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Benjamin Franklin Shields 1895–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Sept 1895

Birth Location: Spring Run, Franklin Co, PA

Death Date: 9 Sept 1962

Death Location: Southampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Edgar Hockenburg

Mother: Anamelia Warnick

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In 1895, Benjamin Franklin Shields entered the world in Spring Run, Franklin Co, PA, born to Edgar Or Edward Hockenburg And Anamelia H Warnick. Benjamin Franklin Shields passed away in 1962 in Southampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1895, Benjamin Franklin Shields entered the world in Spring Run, Franklin Co, PA, born to Edgar Or Edward Hockenburg And Anamelia H Warnick.
  • Benjamin Franklin Shields passed away in 1962 in Southampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Benjamin Shields's Ancestors

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Benjamin Shields
1895–1962
Birth Place: Spring Run, Franklin Co, PA
Parents
Edgar or Edward Hockenburg
1852–1895
Mountain green, Willow Hill, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Anamelia (H) Warnick
1854–1940
Path Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
William Shields
1828–1907
Marietta, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaret Jones
1828–1920
Pennsylvania
William (John Warnick) Wornick
1819–1870
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Katharine (Warnick) 4GGM
1817–1880
Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Leonard Shields
1779–1860
Susannah Miller
1789–1870
Phillip 5GGF
1823–1905
Catherine Nighswander
1829–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shields
1765–1810
Elizabeth McCloskey
1757–1829

Benjamin Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1895
2 Sept 1895
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Shields in Spring Run, Franklin Co, PA
Spring Run, Franklin Co, PA
1962
9 Sept 1962
Age 67
Death of Benjamin Franklin Shields in Southampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Southampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Sept 1895
    Event Place: Spring Run, Franklin Co, PA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sept 1962
    Event Place: Southampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

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