James Henry (Jim?) Shields 
James Henry, known as Jim?, was born on October 25th, 1894 in Brooklyn,Kings Co. NY.1 Jim?'s father was Francis Joseph (Frank) Shields and his mother was Anna Margaret (Annie) Albert. His paternal grandparents were Andrew Sylvester Shields and Anna *unknown Mrs. Duffey; his maternal grandparents were Johan Albert Jr. and Mary Weniger. He had seven brothers and a sister, named Frank, Edward, Lester, John Frank, Tony?, Bill, Arthur Merritt and Lillian. He was the fourth oldest of the nine children. He died at the age of 66 on November 26th, 1960 in Rockville Center,NY. He was buried on December 1st, 1960 in Greenfield Cemetery,Hempstead,NY.2 3 General Notes
BIOGRAPHY: - taken from "Valley Stream Mail" (Thursday, December 1, 1960)
"Services Held For James Shields, Old-Time Resident"
"James Shields, a former resident of Valley Stream for over 40 years died Monday, November 28 after a long illness. Born Brooklyn, Mr. Shields was one of the organizers of the Valley Stream Fire Department Company #4 of which he was an ex-Captain. He was a formerproprietor of his own buisiness in Valley Stream for over 12 years. He is survived by his wife, Amelia; two daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Baldwin, Mrs. Gladys Klingbeil; one sister, Mrs. Lillian Tyree; three brothers, Anthony, William, and Arthur Shields; seven grand-children; James, Barbara, Colleen, and Kenneth Baldwin, Karen, Gary, and Claudia Klingbeil.
Religious services were conducted at The Moore Funeral Home on 54 West Jamaica Avenue on Wednesday, November 30 at 8:00 P.M. Rev. Paul L. Sarturio, Pastor of Grace Methodist Church officiated. Interment will take place this morning, Thursday, December 1 in the family plot in Greenfield Cemetery, Hempstead."
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1786 in Scotland?
- b.Bet 3 Jun 1831-2 in New York d.July 14, 1901 6:30 a.m in Brooklyn,Kings Co. NY
- b.~ 1800 in New York
- b.Jan 1868 in Brooklyn,Kings Co. NY d.10 Feb 1934 in Park East Hospital,New York City,NY
- b. in New York d.< 1872
- b.25 Oct 1894 in Brooklyn,Kings Co. NY d.26 Nov 1960 in Rockville Center,NY
- b.Abt 1820? in Germany
- b.17 Aug 1844 in Bavaria,Germany d.29 Jul 1890 in Maspeth Ave. (in the vicinity of Newtown Creek,Brooklyn,Kings,NY
- b. in Germany
- b.04 Oct 1870 in Brooklyn,Kings,NY d.17 Jan 1939 in New York
- b.~ 1770
- b.1801 in Bergen Op Zoom?,Netherlands
- b.~ 1825
- b.~ 1850 in New York d.05 May 1871 in Brooklyn,Kings Co.,NY
- b.~ 1829
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Jim? and Amelia Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony on June 24th, 1917 in Linder Farm,Valley Stream,NY.3 They had two daughters named Evelyn Anna and Gladys Emma.
Family Notes
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Children
Evelyn Anna Shields
Evelyn Anna was born on November 27th, 1919 in Ozone Park,NY.3 She died at the age of 81 on January 12th, 2001 in Poughkeepsie,Dutchess,NY.4
Gladys Emma Shields
Gladys Emma was born on September 24th, 1924 in Valley Stream,NY (at home on Montague St.).3
1 {Frank Shields household, 1900 US census, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY}
2 {Services Held For James Shields, Old-Time Resident}
3 {Aunt Peg (Margaret Shields/Eberhardt)}
4 {SSDI}
Further sources/citations:
{Frank Shields household, 1930 U.S. census, Hempstead, Village of Valley Stream, Nassau County, New York}, {Arthur Merrit Shields and Margaret Shields/Eberhardt Interview}, {GEDCOM File : .gedall.ged}
2 {Services Held For James Shields, Old-Time Resident}
3 {Aunt Peg (Margaret Shields/Eberhardt)}
4 {SSDI}
Further sources/citations:
{Frank Shields household, 1930 U.S. census, Hempstead, Village of Valley Stream, Nassau County, New York}, {Arthur Merrit Shields and Margaret Shields/Eberhardt Interview}, {GEDCOM File : .gedall.ged}
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