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Robert Shanklin Fields 1917–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1917

Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 February 1983

Death Location: Martinsville, Virginia, USA

Father: Robert Fields

Mother: Rhoda Salyer

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Robert Shanklin Fields was born in 1917 in Russell County, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert L Fields And Rhoda Estelle Salyer. In 1910, Robert Shanklin Fields resided in Cooper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA. Robert Shanklin Fields married Violet Bevins. Robert Shanklin Fields passed away in 1983 in Martinsville, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Shanklin Fields was born in 1917 in Russell County, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert L Fields And Rhoda Estelle Salyer.
  • In 1910, Robert Shanklin Fields resided in Cooper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA.
  • Robert Shanklin Fields married Violet Bevins.
  • Robert Shanklin Fields passed away in 1983 in Martinsville, Virginia, USA.

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Robert Fields's Ancestors

Self
Robert Fields
1917–1983
Birth Place: Russell County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert L. Fields
1875–1952
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Rhoda (Estelle) Salyer
1889–1960
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Alexander) Ferguson
1838–
Virginia
Rebecca (Jane) Fields
1842–1910
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Robert (Shanklin) Salyer
1825–1881
Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia
Lydia Salyer
1839–1910
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Reese Fields
1796–1866
Elizabeth Monk
1799–1872
Samuel Sr
1787–1876
Sarah Castle
1788–1876
David Salyer
1815–1854
Malinda Castle
1815–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph *
1767–1823
Elizabeth ^
1776–
William *
1763–1834
Frances *
1765–1843
Zachariah Jr.
1765–1845
Mary Saylor
1769–1835
Samuel Sr
1787–1876
Sarah Castle
1788–1876

Robert Fields's Timeline

3 Records

1910
1910
Robert Shanklin Fields resided here in Cooper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
Cooper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
1917
11 May 1917
Birth of Robert Shanklin Fields in Russell County, Virginia, USA
Russell County, Virginia, USA
1983
26 February 1983
Age 66
Death of Robert Shanklin Fields in Stanleytown, Henry, Virginia, USA
Stanleytown, Henry, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1917
    Event Place: Russell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 231-48-6204; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: 1955
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records
    [3] Virginia, Death Records
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cooper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 February 1983
    Event Place: Stanleytown, Henry, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 231-48-6204; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: 1955
    [2] Virginia, Death Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Martinsville, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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