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Jacob Hoover Shields 1831–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1831

Birth Location: Sevier Co, TN

Death Date: 19 Dec 1862

Death Location: Louisville, Jefferson, KY

Father: John Marshall

Mother: Sarah Shields

Spouse(s): Rebecca Valentine

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

The story of Jacob Hoover Shields began in 1831 in Sevier Co, TN. 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 Louisville, Jefferson, KY.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Hoover Shields began in 1831 in Sevier Co, TN.
  • 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 Louisville, Jefferson, KY.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Marshall
1767–1855
Birth Location: Ireland
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Sarah Shields
1800–1892
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Valentine
1831–1911
Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Daniel Shields
1860–1905
Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee, USA
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John Shields
1855–1922
Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee, USA
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Elizabeth Shields
1857–1928
Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee, USA
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James Shields
1856–1937
Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee, USA
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William Shields
1862–1907
Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee, USA
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Jacob Shields's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Shields
1831–1862
Birth Place: Sevier Co, TN
Parents
John Marshall
1767–1855
Ireland
Sarah Shields
1800–1892
Grandparents
Robert Shields
1772–1835
Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Sabra White
1774–
Great-Grandparents
Robert Shields
1749–1802
Nancy Stockton
1745–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shields
1709–1772
Margaret Perry
1710–1760

Jacob Shields's Descendants

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Jacob (Hoover) Shields (18 Jul 1831–19 Dec 1862) m. Rebecca Valentine (16 May 1831–08 Oct 1911)
  1. 1. Daniel (Herbert) Shields 1860–1905
  2. 2. John (Jackson) Shields 1855–1922
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Angeline) Shields 1857–1928
  4. 4. James (Robert) Shields 1856–1937
  5. 5. William (Henry) Shields 1862–1907

Jacob Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1831
18 Jul 1831
Birth of Jacob Hoover Shields in Sevier Co, TN
Sevier Co, TN
1862
19 Dec 1862
Age 31
Death of Jacob Hoover Shields in Louisville, Jefferson, KY
Louisville, Jefferson, KY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1831
    Event Place: Sevier Co, TN
    Record Source: shields10feb2002_GED.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1862
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, KY
    Record Source: shields10feb2002_GED.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, KY
    Record Source: shields10feb2002_GED.FTW
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