SHIELDS FAMILY HISTORY by John Arthur SHIELDS, 1917, pg. 27-28.
Joshua SHIELDS, one of these lads, was born in Knox County, Tennessee. He was married to his cousin, Rhoda Tipton, a daughter of Janet SHIELDS TIPTON. He died in Clay township, Cass County, Indiana. Upon settling in Indiana, in Harrison County, he enrolled in the militia, and served in the war of 1812; he was with General Harrison at Tippecanoe where he was wounded in the arm. He died Jan 22, 1852, and his wife died July 7, 1837. They had five children. ..... All of them died young except Arnet. He was born in Harrison County, Indiana, Jan 28, 1816, and was married to Jane Irvin on May 11, 1837......
SHIELDS GENEALOGY by Mary O. Derrick Coleman, abt 1937.
Joshua, son of Thomas, (See story under father), was one of these brave boys, married his cousin, Rhoda Tipton, a dau. of his Aunt Jeannette and Joshua Tipton. Upon settling in Harrison Co., IN. he enrolled in the Militia and served in the War of 1812. He was with General Harrison at Tippecanoe where he was wounded in the arm.
Their children, John Tipton, Nancy, Agnes, Thomas and Arnet, of whose descendents we know nothing save of Nancy and Arnet. Nancy m. John Lindsey in 1833. Arnet married Jane Irwin 11 May 1837. Their descendants will be found in the history written by J.A. Shields.Judge Little reports Joshua was said to be the first child of European descent born in Sevier County, Tennessee. Joshua served in the War of 1812 and was wounded at Tippecanoe.
Arnett Riley Shields reports that Joshua Shields was born 10 April 1788 in Knox County, Tennessee.
Rhoda was given a "Letter of Dismission" in Dec. 1807, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church records.
Death date also given as 4 July, also died in Cass Co. instead of Harrison Co., IN.
(914.) WILSON HIATT (257.) (43.) (6.) (2.) (1.):
b. 5-5mo-1809, Guildford Co., NC.; d. 8-4mo-1891, buried in Deep River Friend’s Cemetery, Guilford Co., NC.; m. 11-12mo-1858 (date of marriage bong, Guilford Co., NC.), to SARAH L. CARPENTER. (Wilson Hiatt willed his property to Sophronia L. Helton and Lowry A. Carpenter.)CH: (2576.) Francena. (Others?).
Deep River Mo. Mtg., Guilford Co., NC.:
4-8mo-1859 - Wilson Hiatt condemned his marriage out of unity. (R45).
See pg. 94, 288 of Some Quaker Families. Date of 11 Dec 1855 is the date
of marriage bond. chm 4 Aug. 1859, Deep River MM., NC mou.
John had left home soon after completing the fourth grade and joined his uncle Rod on the range. His Uncle Rod & Sister Flora helped him get along until he joined the army in World War One. His family, had by this time, moved to the homestead in Savoy, near Chinook, Montana.
John, known as "TEX" met DeEtte Hiatt when he roomed in at the hotel owned by her parents in Crawford Nebraska. At that time "TEX" was a ranch hand and worked the rodeos.
John & DeEtte lived at the hotel until after the birth of John and Estelle, they then moved to Spokane, Washington where Major, Charles, & Roderick were born. It was in Spokane that John became interested in the lumber business. While in Spokane when not working John was a pitcher for the Spokane, Washington minor league baseball team.
After leaving Spokane they moved to Clarkston Heights then on to Lewiston, Idaho. They then moved on to Oregon and settled in Burns where Thomas and Beverly were born. John worked the lumber mills whenever he could find work, and at the Willow ranch (Oregon) where DeEtte cooked for the thrashers and John did odd jobs as they were available. It was during this timeframe that Nadyne & Hugh were born. Janice was born in Nubieber, Calif. in the period before work became available, at the Red River Lumber Company in Westwood, Calif. While in Westwood the children grew and the family prospered.
Baby Janice DeEtte died at the age of three (pneumonia). The John L. McDonald family moved to the Sacramento Valley in 1945 and eventually settled in Anderson, Calif. Where many of the children & grandchildren still reside.
Year of birth may be 1894
John came west with the family attending school in Bieber and graduating in Westwood, Ca.
When he was 13 years old he was diagnosed as diabetic and despite having to take insulin shots all his life, he was active in sports and went to college to become a timber scaler, and cruiser.He worked for most of the lumber companies in northern California.
He was a better than average bowler, played organized softball, and was the floor manager of the skating Rink at Westwood. Hee njoyed leatherwork & Oil Painting.
He died in february of 1978 of a heart attack following 10 days in hospital on life support.
DATE & PLACE OF FUNERAL SERVICES: McDONALD'S REDDING CHAPEL 3:30 pm
Monday 27 February,1978CASKET BEARERS: Don Gardner, Lee Doty, Frank Akins, Clayton Newman,
Charlie Hendrickson, Chuck Clark.
