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Virginia "Benia" Shields 1886–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1886

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 22 Aug 1952

Death Location: Los Angeles, California

Father: John Shields

Mother: Julia Taylor

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In 1886, Virginia "Benia" Shields entered the world in Texas, born to John James Shields And Julia Debard Taylor. Virginia "Benia" Shields passed away in 1952 in Los Angeles, California.

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Biography

  • In 1886, Virginia "Benia" Shields entered the world in Texas, born to John James Shields And Julia Debard Taylor.
  • Virginia "Benia" Shields passed away in 1952 in Los Angeles, California.

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Virginia Shields's Ancestors

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Virginia Shields
1886–1952
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
John James Shields
1844–1914
Parrottsville, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Julia (Debard) Taylor
1849–1930
Washington County Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William Shields
1808–1880
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Adams) McCracken
1813–1880
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Shields
1771–1845
Margaret Weir
1780–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William II
1728–1797
Jane WILLIAMS
1736–1848

Virginia Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1886
12 Mar 1886
Birth of Virginia "Benia" Shields in Texas
Texas
1952
22 Aug 1952
Age 66
Death of Virginia "Benia" Shields in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1886
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1952
    Event Place: Los Angeles, California

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