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Leah Davis Shields 1819–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 December 1819

Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 1 January 1874

Death Location: Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN

Father: William Davis

Mother: Leah (Davis)

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Leah Davis Shields was born in 1819 in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of William Davis And Leah Smith Davis. Leah Davis Shields passed away in 1874 in Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN.

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Biography

  • Leah Davis Shields was born in 1819 in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of William Davis And Leah Smith Davis.
  • Leah Davis Shields passed away in 1874 in Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN.

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Leah Shields's Ancestors

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Leah Shields
1819–1874
Birth Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
William Davis
1778–1849
Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Leah (Smith) (Davis)
1781–1857
Greensboro, Orleans, Vermont, United States
Grandparents
Thompson (Smith) Sr
1750–1821
Sussex, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
Rachel (Mollie Briles or Broyles) 6xGGM
1749–1815
Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Rev. 6GGf
1710–1797
Rachel Parke
1714–1753
Conrad Broyles
1709–1784
Margaret Rush
1718–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1676–1757
Sarah Smith
1675–1756
Johannes Breÿhel
1679–1733
Ursala Ruop
1680–1744
Johann (Rush)
1702–1750
Marie Alberts
1701–1764

Leah Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1819
31 December 1819
Birth of Leah Davis Shields in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America
1874
1 January 1874
Age 55
Death of Leah Davis Shields in Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN
Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 December 1819
    Event Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 January 1874
    Event Place: Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN

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