John Whitfield Shields (1848 - 1884)

Born 6 Aug 1848 in Louisiana, United States

Descendants

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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

1. ↑ 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.
2. ↑ 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.