Mildred Alliene McEwen
1910 - 1949 (38 years)
Generation: 1
1. Mildred Alliene McEwen was born on 28 Jan 1910 in Stonewall County, Texas; died on 12 Jan 1949 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas. Other Events:
- Occupation: seamstress, dressmaker
- Census: 1930, Aspermont, Stonewall County, Texas
- Census: 1940, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas
Notes:
1930 Census, Aspermont, Stonewall County, Texas
Mildred Alleine Shields, age 20, divorced
and her daughter Grace Marie Shields, age 2
are living with Mildred's parents, Carl and Charlotte McEven.
1940 census, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas
Mildred is listed as
Alliene Frankin, age 30, wife of
Bruce M. Frankline, age 38, plumbers helper
Mildred's daughter, Grace Marie Shields, age 12, is living with Mildred's parents, Carl and Charlotte McEwan as she was in the 1930 census.
Mrs. Mildred Alliene Shields Franklin, 38, was killed at Dallas by blasts from a shotgun and her husband was in a serious condition from gunshot wounds.
Wichita Falls Times, Wichita Falls, Texas. Wednesday, 12 January 1949, page 1.
Dallas Man Held In Wife’s Death
Dallas, Jan. 12. (UP) – A woman identified by police as Mildred Alliene Shields Franklin, 38 years old, was shot to death today and a few minutes later her husband was found wounded, but not critically.
H.C. Rhoden, a witness to the shooting of Mrs. Franklin, told police he had just opened the rear door of a welding shop where he is employed when he saw a couple in a car in the alley.
The woman got out, Rhoden said, and screamed “No no, don’t do it!” The man got out and fired once with a shotgun, the blast knocking the woman down. The man then fired a second shot at close range nearly tearing the woman’s shoulder off, Rhoden said. The woman was dead upon arrival at Parkland hospital.
Taken to Parkland hospital, the wounded man was identified as Bruce Franklin, 48, husband of the dead woman. He was placed under guard.
Amarillo Daily News, Amarillo, Texas. Friday, 14 January 1949.
Dallas Embroidery Worker Slain by Estranged Husband
Dallas, Jan. 12 (INS). – Mrs. Mildred Alliene Shields Franklin, 38-year-old Dallas embroidery worker, was killed Wednesday with two blasts from a shotgun by her estranged husband, Bruce, who shortly afterward shot and seriously wounded himself.
The shooting was witnessed in the murky dawn by an employee of a near-by machine shop, H.C. Rhoden. He told police the couple were sitting in a parked car when Mrs. Franklin jumped out of the car, screaming, “No, don’t do that.”
Her husband followed, fired once, and then shot her again as she lay crumpled in the street. Rhoden said he yelled wildly at the man not to shoot, but that he had to duck behind the door when the killer aimed the gun at him.
When Rhoden reappeared, the man and the car were gone.
Police found Franklin later, sprawled on the bed in his South Dallas trailer home beside a note admitting the slaying of Mrs. Franklin.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas. Thursday, 13 January 1949.
Man Wounded, Wife Slain in Shooting
Dallas, Jan. 13. – (AP) – Mrs. Mildred Alliene Franklin, 38, was slain and her husband, Bruce Franklin, 48, garageman, was wounded in a shooting here Wednesday.
Mrs. Franklin was shot down by two blasts from a shotgun near an embroidery shop where she worked. A short time later Franklin was found wounded in his trailer house. A shotgun was found on the floor.
Franklin was place under guard in a hospital and charged with murder in the death of Mrs. Franklin. He told Justice of the Peace Pierce McBride that he and Mrs. Franklin had been married “off and on” since 1934.
Austin American-Statesman, Austin, Texas. Thursday, 13 January 1949.
Name:
daughter of Carl McEwen and Charlotte Lang
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105500404/mildred-alliene-shieldsFamily/Spouse: Russell William Shields. Russell (son of William Scott Shields and Florence Helen White) was born on 7 Jun 1902 in Noble County, Oklahoma; died in Apr 1979 in Shamrock, Wheeler County, Texas; was buried in Shamrock Cemetery, Shamrock, Wheeler County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Grace Marie Shields was born on 20 Sep 1927 in Pampa, Gray County, Texas; died on 7 Aug 2000 in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina; was buried in Carolina Memorial Park, North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina.
Mildred married Bruce Marvin Franklin on 1 Jan 1949 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. Bruce was born on 29 Apr 1901; died on 6 Mar 1953 in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]