William Shields

1821 - 1882  (61 years)

• Name	William Shields  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	11 Mar 1821	Alabama, USA   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Name	W C Shields  [4, 5]
  Reference Number	30462
  Residence	1860	Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA   [4]
  	Occupation: Farmer
  Residence	1870	Beat 5, Belton, Bell, Texas, USA   [5]
  	Occupation: Farm Laborer
  Death	19 Aug 1882	Hocking, Ohio, USA
  Person ID	I30462	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 May 2026

  
  

  Family 1	Mary A Ketchum
  Marriage	Jun 1844	Galveston, Texas, USA   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Thomas Shields,   b. Abt 1843, Texas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. Lucinda Shields,   b. Abt 1844, Texas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   3. Frances Shields,   b. Abt 1847, Texas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   4. Sarah Shields,   b. Abt 1850, Texas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F20329	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 May 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Ann Dolly,   b. Abt 1825, Indiana, USA d. 22 Feb 1903 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	12 Sep 1851	Hocking, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Rebecca J Shields,   b. Nov 1851, Texas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. Elizabeth Shields,   b. Abt 1854, Texas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   3. Dorinda C Shields,   b. Abt 1856, Texas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   4. Martha Shields,   b. Abt 1856, Texas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   5. William Shields,   b. Abt 1859, Texas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   6. Catherine Shields,   b. Abt 1861, Texas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   7. Samuel Shields,   b. Abt 1863, Texas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   8. Mary A Shields,   b. Abt 1866, Texas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F20330	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 May 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Mar 1821 - Alabama, USA Marriage - Jun 1844 - Galveston, Texas, USA Marriage - 12 Sep 1851 - Hocking, Ohio, USA Residence - Occupation: Farmer - 1860 - Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA Residence - Occupation: Farm Laborer - 1870 - Beat 5, Belton, Bell, Texas, USA Death - 19 Aug 1882 - Hocking, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S126] Ancestry.com, Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;). Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [S47] Ancestry.com, Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Galveston County Clerks Office; Galveston, Texas; Marriage Records. Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015 Galveston County Clerks Office; Galveston, Texas; Marriage Records [S46] Ancestry.com, Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas; Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2021. [S55] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Burnet, Texas; Roll: M653_1289; Page: 170; Family History Library Film: 805289. 1860 United States Federal Census The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Burnet, Texas; Roll: M653_1289; Page: 170; Family History Library Film: 805289 [S59] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 5, Bell, Texas; Roll: M593_1575; Page: 100A. 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 5, Bell, Texas; Roll: M593_1575; Page: 100A