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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, with parents James Hardin Jones and Dora Belle Hartsell. As an adult, Bessie Thelma Jones wed Samuel Doak Waddell "Sam" Shields. Their household included Hazel Geraldine Shields, Samuel Doak Waddell "Sam" Shields, David Hardin "Nick" Shields, Nelle "Burnette" Shields, Elmer B. Shields, Ada Bess Shields, John Russell Shields and Walter Max Shields. Bessie Thelma Jones's life came to an end in 1944 in Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee.

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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

Sources

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

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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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