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Walter C Brown Shields 1898–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1898

Birth Location: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 6 Apr 1955

Death Location: Varnell, Whitfield, Georgia, United States

Father: Samuel Shields

Mother: Martha Ogle

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In 1898, Walter C Brown Shields entered the world in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States, born to Samuel Cas Shields And Martha Sue Ann Ogle. Walter C Brown Shields passed away in 1955 in Varnell, Whitfield, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1898, Walter C Brown Shields entered the world in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States, born to Samuel Cas Shields And Martha Sue Ann Ogle.
  • Walter C Brown Shields passed away in 1955 in Varnell, Whitfield, Georgia, United States.

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Walter Shields's Ancestors

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Walter Shields
1898–1955
Birth Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Samuel Cas Shields
1869–1955
Shields Mountain, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Martha (Sue Ann) Ogle
1870–1961
Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Jesse (William) Shields
1820–1841
Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Ann) Spurgeon
1830–1911
White Pine, Jefferson Co., Sevier, Tennessee, United States
William (Cleason) Ogle
1830–1880
Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Rosanna (C) Watson
1836–1927
Swain, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert III
1793–1865
Susanna Thurman
1801–1841
William Ogle
1804–1880
Sarah Thurman
1807–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Jr
1772–1835
Sabra White
1774–1850

Walter Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1898
7 Mar 1898
Birth of Walter C Brown Shields in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
1955
6 Apr 1955
Age 57
Death of Walter C Brown Shields in Varnell, Whitfield, Georgia, United States
Varnell, Whitfield, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1898
    Event Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1955
    Event Place: Varnell, Whitfield, Georgia, United States

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