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Virgil Shannon Shields 1921–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jul 1921

Birth Location: Glenwood, Mercer, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 4 Oct 2012

Death Location: Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, USA

Father: George Shields

Mother: Viola Shields

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The story of Virgil Shannon Shields began in 1921 in Glenwood, Mercer, West Virginia, USA. Virgil Shannon Shields passed away in 2012 in Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Virgil Shannon Shields began in 1921 in Glenwood, Mercer, West Virginia, USA.
  • Virgil Shannon Shields passed away in 2012 in Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, USA.

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Virgil Shields's Ancestors

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Virgil Shields
1921–2012
Birth Place: Glenwood, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Parents
George Weaver Shields
1892–1973
West Virginia, USA
Viola (Bruce) Shields
1898–1942
Wise County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Alexander (Monroe) Shields
1854–1931
Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann) Smith
1858–1926
Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
George Smith
1834–1926
Martha Bailey
1834–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Sr
1794–1894
Rachel Glandon
1813–1902

Virgil Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1921
14 Jul 1921
Birth of Virgil Shannon Shields in Glenwood, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Glenwood, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
2012
4 Oct 2012
Age 91
Death of Virgil Shannon Shields in Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1921
    Event Place: Glenwood, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 2012
    Event Place: Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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