Charles Ross Shields
1893 - 1967 (74 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Charles Ross Shields was born on 8 Jan 1893 in Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois; died on 11 Feb 1967 in Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois. Other Events:
- Census: 1920, Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois
- Census: 1930, Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois
- Census: 1940, Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois
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.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107111420/charles-ross-shieldsCharles married Wintress Easome Crouch on 19 May 1919 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois. Wintress (daughter of Charles Clark Crouch and Sarah Emeline Craft) was born on 12 Jan 1901 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 28 Jan 1993 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. James Clark Shields
was born on 25 Mar 1920; died on 4 Jun 1920 in Pendleton, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois. - 3. Geraldine Shields was born on 18 Aug 1921 in Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois; died on 29 Mar 2016 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois.
- 4. Gerold Charles Shields was born on 6 Mar 1922 in Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois; died on 29 Aug 1992; was buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois.
Generation: 2
2. James Clark Shields (1.Charles1) was born on 25 Mar 1920; died on 4 Jun 1920 in Pendleton, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois. 3. Geraldine Shields (1.Charles1) was born on 18 Aug 1921 in Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois; died on 29 Mar 2016 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160230243/geraldine-shields4. Gerold Charles Shields (1.Charles1) was born on 6 Mar 1922 in Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois; died on 29 Aug 1992; was buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107111920/garold-charles-shieldsFamily/Spouse: Sadie Evelyn Outland. Sadie was born on 21 Jul 1927 in Illinois; died on 30 Mar 2003; was buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]