Samuel Neel Shields and Sarah Millissa Ruff

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Husband Samuel Neel Shields ^{1 2}

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           Born: 30 Mar 1849 - Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 3
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         Father: Wilson Shields (Abt 1808-1889) 2 4 5
         Mother: Ruth Neel (Abt 1826-1910) 2

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       Marriage: 1874 3

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   Other Spouse: Jennie Vance (      -1902) 3 - 1879 3

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Wife Sarah Millissa Ruff ^{1 3}

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         Father: Jonas Ruff (1815-      ) 6 7
         Mother: Ruth Hissem (1814-      ) 8

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Children

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1 F Lillie N. Shields ³

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General Notes: Husband - Samuel Neel Shields

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He was born in Hempfield township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, about ten miles south of Greensburg. He made his home with his parents until he had reached the age of twenty-five years, gaining in the meantime his education at the local public schools. In 1874, however, after his marriage, he left the parental home and engaged in farming at Mount Pleasant. Shortly afterwards he removed to Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where he farmed two different tracts of land, one of these was a farm of one hundred and eighty acres. In the year 1887 he came to Greensburg, Westmoreland County, and time rented out his farm in Fayette County. For about five years he operated an undertaking business at Greensburg, but afterwards sold out his interests in that concern. Mr. Shields was a Republican in politics, and was identified with the Presbyterian church.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 384.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 913.

3 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 914.

4 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 630.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 245.

6 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 311, 383.

7 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 746.

8 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 672.