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Ellen Shields 1867–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1867

Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 29 May 1909

Death Location: Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Shields

Mother: Sally Ballard

Spouse(s): Pleasant Wear

Children(s): Baby Wear, John Wear, Etta Wear

Ellen Shields was born in 1867 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Wesley Shields And Sally Ann Ballard. Ellen Shields married Pleasant Wear, and had children including Baby Girl Wear, Carrie Wear, Etta Bell Wear, Ezekiel Wear, Florine Wear, John Wesley Wear. Ellen Shields passed away in 1909 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Ellen Shields was born in 1867 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Wesley Shields And Sally Ann Ballard.
  • Ellen Shields married Pleasant Wear, and had children including Baby Girl Wear, Carrie Wear, Etta Bell Wear, Ezekiel Wear, Florine Wear, John Wesley Wear.
  • Ellen Shields passed away in 1909 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA.

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Ellen Shields's Ancestors

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Ellen Shields
1867–1909
Birth Place: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Wesley Shields
1844–1905
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Sally (Ann) Ballard
1844–1880
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

Ellen Shields's Descendants

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Ellen Shields (16 Sep 1867–29 May 1909) m. Pleasant Wear (12 Feb 1860–15 Nov 1935)
  1. 1. Baby (Girl) Wear 1898–1898
  2. 2. John (Wesley) Wear –1961
  3. 3. Etta (Bell) Wear 1880– m. Walter Anderson 1880–

Ellen Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1867
16 Sep 1867
Birth of Ellen Shields in Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1909
29 May 1909
Age 42
Death of Ellen Shields in Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1867
    Event Place: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: shields10feb2002_GED.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Nov 2000
    Record Source: shields10feb2002_GED.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1909
    Event Place: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: shields10feb2002_GED.FTW

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