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John C Shields 1834 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1834

Birth Location: Pike County, Alabama

Death Date: 02 Jan 1862

Death Location: Clarksville, Montgomery Co, TN

Father: James Shields

Mother: Harriet Tillery

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Thomas Shields

In 1834, John C Shields entered the world in Pike County, Alabama, born to James Ellis Shields and Harriet Ann Tillery. In 1850, John C Shields resided in Pike, Alabama, USA. John C Shields had children including Thomas Tell Shields. John C Shields passed away in 1862 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co, TN.

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Biography

  • In 1834, John C Shields entered the world in Pike County, Alabama, born to James Ellis Shields and Harriet Ann Tillery.
  • In 1850, John C Shields resided in Pike, Alabama, USA.
  • John C Shields had children including Thomas Tell Shields.
  • John C Shields passed away in 1862 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co, TN.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Shields
1805 – 1854
Birth Location: Bullock, Alabama, United States or Georgia
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Harriet Tillery
1807 – 1880
Birth Location: Liberty, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Shields
1853 – 1933
Birth Location: Athens, Limestone, Alabama, USA
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John Shields's Ancestors

Self
John Shields
1834 – 1862
Birth Place: Pike County, Alabama
Parents
James Ellis Shields
1805 – 1854
Bullock, Alabama, United States or Georgia
Harriet (Ann) Tillery
1807 – 1880
Liberty, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
James (Ellis) Shields
1747 – 1837
South Carolina
Suzannah Bruce
1787 – 1850
Virginia, United States
William (Henry) Tillery
1773 – 1820
Culpeper County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bruce
1764 – 1854
Joshua Tillery
1745 – 1822
Susannah Ziglar
1746 – 1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Bruce
1740 – 1795
Margaret Sinnet
1740 – 1808
Johann Zeigler
1712 – 1757
Barbara Zimmerman
1718 – 1786

John Shields's Descendants

1.
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John (C) Shields (1834 – 02 Jan 1862)
  1. 1. Thomas (Tell) Shields (25 Apr 1853 – 3 Jan 1933) m. Josephene (F) Watson (9 Mar 1868 – 22 Jul 1934)
    1. 1. Hazel ((Hassie) Lee) Shields (14 Oct 1889 – 16 Oct 1977)
    2. 2. Edward ((Ed E) Eptsie) Shields (4 Jun 1890 – 25 Jun 1955) m. *Sarah (Elizabeth 'Lizzie') Deal (31 Mar 1888 – 11 Sep 1949)
      1. 1. William ((Willie\Billie) Thomas) Shields (3 May 1921 – 22 Dec 1963) m. Suely (Ann Shirley) Spangler (23 Nov 1923 – 12 12 2009)
        1. 1. Barbara (Jean) Shields (9 Jan 1942 – 19 Jan 2010)
        2. 2. betty (jo) Shields (1944 – ) m. Kenneth (Phillip) Winters
        3. 3. Patricia (Evelyn) Shields (15 May 1946 – )
        4. 4. Ronald (Wayne) Shields (09 Mar 1949 – )
        5. 5. Donald (Edward) Shields (09 Mar 1949 – 30 Oct 2000) m. Unknown m. Wanda (L) Jackson m. Wilma (Louise) Stevens (14 jun 1950 – )
    3. 3. Etta (Shields) Dewitt (abt 1893 – ) m. Walter (I) Dewitt (abt 1891 – )
    4. 4. Mattie (Mae Shields) Blair (7 Feb 1895 – 17 Nov 1974)
    5. 5. Clarence (Thomas) Shields (26 Apr 1897 – 20 Dec 1971)
    6. 6. Myrtle (Shields) Deal (1900 – )
    7. 7. William (A) Shields (1905 – )
    8. 8. Jess (Clyde) Shields (1907 – 8 May 1956)
    9. 9. Goldie (Shields) Deal (1910 – ) m. Lee Deal (abt 1907 – )

John Shields's Timeline

4 Records

1834
1834
Birth of John C Shields in Pike County, Alabama
Pike County, Alabama
1850
1850
Age 16
John C Shields resided here in Pike, Alabama, USA
Pike, Alabama, USA
1862
2 January 1862
Age 28
Death of John C Shields in Clarksville Female Academy Cemetery Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
Clarksville Female Academy Cemetery Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
1862
02 Jan 1862
Age 28
Death of John C Shields in Clarksville, Montgomery Co, TN
Clarksville, Montgomery Co, TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: Pike County, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas; Series Number: M323; Roll: 319
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Pike, Alabama; Roll: M432_13; Page: 167B; Image: 336

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Pike, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Pike, Alabama; Roll: M432_13; Page: 167B; Image: 336

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 January 1862
    Event Place: Clarksville Female Academy Cemetery Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Jan 1862
    Event Place: Clarksville, Montgomery Co, TN

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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