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William Melvin SHIELDS

William Melvin SHIELDS

Male 1877 - 1949  (72 years)


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  • Name William Melvin SHIELDS
    Birth 31 Mar 1877  Brown, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1880  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1918  Wallace, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1920  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 2] 
    Residence From 1947 to 1949  Petroleum, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 1 Nov 1949  Petroleum, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Burial Wallace, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I114419  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2017

    Father James SHIELDS, Jr.,   b. CA 1832, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Mother Sarah Elizabeth HATHAWAY,   b. CA 1852, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F24306  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rutha M. SWIGER,   b. 2 Jan 1875, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage 18 Jun 1899  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 2 1900:
      W. L. (or S. ?) Shields, 23, b. Mar 1877, farmer, married under 1 yr; wife Rutha M, 25, b. Jan 1875, married under 1 yr, mother of 1 child (still living); son Claudius L, 2 months, b. Mar 1900.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Feb 4 1920:
      William M. Shields, 43, widowed, farm worker (working out); son Cordious L, 19, single, oil worker; dau Effie E, 18, single; son Lester G, 16.
    Children 
     1. Claudius L. SHIELDS,   b. Mar 1900
    >2. Effie Ellen SHIELDS,   b. 14 Oct 1901, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 1981, Marion, Marion Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     3. Lester Gale SHIELDS,   b. 15 Feb 1903, Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1970, Barberton, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F48559  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S1875] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com online database).

    3. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1404641&Type=Death.

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793726&Type=Marriage.