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Rebecca Amanda Shields 1842–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 OCT 1842

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 13 FEB 1917

Death Location: Beecher City, Effingham, Illinois

Father: Ezekiel Shields

Mother: Frances White

Spouse(s): Corneilous Lancaster

Children(s): Maud Lancaster

Rebecca Amanda Shields was born in 1842 in North Carolina, the child of Ezekiel Monroe Shields And Frances E White. In 1900, Rebecca Amanda Shields resided in Shumway & Beecher City Villages, Effingham, Illino. Rebecca Amanda Shields married Corneilous L Lancaster, and had children including Maud L Lancaster. Rebecca Amanda Shields passed away in 1917 in Beecher City, Effingham, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Amanda Shields was born in 1842 in North Carolina, the child of Ezekiel Monroe Shields And Frances E White.
  • In 1900, Rebecca Amanda Shields resided in Shumway & Beecher City Villages, Effingham, Illino.
  • Rebecca Amanda Shields married Corneilous L Lancaster, and had children including Maud L Lancaster.
  • Rebecca Amanda Shields passed away in 1917 in Beecher City, Effingham, Illinois.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Rebecca Shields's Ancestors

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Rebecca Shields
1842–1917
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Ezekiel Monroe Shields
1819–1863
North Carolina
Frances (E) White
1818–1901
North Carolina
Grandparents
John Shields
1775–1856
North Carolina
Martha Haisley
1780–1850
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Abel Shields
1747–1833
Grace Freeman
1750–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shields
1719–1784
Mary Chipman
1725–1800

Rebecca Shields's Descendants

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Rebecca (Amanda) Shields (1 OCT 1842–13 FEB 1917) m. Corneilous (L.) Lancaster (May 1841–)
  1. 1. Maud (L) Lancaster 1877–

Rebecca Shields's Timeline

3 Records

1842
1 OCT 1842
Birth of Rebecca Amanda Shields in North Carolina
North Carolina
1900
1900
Age 58
Rebecca Amanda Shields resided here in Shumway & Beecher City Villages, Effingham, Illinois
Shumway & Beecher City Villages, Effingham, Illinois
1917
13 FEB 1917
Age 75
Death of Rebecca Amanda Shields in Beecher City, Effingham, Illinois
Beecher City, Effingham, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 OCT 1842
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Liberty, Effingham, Illinois; Roll: T623_299; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 78.
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8821.405; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of IL
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8821.405; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Shumway & Beecher City Villages, Effingham, Illinois
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Liberty, Effingham, Illinois; Roll: T623_299; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 78.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 FEB 1917
    Event Place: Beecher City, Effingham, Illinois

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