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Nancy Ann Shields 1853 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1853

Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 2 Jan 1920

Death Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

Father: Richard Shields

Mother: Lydia Melton

Spouse(s): Shelby Nanney

Children(s): Docia Nanney, Benjamin Nanney, Ren Nanney

In 1853, Nancy Ann Shields entered the world in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA, born to Richard Foy Shields and Lydia Ann Melton. Nancy Ann Shields married Shelby Mays Nanney, and had children including Docia Mead Nanney, Benjamin Jackson Nanney, Ren Franklin Nanney. Nancy Ann Shields passed away in 1920 in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1853, Nancy Ann Shields entered the world in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA, born to Richard Foy Shields and Lydia Ann Melton.
  • Nancy Ann Shields married Shelby Mays Nanney, and had children including Docia Mead Nanney, Benjamin Jackson Nanney, Ren Franklin Nanney.
  • Nancy Ann Shields passed away in 1920 in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Shields
1833 – 1894
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Lydia Melton
1831 – 1914
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Shelby Nanney
1857 – 1939
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

Docia Nanney
1893 – 1975
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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Benjamin Nanney
1895 – 1947
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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Ren Nanney
1898 – 1987
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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Nancy Shields's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Shields
1853 – 1920
Birth Place: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Richard Foy Shields
1833 – 1894
Alabama, USA
Lydia (Ann) Melton
1831 – 1914
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Robert Melton
1805 – 1871
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Anna Sheffield
1807 – 1886
Moore, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Everett Sheffield
1790 – 1860
Susanna Hare
1787 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sheffield
1764 – 1825
Sallie Diffee
1766 – 1858

Nancy Shields's Descendants

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Nancy (Ann) Shields (11 Oct 1853 – 2 Jan 1920) m. Shelby (Mays) Nanney (10 Aug 1857 – 31 Oct 1939)
  1. 1. Docia (Mead) Nanney (2 May 1893 – 29 May 1975) m. Jessie (Lee) Hare (25 Mar 1890 – 18 Mar 1964)
    1. 1. Tarlie Hare (3 Jun 1920 – ) m. Elmer McCombs (2 Jun 1922 – 9 May 1964)
  2. 2. Benjamin (Jackson) Nanney (13 Aug 1895 – 1947) m. Beadie Gray (1894 – 1958)
    1. 1. Leonard (G) Nanney (23 Dec 1924 – 22 Aug 1998)
    2. 2. Jewell Nanney (28 Sep 1926 – 13 Apr 2006)
    3. 3. Dorothy Nanney (16 Feb 1929 – 14 Nov 1995)
  3. 3. Ren (Franklin) Nanney (13 Mar 1898 – 28 Jul 1987) m. Edna Loden (15 Dec 1897 – 8 Aug 1986)
    1. 1. Flora (Ruth) Nanney (1921 – ) m. Charles (Milam) Coggins (5 Oct 1921 – 2 Jan 1976)

Nancy Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1853
11 Oct 1853
Birth of Nancy Ann Shields in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
1920
2 Jan 1920
Age 67
Death of Nancy Ann Shields in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1853
    Event Place: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1920
    Event Place: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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