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Betty Jean Shields 1926–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 MAR 1926

Birth Location: Clifton Township, Washington, Kansas, United States

Death Date: 3 APR 1988

Death Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States

Father: Francis Shields

Mother: Katherine Knoop

Spouse(s): Clarence Szalkowski

Children(s):

Betty Jean Shields was born in 1926 in Clifton Township, Washington, Kansas, United States, the child of Francis Wayne Shields And Katherine M Knoop. Betty Jean Shields married Clarence Bernard Szalkowski. Betty Jean Shields passed away in 1988 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Betty Jean Shields was born in 1926 in Clifton Township, Washington, Kansas, United States, the child of Francis Wayne Shields And Katherine M Knoop.
  • Betty Jean Shields married Clarence Bernard Szalkowski.
  • Betty Jean Shields passed away in 1988 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States.

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Betty Shields's Ancestors

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Betty Shields
1926–1988
Birth Place: Clifton Township, Washington, Kansas, United States
Parents
Francis Wayne Shields
1897–1979
Linn, Washington, Kansas, United States
Katherine (M.) Knoop
1901–1926
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Grandparents
Robert (M.) Shields
1871–1948
Winterset, Madison, Iowa, United States
Cora (Elizabeth) Fox
1875–1978
Kimeo, Washington, Kansas, United States
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Fox
1849–1886
Anna Bellows
1855–1928
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Bellows
1828–1908
Elizabeth Jones
1831–1926

Betty Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1926
26 MAR 1926
Birth of Betty Jean Shields in Clifton Township, Washington, Kansas, United States
Clifton Township, Washington, Kansas, United States
1988
3 APR 1988
Age 62
Death of Betty Jean Shields in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 MAR 1926
    Event Place: Clifton Township, Washington, Kansas, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 APR 1988
    Event Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States

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