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William Ernest Shields 1912–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1912

Birth Location: Portersville, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 15 Jan 2005

Death Location: Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Frank Shields

Mother: Nina Humphrey

Spouse(s): Madie Hemmila

Children(s): James Shields

The story of William Ernest Shields began in 1912 in Portersville, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. William Ernest Shields married Madie Irene Hemmila, and had children including Frank W Shields, James Edward Shields, John Roy Jack Shields, Nina Shields, Philip C Shields, Victor E Shields, Wayne L Shields, William R Shields. William Ernest Shields passed away in 2005 in Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Ernest Shields began in 1912 in Portersville, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
  • William Ernest Shields married Madie Irene Hemmila, and had children including Frank W Shields, James Edward Shields, John Roy Jack Shields, Nina Shields, Philip C Shields, Victor E Shields, Wayne L Shields, William R Shields.
  • William Ernest Shields passed away in 2005 in Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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William Shields's Ancestors

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William Shields
1912–2005
Birth Place: Portersville, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Frank Shields
1888–1965
Worth, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Nina (Lucille) Humphrey
1886–1968
Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, United State
Grandparents
William (James) Shields
1862–1938
Portersville, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth (Ellen) Hockenberry
1863–1937
Pennsylvania, United States
William (H) Humphrey
1860–1940
Worth, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
Sadie (Jane) Hay
1861–1955
Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shields's Descendants

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William (Ernest) Shields (17 Feb 1912–15 Jan 2005) m. Madie (Irene) Hemmila (20 Oct 1915–8 Oct 1997)
  1. 1. James (Edward) Shields 1942–2016

William Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1912
17 Feb 1912
Birth of William Ernest Shields in Portersville, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Portersville, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
2005
15 Jan 2005
Age 93
Death of William Ernest Shields in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1912
    Event Place: Portersville, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 2005
    Event Place: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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