Joseph B. Shields (abt. 1790 - 1841)

Born about 1790 in Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky

Died 5 Apr 1841 at about age 51 in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

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Biography

Joseph B. Shields was born about 1790 in Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky, a son of David W. Shields (1766-1843). He married Sarah Adaline Masterson (1794-1878) in 1816; they had seven known children. Joseph died April 5, 1841 and was buried at Allens Creek Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana.

Research Notes

From Find A Grave Memorial Site for Joseph B. Shields 1790-1841

The Joseph Shields that was born in 1785 was a distant cousin of Joseph B. Shields born about 1790 in Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky. The records are in the Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky court house and in the county records in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana. Joseph B. Shields married Sarah Masterson. His distant cousin married Sarah Adline. Joseph B. Shields' brothers were involved in a murder in Paris, KY in 1824. The older brother Robert was killed by the family of the man he and his brother D.W. Shields murdered. Once D.W. Shields' father died in 1841 he decided to let people think he was a son of the distant cousin born in 1785. the family did not want to be known as the murderers from Paris

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• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147347843/joseph-b-shields: accessed 24 July 2023), memorial page for Joseph B Shields (1790–5 Apr 1841), Find a Grave Memorial ID 147347843, citing Allens Creek Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Gene Cooper (contributor 47924214).

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