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Martha C. Shields 1854 – 1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1854

Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee

Death Date: 16 Jul 1889

Death Location: Sevier, Tennessee

Father: Jesse Shields

Mother: Mary Spurgeon

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1854, Martha C. Shields entered the world in Sevier, Tennessee, born to Jesse William Shields and Mary Ann Spurgeon. Martha C. Shields passed away in 1889 in Sevier, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1854, Martha C. Shields entered the world in Sevier, Tennessee, born to Jesse William Shields and Mary Ann Spurgeon.
  • Martha C. Shields passed away in 1889 in Sevier, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Shields
1820 – 1869
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
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Mary Spurgeon
1834 – 1911
Birth Location: Wilhite, Sevier, Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Shields's Ancestors

Self
Martha Shields
1854 – 1889
Birth Place: Sevier, Tennessee
Parents
Jesse William Shields
1820 – 1869
Sevier, Tennessee
Mary (Ann) Spurgeon
1834 – 1911
Wilhite, Sevier, Tennessee
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1854
20 Jul 1854
Birth of Martha C. Shields in Sevier, Tennessee
Sevier, Tennessee
1889
16 Jul 1889
Age 35
Death of Martha C. Shields in Sevier, Tennessee
Sevier, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1889
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1854
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee
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