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Frances Belle 'Fannie' Shields 1880–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jun 1880

Birth Location: GA

Death Date: 13 Oct 1968

Death Location: Big Run, Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: William Shields

Mother: Susan Lewis

Spouse(s): Elmer Morris

Children(s): Lela Tipton, Sinsel Morris, Dewitt Morris

Frances Belle 'Fannie' Shields was born in 1880 in GA, the child of William S Shields And Susan Frances Lewis. In 1900, Frances Belle 'Fannie' Shields resided in Atlanta Ward 1, Fulton, Georgia, USA. In 1950, Frances Belle 'Fannie' Shields resided in Cameron, Marshall, West Virginia, USA. Frances Belle 'Fannie' Shields married Elmer Ellsworth Morris, and had children including Dewitt William Morris, Lela Tipton, Sinsel Morris. Frances Belle 'Fannie' Shields passed away in 1968 in Big Run, Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Frances Belle 'Fannie' Shields was born in 1880 in GA, the child of William S Shields And Susan Frances Lewis.
  • In 1900, Frances Belle 'Fannie' Shields resided in Atlanta Ward 1, Fulton, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1950, Frances Belle 'Fannie' Shields resided in Cameron, Marshall, West Virginia, USA.
  • Frances Belle 'Fannie' Shields married Elmer Ellsworth Morris, and had children including Dewitt William Morris, Lela Tipton, Sinsel Morris.
  • Frances Belle 'Fannie' Shields passed away in 1968 in Big Run, Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Frances Shields's Ancestors

Self
Frances Shields
1880–1968
Birth Place: GA
Parents
William S Shields
1844–1913
Warren County, Georgia, USA
Susan (Frances) Lewis
1847–1900
Georgia
Grandparents
Abraham (John) Shields
1821–1873
Georgia
Lucy (Emmons) Hillman
1824–1900
North Carolina
Artemus Lewis
1813–1884
New York
Jane (Elizabeth) Gawley
1825–
Stewart Co, GA
Great-Grandparents
John Shields
1786–1856
Sally Jones
1796–1834
Caleb Hillman
1791–1836
Louisa Bellenfant
1792–1881
Nathaniel Lewis
1787–
Susannah Angevine
1788–1830
Robert Gawley
1796–1840
Zelphy Gawley
1799–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Shields
1751–1810
Mary Stapler
1753–
Abraham Jones
1752–1831
Ann Cole
1763–1827
Ezekial Hillman
1760–1827
Frances Winder
1760–1835
Louisa Yeoman
1767–1797
Jean Bellenfant
1755–1802
Nathaniel Lewis
1763–1800
Hannah Adams
1764–
John Angevine
1754–1831
Sarah Coutant
1750–1832
Thomas (Gauley)
1765–1805
JANE GIBSON
1769–1817
David DELK
1784–1836

Frances Shields's Descendants

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Frances (Belle 'Fannie') Shields (12 Jun 1880–13 Oct 1968) m. Elmer (Ellsworth) Morris (08 APR 1868–30 JAN 1952)
  1. 1. Lela Tipton 1904–1990
  2. 2. Sinsel Morris 1907–1988
  3. 3. Dewitt (William) Morris 1909–2001

Frances Shields's Timeline

4 Records

1880
12 Jun 1880
Birth of Frances Belle 'Fannie' Shields in GA
GA
1900
1900
Age 20
Frances Belle 'Fannie' Shields resided here in Atlanta Ward 1, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta Ward 1, Fulton, Georgia, USA
1950
1950
Age 70
Frances Belle 'Fannie' Shields resided here in Cameron, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
Cameron, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
1968
13 Oct 1968
Age 88
Death of Frances Belle 'Fannie' Shields in Cameron, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
Cameron, Marshall, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1880
    Event Place: GA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Atlanta Ward 1, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: 198; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0042
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cameron, Marshall, W

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Atlanta Ward 1, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Atlanta Ward 1, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: 198; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0042

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cameron, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cameron, Marshall, W

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1968
    Event Place: Cameron, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Big Run, Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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