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Edith M. Shields 1897–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1897

Birth Location: Washington County, Indiana

Death Date: 14 Apr 1972

Death Location: Crown Hill, Salem, Indiana

Father: Otho Shields

Mother: Rosene Ridelin

Spouse(s): Murl Gibbons

Children(s):

Edith M. Shields was born in 1897 in Washington County, Indiana, the child of Otho Wilson Shields And Rosene Estella Ridelin. Edith M. Shields married Murl Gibbons, and had children including Otho Laverne Gibbons. Edith M. Shields passed away in 1972 in Crown Hill, Salem, Indiana.

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Biography

  • Edith M. Shields was born in 1897 in Washington County, Indiana, the child of Otho Wilson Shields And Rosene Estella Ridelin.
  • Edith M. Shields married Murl Gibbons, and had children including Otho Laverne Gibbons.
  • Edith M. Shields passed away in 1972 in Crown Hill, Salem, Indiana.

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Edith Shields's Ancestors

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Edith Shields
1897–1972
Birth Place: Washington County, Indiana
Parents
Otho Wilson Shields
1871–1948
Indiana, USA
Rosene (Estella) Ridelin
1872–1914
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Wilson Shields
1844–1872
Washington Co, IN
Amanda Williams
1830–1874
Great-Grandparents
John Shields
1811–1886
Deborah Coffin
1818–1903
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reubin Shields
1788–1865
Grace Shields
1794–1866

Edith Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1897
18 Jul 1897
Birth of Edith M. Shields in Washington County, Indiana
Washington County, Indiana
1972
14 Apr 1972
Age 75
Death of Edith M. Shields in Washington County, Indiana
Washington County, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1897
    Event Place: Washington County, Indiana
    Record Source: overshiner2.ftw

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1972
    Event Place: Washington County, Indiana
    Record Source: overshiner2.ftw

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Crown Hill, Salem, Indiana
    Record Source: overshiner2.ftw

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