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Benjamin Franklin Shields 1838–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 July 1838

Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 8 September 1906

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

Father: William Shields

Mother: Mary Ramsey

Spouse(s): Sarah Sampson

Children(s): Sarah Shields, Mary Shields, Nancy Shields, Martha Shields, Richard Shields, Elizabeth Brown, William Shields, Margaereta Irvin

Benjamin Franklin Shields was born in 1838 in South Carolina, United States of America, the child of William Bryant Shields And Mary Lumpkins Ramsey. In 1860, Benjamin Franklin Shields resided in Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA. Benjamin Franklin Shields married Sarah Sally Sampson, and had children including Elizabeth Eliza Ann Shields Campbell Brown, Margaereta Irvin, Martha B Shields, Mary S Shields, Nancy Ann Shields, Richard Jordon 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 And Mary Lumpkins Ramsey.
  • In 1860, Benjamin Franklin Shields resided in Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Shields married Sarah Sally Sampson, and had children including Elizabeth Eliza Ann Shields Campbell Brown, Margaereta Irvin, Martha B Shields, Mary S Shields, Nancy Ann Shields, Richard Jordon 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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Benjamin Shields's Ancestors

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Benjamin Shields
1838–1906
Birth Place: South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
William Bryant Shields
1786–1877
North Carolina, United States
Mary (Lumpkins) Ramsey
1818–1901
St Louis, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Archibald (Jr) Shields
1739–1794
North Carolina, USA
Francina (Rebecca) Bayard
1739–1799
St Stephany Parish, Cecil, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Shields's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Shields (16 July 1838–8 September 1906) m. Sarah (Sally) Sampson (24 Jul 1832–1915)
  1. 1. Sarah (Helena) Shields 1852–1870 m. Lafayette (Cathedral Abraham) Robinson 1844–1929
    1. 1. Sarah (Ellen "Helen James") Robinson 1869–1953 m. Dr. (William Francis) James 1860–1944
      1. 1. Estella James 1890–1891
      2. 2. Sophie ("Sophy" Ethel James-Robinson) Fase 1894–1989 m. Arthur (Gillette) Fase 1894–1980
        1. 1. Richard (James) Fase 1918–1985
        2. 2. Helen (Marie) Fase 1916–2010 m. James (Richard) Jadrnicek 1913–
      3. 3. Frank (L) James 1888–
      4. 4. Gracie James 1896–1910
      5. 5. Ruth James 1898– m. Clifford (Edwin) Hall 1893–
        1. 1. Clifford (Edwin Hall) Jr 1919–
      6. 6. William (Walter) James 1887–1965
      7. 7. Cherie Morren 1892–1988 m. James (S) Morren 1893–1973
        1. 1. James (Beaumont) Webber 1915–
        2. 2. Lincoln (J) Webber 1916–
      8. 8. Neoma James 1898– m. Hjalmar Jacobson 1893–1930 m. George (W) Hart 1904–
        1. 1. Ruth (Naomi) Jacobson 1920–
        2. 2. Robert Hart 1920–
        3. 3. Frank (H) Hart 1924–
  2. 2. Mary (S) Shields 1861–1933
  3. 3. Nancy (Ann) Shields 1866–1931
  4. 4. Martha (B.) Shields 1857–1913 m. William Brown 1860–
  5. 5. Richard (Jordon) Shields 1855–1916
  6. 6. Elizabeth ("Eliza" Ann Shields-Campbell) Brown 1859–1941 m. Benjamin (J) Brown 1862–
    1. 1. Asa (J) Brown 1887–
    2. 2. Emma Brown 1891–
    3. 3. Ellot (G) Brown 1897–
    4. 4. Earl (Palmer) Shirley 1904–1949
    5. 5. Mattie Brown 1877–
    6. 6. Rillie Brown 1889–
  7. 7. William (Bryant) Shields 1872–1937
  8. 8. Margaereta Irvin 1868–1909

Benjamin Shields's Timeline

3 Records

1838
16 July 1838
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Shields in South Carolina, United States of America
South Carolina, United States of America
1860
1860
Age 22
Benjamin Franklin Shields resided here in Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA
Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA
1906
8 September 1906
Age 68
Death of Benjamin Franklin Shields in Oakley, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Oakley, Bexar County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 July 1838
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 September 1906
    Event Place: Oakley, Bexar County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    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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