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Hazel (Hassie) Lee Shields 1889 – 1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Oct 1889

Birth Location: Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 16 Oct 1977

Death Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Thomas Shields

Mother: Josephene Watson

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In 1889, Hazel (Hassie) Lee Shields entered the world in Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States, born to Thomas Tell Shields and Josephene F Watson. Hazel (Hassie) Lee Shields passed away in 1977 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1889, Hazel (Hassie) Lee Shields entered the world in Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States, born to Thomas Tell Shields and Josephene F Watson.
  • Hazel (Hassie) Lee Shields passed away in 1977 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co, Oklahoma, USA.

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Hazel Shields's Ancestors

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Hazel Shields
1889 – 1977
Birth Place: Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Parents
Thomas Tell Shields
1853 – 1933
Athens, Limestone, Alabama, USA
Josephene (F) Watson
1868 – 1934
Alabama, United States
Grandparents
John (C) Shields
1834 – 1862
Pike County, Alabama
Thomas (N) Watson
1847 – 1889
Near Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Retha ((Reathy Rutha) Catherine) Taylor
1846 – 1922
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
James Shields
1805 – 1854
Harriet Tillery
1807 – 1880
Israel Watson
1808 – 1881
Mathias Taylor
1780 – 1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Shields
1747 – 1837
Suzannah Bruce
1787 – 1850
William Tillery
1773 – 1820
Soloman Watson
1786 – 1850

Hazel Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1889
14 Oct 1889
Birth of Hazel (Hassie) Lee Shields in Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
1977
16 Oct 1977
Age 88
Death of Hazel (Hassie) Lee Shields in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1889
    Event Place: Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1922, Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records Section; Little Rock, AR, USA; Birth Certificates; Year: 1889

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1977
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co, Oklahoma, USA

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