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John Askal Shields 1833–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 APR 1833

Birth Location: Fulton Co. Illinois

Death Date: 12 OCT 1912

Death Location: Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, United States of America

Father: Kinzy Shields

Mother: Catherine Saffer

Spouse(s): Hannah Smith

Children(s): Elizabeth Shields, Lewis Shields, Etta Shields

John Askal Shields was born in 1833 in Fulton Co. Illinois, the child of Kinzy B Shields And Catherine Saffer. John Askal Shields married Hannah Jane Smith, Melvina Rounds, and had children including Elizabeth Shields, Etta E Shields, Lewis William Shields. John Askal Shields passed away in 1912 in Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Askal Shields was born in 1833 in Fulton Co. Illinois, the child of Kinzy B Shields And Catherine Saffer.
  • John Askal Shields married Hannah Jane Smith, Melvina Rounds, and had children including Elizabeth Shields, Etta E Shields, Lewis William Shields.
  • John Askal Shields passed away in 1912 in Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Shields's Ancestors

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John Shields
1833–1912
Birth Place: Fulton Co. Illinois
Parents
Kinzy B. Shields
1803–1874
Near Knoxville Tennesse
Catherine Saffer
1803–1879
Kentucky
Grandparents
Benjamin Shields
1775–1819
Augusta Co. Virginia
Mary (Elizabeth) Veatch
1783–1839
Sevier Co,Tennesse
John Saffer
1763–1843
Augusta Virginia
Rebecca Mathis
1766–1845
Augusta Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Robert Shields
1749–1802
Nancy Stockton
1745–1808
Nathan Veatch
1752–1829
Elizabeth Craig
1756–1833
William Saffer
–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shields
1709–1772
Margaret Perry
1710–1760
Richard Stockton
1710–1775
Agnes Anthony
1710–1783
James Veatch
1725–1780
Eleanor Raymer
1728–1792

John Shields's Descendants

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John (Askal) Shields (8 APR 1833–12 OCT 1912) m. Hannah (Jane) Smith (1842–4 APR 1867)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Shields 1867–
  2. 2. Lewis (William) Shields 1865–1941
  3. 3. Etta (E.) Shields 1861–1862

John Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1833
8 APR 1833
Birth of John Askal Shields in Fulton Co. Illinois
Fulton Co. Illinois
1912
12 OCT 1912
Age 79
Death of John Askal Shields in Saunders Co. Nebraska
Saunders Co. Nebraska

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 APR 1833
    Event Place: Fulton Co. Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 OCT 1912
    Event Place: Saunders Co. Nebraska
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Find A Grave, Find A Grave Memorial# 35250825

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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