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Joseph Lee Shields 1885–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Nov 1885

Birth Location: Caddo, Stephens, Texas, USA

Death Date: 9 Mar 1962

Death Location: La Jara, Conejos County, Colorado, United States of America

Father: Joseph Shields

Mother: Polly Ritchey

Spouse(s): Sarah Chick

Children(s): Addie Shields, Josie Shields, Woodrow Shields

In 1885, Joseph Lee Shields entered the world in Caddo, Stephens, Texas, USA, born to Joseph Hagerman Shields And Polly Ann Ritchey. Joseph Lee Shields married Sarah Elizabeth Chick, and had children including Addie Bee Shields, Josie Ethel Shields, Woodrow Wilson Shields. Joseph Lee Shields passed away in 1962 in La Jara, Conejos County, Colorado, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1885, Joseph Lee Shields entered the world in Caddo, Stephens, Texas, USA, born to Joseph Hagerman Shields And Polly Ann Ritchey.
  • Joseph Lee Shields married Sarah Elizabeth Chick, and had children including Addie Bee Shields, Josie Ethel Shields, Woodrow Wilson Shields.
  • Joseph Lee Shields passed away in 1962 in La Jara, Conejos County, Colorado, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Shields
1852–1926
Birth Location: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Polly Ritchey
1860–1951
Birth Location: Hunt, Texas, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Chick
1894–1932
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Children(s)

Addie Shields
1912–1968
Birth Location: Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, USA
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Josie Shields
1915–2004
Birth Location: Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, USA
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Woodrow Shields
1917–1986
Birth Location: Mineral Wells, Texas, USA
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Joseph Shields's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Shields
1885–1962
Birth Place: Caddo, Stephens, Texas, USA
Parents
Joseph Hagerman Shields
1852–1926
Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
Polly (Ann) Ritchey
1860–1951
Hunt, Texas, United States
Grandparents
William (Mason Romaine) Ritchey
1819–1901
Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA
Marilda (Emerald) Brummett
1833–1870
Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Great-Grandparents
Dr. Ritchie
1795–1823
Rebecca Garner
1797–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Ritchey
1748–1821
Mary SIMPSON
1743–1821

Joseph Shields's Descendants

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Joseph (Lee) Shields (12 Nov 1885–9 Mar 1962) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Chick (16 Sep 1894–05 Feb 1932)
  1. 1. Addie (Bee) Shields 1912–1968
  2. 2. Josie (Ethel) Shields 1915–2004
  3. 3. Woodrow (Wilson) Shields 1917–1986 m. Buddie (Bell) Foster 1917–2009
    1. 1. David (Raymond) Shields 1937–2014

Joseph Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1885
12 Nov 1885
Birth of Joseph Lee Shields in Caddo, Stephens, Texas, USA
Caddo, Stephens, Texas, USA
1962
9 Mar 1962
Age 77
Death of Joseph Lee Shields in La Jara, Conejos, Colorado, USA
La Jara, Conejos, Colorado, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1885
    Event Place: Caddo, Stephens, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1962
    Event Place: La Jara, Conejos, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: La Jara, Conejos County, Colorado, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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