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Frederick Samuel Shields 1884–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1884

Birth Location: Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 26 Mar 1972

Death Location: Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA

Father: Samuel Shields

Mother: Orilla Thomas

Spouse(s): Rachel MILLIGAN

Children(s): Freeda SHIELDS

Frederick Samuel Shields was born in 1884 in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA, the child of Samuel Hampton Shields And Orilla Orvilla Thomas. Frederick Samuel Shields married Rachel S Milligan, and had children including Freeda Lillian Shields. Frederick Samuel Shields passed away in 1972 in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Frederick Samuel Shields was born in 1884 in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA, the child of Samuel Hampton Shields And Orilla Orvilla Thomas.
  • Frederick Samuel Shields married Rachel S Milligan, and had children including Freeda Lillian Shields.
  • Frederick Samuel Shields passed away in 1972 in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Shields
1840–1925
Birth Location: Rimswell, Yorkshire, England
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Orilla Thomas
1843–1929
Birth Location: Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rachel MILLIGAN
1886–1962
Birth Location: Laclede County, Missouri, USA
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Children(s)

Freeda SHIELDS
1907–1999
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Frederick Shields's Ancestors

Self
Frederick Shields
1884–1972
Birth Place: Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
Parents
Samuel Hampton Shields
1840–1925
Rimswell, Yorkshire, England
Orilla (Orvilla) Thomas
1843–1929
Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Velorius Thomas
1812–1893
Steuben County, New York, USA
Almeda Helms
1818–1909
Cherry Creek, Chautauqua, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Adna Thomas
1783–1868
Lois Beckwith
1789–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rice Beckwith
1758–1837

Frederick Shields's Descendants

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Frederick (Samuel) Shields (22 Mar 1884–26 Mar 1972) m. Rachel (S) MILLIGAN (8 October 1886–7 July 1962)
  1. 1. Freeda (Lillian) SHIELDS 1907–1999 m. Benjamin (Franklin COOK) SR 1906–1945
    1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin COOK) Jr. 1941–2021 m. Barsha (Lou) RAGSDALE 1950–2014
    2. 2. Mary (Nita Jo) Cook 1934–2017
    3. 3. Lola (Jean) Cook 1939–2009
    4. 4. Freeda (Elizabeth) Cook 1927–1999
    5. 5. Elston (Eugene) Cook 1928–1968
    6. 6. Fred (Newton Cook,) Sr 1931–2003

Frederick Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1884
22 Mar 1884
Birth of Frederick Samuel Shields in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
1972
26 Mar 1972
Age 88
Death of Frederick Samuel Shields in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1884
    Event Place: Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1972
    Event Place: Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
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