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David Shields 1800 – 1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1800

Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee

Death Date: 22 Mar 1839

Death Location: Grainger, Tennessee

Father: James Shields

Mother: Jane Gilliland

Spouse(s): Mary Brabson

Children(s): Elizabeth Shields

David Shields was born in 1800 in Greene, Tennessee, the child of James Shields and Jane Gilliland. David Shields married Mary Reese Brabson, and had children including Elizabeth Jane "Jennie" Shields. David Shields passed away in 1839 in Grainger, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • David Shields was born in 1800 in Greene, Tennessee, the child of James Shields and Jane Gilliland.
  • David Shields married Mary Reese Brabson, and had children including Elizabeth Jane "Jennie" Shields.
  • David Shields passed away in 1839 in Grainger, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Shields
1757 – 1840
Birth Location: Emmitsburg, Frederick, Maryland
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Jane Gilliland
1764 – 1849
Birth Location: Brandywine Manor, Chester, Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Mary Brabson
1818 – 1888
Birth Location: Boyd's Creek, Sevier, Tennessee
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Shields
1838 – 1915
Birth Location: Grainger, Tennessee
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David Shields's Ancestors

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David Shields
1800 – 1839
Birth Place: Greene, Tennessee
Parents
James Shields
1757 – 1840
Emmitsburg, Frederick, Maryland
Jane Gilliland
1764 – 1849
Brandywine Manor, Chester, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
William Shields
1728 – 1797
Armagh, Armagh, Ireland
Jane (Bentley) Williams
1736 – 1806
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
John Gilliland
1706 – 1784
Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Hester Romar
1720 – 1800
Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Shields's Descendants

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David Shields (18 Apr 1800 – 22 Mar 1839) m. Mary (Reese) Brabson (14 Jan 1818 – 13 Apr 1888)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane "Jennie") Shields (5 Jul 1838 – 3 Jul 1915) m. Donald ("Bruce") Jones (6 Dec 1833 – 15 Oct 1892)
    1. 1. Donald (Bruce) Jones (12 Sep 1862 – 7 Sep 1921)
    2. 2. Mary (Shields) Jones (29 Nov 1865 – abt 1920)
    3. 3. Albert Jones (12 Jan 1868 – 28 Apr 1910)
    4. 4. Elizabth (Davis "Lizzie") Jones (12 Mar 1870 – 6 Nov 1940)
    5. 5. Nellie (Babson) Jones (16 Apr 1872 – Nov 1910)
    6. 6. Frederick (Reese) Jones (16 Dec 1874 – 26 Oct 1941)
    7. 7. David (Shield) Jones (24 May 1877 – 10 Apr 1937)
    8. 8. Emily (Ruth) Jones (3 Jun 1880 – abt 1960)
    9. 9. George (William) Jones (9 Jan 1883 – 3 Oct 1890)

David Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1800
18 Apr 1800
Birth of David Shields in Greene, Tennessee
Greene, Tennessee
1839
22 Mar 1839
Age 39
Death of David Shields in Grainger, Tennessee
Grainger, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1800
    Event Place: Greene, Tennessee
    Record Source: Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1839
    Event Place: Grainger, Tennessee
    Record Source: Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011
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