John Banner Shields (abt. 1813 - aft. 1880)

Born about 1813 in Tennessee

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Died after 1880 after about age 67 in Texas

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Biography

He was born in either McMinn or Blount County, Tennessee. In 1840 John Shields was living in Polk County, Tennessee. He was aged 20-30; he had a male child under age 5 and was married to a wife aged 20-30. He is listed in the census immediately before his father Banner Shields.^[1]

1850 Census, Polk Co., Tenn. pp. 226-227. Wife Mary's age given as 33, birthplace North Carolina.

Head of household: John Shields 37 M millwright 2000 Tenn

Mary S. 33 F NC

Wm. H.H. 10 M Tenn

John B. 8 M "

Mary J. 6 F "

Pizarro 4 M "

Jacob Kintzer 70 M miller Va

Isaac " 25 M farmer Tenn

1860 Census, Precinct 1, Collin Co., Texas p. 72,

John Shields age 47, Tennessee

Mary A. Shields age 43 b. NC

John B. Shields age 16 b. Tenn

Mary J. Shields age 16 b. Tenn

Melton Shields age 13 b. Tenn

James N. Shields age 7 b. Tenn

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Last known residence of John and Mary (1880 Census) Navarro County, Texas. 1880 Census at FamilySearch.org lists a John Shields age 68 b Tenn. Farmer, father b. MD and mother b. VA (this matches the parents of John B. Shields). Wife Mary L. Shields age 62 b. Texas parents b. NC mother. Place: District 129, Navarro, Texas. film 1255321, NA film T9-1321, page 342D Following John and Mary L. in the same household is Frank Shields age 40, single, b. Texas, The next household consists of Millon J. Shields age 33 b. Tenn., his wife Ann A. [Hill] age 29 b. Texas, children Alice age 5, Henry age 4, Sallie age 2 and John age 2/12 (Apr). The next household consists of John B. Shields age 37 b. Tenn and his wife Josie [Stroud], age 30, b. Texas and son James age 5 months (b. Jan) in Texas. ^[3]

A J B Shields is on the 1889 Navarro County tax list.

Research Notes

Olga Jones Edwards and JoAnn Wear Spore ^[4] list a John Shields among Banner and Peggy's children, only they say his wife was Ann Shook, married 21 Sep 1847 in McMinn Co. This info. is not consistent with family group above. It is not a second marriage because John was still married to Mary in 1880 in Navarro County, Texas.

A John Shields DID marry an Ann Shook 21 Sep 1847 in McMinn County. This (Mary) Ann Shook was living in McMinn County in 1850.

1850 Census, McMinn Co., TN

line 38 Mary Shields age 30 b. Tenn. cannot read or write

line 39 Lucinda Shook, age 12 b. Tenn.

line 40 Margaret Shield age 2 b. Tenn.

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Does the answer lie in the Shook family tree and the family of Lucinda b. 1838 in Tenn.? Are there two Mary Shooks who married Shieldses? (2017) Yes, there are two different Marys. One was in Texas in 1860 and the other was still in Tennessee in 1880.

1880 Census, District 6, Rutherford County, Tennessee:

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

William H Shook Self Male 40 Tennessee, United States

Margarett A Shook Wife Female 26 Tennessee, United States

Oscar C Shook Son Male 16 Tennessee, United States

Garner Shook Son Male 12 Tennessee, United States

Walter Shook Son Male 9 Tennessee, United States

Franklin Shook Son Male 7 Tennessee, United States

Thomas Shook Son Male 5 Tennessee, United States

Ida Shook Daughter Female 1 Tennessee, United States

Mary Shield Mother-in-law Female 60 Tennessee, United States

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Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT1-LFB : 8 December 2020), John Shields, Polk, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 2, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFX-SRV : accessed 26 July 2015), John Shields, Precinct No 1, Collin, Texas, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 72, household ID 481, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 805,291.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFJ3-T7X : 20 February 2021), John Shields, Precinct 2, Navarro, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 129, sheet 342D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,321.
4. ↑ "From Here and There to the White House: Weir/Wear Families, p. 88
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDG-5Z6 : 9 November 2014), Margaret Shield in household of Mary Shields, McMinn county, McMinn, Tennessee, United States; citing family 466, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWW-M65 : 20 February 2021), Margarett A Shook in household of William H Shook, District 6, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 194, sheet 67A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,276.