs County, GA
PA

Spouses(s)

Angelina Ewing
1856–1877
Birth Location: Texas
AE
Sarah Green
1859–1924
Birth Location: Greenville, Hunt County, TX
SG

Children(s)

Walter Shields
1883–1937
Birth Location: Greenville, TX
WS
Missouri Shields
1886–1887
Birth Location: Texas
MS
Belmont Shields
1888–1932
Birth Location: –
BS
Morton Shields
1893–1941
Birth Location: Kingston, Hunt County, TX
MS

Augustus Shields's Ancestors

Self
Augustus Shields
1851–1899
Birth Place: Troy, Pike County, Alabama
Parents
John Franklin Shields
1814–1888
Georgia
Penelope Anderson
1815–1881
Twiggs County, GA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Augustus Shields's Descendants

1.
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Augustus (Orion "Guss") Shields (16 MAR 1851–16 MAR 1899) m. Angelina (Eva) Ewing (27 JAN 1856–16 SEP 1877) m. Sarah (Jane "Sissie") Green (6 NOV 1859–27 MAY 1924)
  1. 1. Walter (A) Shields 1883–1937
  2. 2. Missouri (Edna) Shields 1886–1887
  3. 3. Belmont (Lee) Shields 1888–1932
  4. 4. Morton (Ray) Shields 1893–1941

Augustus Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1851
16 MAR 1851
Birth of Augustus Orion "Guss" Shields in Troy, Pike County, Alabama
Troy, Pike County, Alabama
1899
16 MAR 1899
Age 48
Death of Augustus Orion "Guss" Shields in Hunt County, TX
Hunt County, TX

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 MAR 1851
    Event Place: Troy, Pike County, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 MAR 1899
    Event Place: Hunt County, TX

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kingston Cemetery, Kingston, Hunt County, TX

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
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