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George Washington Shields 1870–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1870

Birth Location: Center, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America

Death Date: 19 Feb 1945

Death Location: Parkin, Cross County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Jobe Shields

Mother: Nancy Lovorn

Spouse(s): Amanda Mooney

Children(s): Edith Garner, William Shields

In 1870, George Washington Shields entered the world in Center, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America, born to Jobe Solomon Shields And Nancy Catherine Lovorn. George Washington Shields married Amanda Jane Mooney, and had children including Edith Mabel Shields Garner, William Marion Shields. George Washington Shields passed away in 1945 in Parkin, Cross County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1870, George Washington Shields entered the world in Center, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America, born to Jobe Solomon Shields And Nancy Catherine Lovorn.
  • George Washington Shields married Amanda Jane Mooney, and had children including Edith Mabel Shields Garner, William Marion Shields.
  • George Washington Shields passed away in 1945 in Parkin, Cross County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Shields's Ancestors

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George Shields
1870–1945
Birth Place: Center, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America
Parents
Jobe Solomon Shields
1833–1908
Nancy (Catherine) Lovorn
1842–1910
Grandparents
William (Francis Alexander "Frank" Shields) *
1794–1866
Virginia, United States
Martha (Elizabeth) Shields
1794–1850
Virginia, USA
William (Edmund) Lovorn
1818–1864
St Clair, Alabama, USA
Matilda (Milton) Lowe
1821–1895
Great-Grandparents
John Shields
1772–1839
Elizabeth Higginbotham
1778–1837
Edmund Lovorn
1773–1831
Elizabeth Lyle
1774–1856
William Lowe
1793–1872
Mary Cason
1792–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. Shields
1740–1802
Margaret Finley
1748–1802
Nancy Croxton
1756–1823
Alexander Lyle
1750–1774
Margaret Dunlop
1750–1822
William Lowe
1770–1844
Unknown
1770–1844
Triplett Cason
1770–1830
Martha Warton
1770–1830

George Shields's Descendants

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George (Washington) Shields (6 Apr 1870–19 Feb 1945) m. Amanda (Jane) Mooney (8 March 1871–26 June 1958)
  1. 1. Edith (Mabel Shields) Garner 1901–1979 m. Willie (Jefferson) Garner 1896–1993
    1. 1. James (Edward) Garner 1922–1980
    2. 2. Lavella Crawford 1931–2014
  2. 2. William (Marion) Shields 1893–1937 m. Cynthia (Allie) Rainey 1903–1950

George Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1870
6 Apr 1870
Birth of George Washington Shields in Center, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America
Center, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America
1945
19 Feb 1945
Age 75
Death of George Washington Shields in Parkin, Cross County, Arkansas, United States of America
Parkin, Cross County, Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1870
    Event Place: Center, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1945
    Event Place: Parkin, Cross County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Parkin, Cross County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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