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Henry Wise Shields 1919–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jan 1919

Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 14 Oct 1986

Death Location: Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA

Father: Albert Shields

Mother: Katherine Barron

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Henry Wise Shields was born in 1919 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of Albert Lewis Shields And Katherine Mae Katie Barron. Henry Wise Shields passed away in 1986 in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Henry Wise Shields was born in 1919 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of Albert Lewis Shields And Katherine Mae Katie Barron.
  • Henry Wise Shields passed away in 1986 in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA.

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Henry Shields's Ancestors

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Henry Shields
1919–1986
Birth Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Parents
Albert Lewis Shields
1874–1926
Georgia
Katherine (Mae ("Katie")) Barron
1887–1940
Coweta, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
William (S) Shields
1844–1913
Warren County, Georgia, USA
Susan (Frances) Lewis
1847–1900
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Shields
1821–1873
Lucy Hillman
1824–1900
Artemus Lewis
1813–1884
Jane Gawley
1825–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shields
1786–1856
Sally Jones
1796–1834
Caleb Hillman
1791–1836
Louisa Bellenfant
1792–1881
Nathaniel Lewis
1787–
Susannah Angevine
1788–1830
Robert Gawley
1796–1840
Zelphy Gawley
1799–1856

Henry Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1919
13 Jan 1919
Birth of Henry Wise Shields in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1986
14 Oct 1986
Age 67
Death of Henry Wise Shields in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1919
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1986
    Event Place: Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA

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