Doddridge County Roots

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William Melvin SHIELDS

William Melvin SHIELDS

Male 1877 - 1949  (72 years)

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  • Name William Melvin SHIELDS 
    Born 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
    Died 1 Nov 1949  Petroleum, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried 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 
    Married 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 location,   d. 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 location,   d. 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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 Mar 1877 - Brown, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1918 - Wallace, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - From 1947 to 1949 - Petroleum, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Nov 1949 - Petroleum, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Wallace, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

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

    3. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (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.