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William Shields Guinn 1814–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1814

Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 22 May 1868

Death Location: Belle Plaine, Benton County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: John Guinn

Mother: Rachel SHIELDS

Spouse(s): Mary Greenlee

Children(s): Hester Guinn, Alice Guinn, James Guinn, Alpha Guinn, John Guinn

William Shields Guinn was born in 1814 in Greene, Tennessee, United States, the child of John E Guinn And Rachel Shields. William Shields Guinn married Mary Greenlee, and had children including Alice Mary Guinn, Alpha Elizabeth Guinn, Hester Malinda Guinn, James F Guinn, John Guinn. William Shields Guinn passed away in 1868 in Belle Plaine, Benton County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Shields Guinn was born in 1814 in Greene, Tennessee, United States, the child of John E Guinn And Rachel Shields.
  • William Shields Guinn married Mary Greenlee, and had children including Alice Mary Guinn, Alpha Elizabeth Guinn, Hester Malinda Guinn, James F Guinn, John Guinn.
  • William Shields Guinn passed away in 1868 in Belle Plaine, Benton County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Guinn
1783–1829
Birth Location: Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Rachel SHIELDS
1785–1859
Birth Location: Franklinville, Carroll County, Maryland, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Mary Greenlee
1827–1899
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Hester Guinn
1857–1941
Birth Location: Guinnville, Benton, Iowa, USA
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Alice Guinn
1860–1947
Birth Location: Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, USA
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James Guinn
1863–1927
Birth Location: –
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Alpha Guinn
1849–1946
Birth Location: Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
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John Guinn
1852–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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William Guinn's Ancestors

Self
William Guinn
1814–1868
Birth Place: Greene, Tennessee, United States
Parents
John E Guinn
1783–1829
Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Rachel SHIELDS
1785–1859
Franklinville, Carroll County, Maryland, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Guinn) Sr
1753–1824
Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA
Jennie (Jane) Hicklin
1761–1820
Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, USA
Henry (Woods) Shields
1759–1826
Hampton Valley, Frederick, Maryland, USA,
Esther ((Hester)) Waddell
1769–1851
Horsham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States,
Great-Grandparents
Patrick *
1732–1792
Jeanette *
1734–1816
Capt. HICKLIN
1728–1820
Jane Pullin
1732–1820
William II
1728–1797
Jane WILLIAMS
1736–1848
John Waddell
1736–1827
Rachel Quee
1738–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Guinn
1695–1737
Randolph McDonald
1708–1744
Jane Stark
1712–1762
Thomas Hicklin
1689–1772
Diannah Donaghe
1691–1772
William I
1668–1737
Mary Parker
1670–1750
John Williams
1698–1747
Margaret Bentley
1705–1754
Alexander Waddell
1703–1769
Rebecca Shiver
1702–
Alexander Quee
1686–1755
Sarah Engle
1714–1788

William Guinn's Descendants

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William (Shields) Guinn (1814–22 May 1868) m. Mary Greenlee (7 October 1827–28 March 1899)
  1. 1. Hester (Malinda) Guinn 1857–1941
    1. 1. Eldon (Claude) Holland 1881–1968 m. Edna (Leora) Johnson 1883–1970
      1. 1. Hester ("Beany") Holland 1917–2009 m. Wilbert (Lee) Benda 1916–1971 m. James (F.) Lebeda 1910–2001
    2. 2. Francis Holland 1874–
    3. 3. Delia Holland 1878–
  2. 2. Alice (Mary) Guinn 1860–1947 m. John (Theodore) Lawrence 1862–
    1. 1. Ida (or Ada M) Lawrence 1884–
      1. 1. Guinnever (Alice) Hoffman 1909–1981
    2. 2. William (Charles) Lawrence 1890–
    3. 3. Ethel (Jane) Lawrence 1889–1983 m. George (Edward) Zerbee 1884–1953
      1. 1. Vernon (George) Zerbee 1930–2010
      2. 2. Jesse (L) Pigman 1916–1974 m. Elsie Pigman 1915–
        1. 1. Dixie (Lee) Pigman 1935–2014
  3. 3. James (F) Guinn 1863–1927 m. Hattie Guinn 1864–1934
    1. 1. William (Albert) Guinn 1885–1926
    2. 2. Eva (Mae) Rathbun 1884–1954
    3. 3. Virgil (James) Guinn 1905–1986
    4. 4. Harold Guinn 1895–1967 m. Margaret Gwinn 1903–
      1. 1. Helen Gwinn 1922– m. John (Abner) Kelly 1921–2007
      2. 2. James Gwinn 1925–
      3. 3. Dorothy Gwinn 1926–
  4. 4. Alpha (Elizabeth) Guinn 1849–1946 m. Elbert (Matthew) Ealy 1843–1927
    1. 1. William (Robert) Ealy 1868–1953
    2. 2. Mary Ealy 1874–1967
    3. 3. Thurman Ealy 1888–1975
    4. 4. Clara Ealy 1871–1938
    5. 5. Charles (Douglas) Ealy 1869–1957 m. Tracy (Casamer) Flatters 1871–1958
      1. 1. Edward (Elbert) Ealy 1891–1953 m. Mary (C.) Ealy 1893–1958
        1. 1. Don Ealy 1917–
        2. 2. Phyllis Ealy 1918–
        3. 3. Lorraine Ealy 1920–
        4. 4. Leo (James) Ealy 1922–
        5. 5. Charles Ealy 1924–
        6. 6. Wayne (F.) Ealy 1914–1979 m. Ellen (Bernice) Ealy 1917–1995
      2. 2. Nellie (Myra) Ealy 1895–1981 m. Edward Bretthauer 1889–1950
        1. 1. Mona (Mattie) Bretthauer 1915–1984
        2. 2. Glen (Edward) Bretthauer 1917–1996 m. Betty (Marylin) Shugart 1920–2003
      3. 3. Cleopatara (C) Ealy 1901–1979
      4. 4. Sarah (M) Ealy 1910–1991 m. Alfred (Peter) Schrank 1905–1953
      5. 5. Matte Danielson 1898–1955
  5. 5. John Guinn 1852–

William Guinn's Timeline

2 Records

1814
1814
Birth of William Shields Guinn in Greene, Tennessee, United States
Greene, Tennessee, United States
1868
22 May 1868
Age 54
Death of William Shields Guinn in Salt Creek, Tama, Iowa, United States
Salt Creek, Tama, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1868
    Event Place: Salt Creek, Tama, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Belle Plaine, Benton County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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