Jackson L. Shields (1835 - 1864)

Born 8 Aug 1835 in Giles, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Died 1 Aug 1864 at age 28 in Giles, Tennessee, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Mortally wounded at Ezra Church.

1845 Harvey A. THOMPSON will written. Wife Mary E. SHIELDS m) 2nd 1858 James M. Johnson). Ch: James L. and Samuel D. THOMPSON (about 17 and 15 respectively in 1858). Exr. Hugh W. THOMPSON. Owned land adjoining H. K. SHIELDS, Wm. ROBERTSON & H. J. WALKER.

Land had been owned by father of wife Mary E. SHIELDS. Hugh K., Samuel H. and Wm. B. SHIELDS had verbal contract with dec'd.. Jackson L. SHIELDS bought from dec'd. and died 1 Aug 1864 at his residense intestate leaving brothers and sisters (1) James M., (2) Leander M. (3) Henrietta N. HENDERSON, (4) Mary E. JOHNSON and (5) Hugh K. SHIELDS now dec'd. (d 1866). Ref: Chanc. Ct. Loose Records. Woodruff Files H thru L, compiled by Elizabeth W. White.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.tngenweb.org/records/giles/giles6.htm

• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9KX-Y2J : 4 December 2014), Jackson L. Shields, Second Lieutenant, Company -, 53rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, Confederate; citing NARA microfilm publication M231 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 39; FHL microfilm 800,093.