Husband: William H. Shields
Birthdate: Abt. 1818
Birthplace: Virginia
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Marriage date: 12/19/1838
Marriage place: Hancock Co., IL

Wife: Sarah Wilson
Birthdate: 5/10/1816
Birthplace: Kentucky
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CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Adam
Birthdate: Abt. 1841
Birthplace: Illinois
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Spouse’s name: Mary

Child No. 2: Caroline
Birthdate: Abt. 1845
Birthplace: Illinois
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Marriage date: 6/25/1863
Marriage place: Hancock Co., IL
Spouse’s name: Allen G. Wilson

Child No. 3: James
Birthdate: Abt. 1853
Birthplace: Illinois
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Marriage date: Bef. 1895
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Spouse’s name: Amanda M.

Child No. 4: Eliza
Birthdate: 8/25/1850
Birthplace: Illinois
Death date: May, 1937
Place of death: Clarence, Shelby Co., MO
Marriage date: 12/30/1868
Marriage place: Hancock, Co., IL
Spouse’s name: Lemuel Lewis Simpson

Child No. 5: America
Birthdate: Abt. 1853
Birthplace: Illinois
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Child No. 6: Robert W.
Birthdate: 10/6/1857
Birthplace: Adams County, IL
Death date: 1943
Place of death: Clarence, Shelby Co., MO
Marriage date: 8/19/1880
Marriage place: Adams County, IL
Spouse’s name: Lenora B. Fry

Documentation:

1840 & 1850 Hancock Co., IL Census
1860, 1870, 1880 Adams Co., IL Census
Illinois Statewide Marriage Records
1880 Vernon County, MO Census
1900 – 1930 Shelby Co., MO Census
Shields/Simpson Family Bible

 

Submitted by: Kim Mason