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William W Shields 1824 – 1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1824

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1879

Death Location: Tennessee, USA

Father: Alexander Shields

Mother: Matilda Kenner

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Children(s):

William W Shields was born in 1824 in Tennessee, USA, the child of Alexander Shields and Matilda Kenner. William W Shields passed away in 1879 in Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • William W Shields was born in 1824 in Tennessee, USA, the child of Alexander Shields and Matilda Kenner.
  • William W Shields passed away in 1879 in Tennessee, USA.

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William Shields's Ancestors

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William Shields
1824 – 1879
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
Alexander Shields
1786 – 1837
Nelson, VA, USA
Matilda Kenner
1800 – 1859
Tennessee
Grandparents
John Shields
1740 – 1802
Rockingham , Augusta County , Virginia, United States
Margaret Finley
1746 – 1802
Tinkling Springs, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Rodham Kenner
1759 – 1814
Edgecomb Co., North Carolina, USA
Melinda Paine
1765 – 1837
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
James Shields
1694 –
Jean Armstrong
1718 – 1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Shields
1668 – 1741
Mary Parker
1668 –
Robert Armstrong
1671 –
Elizabeth Ruthledge
1680 –

William Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1824
1824
Birth of William W Shields in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1879
1879
Age 55
Death of William W Shields in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1824
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1879
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

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