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Roy Fletcher Shields 1902–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Nov 1902

Birth Location: Boxville, Union Co, Ky

Death Date: 02 Mar 1920

Death Location: Brownsville, Cameron Co, Tx ( Army)

Father: * Shields

Mother: Rosa Devine

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Roy Fletcher Shields was born in 1902 in Boxville, Union Co, Ky, the child of Van Bristo Shields And Rosa Lee Devine. In 1910, Roy Fletcher Shields resided in Magisterial District 1, Union, Kentucky, USA. Roy Fletcher Shields passed away in 1920 in Brownsville, Cameron Co, Tx ( Army).

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Biography

  • Roy Fletcher Shields was born in 1902 in Boxville, Union Co, Ky, the child of Van Bristo Shields And Rosa Lee Devine.
  • In 1910, Roy Fletcher Shields resided in Magisterial District 1, Union, Kentucky, USA.
  • Roy Fletcher Shields passed away in 1920 in Brownsville, Cameron Co, Tx ( Army).

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Roy Shields's Ancestors

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Roy Shields
1902–1920
Birth Place: Boxville, Union Co, Ky
Parents
* Van Bristo Shields
1883–1953
Union County, Kentucky, USA
Rosa (Lee) Devine
1883–1911
Boxville (Union Co,) KY ----------- Book 6
Grandparents
William (Henry Harrison) Shields
1840–1920
Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky, United States
* (Elizabeth Ann) Miller
1842–1915
Missouri ,USA
John (Thomas) Devine
1859–1955
Halifax, Allen County, Kentucky, USA
Luan ("Allen") Williams
1860–1950
Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Williiam Shields
1805–1888
Mary Haney
1807–
Mary Rigsby
1825–1874
Lemuel Devine
1824–1905
Martha Meredith
1827–1903
John Williams
1839–1917
Nancy MILLER
1844–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Devine
1801–1849
Susan *
1806–1849

Roy Shields's Timeline

3 Records

1902
30 Nov 1902
Birth of Roy Fletcher Shields in Boxville, Union Co, Ky
Boxville, Union Co, Ky
1910
1910
Age 8
Roy Fletcher Shields resided here in Magisterial District 1, Union, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial District 1, Union, Kentucky, USA
1920
02 Mar 1920
Age 18
Death of Roy Fletcher Shields in Brownsville, Cameron Co, Tx ( Army)
Brownsville, Cameron Co, Tx ( Army)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1902
    Event Place: Boxville, Union Co, Ky
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Magisterial District 1, Union, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Mar 1920
    Event Place: Brownsville, Cameron Co, Tx ( Army)
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

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