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Cora Jane Shields 1886–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1886

Birth Location: Fayette, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 11 Oct 1935

Death Location: Effingham, Illinois, USA

Father: John Shields

Mother: Nancy Rogers

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The story of Cora Jane Shields began in 1886 in Fayette, Illinois, USA. Cora Jane Shields married David C Lorton. Cora Jane Shields passed away in 1935 in Effingham, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Cora Jane Shields began in 1886 in Fayette, Illinois, USA.
  • Cora Jane Shields married David C Lorton.
  • Cora Jane Shields passed away in 1935 in Effingham, Illinois, USA.

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Cora Shields's Ancestors

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Cora Shields
1886–1935
Birth Place: Fayette, Illinois, USA
Parents
John Sidney Shields
1859–1895
North Carolina
Nancy (Catherine) Rogers
1862–1922
Fayette, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Ezekiel (Monroe) Shields
1819–1863
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Frances Shields
1817–1901
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Shields
1775–1856
Martha Haisley
1780–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abel Shields
1748–1833
Grace Freeman
1750–1830

Cora Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1886
10 Oct 1886
Birth of Cora Jane Shields in Fayette, Illinois, USA
Fayette, Illinois, USA
1935
11 Oct 1935
Age 49
Death of Cora Jane Shields in Effingham, Illinois, USA
Effingham, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1886
    Event Place: Fayette, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: shields10feb2002_GED.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 05 Nov 2000
    Record Source: shields10feb2002_GED.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1935
    Event Place: Effingham, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: shields10feb2002_GED.FTW

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