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Thomas Johnson Shields 1843 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 JUL 1843

Birth Location: Pike County, Alabama

Death Date: 5 JUL 1909

Death Location: Byers, Clay County, TX

Father: John Shields

Mother: Penelope Anderson

Spouse(s): Laura Simpson

Children(s):

In 1843, Thomas Johnson Shields entered the world in Pike County, Alabama, born to John Franklin Shields and Penelope Anderson. Thomas Johnson Shields married Laura Jane Simpson. Thomas Johnson Shields passed away in 1909 in Byers, Clay County, TX.

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Biography

  • In 1843, Thomas Johnson Shields entered the world in Pike County, Alabama, born to John Franklin Shields and Penelope Anderson.
  • Thomas Johnson Shields married Laura Jane Simpson.
  • Thomas Johnson Shields passed away in 1909 in Byers, Clay County, TX.

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Thomas Shields's Ancestors

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Thomas Shields
1843 – 1909
Birth Place: Pike County, Alabama
Parents
John Franklin Shields
1814 – 1888
Georgia
Penelope Anderson
1815 – 1881
Twiggs County, GA
Grandparents
Starling Anderson
Anderson
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1843
25 JUL 1843
Birth of Thomas Johnson Shields in Pike County, Alabama
Pike County, Alabama
1909
5 JUL 1909
Age 66
Death of Thomas Johnson Shields in Byers, Clay County, TX
Byers, Clay County, TX

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 JUL 1843
    Event Place: Pike County, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 JUL 1909
    Event Place: Byers, Clay County, TX

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Riverside Cemetery, Byers, Clay County, TX

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