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Ray Franklin Shields 1937–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1937

Birth Location: Waxhaw, Union County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 25 June 2010

Death Location: Waxhaw, Union County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Mantlas Shields

Mother: Virgie Shields

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In 1937, Ray Franklin Shields entered the world in Waxhaw, Union County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to Mantlas Canard Shields And Virgie Lee Helms Shields. Ray Franklin Shields married Virginia Tarleton, and had children including Penny Diana Shields. Ray Franklin Shields passed away in 2010 in Waxhaw, Union County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1937, Ray Franklin Shields entered the world in Waxhaw, Union County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to Mantlas Canard Shields And Virgie Lee Helms Shields.
  • Ray Franklin Shields married Virginia Tarleton, and had children including Penny Diana Shields.
  • Ray Franklin Shields passed away in 2010 in Waxhaw, Union County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Ray Shields's Ancestors

Self
Ray Shields
1937–2010
Birth Place: Waxhaw, Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Mantlas Canard Shields
1912–1962
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
Virgie (Lee Helms) Shields
1915–1982
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William (Franklin) Shields
1882–1973
Virginia
Virgie (Bell Craig) Shields
1890–1979
Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
Arthur (Wilson Helms) Sr
1895–1962
United States of America
Fannie (Odessa) Lane
1898–1973
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Craig
1841–1891
Jane Craig
1846–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Owens
1824–1856
Elizabeth Seahorn
1825–

Ray Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1937
28 May 1937
Birth of Ray Franklin Shields in Waxhaw, Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
Waxhaw, Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
2010
25 June 2010
Age 73
Death of Ray Franklin Shields in Waxhaw, Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
Waxhaw, Union County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1937
    Event Place: Waxhaw, Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 June 2010
    Event Place: Waxhaw, Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Waxhaw, Union County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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