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Richard Westley Shields 1918–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 August 1918

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

Death Date: 30 December 1958

Death Location: Seneca, Newton County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: John Shields

Mother: Pearl Dale

Spouse(s): Lucille Holland

Children(s):

Richard Westley Shields was born in 1918 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America, the child of John Wesley Shields And Pearl Lee Dale. In 1956, Richard Westley Shields resided in Joplin, Missouri, USA. Richard Westley Shields married Lucille Jane Holland, and had children including Raymond E Shields. Richard Westley Shields passed away in 1958 in Seneca, Newton County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard Westley Shields was born in 1918 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America, the child of John Wesley Shields And Pearl Lee Dale.
  • In 1956, Richard Westley Shields resided in Joplin, Missouri, USA.
  • Richard Westley Shields married Lucille Jane Holland, and had children including Raymond E Shields.
  • Richard Westley Shields passed away in 1958 in Seneca, Newton County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Shields's Ancestors

Self
Richard Shields
1918–1958
Birth Place: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
John Wesley Shields
1894–1940
Bluejacket, Craig County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Pearl (Lee) Dale
1901–1994
Missouri
Grandparents
Jesse (Richard) Dale
1879–1940
Kansas
Dora Hollingsworth
1874–1912
Missouri, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Dale
1853–1928
Susan Bean
1854–1927
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Connor Bean
1819–1872
Nancy Husong
1821–1903

Richard Shields's Timeline

3 Records

1918
30 August 1918
Birth of Richard Westley Shields in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America
1956
1956
Age 38
Richard Westley Shields resided here in Joplin, Missouri, USA
Joplin, Missouri, USA
1958
30 December 1958
Age 40
Death of Richard Westley Shields in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America
Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 August 1918
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kansas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 351
    [2] Texas, Birth Certificates
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Joplin, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Galena, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kansas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 351

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 December 1958
    Event Place: Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Seneca, Newton County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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