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Rebecca Amanda Shields 1842–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Oct 1842

Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 13 Feb 1917

Death Location: Effingham, Illinois, USA

Father: Ezekiel Shields

Mother: Frances Shields

Spouse(s): Corneilous None

Children(s): James Lancaster, Christopher Lancaster, Flora Lancaster, Maude Lancaster

Rebecca Amanda Shields was born in 1842 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA, the child of Ezekiel Monroe Shields And Frances Shields. Rebecca Amanda Shields married Corneilous, and had children including Christopher Columbus Lancaster, Flora Alice Lancaster, James Walter Lancaster, Maude Lee Lancaster. Rebecca Amanda Shields passed away in 1917 in Effingham, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Amanda Shields was born in 1842 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA, the child of Ezekiel Monroe Shields And Frances Shields.
  • Rebecca Amanda Shields married Corneilous, and had children including Christopher Columbus Lancaster, Flora Alice Lancaster, James Walter Lancaster, Maude Lee Lancaster.
  • Rebecca Amanda Shields passed away in 1917 in Effingham, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ezekiel Shields
1819–1863
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
ES
Frances Shields
1817–1901
Birth Location: North Carolina
FS

Spouses(s)

Corneilous None
1841–1926
Birth Location: Guilford, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

James Lancaster
1863–1944
Birth Location: South Carolina
JL
Christopher Lancaster
1866–1936
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
CL
Flora Lancaster
1870–1936
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
FL
Maude Lancaster
1877–1966
Birth Location: –
ML

Rebecca Shields's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Shields
1842–1917
Birth Place: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Ezekiel Monroe Shields
1819–1863
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Frances Shields
1817–1901
North Carolina
Grandparents
John Shields
1775–1856
Rowan County, North Carolina USA
Martha Haisley
1780–1800
Great-Grandparents
Abel Shields
1748–1833
Grace Freeman
1750–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shields
1719–1784
Mary Chipman
1725–1756
John Freeman
1720–1784
Sarah Outlaw
1722–1778

Rebecca Shields's Descendants

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Rebecca (Amanda) Shields (01 Oct 1842–13 Feb 1917) m. Corneilous (25 May 1841–14 Dec 1926)
  1. 1. James (Walter) Lancaster 1863–1944 m. Rebecca (Frances) Tipsword 1864–1942
    1. 1. Omar (Troy) Lancaster 1886–1911
    2. 2. William (Frederick) Lancaster 1889–
      1. 1. Marilyn (Hope) Lancaster 1923–
    3. 3. Goldie (Marie) Lancaster 1899–1936
      1. 1. Fern Julius 1919– m. Gerald Anderson 1915–
    4. 4. Harrison (Cleveland) Lancaster 1892–1928
      1. 1. Ryley Lancaster 1916–
      2. 2. Merle Lancaster 1914–
    5. 5. Pren (Thomas) Lancaster 1894– m. Lucy (Almeda) Dial 1900–
      1. 1. Omer (Thomas) Lancaster 1920–
      2. 2. Vesper (Dean) Lancaster 1921– m. Ceclia Corredato 1923–
      3. 3. Don (Dial) Lancaster 1924–
    6. 6. Dimmie (Dale) Lancaster 1902– m. Samuel (Perry) Love 1901–
    7. 7. Mamie (Frances) Lancaster 1909– m. Leslie (Robert) Cross 1904–
    8. 8. Bessie (Florene) Lancaster 1897–1898
    9. 9. Robert (Leroy) Lancaster 1888–
      1. 1. Dorothy (Mary) Lancaster 1919–
      2. 2. Forest (Lane) Lancaster 1913– m. Wilma (Bee) Conley 1913–
      3. 3. Mildred Lancaster 1916–
      4. 4. Wilbur (Thomas) Lancaster 1914–
      5. 5. Ralph (Edward) Lancaster 1912– m. Vera (Louise) Conley 1915–
    10. 10. Flossie (Alice) Lancaster 1905– m. Jesse (William) Baker 1900– m. Charles (C.) Gatton 1896–1954 m. Harold (Leo) Reineke 1896–
      1. 1. Helen (Irene) Baker 1923–
      2. 2. Walter (Leon) Baker 1925–
      3. 3. Becky (Lou) Gatton 1934–1936
  2. 2. Christopher (Columbus) Lancaster 1866–1936 m. Ida (Maude) Corwin 1869–1944
    1. 1. William (Glen) Lancaster 1899–1958 m. Jewell (Sadie) Ross 1901–1922
      1. 1. Wilma (Fern) Lancaster 1919–1960
    2. 2. Elma (Jean) Lancaster 1903–1906
    3. 3. Thelma (Dean) Lancaster 1911–
      1. 1. Melba (Delores) Chastain 1936–1938
    4. 4. Carrie (Fern) Lancaster 1895– m. Grover (Lee) Weaver –1941
      1. 1. Elaine Weaver 1914–
      2. 2. Edward (Lee) Weaver 1914–
    5. 5. Neota (Frances) Lancaster 1900– m. William (Floyd) Chastain 1900–1966
      1. 1. Hazel (Jewell) Chastain 1923– m. Phillip Byers 1920–
    6. 6. Ada (Alice) Lancaster 1891–1919
      1. 1. Elma (Darlene) Kirby 1917– m. Edward (Carl) Daven 1915–
      2. 2. Glen (Anthony) Kirby 1913– m. Effie (Marie) Bitticks 1916–
    7. 7. Lawrence (Riley) Lancaster 1905– m. Cecil Dyer 1905–
    8. 8. Oleda (Ethel) Lancaster 1890– m. John (Wesley) Parker –1965
      1. 1. Ida (Mildred) Parker 1915– m. Lynn Devoe 1915–
      2. 2. Merril (William) Parker 1914–
      3. 3. Marion (Edward) Parker 1925–
      4. 4. Melvin (Riley) Parker 1926–1952
  3. 3. Flora (Alice) Lancaster 1870–1936 m. Wilburn (Augustus) Devore 1868–1936
    1. 1. Alma (Dereatha) Devore 1900– m. Perry Tankersley 1895–
    2. 2. Vera (Lucille) Devore 1904– m. George (Templeton) Anderson 1895–
    3. 3. Leona (Alice) Devore 1896–1907
    4. 4. Fern (Odessel) Devore 1894–1915
    5. 5. Von (Oda) Devore 1898–1963
    6. 6. Clella (Maude) Devore 1902–
      1. 1. Billy (Gene) Uffelman 1927–1927
    7. 7. Russell Devore 1907– m. Lenna Finley 1911–
  4. 4. Maude (Lee) Lancaster 1877–1966 m. Herman (Christorph) Krueger 1863–1943
    1. 1. Leonard (Lefonda) Krueger 1907– m. Reba (Letha) Shrake 1910–
    2. 2. Lester (Thurman) Krueger 1915–

Rebecca Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1842
01 Oct 1842
Birth of Rebecca Amanda Shields in Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1917
13 Feb 1917
Age 75
Death of Rebecca Amanda Shields in Effingham, Illinois, USA
Effingham, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Oct 1842
    Event Place: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Database online.
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Database online.
    [3] shields10feb2002_GED.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 05 Feb 2002
    Record Source: shields10feb2002_GED.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1917
    Event Place: Effingham, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: shields10feb2002_GED.FTW
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