Dickens County Biographies

Tom Shields

Service

  Civil War Veteran
Enlisted May 12, 1862, Homer, Texas, for service in Company D, 22nd Regt., Texas Cavalry.

Biography

Thomas Jefferson Shields, moved his family from Homer, Texas to Brown County, Texas about 1867, they were among the first settlers. His Re-patriation Certificate is dated, August 19, 1867, at Brown County, Texas. T.J. saw a lot of history made in Texas. Texas annexed to the U.S. in 1845 - 1861 the state seceded and joined the Confederacy. T.J.'s obituary is in the museum in the County Court House at Baird, Texas.

Submitted by Leslie Shamus

Others Researching This Family

Leslie Shamus [lashamus at bellsouth dot net]

Burial Site

Dickens Cemetery
• South Section
• Row 9
• Grave 17

Headstone Photograph, Inscription & Sentiments

Additional Information & Documentation

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Family Group Sheet
Husband: Thomas Jefferson Shields
Born: 12 Jan 1833 in: Henry County, Tennessee
Married: 25 Feb 1857 in: Angelina County, TX
Died: 27 May 1915 in: Dickens, Texas
Burial: in: Buried , Dickens Cemetery, Dickens, TX
Father: Enoch Shields
Mother: Araminta Kerby

Wife: Jane Montieth
Born: 25 Jan 1825 in: Tennesse
Died: 23 May 1887 in: May, Texas
Burial: in: Pleasant Valley Cemetery, May, Texas, Highway 183, Farm Rd. 2273
Father: Robert Montieth
Mother: Mary Ann Robertson


CHILDREN
1 Name: Robert Daniel Shields
Born: 20 Nov 1857 in: Homer, Angelina, Co., Texas
Died: 04 Jan 1931 in: Tacoma, Washington
Married: 16 Jan 1890 in: Brownwood, Texas
Spouse: Emma Madora Hovious
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2 Name: Melissa Shields
Born: 29 Jan 1859 in: Texas
Died: 24 Jul 1898
Married: 08 Oct 1876
Spouse: Aquilla Davis Hutton
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3 Name: Frances E. Shields
Born: 16 Mar 1860 in: Angelina Co., Texas
Died: 22 Feb 1932 in: Dickens, TX
Married:
Spouse: John Kennedy
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4 Name: John I. Shields
Born: 16 Jun 1861 in: Angelina Co., Texas
Died: 31 Dec 1932 in: Tacoma, Washington
Burial: in: Mt. View Cemetery
Married:
Spouse: Sarah Mullennix
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5 Name: Sophroney Clementine Shields
Born: 11 Mar 1866 in: Angelina Co., Texas
Died: 22 Sep 1939 in: Dickens, TX
Burial: in: Dickens Cemetery
Married:
Spouse: John Riley Rogers
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6 Name: Rhoda A. Shields
Born: 06 Oct 1868 in: Brown Co., Texas
Died: 03 Feb 1892 in: May, Texas
Burial: in: Pleasant Valley Cemetery
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7 Name: Julia A. Shields
Born: 04 Apr 1870 in: Brown Co., Texas
Died: 16 Jan 1892 in: May, Texas
Burial: in: Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Married:
Spouse: C.B. Lane
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Submitted by Leslie Shamus

Photos

Obituary

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