hmtl5 James Reamer Shields b. 7 Feb 1890 Webber Township, Jefferson County, Illinois d. 25 Sep 1963 Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois: Hedges Genealogy
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James Reamer Shields

Male 1890 - 1963  (73 years)


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  • Name James Reamer Shields 
    • son of Charles A. Shields and Savannah Bond [1]
    Born 7 Feb 1890  Webber Township, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer  [1] 
    Census 1930  Farmington, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 25 Sep 1963  Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4] 
    Buried Oakdale Cemetery, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Person ID I760  Hedges
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2024 

    Family Esther Mae Martin,   b. 10 Dec 1891, Veedersburg, Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1963, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 18 Jan 1910  Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2024 
    Family ID F476  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Feb 1890 - Webber Township, Jefferson County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Jan 1910 - Jefferson County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Farmington, Jefferson County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Sep 1963 - Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Oakdale Cemetery, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • James Shields Of Bluford Dies At Age 73 Years
      James Reamer Shields, 73, of Bluford, died at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. He was a farmer.
      Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Bluford Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ross Partridge officiating. Burial will be in Oakdale cemetery. Oral Lodge 759 of Wayne City will conduct Masonic rites.
      The body will lie in state at the Bluford Funeral Home where friends may call aft 4:00 p.m. today.
      Mr. Shields was born February 7, 1890, in Webber Township, the son of Charles A. and Savannah (Bond) Shields.
      On January 18, 1910, in Jefferson county, he was married to Esther Martin, who survives.
      Other survivors include one son, Chester Shields of Bluford; two daughters, Mrs. Lavin Keele of Dix and Mrs. Vera Simmons of Downers Grove, Ill; two brothers, Nelson Shields of Salem and Fred Shields of Carmi; three sisters, Mrs. Earl (Rose) Johnson of Bloomington, Ill., Mrs. Roy (Lillie) Hunt and Mrs. Roy (Dollie) Tate, both of Bluford; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
      He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, one brother, and one sister.
      Mt. Vernon Register-News, Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Thursday, 26 September 1963.
      [1, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Obituary.

    2. [S14] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S26] US World War I draft registration.

    4. [S6] Find a Grave.

    5. [S87] Newspaper article.


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