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Joseph L. Shields 1897–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1897

Birth Location: Iowa

Death Date: 31 Oct 1956

Death Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Harvey Shields

Mother: Nancy Dunbar

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Joseph L. Shields was born in 1897 in Iowa, the child of Harvey Washington Shields And Nancy Catherine Dunbar. In 1910, Joseph L. Shields resided in Saline, Alfalfa, Oklahoma. In 1920, Joseph L. Shields resided in Ware, Grant, Oklahoma. Joseph L. Shields passed away in 1956 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph L. Shields was born in 1897 in Iowa, the child of Harvey Washington Shields And Nancy Catherine Dunbar.
  • In 1910, Joseph L. Shields resided in Saline, Alfalfa, Oklahoma.
  • In 1920, Joseph L. Shields resided in Ware, Grant, Oklahoma.
  • Joseph L. Shields passed away in 1956 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA.

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Joseph Shields's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Shields
1897–1956
Birth Place: Iowa
Parents
Harvey Washington Shields
1856–1947
Illinois
Nancy (Catherine) Dunbar
1857–1935
Decatur County, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Robert Shields
1809–1885
Near Knoxville Tennesse
Lavina Smith
1818–1908
Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Shields
1775–1819
Mary Veatch
1783–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Shields
1749–1802
Nancy Stockton
1745–1808
Nathan Veatch
1752–1829
Elizabeth Craig
1756–1833

Joseph Shields's Timeline

4 Records

1897
1897
Birth of Joseph L. Shields in Iowa
Iowa
1910
1910
Age 13
Joseph L. Shields resided here in Saline, Alfalfa, Oklahoma
Saline, Alfalfa, Oklahoma
1920
1920
Age 23
Joseph L. Shields resided here in Ware, Grant, Oklahoma
Ware, Grant, Oklahoma
1956
31 Oct 1956
Age 59
Death of Joseph L. Shields in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1897
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ware, Grant, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1460; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 92; Image: 948.
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Saline, Alfalfa, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1242; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 876.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Saline, Alfalfa, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Saline, Alfalfa, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1242; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 876.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ware, Grant, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ware, Grant, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1460; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 92; Image: 948.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1956
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA

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