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Basil Hagerman Shields 1895–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jun 1895

Birth Location: Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, USA

Death Date: 16 Aug 1976

Death Location: Kennewick, Benton County, Washington, United States of America

Father: Joseph Shields

Mother: Polly Ritchey

Spouse(s): Ola NORRIS

Children(s): Basil Shields, Cecil Shields, Leonard Shields, Madene Shields

In 1895, Basil Hagerman Shields entered the world in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, USA, born to Joseph Hagerman Shields And Polly Ann Ritchey. Basil Hagerman Shields married Ola Mae Norris, Rosa Leona Lewis, and had children including Basil Hagerman Shields, Cecil Norris Shields, Leonard Beryl Shields, Madene Shields. Basil Hagerman Shields passed away in 1976 in Kennewick, Benton County, Washington, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1895, Basil Hagerman Shields entered the world in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, USA, born to Joseph Hagerman Shields And Polly Ann Ritchey.
  • Basil Hagerman Shields married Ola Mae Norris, Rosa Leona Lewis, and had children including Basil Hagerman Shields, Cecil Norris Shields, Leonard Beryl Shields, Madene Shields.
  • Basil Hagerman Shields passed away in 1976 in Kennewick, Benton County, Washington, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Shields
1852–1926
Birth Location: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Polly Ritchey
1860–1951
Birth Location: Hunt, Texas, United States
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Spouses(s)

Ola NORRIS
1898–1983
Birth Location: Coahoma, Howard, Texas,USA
ON

Children(s)

Basil Shields
1918–1942
Birth Location: Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas,USA
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Cecil Shields
1920–1945
Birth Location: Prosser Washington
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Leonard Shields
1923–1973
Birth Location: Prosser, Benton, Washington, USA
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Madene Shields
1925–2001
Birth Location: Creswell, Lane, Oregon, USA
MS

Basil Shields's Ancestors

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Basil Shields
1895–1976
Birth Place: Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, USA
Parents
Joseph Hagerman Shields
1852–1926
Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
Polly (Ann) Ritchey
1860–1951
Hunt, Texas, United States
Grandparents
William (Mason Romaine) Ritchey
1819–1901
Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA
Marilda (Emerald) Brummett
1833–1870
Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Great-Grandparents
Dr. Ritchie
1795–1823
Rebecca Garner
1797–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Ritchey
1748–1821
Mary SIMPSON
1743–1821

Basil Shields's Descendants

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Basil (Hagerman) Shields (3 Jun 1895–16 Aug 1976) m. Ola (Mae) NORRIS (11 Jan 1898–26 Aug 1983)
  1. 1. Basil (Hagerman) Shields 1918–1942
  2. 2. Cecil (Norris) Shields 1920–1945
  3. 3. Leonard (Beryl) Shields 1923–1973
  4. 4. Madene Shields 1925–2001

Basil Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1895
3 Jun 1895
Birth of Basil Hagerman Shields in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, USA
Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, USA
1976
16 Aug 1976
Age 81
Death of Basil Hagerman Shields in Kennewich Benton, Washington
Kennewich Benton, Washington

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1895
    Event Place: Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1976
    Event Place: Kennewich Benton, Washington
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kennewick, Benton County, Washington, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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