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Martha Elizabeth Shields 1840 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1840

Birth Location: Alabama, United States

Death Date: Nov 1880

Death Location: Hopkins, Texas, United States

Father: James Shields

Mother: Harriet Tillery

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Children(s):

In 1840, Martha Elizabeth Shields entered the world in Alabama, United States, born to James Ellis Shields and Harriet Ann Tillery. Martha Elizabeth Shields passed away in 1880 in Hopkins, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1840, Martha Elizabeth Shields entered the world in Alabama, United States, born to James Ellis Shields and Harriet Ann Tillery.
  • Martha Elizabeth Shields passed away in 1880 in Hopkins, Texas, United States.

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Martha Shields's Ancestors

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Martha Shields
1840 – 1880
Birth Place: Alabama, United States
Parents
James Ellis Shields
1805 – 1854
Bullock, Alabama, United States or Georgia
Harriet (Ann) Tillery
1807 – 1880
Liberty, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
James (Ellis) Shields
1747 – 1837
South Carolina
Suzannah Bruce
1787 – 1850
Virginia, United States
William (Henry) Tillery
1773 – 1820
Culpeper County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bruce
1764 – 1854
Joshua Tillery
1745 – 1822
Susannah Ziglar
1746 – 1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Bruce
1740 – 1795
Margaret Sinnet
1740 – 1808
Johann Zeigler
1712 – 1757
Barbara Zimmerman
1718 – 1786

Martha Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1840
1840
Birth of Martha Elizabeth Shields in Alabama, United States
Alabama, United States
1880
Nov 1880
Age 40
Death of Martha Elizabeth Shields in Hopkins, Texas, United States
Hopkins, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1880
    Event Place: Hopkins, Texas, United States

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