John
Whitfield
Shields
Born in Louisiana, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sallie (Walton) Shields
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mary (Shields) Hood
Died
at age 36
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 6 May 2009
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Biography
Born in Louisiana in 1848. Married Sallie Walton in Mississippi in 1869.[1] Died in 1884. Buried in Greenville Cemetery in Greenville, Mississippi.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2ZR-ZPK : 10 February 2018), John Whitfield Shields and Sallie J. Walton, 19 Oct 1869; citing Lafayette,Mississippi; FHL microfilm 894,620.
- ↑ Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1L-MFVG : 15 December 2015), John Whitfield Shields, 1884; Burial, Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, United States of America, Greenville Cemetery; citing record ID 148424462, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Censuses
- United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJQ-V2F : 12 April 2016), John W Shields in household of William Shields, Minden, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States; citing family 455, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- The American Civil War was fought from 1861 to 1865.
- United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4PC-3VD : 22 August 2017), John W Shields, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 91, sheet 142A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0668; FHL microfilm 1,254,668.
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