James
Shields
Born in Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Shields Jr
and Sabra Ellen (White) Shields
Brother of
Robert Richard Shields
Husband of
Jane (Byrd) Shields
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
William W. Shields
Died
at about age 80
in Red Land, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Jun 2014
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Biography
James was born in 1805. James Shields was born in Tennessee.
He was in the eastern division of Monroe County, Mississippi in 1860.[1]
He was in Monroe County, Mississippi in 1870.[2]
At age 75 he was widowed and living in Beat 5 of Pontotoc County, Mississippi. His parents were born in Ireland. He was living with children G. B. Shields and his wife M. A. M. Shields, Josie, Alice, Plumber and W. E. Shields.[3]
He passed away in 1885.
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GF-J7V : 18 February 2021), James Shields, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFSV-VND : 29 May 2021), James Shields, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4P9-378 : 14 January 2022), James Shields in household of G. B. Shields, Beat 5, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 167, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
Acknowledgments
Profile created by Charlotte Lewellen, Sunday, June 29, 2014.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~3.12%
William Shields
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QL8080652 [compare]
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~1.56%
Corey Burke :
23andMe, GEDmatch BZ7559012 [compare]
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~0.78%
Marcia Powell :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A909082 [compare], Ancestry member powellnuge
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Deborah (Hughes) Boguszewski :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LL5196454 [compare]
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~0.39%
Martin White :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A648272 [compare]
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