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Martha Janet Shields 1791–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1791

Birth Location: Sevier Co. Tennessee

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Harrison County, Indiana, USA

Father: John Shields

Mother:

Spouse(s): John Tipton

Children(s): Spear Tipton, Matilda Tipton, William Tipton, Joshua Tipton

Martha Janet Shields was born in 1791 in Sevier Co. Tennessee, the child of John Shields And Nancy White. Martha Janet Shields married John Tipton, and had children including Joshua Tipton, Matilda Tipton, Spear Spencer Tipton, William Henry Harrison Tipton. Martha Janet Shields passed away in 1850 in Harrison County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha Janet Shields was born in 1791 in Sevier Co. Tennessee, the child of John Shields And Nancy White.
  • Martha Janet Shields married John Tipton, and had children including Joshua Tipton, Matilda Tipton, Spear Spencer Tipton, William Henry Harrison Tipton.
  • Martha Janet Shields passed away in 1850 in Harrison County, Indiana, USA.

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Children(s)

Martha Shields's Ancestors

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Martha Shields
1791–1850
Birth Place: Sevier Co. Tennessee
Parents
John Shields
1769–1809
Harrisonburg, Augusta County, Virginia
Grandparents
Robert Shields
1749–1802
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Nancy Stockton
1745–1808
Albemarle Co, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Shields
1709–1772
Margaret Perry
1710–1760
Richard Stockton
1710–1775
Agnes Anthony
1710–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Shields
1668–1741
Jeanette Parker
1670–1750
Davis Stockton
1686–1769
Sarah Gudylouch
1682–1800

Martha Shields's Descendants

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Martha (Janet) Shields (1791–1850) m. John Tipton (14 AUG 1786–5 APR 1839)
  1. 1. Spear (Spencer) Tipton 1814–1847
  2. 2. Matilda Tipton 1811–1827
  3. 3. William (Henry Harrison) Tipton 1809–
  4. 4. Joshua Tipton 1808–

Martha Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1791
1791
Birth of Martha Janet Shields in Sevier Co. Tennessee
Sevier Co. Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 59
Death of Martha Janet Shields in Harrison Co. Indiana
Harrison Co. Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: Sevier Co. Tennessee
    Record Source: Web: Indiana, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: July 1817
    Event Place: Harrison Co. Indiana

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Harrison Co. Indiana
    Record Source: Web: Indiana, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Harrison County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Web: Indiana, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

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