From: info provided by Beverly McDonald Kilpatric of Redding Ca. 1/12/90
I need to verify the date of death I have it in two places as 20 Oct & 23 Oct...I am assuming that the later date is the date of the burial. Attended school in Beiber and Westwood, Calif after High School joined the Marines serviving in the Pacific in WW II. He came to Anderson after the War, !to rejoin the family, they having moved to Anderson during the war. Major worked at Ralph L. Smith Lumber and attended the Baptist Church in Anderson, it was here that he met Lillian Harmon, a twin, whom he married on 6 April 1950, they were married fifteen years and had four daughters. Major & Lillian lived on Sharon Street in Anderson and Major worked as a lumber grader at U.S. plywood until thier divorce. Following the divorce Lillian & the girls moved !to McKinleyville, Oregon they have since moved back to the Sacramento Valley to !live. Major was an active member of the LOYAL ORDER OF THE MOOSE in Anderson and when he died they performed his funeral service and at graveside presented each daughter with a red rose and Lillian with a white Bible in his rememberence. The song DANNY BOY was sung by all present as was Major's request before his death
OBITUARY PLACES AGE AT 56 STATES MAJ WAS A MEMBER OF THE MOOSE LODGE NO. 509 BURIAL WAS IN THE ANDERSON DISTRICT CEMETARY. DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES. BORN 6-25-1926 IN SPOKANE WASHINGTON BECAME A SHASTA COUNTY MEMBER IN 1946. WAS AN EMPLOYEE OF TOYON LUMBER CO. OF CENTRAL VALLEY AND HAD WORKED AS A LUMBER GRADER FOR 38 YEARS. A MARINE CORPS VETERAN OF WW II.
Died of Pnuemonia just before her third birthday.
Used the name of 'Major" instead of His birth name of Robert Andrew, I can find no reason for this. I have found no military service records or any other source that can account for this name or Rank...if it was indeed a rank.
The family lived in Centerville, Iowa until after the birth of thier fifth child. They then homesteaded in Nebraska along "BULL CREEK" a creek in Sioux County so named because The great Indian Chief Sitting Bull used it as a campsite. They built a sod hut and lived off the land, and by doing ranch work at nearby ranches when it was available. Ruby & Dora were born while the family lived on the Bull Creek homestead.
In 1918 Major & Estelle bought a home in Crawford , where Rachel was born. When Rachel was a year old (1920) the family bought the Commercial Hotel in Crawford, Nebraska, near the Burlington Railroad line. It was this hotel supplemeted with other work that sustained the family through the depression. Major worked odd jobs when they could be found, he was able to find one job hauling coal that was paying good money for the time....about $50.00 a month, this was considerred a high wage for the time period and jobs such as his were in high demand.
Birth site is unknown at this time...but I think there is a good
chance that he was born in Appanoose County, Iowa.
Buried in Nubieber Cemetary, Nubieber, CA.
(4330.) MAJOR HIATT (2345.) (845.) (228.) (38.) (4.) (1.):
m. STELLA POWERS. (R70).
Original spelling of the name POWERS was La Peur (or whatever the French translation of Power is). Buried in Hillside Cemetary.
From info provided by Beverly McDonald Kilpatric....my aunt 1/10/90. William was raised in Nebraska and stayed in Crawford area all of his life. He had his own band & played the fiddle. Married at age 35 to a widow woman with two children. He had a history of heart disease. In one of his last jobs he ran a service station before he retired.
From info provided by Beverly Kilpatric....my aunt 1/10/90
From info provided by Beverly Kilpatric....my aunt 1/10/90
Ranched at Orella, Nebraska for years Hugh worked on a bridge gang for the railroad, up till the time the depression took away the job....family survive the depression by living on what could be grown in the sparse gardens of the Nebraska farmlands and odd jobs. Hugh and brother Ernie dug ditches for 15 cents an hour, and sheared sheep. Hugh finally landed a job hauling coal that paid $50.00 a month ...this job lasted three years ...but requireds him to unload 40 ton of coal a day in order to keep the job. In 1939 the family moved to Nubieber, California moving again to Adin, Ca. Merna Redding, stated the place of death was Dexter, Oregon. Perhaps this is a small nearby town, as if he is buried in Springfield, Oregon.
From info provided by Beverly Kilpatric....my aunt 1/10/90
From info provided by Beverly Kilpatric....my aunt 1/10/90
Sister to DeEtte Hiatt McDonald From info provided by Beverly Kilpatric....my aunt 1/10/90
Line in Record @I16@ (RIN 67709) from GEDCOM file not recognized:
CENS
A photo held by Beverly McDonald Kilpatric, his granddaughter, indicates that he may have had a brother, ROD, a sister, FLORA BUSCH, and a niece FLORENCE BUSH these are the only names we have to work on in this family line.Date of death & parents names were taken from a death Certficate issued by the state of Montana.
