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Esther Anna SHIELDS 1861 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 OCT 1861

Birth Location: Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 17 Aug 1942

Death Location: Prospect, Butler Co., PA

Father: John Shields

Mother: Euphemia Hockenberry

Spouse(s): Geo Shanor

Children(s):

Esther Anna SHIELDS was born in 1861 in Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Jacob Shields and Euphemia Hockenberry. Esther Anna SHIELDS married Geo M Shanor. Esther Anna SHIELDS passed away in 1942 in Prospect, Butler Co., PA.

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Biography

  • Esther Anna SHIELDS was born in 1861 in Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Jacob Shields and Euphemia Hockenberry.
  • Esther Anna SHIELDS married Geo M Shanor.
  • Esther Anna SHIELDS passed away in 1942 in Prospect, Butler Co., PA.

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Esther SHIELDS's Ancestors

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Esther SHIELDS
1861 – 1942
Birth Place: Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
John Jacob Shields
1829 – 1892
Venango County Pennsylvania, USA
Euphemia Hockenberry
1838 – 1932
Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Joseph Hockenberry
1814 – 1905
Worth, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth Kennedy
1814 – 1878
Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Casper Hockenberry
1785 – 1860
Margaret Shaffer
1788 – 1852
David Kennedy
1788 – 1858
Mary Armstrong
1806 – 1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hockenberry
1741 – 1839
Hannah Kelly
1750 – 1803
George Shaffer
1764 – 1855
Ana Lichtenwalner
1766 – 1850
David Kennedy
1751 – 1840
Jane Greacen
1757 – 1829

Esther SHIELDS's Timeline

2 Records

1861
24 OCT 1861
Birth of Esther Anna SHIELDS in Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
1942
17 Aug 1942
Age 81
Death of Esther Anna SHIELDS in Prospect, Butler Co., PA
Prospect, Butler Co., PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 OCT 1861
    Event Place: Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 068901-071700

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1942
    Event Place: Prospect, Butler Co., PA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 068901-071700

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