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Richard S Shields 1794–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1794

Birth Location: Sevier Co, TN

Death Date: 31 Mar 1865

Death Location: Sevier Co, TN

Father: Robert Shields

Mother: Sabra White

Spouse(s): Susanna Thurman

Children(s): John Shields

Richard S Shields was born in 1794 in Sevier Co, TN, the child of Robert Shields And Sabra White. Richard S Shields married Susanna Thurman, and had children including John Tipton Jack Shields. Richard S Shields passed away in 1865 in Sevier Co, TN.

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Biography

  • Richard S Shields was born in 1794 in Sevier Co, TN, the child of Robert Shields And Sabra White.
  • Richard S Shields married Susanna Thurman, and had children including John Tipton Jack Shields.
  • Richard S Shields passed away in 1865 in Sevier Co, TN.

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Richard Shields's Ancestors

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Richard Shields
1794–1865
Birth Place: Sevier Co, TN
Parents
Robert Shields
1772–1835
Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Sabra White
1774–
Grandparents
Robert Shields
1749–1802
Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA
Nancy Stockton
1745–1805
VA
Great-Grandparents
John Shields
1709–1772
Margaret Perry
1710–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Shields
1668–1741
Jeanette Parker
1670–1750

Richard Shields's Descendants

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Richard (S) Shields (25 Sep 1794–31 Mar 1865) m. Susanna Thurman (12 Mar 1801–1841)
  1. 1. John (Tipton 'Jack') Shields 1825–1907 m. Margaret (Quintana) Hill 1827–1878

Richard Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1794
25 Sep 1794
Birth of Richard S Shields in Sevier Co, TN
Sevier Co, TN
1865
31 Mar 1865
Age 71
Death of Richard S Shields in Sevier Co, TN
Sevier Co, TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1794
    Event Place: Sevier Co, TN
    Record Source: shields10feb2002_GED.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1865
    Event Place: Sevier Co, TN
    Record Source: shields10feb2002_GED.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sevier Co, TN
    Record Source: shields10feb2002_GED.FTW

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