"Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2LF-BZ2 : accessed 19 January 2015), Luella Morris, 26 Apr 1876; Birth, citing Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,602,655.
"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M923-9W3 : accessed 19 January 2015), Luella Shields in household of Cottenwood Shields, Sumner Township Sumner village, Bremer, Iowa, United States; citing sheet 10B, family 255, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,419.
"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MVL5-GYT : accessed 19 January 2015), Luella Shields in household of Collingwood I Shields, Ontario, San Bernardino, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 106, sheet 17A, family 404, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,107.
"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCD2-85W : accessed 19 January 2015), Luella Shields in household of Collingwood Shields, Fullerton, Orange, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0037, sheet 9B, family 241, line 100, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 181; FHL microfilm 2,339,916.
"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K9H9-VHR : accessed 19 January 2015), Luella Shields in household of Callingwood I Shields, Ontario, Ontario Judicial Township, San Bernardino, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 36-67, sheet 63A, family 455, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 290.
"California, Death Index, 1940-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VPKH-L92 : accessed 19 January 2015), Luella Shields, 06 Jan 1953; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
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