John D. Shields (1912 - 1969)

Born 5 Nov 1912 in Rockdale, Dade, Florida, United States

Ancestors

Died 1969 at about age 56 in Miami, Dade, Florida, United States

Biography

John was born about 1913. He is the son of William Shields and Ester Lauderdale.

1920 Census Pahokee, Palm Beach, FL

Shields William C M W 31 b. TN father b TN mother b GA Farmer, truck

Shields, Lennie E. wife F W 30 b. TN as were parents

Shields, William F son M W 9 FL parents b TN

Shields, John D son M W 7 FL parents b TN

Shields, William B father M W 72 b. TN father b MD mother b TN

At age 18, John D. Shields was single and working as a salesman in a drug store in Miami.^[1]

He was working for the Coast Guard at Fort Lauderdale in 1935.^[2]

He married Ruby L. Johnson 9 Jun 1938 in Broward County, Florida. At that time he was a resident of Charleston, S. C. His occupation was sailor.^[3] He and Ruby were divorced in 1941.^[4]

He married Bernice Mary Doherty 19 Dec 1941 in Broward County, Florida.^[5]

He returned to the port of New Orleans from Trinidad 26 Nov 1943. He was born 5 Nov 1912 in Rockdale, Florida and was then residing at 3034 SW 7th, Miami. This is the same address at which his brother William F. Shields was residing during World War II.^[6]

John and Bernice and daughter Carole, age 2, were living in Monroe County, Florida in 1945. John was a diesel mechanic with an 8th grade education.^[7]

John married Velma Strucken 7 Sep 1948 in Miami.^[8]They were divorced in 1952.^[9]

John died in 1969. The wife buried with him is Susan N. Shields, 1914-1992.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:S5DN-R2M : accessed 29 July 2021), John Shields, Miami, Dade, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 46, sheet 13A, line 5, family 286, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 310; FHL microfilm 2,340,045.
2. ↑ "Florida State Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNJJ-MNS : 2 March 2021), John Shields, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida; citing line 11, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,149.
3. ↑ "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V65G-F5W : 22 February 2021), John D Shields and Ruby L Johnson, 9 Jun 1938; citing Marriage, Broward, Florida, United States, citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida; FHL microfilm 2,241,554.
4. ↑ "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK7Z-XLG : 25 December 2014), John D Shields and Ruby L Shields, 1941; from "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Dade, Florida, certificate 11307, volume 183, Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville.
5. ↑ "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V65P-ZWL : 22 February 2021), John D Shields and Bernice Mary Doherty, 19 Dec 1941; citing Marriage, Broward, Florida, United States, citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida; FHL microfilm 2,241,557.
6. ↑ "Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZQ2-JYV : 2 March 2021), John D Shields, 1943; citing Ship George Washington, affiliate film #185, NARA microfilm publications M259 and T905 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 2,311,535.
7. ↑ "Florida State Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNFM-QNP : 23 February 2021), John Shields, , Monroe, Florida; citing line 6, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,199.
8. ↑ "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23HH-G84 : 22 February 2021), John D Shields and Velma Strucken, 1948; citing Marriage, Florida, United States, citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida; FHL microfilm 2,115,814.
9. ↑ "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKWR-2ZX : 25 December 2014), John D Shields and Velma Shields, 1952; from "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Dade, Florida, certificate 14288, volume 598, Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville.
10. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149615874/john-d-shields