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George Washington Shields 1826–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jan 1826

Birth Location: Cades Cove, Blount, Tennessee

Death Date: 10 Oct 1902

Death Location: Sherman, Grayson, Texas

Father: Robert Shields

Mother: Margaret Emert

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In 1826, George Washington Shields entered the world in Cades Cove, Blount, Tennessee, born to Robert Shields And Margaret Emert. George Washington Shields passed away in 1902 in Sherman, Grayson, Texas.

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Biography

  • In 1826, George Washington Shields entered the world in Cades Cove, Blount, Tennessee, born to Robert Shields And Margaret Emert.
  • George Washington Shields passed away in 1902 in Sherman, Grayson, Texas.

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George Shields's Ancestors

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George Shields
1826–1902
Birth Place: Cades Cove, Blount, Tennessee
Parents
Robert Shields
1784–1850
Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Margaret Emert
1788–1862
Middle Creek, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Matilda ("Maude") Arnett
1765–1820
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Johan (Frederick) Emert
1754–1829
Richmond, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Anna (Barbara "Knight") Neidig
1755–1842
Berks, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Arnett
1737–1808
Sarah Steele
1729–1817
Johan Emert
1716–1796
Eva Graff
1713–1780
Daniel Neidig
1725–1778
Anna Ruhl
1732–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Arnott
1716–1770
Ruth Nicoll
1704–1769
Capt. Sr.
1712–1790
Martha Fulton
1713–1760
Johann Emmert
1689–1732
Anna Aich
1693–1744
Conrad Kamm
1689–1752
Anna Catharina
1695–1752
Joerg Neidig
1706–1728
Anna Mergenthaler
1706–1738
Johan Ruhl
1694–1748
Anna (Klapp)
1702–1748

George Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1826
30 Jan 1826
Birth of George Washington Shields in Cades Cove, Blount, Tennessee
Cades Cove, Blount, Tennessee
1902
10 Oct 1902
Age 76
Death of George Washington Shields in Sherman, Grayson, Texas
Sherman, Grayson, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1826
    Event Place: Cades Cove, Blount, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1902
    Event Place: Sherman, Grayson, Texas

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