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Benjamin Franklin Shields 1895–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Sep 1895

Birth Location: Spring Run, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 9 Sep 1962

Death Location: Southampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Edgar Hockenburg

Mother: Anamelia Warnick

Spouse(s): Naomi Shields, Clara Shields

Children(s): Anna Martin, Benjamin Shields, Franklin Shields, Chester Shields, Harold Shields, Charles Shields

In 1895, Benjamin Franklin Shields entered the world in Spring Run, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Edgar Or Edward Hockenburg And Anamelia H Warnick. Benjamin Franklin Shields married Clara Ella Hamilton Shields, Naomi Grace Tarner Shields, and had children including Anna Mary Shields Martin, Benjamin Nelson Shields, Charles James Shields, Chester Leroy Shields, Franklin Ottus Shields, Harold Wilber Shields, Loretta May Shields Baer, Naomi Shields, Pearl Elizabeth Shields. 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, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Edgar Or Edward Hockenburg And Anamelia H Warnick.
  • Benjamin Franklin Shields married Clara Ella Hamilton Shields, Naomi Grace Tarner Shields, and had children including Anna Mary Shields Martin, Benjamin Nelson Shields, Charles James Shields, Chester Leroy Shields, Franklin Ottus Shields, Harold Wilber Shields, Loretta May Shields Baer, Naomi Shields, Pearl Elizabeth Shields.
  • Benjamin Franklin Shields passed away in 1962 in Southampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Shields's Ancestors

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Benjamin Shields
1895–1962
Birth Place: Spring Run, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
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 Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Shields (2 Sep 1895–9 Sep 1962) m. Naomi (Grace Tarner,) Shields (10 May 1899–28 Dec 1990) m. Clara (Ella Hamilton,) Shields (19 Jan 1901–31 Oct 1921)
  1. 1. Anna (Mary Shields,) Martin 1936–2008
  2. 2. Benjamin (Nelson) Shields 1920–1993
  3. 3. Franklin (Ottus) Shields 1925–2020 m. Esther (Irene) McKee 1927–2009
  4. 4. Chester (Leroy) Shields 1928–1968
  5. 5. Harold (Wilber) Shields 1929–1990 m. Virginia (S. Martin,) Shields 1933–2015
  6. 6. Charles (James) Shields 1918–2000

Benjamin Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1895
2 Sep 1895
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Shields in Spring Run, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Spring Run, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
1962
9 Sep 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 Sep 1895
    Event Place: Spring Run, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1942
    Event Place: Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The News-Chronicle - 30 Jan 1942 - Page 3, lawrence worthington 30 Jan 1942

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 May 1947
    Event Place: Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The News-Chronicle - 9 May 1947 - Page 17, Shields 9 May 1947

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1962
    Event Place: Southampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

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