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Bessie May Shields 1911–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 JUL 1911

Birth Location: Palmyra, Halifax, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 26 FEB 1989

Death Location: Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Father: Julius Shields

Mother: Rosena Shields

Spouse(s): Joe Smith, Jesse Hyman

Children(s): Elizabeth Smith, Josephine Smith, Milton Shields

Bessie May Shields was born in 1911 in Palmyra, Halifax, North Carolina, USA, the child of Julius Shields And Rosena Shields. Bessie May Shields married Jesse Leroy Hyman, Joe Nathan Smith, and had children including Elizabeth Smith, Josephine Smith, Milton Key Shields. Bessie May Shields passed away in 1989 in Halifax, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Bessie May Shields was born in 1911 in Palmyra, Halifax, North Carolina, USA, the child of Julius Shields And Rosena Shields.
  • Bessie May Shields married Jesse Leroy Hyman, Joe Nathan Smith, and had children including Elizabeth Smith, Josephine Smith, Milton Key Shields.
  • Bessie May Shields passed away in 1989 in Halifax, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Julius Shields
1868–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Rosena Shields
1885–1928
Birth Location: Palmyra, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Joe Smith
1905–1992
Birth Location: Ahoskie, Hertford, North Carolina, USA
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Jesse Hyman
1912–1977
Birth Location: Halifax Co, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Smith
1929–2016
Birth Location: Halifax County, North Carolina, USA
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Josephine Smith
1930–1990
Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina
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Milton Shields
1926–2010
Birth Location: Palmyra, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
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Bessie Shields's Ancestors

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Bessie Shields
1911–1989
Birth Place: Palmyra, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Julius Shields
1868–
North Carolina
Rosena Shields
1885–1928
Palmyra, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Shields's Descendants

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Bessie (May) Shields (12 JUL 1911–26 FEB 1989) m. Joe (Nathan) Smith (25 Jul 1905–10 Apr 1992) m. Jesse (Leroy) Hyman (11 Sep 1912–03 SEP 1977)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Smith 1929–2016 m. Daveller (Ray) Higgs 1926–1994
    1. 1. Linda (Joyce) Higgs 1951–1992
  2. 2. Josephine Smith 1930–1990
  3. 3. Milton (Key) Shields 1926–2010

Bessie Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1911
12 JUL 1911
Birth of Bessie May Shields in Palmyra, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Palmyra, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
1989
26 FEB 1989
Age 78
Death of Bessie May Shields in Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 JUL 1911
    Event Place: Palmyra, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 FEB 1989
    Event Place: Halifax, North Carolina, United States
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