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Walter Richard Shields 1894–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1894

Birth Location: Heath Springs, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: Nov 1980

Death Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Samuel Shields

Mother: Lizzie Shields

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Walter Richard Shields was born in 1894 in Heath Springs, South Carolina, USA, the child of Samuel Shields And Lizzie Truesdale Shields. Walter Richard Shields passed away in 1980 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Richard Shields was born in 1894 in Heath Springs, South Carolina, USA, the child of Samuel Shields And Lizzie Truesdale Shields.
  • Walter Richard Shields passed away in 1980 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Walter Shields's Ancestors

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Walter Shields
1894–1980
Birth Place: Heath Springs, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Samuel Shields
1864–1931
South Carolina
Lizzie (Truesdale) Shields
1874–1909
South Carolina
Grandparents
Benjamin (Franklin) Shields
1838–1906
South Carolina, United States of America
Sarah Shields
1842–1915
South Carolina
Wylie Truesdale
1840–
South Carolina
Mary Truesdale
1840–
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1786–1877
Mary Shields
1818–1901
Peter Sansom
1791–1850
Ella Slave
1808–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Shields
1766–1815
SusanPossible Edwards
1769–1803

Walter Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1894
7 Aug 1894
Birth of Walter Richard Shields in Heath Springs, South Carolina, USA
Heath Springs, South Carolina, USA
1980
Nov 1980
Age 86
Death of Walter Richard Shields in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1894
    Event Place: Heath Springs, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1980
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

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