I do not know wherein Chinook they are buried, but I have a photo of his tombstone, also buried near him are his wife Eleanor E. Cassidy McDonald and daughter Kathryn (Monica) McDonald Mitchell. Someone has told me they are buried on the old homestead, but I am unable to confirm this at this time. Information I have on Eleanor E. Cassidy, states she is buried at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church. If they are in fact buried togther then they must all be buried at the church.
This burial at the Catholic Church would be consistant with the marriage that I can not find record of at a Catholic Church in the Charleston, West Virginia Area.
1880 U.S. census lists him as J.A. McDonell with wife Ellen & daughter Hannah Jane, residing in Mountain Cove, Township of Fayette County. The only way I was able to ascertain this to be the correct family is by use of the wife and daughters names and ages and verifying the birthplaces of the parents of Eleanor Cassidy McDonald and Allen (Joe) McDonald
Eleanor's death certificate lists two dates for her death 16 Dec appears to be correct, I am assuming the later date is the date of burial. Info on the certificate was provided by her daughter Flora Wheeler. Info provided by Flora lists her father as a William Casserly (I don't know if this is a spelling error or if the spelling is correct).
1880 U.S. Census of Fayette Co. W. VA. shows Eleanor already married to A.J. "Joe" McDonald, but the Census lists him as J.A. McDonell living in Mountain Cove, Township of Fayette Co.
On this census record Eleanor is listed as Ellen and the first child Hannah Jane, has been born and is 3 months old. 1880 Census lists Eleanor's birth as being in England and that of her mother, Hannah (Jane) Moffitt as being born in England. It says her father was born in Ireland, and confirms the birth place of Husband "Joe" and his parents as being born in Canada.
Death info and names of her parents were taken from her death Certificate. This certificate shows two different dates for her death the 16th and the 18th of december. I am assuming the 18th to be the date of burial.
Buried at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church. Undertakers handling the death in Spokane were Hazen & Jaeger.
Marriage Notes for Allen Joseph McDonald and Eleanor Elizabeth CASSIDY-39505
Supposed to have been married as a Catholic. I have been unable to locate a marriage record in the Charleston W Va Catholic church system as of 16 Mar 1990...NO-ONE SEEMS TO HAVE THE OLD RECORDS have checked four of nine in the area to date. I may have to check the county records as the state has marriage records only back as far as 1964.
I can not say for sure what county I am looking for in 1878 but I do know that in 1880 they are in Fayette County, West Virginia.
From: info provided by Beverly McDonald Kilpatric of Redding Ca.
1/12/90OBITUARY DATA on her mother indicates that at the time of the mothers
death 1936/37 that she was married to a Mr. Chapman of Billings
Montana. Birth is reflected in U.S. Census (1880) of Fayette Co.
W.VA.....parents names are entered incorrectly however, A.J. "Joe"
McDonald is listed as J.A. McDonell and Eleanor is listed as Ellen.
Census (1880) shows parents as married 2 years His place of birth and
that of his parents as Canada. Eleanors p.o.b. listed as England, her
mother Hannah (Jane) Moffitt is born in England and her father is
listed as born in Ireland.
From: info provided by Beverly McDonald Kilpatric of Redding Ca.
1/12/90
From: info provided by Beverly McDonald Kilpatric of Redding Ca.
1/12/90
From: info provided by Beverly McDonald Kilpatric of Redding Ca. 1/12/90
OBITUARY states death site as San Jose Ca.
From: info provided by Beverly McDonald Kilpatric of Redding Ca.
1/12/90OBITUARY ON HIS MOTHER....Eleanor indicates he may have been living in
the Chicago Ill area ...obit copy was difficult to read, all I have to
go on to assume this is Alonzo is a Son first name begining with "A"
in Chicago.
from: info provided by Beverly McDonald Kilpatrick of Redding Ca.
1/12/90
from: info provided by Beverly McDonald Kilpatrick of Redding Ca.
1/12/90 lived to be an old man...B.M.K. has a photo...nothing is known
of his death or burial site.
from: info provided by Beverly McDonald Kilpatric of Redding Ca.
1/12/90
obituary info states d.o.b. as 14 June 1900 vice 12 June
from: info provided by Beverly McDonald Kilpatrick of Redding Ca.
1/12/90 was a medical technician and was never returned from Alaska
where he traveled in 1933, it is said he was hit by a train. His
belongings were shipped to Flora Wheeler. OBITUARY DATA ON HIS MOTHER
ELEANOR...states he was living in Seattle Wa at the time of her death.
from: info provided by Beverly McDonald Kilpatric of Redding Ca.
