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Jacob Hoover Shields 1831–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 JUL 1831

Birth Location: Sevier Co. Tennessee

Death Date: 19 DEC 1862

Death Location: Jefferson Kentucky

Father: John Marshall

Mother: Sarah Shields

Spouse(s): Rebecca Valentine

Children(s): William Shields, Daniel Shields, Elizabeth Shields, James Shields, John Shields

The story of Jacob Hoover Shields began in 1831 in Sevier Co. Tennessee. Jacob Hoover Shields married Rebecca Valentine, and had children including Daniel Herbert Shields, Elizabeth Angeline Shields, James Robert Shields, John Jackson Shields, William Henry Shields. Jacob Hoover Shields passed away in 1862 in Jefferson Kentucky.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Hoover Shields began in 1831 in Sevier Co. Tennessee.
  • Jacob Hoover Shields married Rebecca Valentine, and had children including Daniel Herbert Shields, Elizabeth Angeline Shields, James Robert Shields, John Jackson Shields, William Henry Shields.
  • Jacob Hoover Shields passed away in 1862 in Jefferson Kentucky.

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Jacob Shields's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Shields
1831–1862
Birth Place: Sevier Co. Tennessee
Parents
John Marshall
1767–1855
Ireland
Sarah Shields
1800–1892
Grandparents
Robert Shields
1772–1835
Harrisburg, Augusta, Virginia
Sabra White
1774–1850
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Robert Shields
1749–1802
Nancy Stockton
1745–1808
Meady White
1750–1804
Mary Raynor
1754–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shields
1709–1772
Margaret Perry
1710–1760
Richard Stockton
1710–1775
Agnes Anthony
1710–1783

Jacob Shields's Descendants

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Jacob (Hoover) Shields (18 JUL 1831–19 DEC 1862) m. Rebecca Valentine (16 MAY 1831–8 OCT 1911)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Shields 1862–1907
  2. 2. Daniel (Herbert) Shields 1860–1905
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Angeline) Shields 1857–1928 m. Mitchel (Smith) Valentine 1862–1933 m. James (Calloway) Duggan 1846–1882
    1. 1. Cynthia (Frances) Valentine 1899–
    2. 2. Margaret (Elizabeth) Valentine 1893–
    3. 3. James (Robert) Valentine 1891–
    4. 4. Mary (Maude) Valentine 1889–
    5. 5. Jacob (Calvin) Duggan 1882–1909
    6. 6. William (Curtis) Duggan 1880–1950 m. Nancy (Jane) McPherson 1888–1958
    7. 7. Rebecca (Jane) Duggan 1878–1950
  4. 4. James (Robert) Shields 1856–1937
  5. 5. John (Jackson) Shields 1855–1922 m. Dicie (Harriet) Trotter 1855–1915
    1. 1. Evelyn (Alice) Shields 1897–1960
    2. 2. Nora (Ethel) Shields 1893–1967
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Angeline) Shields 1890–1971
    4. 4. Daniel (Harrison) Shields 1888–1942 m. Rose (May) Scott 1892–
      1. 1. Charles (Floyd) Shields 1930–2000
      2. 2. Danna (Louise) Shields 1926–
      3. 3. Alma (Evelyn) Shields 1919–
      4. 4. Daniel (Harrison) Shields 1917–1918
      5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Shields 1916–
      6. 6. Lorraine (Odell) Shields 1914–1974
      7. 7. Rosa (May) Shields 1912–
    5. 5. Eliza (Rebecca) Shields 1884–1968
    6. 6. Bertie (Mae) Shields 1882–1967
    7. 7. Jacob (Henry) Sheilds 1879–1879
    8. 8. Susan (M.) Sheilds 1877–1898
    9. 9. Harriet (Edward) Sheilds 1875–1920 m. George (Washington) Flemming 1870–1946

Jacob Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1831
18 JUL 1831
Birth of Jacob Hoover Shields in Sevier Co. Tennessee
Sevier Co. Tennessee
1862
19 DEC 1862
Age 31
Death of Jacob Hoover Shields in Jefferson Kentucky
Jefferson Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 JUL 1831
    Event Place: Sevier Co. Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 DEC 1862
    Event Place: Jefferson Kentucky

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