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George Roscoe "Ross" SHIELDS

George Roscoe "Ross" SHIELDS

Male 1884 - 1969  (~ 84 years)


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  • Name George Roscoe "Ross" SHIELDS
    Birth Jun 1884  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Age understated by ten years in his 1945 marriage record.
    Gender Male
    Census 1900  Meade District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1906  Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1910  Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [4] 
    farmer 
    Census 1920  McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [5] 
    teamster 
    Residence 1922  Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1930  Smithfield, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1935  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Census 1940  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1945  Newell, Hancock Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Census 1950  Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation mail carrier  [9, 10] 
    Death 21 Jan 1969  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Burial (TIN MARKER)  Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    Person ID I77941  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2025

    Father Christopher SHIELDS,   b. May 1851   d. 25 Aug 1907 (Age ~ 56 years)
    Mother Melvina LAWSON,   b. Dec 1863
    Family ID F11312  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Cora Icy FARLEY,   b. 23 Feb 1884, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1922, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)
    Marriage 6 Jan 1906  Falls Mills, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Tyler Co, WV (Centerville District), enumerated on Apr 26 1910:
      Rosco Shields, 25, farmer, married 5 yrs; wife Cora, 26, married 5 yrs, mother of 4 children (all still living); dau Zelma, 5; son Earnest, 4; dau Susan, 4; son Harvy, 1y 2m; brother Pearl Shields, 14.

      1920 Census, Tyler Co, WV (McElroy District), enumerated on Jan 30 1920:
      Rosco Shields, 35, teamster; wife Cora I, 35; dau Zelma P, 14; dau Susan O, 13; son Earnest E, 13; son Harvy G, 11; son Robert R, 7; son Elisha W, 3y 11m; son Elijah C, 3y 11m.
    Children 
    +1. Susan Olive SHIELDS,   b. 15 May 1906, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 1990 (Age 83 years)
    >2. Earnest Earl SHIELDS,   b. 15 May 1906   d. 21 Jul 1988 (Age 82 years)
    +3. Harvey Gail SHIELDS,   b. 12 Dec 1908, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1998 (Age 89 years)
     4. Robert Roscoe SHIELDS,   b. 15 Nov 1912, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1974 (Age 61 years)
    +5. Elisha Willard SHIELDS,   b. 4 Jan 1916, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 2002 (Age 86 years)
     6. Elijah Columbus SHIELDS,   b. 4 Jan 1916, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jun 1956, Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
    Family ID F34447  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nancy J. BOOHER,   b. CA 1900, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [13]
    Marriage 17 Jul 1922  Canton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Divorce Y  [15]
    Notes 
    • 1930 Census, Wetzel Co, WV (Grant District, Town of Smithfield), enumerated on Apr 9 1930:
      George R. Shields, 45, mail carrier (rural route), age 21 at time of first marriage; wife Nancy J, 35, age 27 at first marriage, cannot read/write; dau Zelma P, 24, single; son Robert R, 17; son Elisa W, 14; son Elizah E, 14; son Orval S, 7; dau Rachel L, 5; dau Alma R, 9 months. All born in West Virginia.

      1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on May 1-2 1940 on U.S. Route 50:
      G. R. Shields, 55, married, mail carrier; son Orval, 18, single.
      NOTE: Whereabout of George Roscoe "Ross" Shields's wife Nancy for this census is not known. However, their daughters Evelyn, Ethel and Alma were all enumerated in the household of Howard and Hazel (Sutton) Davis in Big Isaac, Greenbrier District of Doddridge County. The girls were listed as being orphans.
    Children 
    >1. Orval Sylvester SHIELDS,   b. 10 Aug 1922, Canton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Nov 1994 (Age 72 years)
     2. Evelyn G. SHIELDS,   b. CA 1924, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    >3. Rachel Loraine SHIELDS,   b. 27 Jan 1926, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 2008 (Age 81 years)
     4. Alma Ruth SHIELDS,   b. 21 Jun 1929, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 2015 (Age 86 years)
    Documents
    77941_GeorgeRoscoeShields_NancyBooher_MarriageRecord_6Jan1906.jpg    		77941_GeorgeRoscoeShields_NancyBooher_MarriageRecord_6Jan1906.jpg
    Family ID F33351  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Zelma Lee LEASURE,   b. 30 Aug 1920, Pratts Run (near Shirley), Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Oct 2001, Gallipolis, Gallia Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [16]
    Marriage 11 Aug 1945  New Cumberland, Hancock Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
    >1. Living
     2. Mary Leona SHIELDS,   b. 4 Oct 1946, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1952, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 5 years)
    Documents
    77941_GeorgeRoscoeShields_ZelmaLeasure_MarriageRecord_11Aug1945.jpg    		77941_GeorgeRoscoeShields_ZelmaLeasure_MarriageRecord_11Aug1945.jpg
    Family ID F54169  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    77941_SHIELDS_GeorgeRoscoe--Ross--_WestUnionRecord_18Mar1915.jpg    		77941_SHIELDS_GeorgeRoscoe--Ross--_WestUnionRecord_18Mar1915.jpg
    77941_SHIELDS_GeorgeRoscoe--Ross--_DoddridgeCoRepublican_18Mar1915.jpg    		77941_SHIELDS_GeorgeRoscoe--Ross--_DoddridgeCoRepublican_18Mar1915.jpg
    77941_SHIELDS_GeorgeRoscoe--Ross--_WestUnionRecord_25Feb1915.jpg    		77941_SHIELDS_GeorgeRoscoe--Ross--_WestUnionRecord_25Feb1915.jpg
    77941_SHIELDS_GeorgeRoscoe--Ross--_WestUnionHerald_25Feb1915.jpg    		77941_SHIELDS_GeorgeRoscoe--Ross--_WestUnionHerald_25Feb1915.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2136] 1900 Census, Tyler County, WV.

    2. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, http://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12043247&Type=Marriage.

    4. [S2234] 1910 Census, Tyler County, WV.

    5. [S2090] 1920 Census, Tyler County, WV.

    6. [S1588] Death record of wife.

    7. [S2640] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    8. [S2285] Hancock County Marriage Records, New Cumberland, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11959248&Type=Marriage.

    9. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    10. [S2230] 1930 Census, Wetzel County, WV.

    11. [S2550] Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    12. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    13. [S1599] Birth record of son.

    14. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796200&Type=Marriage.

    15. [S1966] Record of husband's remarriage.

    16. [S2157] Marriage record of wife's daughter.