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Louis W. was born on June 17th, 1845 in Monroe County, Indiana.  Louis W.'s father was James Madison Shields and his mother was Martha J. Sciscoe.  His paternal grandparents were Joseph Shields and Sarah "Sally" Masterson. He had six brothers and four sisters, named George Washington, William C., John Thomas, James K. Polk, Isaac, David Jefferson, Sarah Elizabeth, Nancy Jane, Mary Alice and Delitha Belle.  He was the oldest of the eleven children. He had four half-brothers and seven half-sisters, named Joseph Lenzy, Hiram Martin, Grover Cleveland, Paris Everett "Jack", Estella Martha, Mamie Alma, Infant, Izella Ethel, Maude Emiline, Rosezetta Frances and Nancy Pearl.  He died at the age of 18 on March 14th, 1864.  He was buried in Shield's Cemetery, Polk Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana.

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