Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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James M. Shields and Elizabeth Moorhead




Husband James M. Shields 1 2 3

           Born: 6 Nov 1808 - Westmoreland Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Sep 1889 1
         Buried: 


         Father: James Shields (      -      ) 1 4
         Mother: Isabella McKee (      -      ) 1


       Marriage: 9 Jan 1840 1 3



Wife Elizabeth Moorhead 3 5

            AKA: Elizabeth Moorehead 1 2
           Born: 30 Aug 1817 - Westmoreland Co, PA 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Sep 1903 3
         Buried: 


         Father: Samuel Moorhead (      -1848) 5 6 7
         Mother: Martha Bell (1789/1793-1877) 6 7 8 9 10




Children
1 F Isabella Shields 12 13

            AKA: Belle Shields,11 Isabel Shields 3
           Born: 18 Feb 1841 - New Alexandria, Westmoreland Co, PA 11
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Rev. John B. Reed (1839-      ) 3 12 13 14
           Marr: 12 May 1864 11


2 M Samuel Shields 3

           Born: 
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           Died: in childhood
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


3 F Rachel Mary Shields 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
 Cause of Death: Diphtheria
         Buried: 



4 F Martha Shields 3

           Born: 
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           Died: while young
 Cause of Death: Diphtheria
         Buried: 



5 M James Alexander Shields 3 15 16

           Born: 10 Mar 1847 or 1848 - Salem Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Sep 1909 3
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Susan S. Welty (      -      ) 3 16 17
           Marr: 7 Sep 1876 1


6 M Matthew Henry Shields 3

           Born: 
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7 F Sarah Agnes Shields 3

           Born: 
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           Died: 
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8 F Harriet Rebecca Shields 3

            AKA: Rebecca H. Shields 18
           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William Francis Huffman (1876-      ) 3 18


9 F Anna Matilda Shields 3

           Born: 
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           Died: 
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10 M Edward W. Shields, M.D. 3

           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Maude [Unk] (      -      ) 3


11 F Margaret Alice Shields 2 3 19

           Born: 1863 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: James G. Cook (1861/1862-      ) 3 20 21
           Marr: 1884 or 1885 2 19



General Notes: Husband - James M. Shields


He was a farmer by occupation, a tanner by trade and very successful in all his business undertakings. He was one of the founders of New Alexandria Presbyterian church, of which he was an elder from the time of its establishment until his death. In politics he was a democrat but was no partisan. He served as school director of Salem township, Westmoreland County, and as justice of the peace never encouraged litigation. Of excellent judgment and conservative views, he was a man who always commanded respect.

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Sources


1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 161.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 123.

3 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 125.

4 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 477.

5 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 841.

6 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 204.

7 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 124.

8 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 841, 844.

9 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 45.

10 Linda (Francis) Hanna & Roberta (Francis) Hamilton, The Descendants of Walter Bell (Franklin, PA: Self-published, about 1990), Pg 1.

11 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 321.

12 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 822.

13 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 60.

14 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 320.

15 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 161, 176.

16 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 736.

17 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 161, 175.

18 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 248.

19 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 1226.

20 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 121.

21 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 1225.


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