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Joshua S 'Joseph' Shields 1843–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1843

Birth Location: Washington,Tennessee

Death Date: 13 Jun 1916

Death Location: Knoxville, Tennessee.

Father: Archibald SHIELDS

Mother: Mary HARTMAN

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The story of Joshua S 'Joseph' Shields began in 1843 in Washington,Tennessee. Joshua S 'Joseph' Shields passed away in 1916 in Knoxville, Tennessee..

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua S 'Joseph' Shields began in 1843 in Washington,Tennessee.
  • Joshua S 'Joseph' Shields passed away in 1916 in Knoxville, Tennessee..

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Joshua Shields's Ancestors

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Joshua Shields
1843–1916
Birth Place: Washington,Tennessee
Parents
Archibald L SHIELDS
1809–1859
Washington, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Margaret) HARTMAN
1815–1855
Washington, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
JOSEPH Shields
1760–1847
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
SARAH HARRISON
1769–1866
Greene, Tennessee, United States
John (H.) Hartman
1787–1860
Virginia, United States
Sarah Depew
1790–1864
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM Shields
1736–1791
Helen
1740–1792
Joseph Sr.
1753–1831
Mary Henley
1747–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shields
1709–1772
Margarette Perry
1710–1772
Johannes Hartman
1726–1788
Johanna Moses
1716–1773

Joshua Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1843
May 1843
Birth of Joshua S 'Joseph' Shields in Washington,Tennessee
Washington,Tennessee
1916
13 Jun 1916
Age 73
Death of Joshua S 'Joseph' Shields in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Knoxville, Tennessee.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1843
    Event Place: Washington,Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1916
    Event Place: Knoxville, Tennessee.

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