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Richard Jordon Shields 1855–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 November 1855

Birth Location: Mexico

Death Date: 1916

Death Location: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Shields

Mother: Sarah Sampson

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The story of Richard Jordon Shields began in 1855 in Mexico. Richard Jordon Shields passed away in 1916 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Jordon Shields began in 1855 in Mexico.
  • Richard Jordon Shields passed away in 1916 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Richard Shields's Ancestors

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Richard Shields
1855–1916
Birth Place: Mexico
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Shields
1838–1906
South Carolina, United States of America
Sarah (Sally) Sampson
1832–1915
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
William (Bryant) Shields
1786–1877
North Carolina, United States
Mary (Lumpkins) Ramsey
1818–1901
St Louis, Missouri, USA
Peter Sansom
1791–1850
Jasper, Georgia, USA
Ella (Suspected) Slave
1808–
Alabama (Alabama City), Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Shields
1739–1794
Francina Bayard
1739–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1855
29 November 1855
Birth of Richard Jordon Shields in Mexico
Mexico
1916
1916
Age 61
Death of Richard Jordon Shields in Bexar, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America
Bexar, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 November 1855
    Event Place: Mexico
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: Bexar, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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