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Benjamin Franklin Shields 1838–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1838

Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 8 Sep 1906

Death Location: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Sr

Mother: Mary Shields

Spouse(s): Sarah Shields

Children(s): Martha Brown, William Shields, Mary Brown, John Shields, Lina Shields, Margaret Irvin, Julia Shields, Nancy Shields, Eliza Brown, Richard Shields, Sarah Shields, Dinah Shields, Samuel Shields, James Shields, Mary Shields

Benjamin Franklin Shields was born in 1838 in South Carolina, United States of America, the child of William Bryant Shields Sr And Mary L Bidding Ramsey Shields. In 1867, Benjamin Franklin Shields resided in Bexar, Texas. In 1870, Benjamin Franklin Shields resided in District 4, Atascosa, Texas, USA. Benjamin Franklin Shields married Sarah Shields, and had children including Dinah Shields, Eliza Ann Shields Brown, James Shields, John Shields, Julia Shields, Lina Shields, Margaret Shields Irvin, Martha B Shields Brown, Mary E Shields, Mary Frances Shields Brown, Nancy Ann Shields, Richard Jordan Shields, Samuel Shields, Sarah Helena Shields, William Bryant Shields. Benjamin Franklin Shields passed away in 1906 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Shields was born in 1838 in South Carolina, United States of America, the child of William Bryant Shields Sr And Mary L Bidding Ramsey Shields.
  • In 1867, Benjamin Franklin Shields resided in Bexar, Texas.
  • In 1870, Benjamin Franklin Shields resided in District 4, Atascosa, Texas, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Shields married Sarah Shields, and had children including Dinah Shields, Eliza Ann Shields Brown, James Shields, John Shields, Julia Shields, Lina Shields, Margaret Shields Irvin, Martha B Shields Brown, Mary E Shields, Mary Frances Shields Brown, Nancy Ann Shields, Richard Jordan Shields, Samuel Shields, Sarah Helena Shields, William Bryant Shields.
  • Benjamin Franklin Shields passed away in 1906 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sr
1786–1877
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Mary Shields
1818–1901
Birth Location: St Louis, Missouri, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Shields
1842–1915
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Children(s)

Martha Brown
1857–1913
Birth Location: Mexico
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William Shields
1872–1937
Birth Location: Bexar County, Texas, United States of America
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Mary Brown
1861–1934
Birth Location: Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
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John Shields
1864–
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Lina Shields
1864–
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Margaret Irvin
1868–1909
Birth Location: Bexar, Texas, United States
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Julia Shields
1860–1946
Birth Location: Coahuila, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
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Nancy Shields
1866–1931
Birth Location: Matamoras, Mexico
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Eliza Brown
1859–1941
Birth Location: Mexico
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Richard Shields
1855–1916
Birth Location: Matamores, Mexico
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Sarah Shields
1853–1871
Birth Location: Atascosa County, Texas
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Dinah Shields
1866–1905
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Samuel Shields
1864–1931
Birth Location: South Carolina
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James Shields
1869–
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Mary Shields
1879–
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Benjamin Shields's Ancestors

