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Benjamin Nelson Shields 1920–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 March 1920

Birth Location: Mount Union, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 7 May 1993

Death Location: Dover, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Shields

Mother: Naomi Shields

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Benjamin Nelson Shields was born in 1920 in Mount Union, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Benjamin Franklin Shields And Naomi Grace Tarner Shields. In 1941, Benjamin Nelson Shields resided in Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA. Benjamin Nelson Shields passed away in 1993 in Dover, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Nelson Shields was born in 1920 in Mount Union, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Benjamin Franklin Shields And Naomi Grace Tarner Shields.
  • In 1941, Benjamin Nelson Shields resided in Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Benjamin Nelson Shields passed away in 1993 in Dover, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Benjamin Shields's Ancestors

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Benjamin Shields
1920–1993
Birth Place: Mount Union, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Shields
1895–1962
Spring Run, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Naomi (Grace Tarner,) Shields
1899–1990
Orrstown, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Edgar (or Edward) Hockenburg
1852–1895
Mountain green, Willow Hill, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Anamelia (H) Warnick
1854–1940
Path Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Shields
1828–1907
Margaret Jones
1828–1920
William Wornick
1819–1870
Katharine 4GGM
1817–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Leonard Shields
1779–1860
Susannah Miller
1789–1870
Phillip 5GGF
1823–1905
Catherine Nighswander
1829–1898

Benjamin Shields's Timeline

3 Records

1920
10 March 1920
Birth of Benjamin Nelson Shields in Mount Union, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mount Union, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1941
1941
Age 21
Benjamin Nelson Shields resided here in Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
1993
7 May 1993
Age 73
Death of Benjamin Nelson Shields in Dover, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Dover, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 March 1920
    Event Place: Mount Union, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Pennsylvania, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 2283

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Pennsylvania, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 2283

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1993
    Event Place: Dover, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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