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Seth Wesley Shields 1851–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Apr 1851

Birth Location: Salem, IN

Death Date: 24 May 1937

Death Location: Brownstone, IN

Father: Abel Shields

Mother: Penninah Winslow

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In 1851, Seth Wesley Shields entered the world in Salem, IN, born to Abel Shields And Penninah Winslow. Seth Wesley Shields passed away in 1937 in Brownstone, IN.

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Biography

  • In 1851, Seth Wesley Shields entered the world in Salem, IN, born to Abel Shields And Penninah Winslow.
  • Seth Wesley Shields passed away in 1937 in Brownstone, IN.

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Seth Shields's Ancestors

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Seth Shields
1851–1937
Birth Place: Salem, IN
Parents
Abel Shields
1812–1879
NC
Penninah Winslow
1823–1864
Washington County, Indiana
Grandparents
Reubin Shields
1788–1865
Rowen County, North Carolina
Grace Shields
1794–1866
NC
Great-Grandparents
Abel Shields
1748–1833
Grace Freeman
1750–1830
Archibald Johnson
1763–1822
Mary Idol
1764–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shields
1719–1784
Mary Chipman
1725–1756
John Freeman
1720–1784
Sarah Outlaw
1722–1778
Henry Johnson
1725–1760
Catherine Knox
1730–1759
Johan Eitel
1735–1786
Elizabeth Meier
1736–1798

Seth Shields's Timeline

4 Records

1851
1851
Birth of Seth Wesley Shields in Washington County, Indiana
Washington County, Indiana
1851
01 Apr 1851
Birth of Seth Wesley Shields in Salem, IN
Salem, IN
1852
Bet. 1852–1941
Age 1
Death of Seth Wesley Shields
None
1937
24 May 1937
Age 86
Death of Seth Wesley Shields in Brownstone, IN
Brownstone, IN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Washington County, Indiana
    Record Source: overshiner2.ftw

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1851
    Event Place: Salem, IN
    Record Source: shields10feb2002_GED.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bet. 1852–1941
    Record Source: overshiner2.ftw

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1937
    Event Place: Brownstone, IN
    Record Source: shields10feb2002_GED.FTW

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