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Edwin J. Shields 1879–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep Abt 1879

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 13 Apr 1881

Death Location: Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: William Shields

Mother: Frances Killen

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Edwin J. Shields was born in 1879 in Indiana, the child of William Jay Shields And Frances M Killen. In 1880, Edwin J. Shields resided in Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, USA. Edwin J. Shields passed away in 1881 in Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Edwin J. Shields was born in 1879 in Indiana, the child of William Jay Shields And Frances M Killen.
  • In 1880, Edwin J. Shields resided in Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, USA.
  • Edwin J. Shields passed away in 1881 in Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Edwin Shields's Ancestors

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Edwin Shields
1879–1881
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
William Jay Shields
1852–1902
Indiana
Frances (M) Killen
1856–1901
Indiana
Grandparents
Jesse Shields
1820–1900
Madison Ind
Margaret McClung
1834–
Indiana
Great-Grandparents
William Shields
1768–1823
Amanda Logan
–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Shields
1749–1802
Nancy Stockton
1745–1808

Edwin Shields's Timeline

3 Records

1879
Sep Abt 1879
Birth of Edwin J. Shields in Indiana
Indiana
1880
1880
Age 1
Edwin J. Shields resided here in Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, USA
Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, USA
1881
13 Apr 1881
Age 2
Death of Edwin J. Shields
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep Abt 1879
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rochester, Fulton, Indiana; Roll: 278; Family History Film: 1254278; Page: 60A; Enumeration District: 041
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rochester, Fulton, Indiana; Roll: 278; Family History Film: 1254278; Page: 60A; Enumeration District: 041

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1881
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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