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Lester G Shields 1903–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02/15/1903

Birth Location: Rinehart, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 08/01/1970

Death Location: Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA

Father: William Shields

Mother: Rutha Swiger

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Lester G Shields was born in 1903 in Rinehart, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA, the child of William Melvin Shields And Rutha Matilda Swiger. Lester G Shields passed away in 1970 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Lester G Shields was born in 1903 in Rinehart, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA, the child of William Melvin Shields And Rutha Matilda Swiger.
  • Lester G Shields passed away in 1970 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA.

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Lester Shields's Ancestors

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Lester Shields
1903–1970
Birth Place: Rinehart, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
William Melvin Shields
1877–1949
Brown, Harrison County West Virginia, USA
Rutha (Matilda) Swiger
1875–
Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Patrick (Elmore) Swiger
1837–1917
Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA
Emeline (Griffin) Robey
1842–1929
West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jeriah Swiger
1817–1882
Lucinda Haney
1815–1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopher Swiger
1750–1848
Ellenor Backus
1782–1860

Lester Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1903
02/15/1903
Birth of Lester G Shields in Rinehart, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Rinehart, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
1970
08/01/1970
Age 67
Death of Lester G Shields in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA
Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02151903
    Event Place: Rinehart, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08011970
    Event Place: Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA

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