James Shields

James was born about 1851 in Brooklyn Ward 14,Kings Co.,NY.¹   James' father was Andrew Sylvester Shields and his mother was Ann *unknown.  His paternal grandparents are James Shields and Hannah *. He has a brother and three sisters, and also a sibling of unknown gender, named Andrew, Hannah, Margaret, Abby J. and 2 Unknown Children. He had five half-brothers and three half-sisters, named Frank, Robert, Frank, Andrew, William, Catherine, Mamie and Mammie.