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Unity Shields 1767–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1767

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1852

Death Location: Hickman County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas Shields

Mother: Lydia Bays

Spouse(s): Marshall Marshall

Children(s): Maria Marshall

Unity Shields was born in 1767 in Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Shields And Lydia Bays. Unity Shields married Marshall Marshall, and had children including Maria Mary Marshall. Unity Shields passed away in 1852 in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Unity Shields was born in 1767 in Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Shields And Lydia Bays.
  • Unity Shields married Marshall Marshall, and had children including Maria Mary Marshall.
  • Unity Shields passed away in 1852 in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Shields
1741–1831
Birth Location: Pittslyvania, Virginia, United States
TS
Lydia Bays
1755–1845
Birth Location: –
LB

Spouses(s)

Marshall Marshall
1767–1852
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MM

Children(s)

Maria Marshall
1790–1846
Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
MM

Unity Shields's Ancestors

Self
Unity Shields
1767–1852
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Shields
1741–1831
Pittslyvania, Virginia, United States
Lydia Bays
1755–1845
Grandparents
Jeanne Armstrong
1720–1770
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Armstrong
1706–1773
Lydia Armstrong
1700–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Unity Shields's Descendants

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Unity Shields (1767–1852) m. Marshall Marshall (Abt. 1767–Abt. 1852)
  1. 1. Maria ('Mary') Marshall 1790–1846 m. Elias Dodson 1786–1847 m. Elias Dodson 1786–1847
    1. 1. Marshall (Allan) DODSON 1812–1865 m. Emily (Wren) Brown 1806–1883
      1. 1. Matilda (Jane) Shelton 1842–1874 m. Olynthus (Gregory "Tean") Shelton 1830–1903
        1. 1. James (Monroe) Shelton 1858–1929 m. Ida (Ellen) Blosser 1873–1955
        2. 2. Emily (Jane) Childress 1862–1900
        3. 3. Sarah (Frances) Whitaker 1868–1945
        4. 4. Rowena (S.) Bastin 1872–1938
        5. 5. Sarah (Frances) Shelton 1870–1945
        6. 6. Marshal (Rowena) Shelton 1872–1938
        7. 7. Martha (Ann) Shelton 1860–1860
        8. 8. Emily (Jane) Shelton 1862–1900
        9. 9. Nancy (Allie) Clayton 1867–1944
        10. 10. William (Alexander) Shelton 1864–1920
        11. 11. Matilda (Elizabeth) Hufstedler 1874–1964
        12. 12. James (Milton) Shelton 1859–1928
        13. 13. Nancy (Allie) Clayton 1867–1944

Unity Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1767
1767
Birth of Unity Shields in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1852
1852
Age 85
Death of Unity Shields in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
Hickman County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1767
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
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