Family Group Sheet data from: Pat O'Dell - genpat@netins.net

husband

Alexander Shields

birthdate and birthplace

 

death date, place

by June 1814

burial

 

1st marriage

30 Dec 1809 Henry Co, Ky [bond]

father

Patrick Shields

mother

Rebecca Dobbins

wife

Nancy Driskell [moved to Atchison Co, Mo 1849]

birthdate and place

Mar 1790 Kentucky

deathdate and place

 

burial

 

father

David Driskell

mother

Agnes Green

CHILDREN

#1 Miles Shields

born

1810 Henry Co, Ky

married

15 Mar 1842 Montgomery Co, Ill: Catherine Jones

died

07 Feb 1882 near Litchfield, Montgomery Co, Ill

buried

Clear Springs Cem, Hillsboro twp, Montgomery Co, Ill

#2 Rebecca Shields

born

1811/12 Henry Co, Ky

married

08 Mar 1831 Henry Co, Ky: William Yowell

died

 

buried

 

NOTES:

Henry County, Kentucky Will Book 2 page 143:

Alexander Shields - Agreeable to an order of the Henry County Court in June 1814 we the undersigned names being appointed to appraise the estate of Alexander Shields Deceased proceeded in the following manner to wit: --- The document was completed by saying, "This day came before me and was sworn accordingly Morgan Bryant John Perkins and James Tucker this 11 day of November 1814." The appraisal was immediately followed by a bill of sale, dated January 2, 1815, of all of the items to "the highest bidder" being in every case Nancy Shields, for $44.77 1/2. The bill of sale also contained an amendment to the appraisal "to wit: ten head of hogs (illegible) $25.00." Nancy did not purchase the hogs, although she bought ten sheep, one cow and calf, and a "Bareshear plow and double-tree."

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