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Francis Whitcomb Shields 1832–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar. 1, 1832

Birth Location: Harrison Co. Indiana

Death Date: Oct. 12, 1918

Death Location: Hildreth, Nebraska

Father: Berlin Shields

Mother: Elizabeth Hamm

Spouse(s): Matilda Rhodes, Drusilla Thomas

Children(s): Charles Shields, Frederick Shields, Frederick Shields, Clayborn Shields, Daisy Shields, Ole Shields, Mabel Shields, James Shields, Laura Shields, Lawrence Shields, Nancy Shields, Peter Shields, Mary Shields, Julia Shields, William Shields, Adeliza Shields

In 1832, Francis Whitcomb Shields entered the world in Harrison Co. Indiana, born to Berlin Edward Shields And Elizabeth Jane Hamm. In 1850, Francis Whitcomb Shields resided in Buckheart, Fulton, Illinois. In 1860, Francis Whitcomb Shields resided in Buckheart, Fulton, Illinois. Francis Whitcomb Shields married Drusilla Thomas, Matilda J Rhodes, and had children including Adeliza Jane Shields, Charles Harrison Shields, Clayborn Rufus Shields, Daisy Elaine Shields, Frederick Daniel Shields, James Robert Shields, Julia Olive Shields, Laura Ann Shields, Lawrence Edward Shields, Mabel Clair Shields, Mary Catherine Shields, Nancy Elizabeth Shields, Ole Septimus Shields, Peter Albertis Shields, William Berlin Shields. Francis Whitcomb Shields passed away in 1918 in Hildreth, Nebraska.

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Biography

  • In 1832, Francis Whitcomb Shields entered the world in Harrison Co. Indiana, born to Berlin Edward Shields And Elizabeth Jane Hamm.
  • In 1850, Francis Whitcomb Shields resided in Buckheart, Fulton, Illinois.
  • In 1860, Francis Whitcomb Shields resided in Buckheart, Fulton, Illinois.
  • Francis Whitcomb Shields married Drusilla Thomas, Matilda J Rhodes, and had children including Adeliza Jane Shields, Charles Harrison Shields, Clayborn Rufus Shields, Daisy Elaine Shields, Frederick Daniel Shields, James Robert Shields, Julia Olive Shields, Laura Ann Shields, Lawrence Edward Shields, Mabel Clair Shields, Mary Catherine Shields, Nancy Elizabeth Shields, Ole Septimus Shields, Peter Albertis Shields, William Berlin Shields.
  • Francis Whitcomb Shields passed away in 1918 in Hildreth, Nebraska.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francis Shields's Ancestors

Self
Francis Shields
1832–1918
Birth Place: Harrison Co. Indiana
Parents
Berlin Edward Shields
1811–1891
Harrison Co. Indiana
Elizabeth (Jane) Hamm
1792–1841
Grandparents
Robert Shields
1787–1869
Tennessee
Naomi Littell
1785–1854
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
David Shields
1766–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Shields
1749–1802
Nancy Stockton
1745–1808

Francis Shields's Descendants

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Francis (Whitcomb) Shields (Mar. 1, 1832–Oct. 12, 1918) m. Matilda (J.) Rhodes (Jan. 8, 1853–Nov. 1912) m. Drusilla Thomas (July 24, 1831–Jan. 13, 1874)
  1. 1. Charles (Harrison) Shields 1895–1938
  2. 2. Frederick (Daniel) Shields 1892–
  3. 3. Frederick (Daniel) Shields 1892–
  4. 4. Clayborn (Rufus) Shields 1887–1952
  5. 5. Daisy (Elaine) Shields 1885–1943
  6. 6. Ole (Septimus) Shields 1883–1953
  7. 7. Mabel (Clair) Shields 1882–1886
  8. 8. James (Robert) Shields 1880–1886
  9. 9. Laura (Ann) Shields 1877–1945
  10. 10. Lawrence (Edward) Shields 1875–1896
  11. 11. Nancy (Elizabeth) Shields 1868–1946
  12. 12. Peter (Albertis) Shields 1863–1955
  13. 13. Mary (Catherine) Shields 1857–
  14. 14. Julia (Olive) Shields 1855–1926
  15. 15. William (Berlin) Shields 1852–1940 m. Cora (Bell) Morris 1864–1943
  16. 16. Adeliza (Jane) Shields 1851–1942 m. James (Monroe) Glenn 1844–1917
    1. 1. Berlin (Jefferson) Glenn 1878–1922
    2. 2. Archibald (A.) Glenn 1870–1928 m. Anna L. 1873–1956
    3. 3. Francis (Fielding) Glenn 1868–1901

Francis Shields's Timeline

8 Records

1832
Mar. 1, 1832
Birth of Francis Whitcomb Shields in Harrison Co. Indiana
Harrison Co. Indiana
1850
1850
Age 18
Francis Whitcomb Shields resided here in Buckheart, Fulton, Illinois
Buckheart, Fulton, Illinois
1860
1860
Age 28
Francis Whitcomb Shields resided here in Buckheart, Fulton, Illinois
Buckheart, Fulton, Illinois
1880
1880
Age 48
Francis Whitcomb Shields resided here in Salem, Franklin, Nebraska, United States
Salem, Franklin, Nebraska, United States
1895
1 Mar 1895
Age 63
Francis Whitcomb Shields resided here in Potosi, Linn, Kansas
Potosi, Linn, Kansas
1900
1900
Age 68
Francis Whitcomb Shields resided here in Hildreth & Upland Villages, Franklin, Nebraska
Hildreth & Upland Villages, Franklin, Nebraska
1910
1910
Age 78
Francis Whitcomb Shields resided here in Bethel, Gosper, Nebraska
Bethel, Gosper, Nebraska
1918
Oct. 12, 1918
Age 86
Death of Francis Whitcomb Shields in Hildreth, Nebraska
Hildreth, Nebraska

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar. 1, 1832
    Event Place: Harrison Co. Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Salem, Franklin, Nebraska; Roll: T9_749; Family History Film: 1254749; Page: 610.2000; Enumeration District: 46; Image: 0022.
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Salem, Franklin, Nebraska; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Buckheart, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: M653_179; Page: 446; Image: 446.
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bethel, Gosper, Nebraska; Roll: T624_847; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 89; Image: 113.
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Buckheart, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: M432_107; Page: 316; Image: 495.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Buckheart, Fulton, Illinois
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Buckheart, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: M432_107; Page: 316; Image: 495.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Buckheart, Fulton, Illinois
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Buckheart, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: M653_179; Page: 446; Image: 446.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Salem, Franklin, Nebraska, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Salem, Franklin, Nebraska; Roll: T9_749; Family History Film: 1254749; Page: 610.2000; Enumeration District: 46; Image: 0022.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1895
    Event Place: Potosi, Linn, Kansas
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Hildreth & Upland Villages, Franklin, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Salem, Franklin, Nebraska; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bethel, Gosper, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bethel, Gosper, Nebraska; Roll: T624_847; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 89; Image: 113.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct. 12, 1918
    Event Place: Hildreth, Nebraska

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