Louisa (Bellenfant) Shields (1792 - abt. 1881)

Born 1792 in Halifax, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Caleb Hillman — married 10 Sep 1809 in Guilford, North Carolina, United States

Wife of John Shields — married 18 Dec 1837 in Warren, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died about 1881 at about age 89 in Georgia, United States

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Biography

Louisa (Bellenfant) Shields was born in 1792 in Halifax, Virginia, USA. Her parents were Jean Bellenfant (~1750 - 1802) and Louisa (Yeoman) Bellenfant (1767 - 1797).

Her siblings were...

1. Mary Jessaline (Bellenfant) Johnson (1787 - 1875)
2. Elizabeth C (Bellenfant) Sanders (1787 - 1870)
3. Susanna Josephine (Bellenfant) Winn (1789 - 1864)
4. John Bellenfant (1795 - 1867)
5. Joseph Bellenfant (1795 - 1869)
6. Corinne Mourning (Bellenfant) McClaran (1797 - 1881)

Louisa married Caleb Hillman (>1790 - >1831) on September 10, 1809 in Guilford, North Carolina, United States.

Their children were...

1. Eliza Hillman (1816 - <1880)
2. Lucy Emmons Hillman (1824 - 1900)
3. Josephus Hillman (1827 - 1880)
4. Joshua Hillman (1829 - 1864).

Louisa married John Shields (1786 - 1856) on December 18, 1837 in Warren, Georgia.

In 1880, Louisa was living in Taliaferro, Georgia, United States. Louisa died in ~1881 in Georgia aged ~89.

Research Notes

• http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch After her husband Caleb Hillman died, she married her daughter’s father-in-law, John Shields.

Repositories:

• Repository: R01 Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1300 West Traverse Parkway, Lehi, UT, United States 84043; Ph: 801-705-7000
• Repository: R02 FamilySearch.org, Intellectual Reserve, Inc (IRI); Location: 50 East North Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-0018

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 March 2021, 20:21), entry for Louisa Lucy Bellenfant (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G9X1-XD9 ); contributed by various users.
• Henry Turner of North Carolina and Joseph Ballanfant [Bellenfant] of Tennessee, and Their Families by Alvy Ray Smith, FASG, (https://docplayer.net/86351330-Henry-turner-of-north-carolina-and-joseph-ballanfant-bellenfant-of-tennessee-and-their-families.html)
• Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #11853120 : accessed 14 June 2021), memorial page for Franklin McClaran (1790–11 Jun 1853), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11853120, citing Old Mount Zion Cemetery, Vanndale, Cross County, Arkansas, USA ; Maintained by Brenda Huntley (contributor 46612721) .
• Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 Accessed on ancestry.com, June 2021. View Image on ancestry.com, or view free Ancestry Sharing Link on ancestry.com.