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William Shields Reid 1814–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 April 1814

Birth Location: Campbell County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 7 July 1862

Death Location: Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: William Sr

Mother: Clementina Venable

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In 1814, William Shields Reid entered the world in Campbell County, Virginia, USA, born to William Shields Reid Sr And Clementina Venable. William Shields Reid passed away in 1862 in Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1814, William Shields Reid entered the world in Campbell County, Virginia, USA, born to William Shields Reid Sr And Clementina Venable.
  • William Shields Reid passed away in 1862 in Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, United States of America.

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William Reid's Ancestors

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William Reid
1814–1862
Birth Place: Campbell County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Shields Reid Sr
1778–1853
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Clementina Venable
1788–1841
Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Martha Foster
1755–1813
Maryland, United States
Samuel (Woodson) Venable
1756–1821
Slate Hill, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
Mary (Scott) Carrington
1758–1837
Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Shields
1719–1790
Nathaniel Venable
1733–1804
Elizabeth Woodson
1740–1791
Paul Carrington
1733–1818
Margaret Reade
1739–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Agnes Campbell
1700–1745
Abraham ll
1700–1768
Martha Davis
1702–1765
Richard Woodson
1695–1774
Anne Michaux
1693–1796
Col VA
1711–1785
Mary Mayo
1712–1785
Clement Read
1707–1763
Mary Hill
1711–1786

William Reid's Timeline

2 Records

1814
25 April 1814
Birth of William Shields Reid in Campbell County, Virginia, USA
Campbell County, Virginia, USA
1862
7 July 1862
Age 48
Death of William Shields Reid in Virginia, Virginia, USA
Virginia, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 April 1814
    Event Place: Campbell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 July 1862
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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