Benjamin Franklin Shields (abt. 1813 - 1882)

Born about 22 Dec 1813 in Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Susan Armante (Bowles) Shields — married Aug 1833 in Tennessee, United States

Husband of Martha Ann (March) Shields — married 27 Sep 1853 in Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Feb 1882 at about age 68 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Benjamin Shields was a son of John J. Shields and Mary Polly Saffarrans.He was born in Virginia in 1813. Benjamin migrated to Nashville, Tennessee, where he married Susan Armante Bowles. He and Susan had seven children before she died of consumption in 1849.

In 1853, Benjamin married Martha Ann March in Davidson County, Tennessee. ^{[1] [2]} Martha was several decades Benjamin's junior, and only a few years older than Benjamin's oldest son Evan Shields. Martha and Benjamin had at least four children together.

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNHX-1WD : 4 December 2014), B F Shields and Martha Ann March, 27 Sep 1853; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 122, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
2. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ75-9FK : 25 September 2017), B F Shields and Martha Ann March, 27 Sep 1853; citing Davidson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 122, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 200,295.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDC-D9V : 4 April 2020), Benjamin F Shields in household of John Shields, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States; citing family 635, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8T1-SJ7 : 12 December 2017), Benj Sheilds, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQB-8XH : 15 July 2017), Ben F Shields, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 43, sheet 139A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1249; FHL microfilm 1,255,249.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKN-VPX4 : 13 December 2015), Benjamin Franklin Shields, 1882; Burial, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States of America, Nashville City Cemetery; citing record ID 41374015, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJH-L5N6 : 12 March 2018), Benjamin F Shields in entry for Philip F Shields and Ernestine Soares, 17 Dec 1895; citing Orleans, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 912,040.