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Melvin Hoyt Shields 1922–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1922

Birth Location: Georgia, USA

Death Date: 10 Nov 1951

Death Location: Washington, USA

Father: Samuel Shields

Mother: Chelsea Adams

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Melvin Hoyt Shields was born in 1922 in Georgia, USA, the child of Samuel Monroe Shields And Chelsea Rosella Adams. Melvin Hoyt Shields passed away in 1951 in Washington, USA.

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Biography

  • Melvin Hoyt Shields was born in 1922 in Georgia, USA, the child of Samuel Monroe Shields And Chelsea Rosella Adams.
  • Melvin Hoyt Shields passed away in 1951 in Washington, USA.

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Melvin Shields's Ancestors

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Melvin Shields
1922–1951
Birth Place: Georgia, USA
Parents
Samuel Monroe Shields
1887–1940
Walker County, Georgia, USA
Chelsea (Rosella) Adams
1895–1985
Cherokee Co., Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William (Salathiel "Lathiel") Adams*
1863–1949
Roswell, Cobb, Geogia, USA
Marilla Cagle*
1866–1960
Dunwoody, De Kalb, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Salathiel Adams
1838–1863
Anna Ball
1838–1915
Daniel *
1839–1916
Calista Whitley*
1835–1921
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Salathiel *
1799–1862
William Cagle
1803–1908
Roseana Jett
1814–1880

Melvin Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1922
7 Jul 1922
Birth of Melvin Hoyt Shields in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1951
10 Nov 1951
Age 29
Death of Melvin Hoyt Shields in Washington, USA
Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1922
    Event Place: Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1951
    Event Place: Washington, USA

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