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Benjamin Shields
1838–1906
Birth Place: South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
William Bryant Shields Sr
1786–1877
North Carolina, United States
Mary (L Bidding Ramsey) Shields
1818–1901
St Louis, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
David ("Big Dave") Shields
1766–1815
Harrisonburg, Augusta, Virginia, United States
SusanPossible Edwards
1769–1803
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Shields's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Shields (16 Jul 1838–8 Sep 1906) m. Sarah Shields (Abt 1842–1915)
  1. 1. Martha (B Shields) Brown 1857–1913 m. William Brown 1860–1935 m. Lafayette (C) Robinson 1844–1929
    1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Brown 1879–1961 m. Janie Johnson 1890–1981
      1. 1. Willie (Dale0) Brown 1913–
      2. 2. Blanchie (Nina) Brown 1917–
      3. 3. Minnie (Ora) Brown 1921–
      4. 4. Oma (B) Brown 1910–
    2. 2. Arthur Brown 1882–1959
    3. 3. William (D) Brown 1883–1947
    4. 4. Ira Brown 1886–1926
    5. 5. Otto (Tom) Brown 1890–1961
    6. 6. Mary (Reavy) Brown 1895–1989
    7. 7. Herman (Clyde) Brown 1898–1947
    8. 8. Johnnie (Joseph) Brown 1893–1976 m. Elenora Brown 1903–
    9. 9. Orion Brown 1908–1991
  2. 2. William (Bryant) Shields 1872–1937 m. Nora (Emma) Thompson(Shields) 1876–1951
    1. 1. Odella (Oda Shields) Rogers 1895–1972
    2. 2. Beulah (Myrtle) Shields 1908–1985
    3. 3. Ophelia (Elizabeth) Shields 1893–1980
    4. 4. Marion (Frank "Cap") Shields 1897–1947
    5. 5. Ausley Shields 1899–1950
    6. 6. Norean Shields 1905–1979
    7. 7. Annie (Lee Shields) Boggs 1912–2003
    8. 8. Clyde (Benjamin) Shields 1915–1963
    9. 9. Nellie (May Shields) Graf 1919–1949
    10. 10. Olsa Shields 1899–
    11. 11. Oley (B.) Shields 1902–1945
    12. 12. Henry Rogers 1891–
  3. 3. Mary (Frances Shields) Brown 1861–1934 m. George (W) Brown 1866–1930 m. William (Henry HARDIE) HARDY 1851–1936
    1. 1. Lacey Brown 1893–1934
    2. 2. Minnie Brown 1900–1975
    3. 3. Ulysses (Eulis) Brown 1903–1963
    4. 4. Ben (Milam) Brown 1907–1987
    5. 5. Charles (Henry) Hardy 1882–1967
    6. 6. Ernest (Harvey) Hardy 1887–1922
    7. 7. Ricey Brown 1890–
    8. 8. Hattie (J) Hardie(Chapaty) 1893–1979
  4. 4. John Shields 1864–
  5. 5. Lina Shields 1864–
  6. 6. Margaret (Shields) Irvin 1868–1909 m. John (B) Irvin 1861–1941
    1. 1. Alonzo ("Lonnie") Irvin 1885–1946
    2. 2. Myrtle Irvin 1887–1978
    3. 3. Elter Irvin 1890–1950
    4. 4. Elsie (Ema) Irvin 1894–1985
    5. 5. Oma (Ruth) Irvin 1894–1999
    6. 6. Ethel (Effie) Irvin 1895–1986
    7. 7. Lena (Jean) Irvin 1898–1993
    8. 8. Elmer (Mickey) Irvin 1901–1950
  7. 7. Julia Shields 1860–1946
  8. 8. Nancy (Ann) Shields 1866–1931 m. John (Arlington) Rowinsky 1861–1940
    1. 1. Marie (Julia Rowinsky) Mills 1899–1970
    2. 2. Grace Rowinsky 1908–1962
    3. 3. Margarette (Maggie V Rowinsky) Schurin 1893–1921
    4. 4. Orion (A) Rowinsky 1887–1966
    5. 5. Emmet Rowinsky 1884–1953
    6. 6. Bertha Rowinsky 1890–1981
    7. 7. Marnie Rowinsky 1898–1973
  9. 9. Eliza (Ann Shields) Brown 1859–1941 m. Benjamin (James) Brown 1863–1950 m. Leander (Hendrickson) Campbell 1836–1907
    1. 1. Mattie Brown 1877–
    2. 2. Asa (James) Brown 1886–1973
    3. 3. Reilly (Laura Brown) Bohannon 1888–1981
    4. 4. Emma (Brown) Hunt 1893–1971
    5. 5. Ellot Brown 1896–
    6. 6. George (E) Brown 1897–1983
    7. 7. Arlie Shirley 1905–
    8. 8. Louis (Samuel) Campbell 1876–1920
    9. 9. Frank (Sylvester) Campbell 1877–1956
    10. 10. Martha (Mattie) Campbell 1878–1906
    11. 11. Oliver (James) Brown 1885–1964
  10. 10. Richard (Jordan) Shields 1855–1916
  11. 11. Sarah (Helena) Shields 1853–1871 m. Lafayette Robinson 1844–1929
    1. 1. Sarah (Ellen "Helen" Robinson) James 1869–1953
  12. 12. Dinah Shields 1866–1905 m. Mack Hall 1864–
    1. 1. Linah (B Hall) Trapps 1904–1959
    2. 2. Sarah Hall 1884–
    3. 3. Roxanna Hall 1885–
    4. 4. Lilly Hall 1886–
    5. 5. Olewia Hall 1887–
    6. 6. Lina Hall 1890–
    7. 7. Alen Hall 1892–
    8. 8. Golden Hall 1893–
    9. 9. Lettie Hall 1895–
    10. 10. Dinah Hall 1899–
    11. 11. Ida (May Hall) Clay 1903–
  13. 13. Samuel Shields 1864–1931 m. Lizzie (Truesdale) Shields 1874–1909
    1. 1. Lula (Shields) Kelly 1892–1960
    2. 2. Walter Shields 1884–
    3. 3. Lilly Shields 1886–1983
    4. 4. Ben Shields 1897–
    5. 5. May Shields 1904–1961
    6. 6. Jessie Shields 1906–1983
    7. 7. Lizzie Sheilds 1910–
    8. 8. Walter (Richard) Shields 1894–1980
  14. 14. James Shields 1869–
  15. 15. Mary (E.) Shields 1879–

Benjamin Shields's Timeline

6 Records

1838
16 Jul 1838
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Shields in South Carolina, United States of America
South Carolina, United States of America
1867
17 Jul 1867
Age 29
Benjamin Franklin Shields resided here in Bexar, Texas
Bexar, Texas
1870
1870
Age 32
Benjamin Franklin Shields resided here in District 4, Atascosa, Texas, USA
District 4, Atascosa, Texas, USA
1880
1880
Age 42
Benjamin Franklin Shields resided here in Bexar, Texas, USA
Bexar, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 62
Benjamin Franklin Shields resided here in Justice Precinct 6, Bexar, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 6, Bexar, Texas, USA
1906
8 Sep 1906
Age 68
Death of Benjamin Franklin Shields in Oakley, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America
Oakley, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1838
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] Texas, Voter Registration Lists
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bexar, Texas; Roll: 1291; Page: 306A; Enumeration District: 022
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pleasant Hill, Lancaster, South Carolina; Roll: 1233; Page: 354C; Enumeration District: 082
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 4, Atascosa, Texas; Roll: M593_1573; Page: 195B; Family History Library Film: 553072
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Bexar, Texas; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1241612
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1867
    Event Place: Bexar, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Voter Registration Lists

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 4, Atascosa, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 4, Atascosa, Texas; Roll: M593_1573; Page: 195B; Family History Library Film: 553072

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bexar, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bexar, Texas; Roll: 1291; Page: 306A; Enumeration District: 022
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pleasant Hill, Lancaster, South Carolina; Roll: 1233; Page: 354C; Enumeration District: 082

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 6, Bexar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Bexar, Texas; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1241612

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1906
    Event Place: Oakley, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Columbus Weekly Advocate; Publication Date: 18 Jan 1912; Publication Place: Columbus, Kansas, United States of America; ,0.6687029,0.47522253

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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