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Bessie Thelma Jones 1881 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1881

Birth Location: Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee

Death Date: 19 Feb 1944

Death Location: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee

Father: James Jones

Mother: Dora Hartsell

Spouse(s): Samuel Shields

Children(s): Hazel Shields, Samuel Shields, David Shields, Nelle Shields, Elmer Shields, Ada Shields, John Shields, Walter Shields

The story of Bessie Thelma Jones began in 1881 in Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee. In 1900, Bessie Thelma Jones resided in Civil District 4, Washington, Tennessee. In 1910, Bessie Thelma Jones resided in Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee. Bessie Thelma Jones married Samuel Doak Waddell "Sam" Shields, and had children including Hazel Geraldine Shields, Samuel Doak Waddell "Sam" Shields, David Hardin "Nick" Shields, Nelle "Burnette" Shields, Elmer B. Shields, Ada Bess Shields, John Russell Shields, Walter Max Shields. Bessie Thelma Jones passed away in 1944 in Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Thelma Jones began in 1881 in Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee.
  • In 1900, Bessie Thelma Jones resided in Civil District 4, Washington, Tennessee.
  • In 1910, Bessie Thelma Jones resided in Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee.
  • Bessie Thelma Jones married Samuel Doak Waddell "Sam" Shields, and had children including Hazel Geraldine Shields, Samuel Doak Waddell "Sam" Shields, David Hardin "Nick" Shields, Nelle "Burnette" Shields, Elmer B. Shields, Ada Bess Shields, John Russell Shields, Walter Max Shields.
  • Bessie Thelma Jones passed away in 1944 in Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Jones
1854 – 1922
Birth Location: Tennessee
JJ
Dora Hartsell
1860 – 1951
Birth Location: Washington, Tennessee
DH

Spouses(s)

Samuel Shields
1879 – 1923
Birth Location: Limestone, Washington, Tennessee
SS

Children(s)

Hazel Shields
1904 – 1985
Birth Location: Washington, Tennessee
HS
Samuel Shields
1906 – 1954
Birth Location: Tennessee
SS
David Shields
1909 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
DS
Nelle Shields
1911 – 1986
Birth Location: Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee
NS
Elmer Shields
1911 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
ES
Ada Shields
1914 – 2000
Birth Location: Tennessee
AS
John Shields
1917 – 1954
Birth Location: Tennessee
JS
Walter Shields
1921 – 1945
Birth Location: Tennessee
WS

Bessie Jones's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Jones
1881 – 1944
Birth Place: Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee
Parents
James Hardin Jones
1854 – 1922
Tennessee
Dora (Belle) Hartsell
1860 – 1951
Washington, Tennessee
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Jones's Descendants

1.
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Bessie (Thelma) Jones (6 Mar 1881 – 19 Feb 1944) m. Samuel (Doak Waddell "Sam") Shields (6 Jul 1879 – 25 Mar 1923)
  1. 1. Hazel (Geraldine) Shields (30 Sep 1904 – Jul 1985)
  2. 2. Samuel (Doak Waddell "Sam") Shields (18 Nov 1906 – 8 Sep 1954)
  3. 3. David (Hardin "Nick") Shields (24 Oct 1909 – )
  4. 4. Nelle ("Burnette") Shields (24 Oct 1911 – 15 Feb 1986) m. Hugh (James) Fox (5 Mar 1918 – 9 Dec 1988)
    1. 1. Cynthia (Huguette) Fox (3 Apr 1940 – 28 Feb 1984) m. Edward ("Ed" Eugene) Mikulencak (24 Aug 1940 – )
      1. 1. James (Edward) Mikulencak (12 Dec 1964 – 6 Mar 1980)
    2. 2. Maxie (June) Fox (1 Sep 1947 – ) m. Eddie English (5 Mar 1946 – 16 Sep 2004)
      1. 1. Krista (June) English (24 Dec 1973 – ) m. Michael Shelton (abt 1973 – )
        1. 1. Michael (Devon) Shelton (abt 1990 – )
        2. 2. Jacob (Corbin "Jake") Shelton (abt 1992 – )
      2. 2. Johannah (Leigh "Jody") English (15 Oct 1976 – ) m. Williams
        1. 1. Mylik (McKenzie) English-Williams (abt 1998 – )
  5. 5. Elmer (B.) Shields (abt 1911 – )
  6. 6. Ada (Bess) Shields (abt 1914 – 17 Dec 2000)
  7. 7. John (Russell) Shields (11 Aug 1917 – 15 May 1954)
  8. 8. Walter (Max) Shields (25 Nov 1921 – 21 Jan 1945)

Bessie Jones's Timeline

7 Records

1881
6 Mar 1881
Birth of Bessie Thelma Jones in Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee
Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee
1900
1900
Age 19
Bessie Thelma Jones resided here in Civil District 4, Washington, Tennessee
Civil District 4, Washington, Tennessee
1910
1910
Age 29
Bessie Thelma Jones resided here in Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee
Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee
1920
1920
Age 39
Bessie Thelma Jones resided here in Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee
Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 49
Bessie Thelma Jones resided here in Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee
Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 59
Bessie Thelma Jones resided here in Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, United States
Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, United States
1944
19 Feb 1944
Age 63
Death of Bessie Thelma Jones in Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee
Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1881
    Event Place: Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: 2236; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 857.0; FHL microfilm: 2341970.
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1769; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 200; Image: 1119.
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1524; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0196; Image: 595; FHL microfilm: 1375537.
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3878; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 10-11.
    [5] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 4, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1603; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 143; FHL microfilm: 1241603.
    [7] Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1959
    [8] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1944
    Event Place: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [2] Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1959
    [3] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 4, Washington, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 4, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1603; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 143; FHL microfilm: 1241603.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee
    Record Source: Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3878; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 10-11.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1524; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0196; Image: 595; FHL microfilm: 1375537.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 8, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1769; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 200; Image: 1119.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: 2236; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 857.0; FHL microfilm: 2341970.
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