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Rufus George Shields 1910–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: June 4, 1910

Birth Location: Sharon, Noble County, Ohio

Death Date: March 7, 1971

Death Location: Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio

Father: Okey Shields

Mother: Elsie Wiley

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Rufus George Shields was born in 1910 in Sharon, Noble County, Ohio, the child of Okey Owen Shields And Elsie Olive Wiley. Rufus George Shields passed away in 1971 in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio.

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Biography

  • Rufus George Shields was born in 1910 in Sharon, Noble County, Ohio, the child of Okey Owen Shields And Elsie Olive Wiley.
  • Rufus George Shields passed away in 1971 in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio.

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Rufus Shields's Ancestors

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Rufus Shields
1910–1971
Birth Place: Sharon, Noble County, Ohio
Parents
Okey Owen Shields
1885–1965
Noble County, Ohio
Elsie (Olive) Wiley
1888–1923
Sharon, Noble County, Ohio
Grandparents
George (W.) Shields
1855–1918
Ohio
Sarah (Adaline "Ada" "Addie") Dyer
1850–1923
Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Shields
1809–1891
Mary Lowman
1814–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Shields
1786–1848
Mary Cunningham
1788–1871

Rufus Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1910
June 4, 1910
Birth of Rufus George Shields in Sharon, Noble County, Ohio
Sharon, Noble County, Ohio
1971
March 7, 1971
Age 61
Death of Rufus George Shields in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio
Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: June 4, 1910
    Event Place: Sharon, Noble County, Ohio

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 7, 1971
    Event Place: Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio

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