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Sarah Helena Shields 1853–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1853

Birth Location: Atascosa County, Texas

Death Date: 1 Nov 1871

Death Location: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States

Father: Benjamin Shields

Mother: Sarah Shields

Spouse(s): Lafayette Robinson

Children(s): Sarah James

Sarah Helena Shields was born in 1853 in Atascosa County, Texas, the child of Benjamin Franklin Shields And Sarah Shields. Sarah Helena Shields married Lafayette Robinson, and had children including Charles W Robinson, Elizabeth Robinson Sehoelnaln, Sarah Ellen Helen Robinson James. Sarah Helena Shields passed away in 1871 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Sarah Helena Shields was born in 1853 in Atascosa County, Texas, the child of Benjamin Franklin Shields And Sarah Shields.
  • Sarah Helena Shields married Lafayette Robinson, and had children including Charles W Robinson, Elizabeth Robinson Sehoelnaln, Sarah Ellen Helen Robinson James.
  • Sarah Helena Shields passed away in 1871 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Shields's Ancestors

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Sarah Shields
1853–1871
Birth Place: Atascosa County, Texas
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Shields
1838–1906
South Carolina, United States of America
Sarah Shields
1842–1915
South Carolina
Grandparents
William (Bryant Shields) Sr
1786–1877
North Carolina, United States
Mary (L Bidding Ramsey) Shields
1818–1901
St Louis, Missouri, USA
Peter Sansom
1791–1850
Jasper County, Georgia, USA
Ella (Suspected) Slave
1808–
Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Shields
1766–1815
SusanPossible Edwards
1769–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Shields's Descendants

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Sarah (Helena) Shields (1853–1 Nov 1871) m. Lafayette Robinson (12 Jul 1844–9 Nov 1929)
  1. 1. Sarah (Ellen "Helen" Robinson) James 1869–1953

Sarah Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1853
1853
Birth of Sarah Helena Shields in Atascosa County, Texas
Atascosa County, Texas
1871
1 Nov 1871
Age 18
Death of Sarah Helena Shields in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States
San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: Atascosa County, Texas
    Record Source: U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Non-population Census Schedules for Texas, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T1134; Archive Roll Number: 55; Census Year: 1869; Census Place: Precinct, Atascosa, Texas; Page: 5

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1871
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States
    Record Source: U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Non-population Census Schedules for Texas, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T1134; Archive Roll Number: 55; Census Year: 1869; Census Place: Precinct, Atascosa, Texas; Page: 5

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