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Francis Wayne Shields 1897–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 DEC 1897

Birth Location: Linn, Washington, Kansas, United States

Death Date: 15 AUG 1979

Death Location: Clay, Kansas, United States

Father: Robert Shields

Mother: Cora Fox

Spouse(s): Katherine Knoop, Carmelita Nichols

Children(s): Dortha Shields, Betty Shields

Francis Wayne Shields was born in 1897 in Linn, Washington, Kansas, United States, the child of Robert M Shields And Cora Elizabeth Fox. Francis Wayne Shields married Carmelita A Nichols, Katherine M Knoop, and had children including Betty Jean Shields, Dortha Lee Shields. Francis Wayne Shields passed away in 1979 in Clay, Kansas, United States.

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Biography

  • Francis Wayne Shields was born in 1897 in Linn, Washington, Kansas, United States, the child of Robert M Shields And Cora Elizabeth Fox.
  • Francis Wayne Shields married Carmelita A Nichols, Katherine M Knoop, and had children including Betty Jean Shields, Dortha Lee Shields.
  • Francis Wayne Shields passed away in 1979 in Clay, Kansas, United States.

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Francis Shields's Ancestors

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Francis Shields
1897–1979
Birth Place: Linn, Washington, Kansas, United States
Parents
Robert M. Shields
1871–1948
Winterset, Madison, Iowa, United States
Cora (Elizabeth) Fox
1875–1978
Kimeo, Washington, Kansas, United States
Grandparents
Andrew (J.) Fox
1849–1886
Malbors, Stark, Ohio, United States
Anna (May) Bellows
1855–1928
Seneca Falls, Seneca, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Henry Bellows
1828–1908
Elizabeth Jones
1831–1926
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jones
1797–1885
Elizabeth Dear
1810–1882

Francis Shields's Descendants

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Francis (Wayne) Shields (23 DEC 1897–15 AUG 1979) m. Katherine (M.) Knoop (2 MAR 1901–15 APR 1926) m. Carmelita (A.) Nichols (4 MAY 1905–5 APR 1997)
  1. 1. Dortha (Lee) Shields 1924–1992 m. Robert (Delton) Baxter 1920–1992
  2. 2. Betty (Jean) Shields 1926–1988 m. Clarence (Bernard) Szalkowski 1921–2006

Francis Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1897
23 DEC 1897
Birth of Francis Wayne Shields in Linn, Washington, Kansas, United States
Linn, Washington, Kansas, United States
1979
15 AUG 1979
Age 82
Death of Francis Wayne Shields in Clay, Kansas, United States
Clay, Kansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 DEC 1897
    Event Place: Linn, Washington, Kansas, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 AUG 1979
    Event Place: Clay, Kansas, United States

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