hmtl5 Charles Ross Shields b. 8 Jan 1893 Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois d. 11 Feb 1967 Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois: Hedges Genealogy

Charles Ross Shields

Male 1893 - 1967  (74 years)


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  • Name Charles Ross Shields 
    Born 8 Jan 1893  Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 11 Feb 1967  Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5
    Buried Oakdale Cemetery, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I763  Hedges
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2021 

    Father James Benjamin Shields,   b. 24 May 1860, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1907  (Age 46 years) 
    Mother Alvina Williams,   b. 10 Feb 1862, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1916  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 1892  [3
    Family ID F478  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wintress Easome Crouch,   b. 12 Jan 1901, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1993, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 19 May 1919  Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. James Clark Shields,   b. 25 Mar 1920,   d. 4 Jun 1920, Pendleton, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Geraldine Shields,   b. 18 Aug 1921, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 2016, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     3. Gerold Charles Shields,   b. 6 Mar 1922, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1992  (Age 70 years)
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F477  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Jan 1893 - Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 May 1919 - Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Feb 1967 - Bluford, Jefferson 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 
    • Rites Wednesday at Bluford for Ross Shields.
      Funeral services for Ross Shields will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Bluford Funeral Home with the Rev. Ross Partridge officiating. Burial will be in Oakdale cemetery with members of Jefferson Post 141 American Legion conducting graveside rites.

      The body will lie in state at the Bluford Funeral Home where friends may call at any time.

      Mr. Shields, 74, of RFD 1., Bluford, died at 9>30 a.m. Monday in Good Samaritan Hospital.

      He was born Jan. 8, 1893 in Jefferson county, the son of James and Alvina (Williams) Shields.

      On May 19, 1918, he was married to Wintress Crough, who survives. Hs is also survived by a son, Garold Shields of Belleville; a daughter, Mrs. Geraldine Greek, at home; a brother, Dewey Shields; a half-brother, Tom Voyles, both of Mt. Vernon; two sisters, Wretha Shields, and Doris Bain, both of Dixon, Ill., and two grandchildren.

      Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a son and two brothers.

      Mr. Shields was a veteran of World War One. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S5] 1900 US census.

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

    5. [S14] Social Security Death Index.