Born in Scott, Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of David Edward Owens
and Annie E. (Miskell) Owens
Sister of
Elmer Eugene Owens
Wife of
Elmer Otho Shields
— married
2 Jun 1913 in Scott, Indiana, United States
Mother of
Ralph Lynn Shields
Died
at age 87
in Scott, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Ada was born in 1898. She was the daughter of David Owens and Annie Miskell. She passed away in 1985.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 3; FHL microfilm: 1240402; Record number: 26012, (FamilySearch Record: M99S-MGW : accessed 20 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D4P9-XTC Image number 00538, Ada Owens (2), single daughter, in household of Edgar Owens (23) in Finley Township, Scott, Indiana, United States. Born in Indiana.
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, citing enumeration district (ED) ED 138, sheet 7B, family 152, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 379; FHL microfilm 1,374,392, (FamilySearch Record: MK5L-T48 : accessed 20 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRVX-FP9 Image number 00019, Ada Owens (12), single daughter, in household of Edward Owens (33) in Finley, Scott, Indiana, United States. Born in Indiana.
- "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, citing Scott, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 005206261, (FamilySearch Record: KFZY-Z71 : accessed 20 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBLN-9Z1J Image number 00274, Ada Owens marriage to Elmer Shields on 2 Jun 1913 in Scott, Indiana, United States.
- "United States Census, 1920," database with images, citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 465; Line: 2; FHL microfilm: 1820465; Record number: 107, (FamilySearch Record: MF4V-F67 : accessed 20 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR6W-9T Image number 00009, Ada Shields (22), wife, in household of Elmer Shields (25) in Finley Township, Scott, Indiana, United States. Born in Indiana.
- "Find a Grave," database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #102050437 : accessed 20 December 2022), Memorial page for Ada Owens Shields (4 Jan 1898-May 1985), citing Scottsburg Cemetery, Scottsburg, Scott County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Craig Lee Caudill (contributor 47443536).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ada by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ada:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ada by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ada:
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~1.56%
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