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George Nelson Shields 1893–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 28, 1893

Birth Location: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: May 13, 1973

Death Location: Spring Run, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Edgar Hockenburg

Mother: Anamelia Warnick

Spouse(s): Lauretta Yohe

Children(s): William Shields, Richard Shields

George Nelson Shields was born in 1893 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Edgar Or Edward Hockenburg And Anamelia H Warnick. George Nelson Shields married Lauretta Yohe, and had children including Arthur L Shields, Richard B Shields, Ronald J Shields, William Nelson Shields. George Nelson Shields passed away in 1973 in Spring Run, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George Nelson Shields was born in 1893 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Edgar Or Edward Hockenburg And Anamelia H Warnick.
  • George Nelson Shields married Lauretta Yohe, and had children including Arthur L Shields, Richard B Shields, Ronald J Shields, William Nelson Shields.
  • George Nelson Shields passed away in 1973 in Spring Run, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edgar Hockenburg
1852–1895
Birth Location: Mountain green, Willow Hill, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
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Anamelia Warnick
1854–1940
Birth Location: Path Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
AW

Spouses(s)

Lauretta Yohe
1903–1980
Birth Location: Shippensburg
LY

Children(s)

William Shields
1926–1989
Birth Location: Lurgan Towns, Pennsylvania
WS
Richard Shields
1937–2017
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
RS

George Shields's Ancestors

Self
George Shields
1893–1973
Birth Place: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Edgar or Edward Hockenburg
1852–1895
Mountain green, Willow Hill, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Anamelia (H) Warnick
1854–1940
Path Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
William Shields
1828–1907
Marietta, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaret Jones
1828–1920
Pennsylvania
William (John Warnick) Wornick
1819–1870
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Katharine (Warnick) 4GGM
1817–1880
Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Leonard Shields
1779–1860
Susannah Miller
1789–1870
Phillip 5GGF
1823–1905
Catherine Nighswander
1829–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shields
1765–1810
Elizabeth McCloskey
1757–1829

George Shields's Descendants

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George (Nelson) Shields (May 28, 1893–May 13, 1973) m. Lauretta Yohe (4 Jun 1903–1 May 1980)
  1. 1. William (Nelson) Shields 1926–1989
  2. 2. Richard (B.) Shields 1937–2017

George Shields's Timeline

11 Records

1891
28 May 1891
Birth of George Nelson Shields in Stony Point, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Stony Point, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1892
28 May 1892
Birth of George Nelson Shields in Stony Point, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Stony Point, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1893
28 May 1893
Birth of George Nelson Shields in Stony Point, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Stony Point, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1893
May 28, 1893
Birth of George Nelson Shields in Stony Point, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Stony Point, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1893
28 May 1893
Birth of George Nelson Shields in Stony Point, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Stony Point, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1893
May 28, 1893
Birth of George Nelson Shields in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 37
George Nelson Shields resided here in Southampton, Southampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Southampton, Southampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 42
George Nelson Shields resided here in Rural, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Rural, Franklin, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 47
George Nelson Shields resided here in Southampton Township, Southampton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Southampton Township, Southampton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 57
George Nelson Shields resided here in Southampton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Southampton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
1973
May 13, 1973
Age 80
Death of George Nelson Shields in Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1892
    Event Place: Stony Point, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Southampton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03479; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 21-57
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Southampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 2341777
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Sentinel; Publication Date: 14 May 1973; Publication Place: Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.0280687,0.980067,0.26468638&xid=3355
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Southampton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1804; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 21-98

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1891
    Event Place: Stony Point, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1893
    Event Place: Stony Point, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 28, 1893
    Event Place: Stony Point, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1893
    Event Place: Stony Point, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 28, 1893
    Event Place: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Southampton, Southampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Southampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 2341777

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Franklin, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Southampton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03479; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 21-57

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Southampton Township, Southampton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Southampton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03479; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 21-57

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Southampton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Southampton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1804; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 21-98

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shippensburg
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Sentinel; Publication Date: 14 May 1973; Publication Place: Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.0280687,0.980067,0.26468638&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 13, 1973
    Event Place: Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Sentinel; Publication Date: 14 May 1973; Publication Place: Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.0280687,0.980067,0.26468638&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Spring Run, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Sentinel; Publication Date: 14 May 1973; Publication Place: Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.0280687,0.980067,0.26468638&xid=3355
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