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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, Zebulon Hassell

Children(s): Maria Marshall

Unity Shields was born in 1767 in Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Shields And Lydia Bays. In 1850, Unity Shields resided in Hickman, Tennessee, USA. Unity Shields married Marshall Marshall, Zebulon Hassell, 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.
  • In 1850, Unity Shields resided in Hickman, Tennessee, USA.
  • Unity Shields married Marshall Marshall, Zebulon Hassell, and had children including Maria Mary Marshall.
  • Unity Shields passed away in 1852 in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA.

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Unity Shields's Ancestors

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Unity Shields
1767–1852
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Shields
1741–1831
Pittslyvania, Virginia, United States
Lydia Bays
1755–1845
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Unity Shields's Descendants

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Unity Shields (1767–1852) m. Marshall Marshall (Abt. 1767–Abt. 1852) m. Zebulon Hassell (1765–8 Sep 1836)
  1. 1. Maria ('Mary') Marshall 1790–1846 m. Elias Dotson 1781–1847
    1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Dodson 1819–1860 m. William (A Cloyd or) Claud 1808–1898
      1. 1. Martha Cloyd 1837–1866 m. Thomas (William) Easley 1830–1886
        1. 1. William (Warham) Easley 1856–1939 m. Johnanna Ratliff 1862–1947
      2. 2. Nancy (Ellen) Cloyd 1850–1900
      3. 3. Mary (F) Claud 1853–1870
      4. 4. Unity ("Nettie") Cloyd 1844–1922
      5. 5. Eliza Cloyd 1836–1850
      6. 6. Phillip (Warrior) Cloyd 1846–1917
      7. 7. Joseph (Francis) Cloyd 1848–1860
    2. 2. Allen (W) Dotson 1833–1868
    3. 3. Caliborne (Bird) Dotson 1818–1879
    4. 4. Marshall Dotson 1812–1863
    5. 5. Lucy (Ann) Dotson 1836–1906
    6. 6. Newton Dotson 1821–1906
    7. 7. Parthena (Sarah Frances) Dotson 1815–1848
    8. 8. Calvin (B) Dodson 1832–
    9. 9. William Dodson 1837–1868

Unity Shields's Timeline

4 Records

1767
1767
Birth of Unity Shields in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1832
29 Feb 1832
Age 65
Unity Shields was married in Williamson, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
Williamson, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 83
Unity Shields resided here in Hickman, Tennessee, USA
Hickman, Tennessee, 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
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Hickman, Tennessee; Roll: 884; Page: 33b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Feb 1832
    Event Place: Williamson, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Hickman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Hickman, Tennessee; Roll: 884; Page: 33b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Hickman County, Tennessee, USA

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