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Richard Harrison Shields 1805–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1805

Birth Location: Servier, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 5 May 1873

Death Location: Cades Cove, Blount, Tennessee, USA

Father: Robert Shields

Mother: Margaret Emert

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In 1805, Richard Harrison Shields entered the world in Servier, Tennessee, USA, born to Robert Shields And Margaret Emert. Richard Harrison Shields passed away in 1873 in Cades Cove, Blount, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1805, Richard Harrison Shields entered the world in Servier, Tennessee, USA, born to Robert Shields And Margaret Emert.
  • Richard Harrison Shields passed away in 1873 in Cades Cove, Blount, Tennessee, USA.

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Richard Shields's Ancestors

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Richard Shields
1805–1873
Birth Place: Servier, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Robert Shields
1784–1850
Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Margaret Emert
1788–1862
Middle Creek, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Matilda ("Maude") Arnett
1765–1820
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Johan (Frederick) Emert
1754–1829
Richmond, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Anna (Barbara "Knight") Neidig
1755–1842
Berks, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Arnett
1737–1808
Sarah Steele
1729–1817
Johan Emert
1716–1796
Eva Graff
1713–1780
Daniel Neidig
1725–1778
Anna Ruhl
1732–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Arnott
1716–1770
Ruth Nicoll
1704–1769
Capt. Sr.
1712–1790
Martha Fulton
1713–1760
Johann Emmert
1689–1732
Anna Aich
1693–1744
Conrad Kamm
1689–1752
Anna Catharina
1695–1752
Joerg Neidig
1706–1728
Anna Mergenthaler
1706–1738
Johan Ruhl
1694–1748
Anna (Klapp)
1702–1748

Richard Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1805
1805
Birth of Richard Harrison Shields in Servier, Tennessee, USA
Servier, Tennessee, USA
1873
5 May 1873
Age 68
Death of Richard Harrison Shields in Cades Cove, Blount, Tennessee, USA
Cades Cove, Blount, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Servier, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1873
    Event Place: Cades Cove, Blount, Tennessee, USA

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