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Harry Wilber Shields

Male 1875 - Aft 1930  (> 56 years)


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  • Name Harry Wilber Shields 
    Born 29 Apr 1875  , ,Illinois,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    _UID A716D3F60110FA4EA3330AB26B4EF3ADCA5C 
    Died Aft 1930 
    Notes 
    • SOURCES:

      1900 US Census
      Harry Shield [Harry Shields] Home in 1900: Danville Ward 5, Vermilion, Illinois Age: 25 Birth Date: Apr 1875 Birthplace: Illinois Race: White Gender: Male Relationship to head-of-house: Head Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's Birthplace: Indiana Spouse's Name: Della Shield Marriage year: 1896 Marital Status: Married Years married: 4
      - Della Shield [Della Shields] Age: 20 Birth Date: Jul 1879 Birthplace: Illinois Race: White Gender: Female Relationship to head-of-house: Wife Father's Birthplace: Illinois Mother's Birthplace: Illinois Mother: number of living children: 1 Mother: How many children: 1 Spouse's Name: Harry Shield Marriage year: 1896 Marital Status: Married Years married: 4
      - Ercel Shield [Ercel Shields] Age: 2 Birth Date: Nov 1897 Birthplace: Illinois Race: White Gender: Female Relationship to head-of-house: Daughter Father's name: Harry Shield Father's Birthplace: Illinois Mother's name: Della Shield Mother's Birthplace: Illinois Marital Status: Single
      Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Danville Ward 5, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T623_348; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 73.
      Source Information:
      Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

      1910 US Census
      Harry W Shields Age in 1910: 35 Estimated Birth Year: 1875 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Ohio Mother's Birth Place: Indiana Spouse's Name: Bella L Shields Home in 1910: Danville Ward 7, Vermilion, Illinois Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male
      - Bella L Shields [Della R Shields] Age in 1910: 30 Estimated Birth Year: 1880 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Wife Father's Birth Place: Indiana Mother's Birth Place: Illinois Spouse's Name: Harry W Shields Home in 1910: Danville Ward 7, Vermilion, Illinois Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Female
      - Ercel Shields Age in 1910: 12 Estimated Birth Year: 1898 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's name: Harry W Shields Father's Birth Place: Illinois Mother's name: Bella L Shields Mother's Birth Place: Illinois Home in 1910: Danville Ward 7, Vermilion, Illinois Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Female
      - Juanita Shields Age in 1910: 6 Estimated Birth Year: 1904 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's name: Harry W Shields Father's Birth Place: Illinois Mother's name: Bella L Shields Mother's Birth Place: Illinois Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Female
      - Genevive Shields Age in 1910: 4 Estimated Birth Year: 1906 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's name: Harry W Shields Father's Birth Place: Illinois Mother's name: Bella L Shields Mother's Birth Place: Illinois Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Female
      Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Danville Ward 7, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T624_330; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0156; Image: 594; FHL Number: 1374343.
      Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006

      1918 - World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 <http://www.ancestry.com>
      Harry Wilber Shields, Birth Date:29 Apr 1875, Race: White
      City:Danville,County:VermilionState:Illinois
      FHL Roll Number: 1613187, DraftBoard:0
      Age:43, Occupation:Painting Contractor, Nearest Relative: Adilla Litta Shields, Height: Tall/Build: Color of Eyes:Blue,Hair:Dark, Signature: Harry Wilber Shields
      Source Citation: Registration Location: Vermilion County, Illinois; Roll: 1613187; Draft Board: 0. 12 Sept 1918.
      Source Information: Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

      1920 US Census
      Harry Shields Home in 1920: Danville Ward 7, Vermilion, Illinois Age: 45 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) [Head] Spouse's Name: Della Shields Father's Birth Place: Indiana Mother's Birth Place: Indiana Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Own Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes.
      - Della Shields [Dellie Shields] Home in 1920: Danville Ward 7, Vermilion, Illinois Age: 40 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Wife Spouse's Name: Harry Shields Father's Birth Place: Illinois Mother's Birth Place: Illinois Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Female Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes
      - Ercil Shields [Ercel Shields] Age: 22 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's name: Harry Shields Father's Birth Place: Illinois Mother's name: Della Shields Mother's Birth Place: Illinois Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Female Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes
      {Ercel Shields rather than Ercil Shields.This is my grandmother. Submitted by MollySchaffenacker on 11/1/2010}
      - Juaneta Shields [Geiameta Shields] Age: 16 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1904 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's name: Harry Shields Father's Birth Place: Illinois Mother's name: Della Shields Mother's Birth Place: Illinois Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Female Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes
      - Genevieve Shields [Genevievive Shields]Age: 13 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1907 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's name: Harry Shields Father's Birth Place: Illinois Mother's name: Della Shields Mother's Birth Place: Illinois Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Female Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes.
      Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Danville Ward 7, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T625_411; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 175; Image: 1037.
      Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

      1930 US Census
      Harry W Shields, Home in 1930: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois Age: 54 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Della Shields Race: White.
      - Della Shields, Age: 50 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880 Relation to Head of House: Wife Spouse's Name: Harry W Shields Race: White.
      Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: 564; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 536.0.
      Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002
    Person ID I14933  7B William Bassett of Cross Plains, Indiana
    Last Modified 29 Jul 2011 

    Father John Shields,   b. 1828, , , Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary Jane Dowers,   b. 13 Oct 1842, , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1931  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 1861  [8
    Family ID F664  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Adilla Litta "Della" McHarry,   b. Jul 1879, , ,Illinois,United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1930  (Age ~ 52 years) 
    Married Abt 1894  [4
    Children 
    +1. Ercel U Shields,   b. 4 Nov 1897, , ,Illinois,United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1986, of East China, Saint Clair, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    +2. Juanita Shields,   b. 9 Oct 1903, , ,Illinois,United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 2005, Chrisman, Vermilion ,Illinois,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 101 years)
     3. Genevive Shields,   b. 25 Sep 1906, , ,Illinois,United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1999, of Big Bear Lake, San Bernardino, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    Family ID F15814  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S175] MORE ROOM, Verne W. Dowers, (by The Dowers Company, Wagoner Printing Co, Galesburg, Illinois, 1994), pg. 133.

    2. [S42] 1880 US Census, US Gov., (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S1360] World War I Draft Registration Card, US Gov., (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S93] 1900 US Census, US Gov, (Ancestry.com).

    5. [S22] 1910 US Census, US Gov., (Ancestry.com).

    6. [S21] 1920 US Census, US Gov, (Ancestry.com).

    7. [S120] 1930 US Census, US Gov, (Ancestry.com).

    8. [S175] MORE ROOM, Verne W. Dowers, (by The Dowers Company, Wagoner Printing Co, Galesburg, Illinois, 1994), pg. 119.