1/12/90
One of THE TEN BROTHERS, often spoken of by SHIELDS HISTORIANS.
This family is said to have come originally from Spain, and from there origins in Persia. By 300 BC had invaded and settled Ireland. In 300 BC, Ugane Mre, 20th in descent from Milesius, was King of Ireland; thence to Nial Noy Giollach, King of Ireland in 379 AD, who divided the kingdom among his six sons, with sept (clan) designations of Hy Nials from which our SHIELDS family is thought to have originated. From this lineage sprang the O'Neill septs, and from one of these the sept of Siadhail (Shee-ail) originated.
The O'Siadhail sept was not generally restricted to a territorial center, as were most of the septs of that time. The sept was designated a medical family, physicians to the varioius O'Neill chieftains of their domain. Surnames were not common before the 12th century, and the name of SHIELDS did not function as a surname for indiviudals before then. However, as a a sept desingation of O'Sheel (O'Shiel, O'Shield(s)) was known in the 8th century, AD. The sept probably had it's origin in the Kingdom of Meath, a district in east central Ireland, where the O'Neills reigned. Long before the Norman Conquest (1066 AD), members of the sept began moving north into Ulster. By 1600 AD they were well established in the northernmost County of Antrim, remaining in the records as a Medical sept. It was in the County Antrim that the ancestors of our Irish immigrant resided.
We now begin a more detailed outline of our ancestral trek with the birth of William Shields, ca. 1600 AD, in County Antrim, of North Ireland. Among his sons were William, JAMES (born 1635), and John. There may have been other children, but these are the three that made it to America. (See later notes under James).SELECTED HISORY OF THE SHIELDS FAMILY Dr. Martin L. Skubinna, Ph.D
The major Shields family in America today in America today is chiefly of Irish origin and can probably lay claim to having ancestry in Ireland dating back to the time of the initial Celtic invasions -- sometime between 500 and 1000 BC. As one member of the Shields family from Georgia expressed it, "We Shields' are Irish, nothing but Irish, and damn proud of it. There is no family any better, and very few as good."
IRISH ORIGINS
The original migrating generatsion of the Shields family to America appears to have been the sons of a family member who lived at the turn of the 17th century in County Antrim, Ireland. County Antrim is "on the shores of Lough Neagh," adjacent to Belfast, and the largest lake in the British Isles. William Shields, born at some time between 1590 and 1600, fathered four sons of whom we have record. He may well have fathered daughters as well, but we know only of the sons - as many genealogical records from this period of time mention female line offspring only in passing or omit them entirely. There were: William (born 1630); Daniel and John (born apparently in the early 1640's and presumed by other circumstances to have been significantly younger than the two older Shields sons).
EXILE
The two elder Shields offspring seem to have been involved in the roundups and deportation of young Irish men during the Commonwealth Period (1653-1659) under Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell. Their principal offense was the fact that they were Irish. Accounts report the family was greatly harassed, and younger sons were kept in concealment for much of their youth. This suggests that, for whatever reasons, the Shields' were in particular disfavor with Cromwell and the "Roundheads."
Family history and tradition hold that these two Shields brothers, William and James, were both exiled while in their early twenties to Barbados in the West Indies. At this time, during the middle 17th century, Barbados was an important British trading center and had a greater European population than the entire North American Mainland. how they survived their exile we do not know, but family history is agreed that within less than two years they managed to take passage via a slave ship to Virginia, arriving around 1655 at Middle Plantation, the site of present-day Willamsburg.
The subsequent histories of these two SHIELDS brothers is extensively chronicled, chiefly in books by the late John Arthur Shields, the late John Edgar Shields, and other descendant members of the resultant family lines. Other accounts exist which connect these two Shields immigrants wth the two younger sons of William 1600, the youngest of whom, John SHIELDS (ca. 1640), was the progenitor of the line which is the subject of this compilation. To treat with their careers and descent ina a very summary manner:WILLAIM SHIELS (1630)
A few years after the arrival of the two Shields brothers to Middle Plantation, James migrated Northward to the port of Baltimore. He subsequently located in Kent County, Maryland. William meanwhile, remained in Williamsburg. William became the owner and operator of SHIELDS Ordinary,a noted inn and tavern of the day. The tavern is noted occasionally in constabulary records, as one assumes for occasional breaches of the peace. Shields Tavern has been restored within the past two decades as one of Colonial Williamsburg's historical points of interest and informal dining establishments, and has become a popular stop on tours of the restoration.William became the progenitor of a lengthy family line. Later generations migrated elsewhere in Virginia, to the river settlements in North Carolina, and ultimately into Indiana Territory around 1800. Various genealogical works treat with the resultant line which, collectively, are sometimes referred to as "the Willamsburg line." Among prominent Americans in this branch of the family were President John Tyler, and William Tyler Page.