Mary Ellen Hudlin 
Mary Ellen was born on October 28th, 1823 in Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina. She died at the age of 75 on February 22nd, 1899 in Monroe County, Indiana. She was buried in Shield's Cemetery, Polk Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana.General Notes
Mary Ellen's obituary appeared on 3 February 1899 in the The World,
Bloomington, Monroe Co., Indiana, and it read;
"Mrs. William Shields died at noon yesterday after a three weeks illness
of lung trouble which was brought on by the grip. Deceased was in her
76th year. Mrs. Shields resided with her family on Moore's Creek. Her
husband is one of the best known citizens of the county, and the deceased
was beloved by all her friends. She was mother of nine children as
follows: Mrs. A. J. Lampkins, of this city; Mrs. Phillip Bond,
Morgantown; Mrs. Allen Carter, Mrs. Wampler, Mrs. Hall, David P., James
H., William W., and Jown W. The funeral will occur this afternoon at 2
o'clock at the Friendship Church. The remains will be buried in the
Shields graveyard."
‌Mary Ellen and William Henry Harrison were married in a religious ceremony on January 12th, 1842 in Monroe County, Indiana. They had five sons and seven daughters, named David Thomas, William Taylor, John Wesley, Joseph H., George E., Mary Elizabeth, Martha Jane, Sarah Angelina, Lucy A., Julia C., Laura A. and Belle Marie.
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Children
David Thomas Shields
David Thomas was born on September 17th, 1842 in Monroe County, Indiana. He died at the age of 83 on September 11th, 1926 in Monroe County, Indiana. He was buried in Knight Ridge Cemetery, Salt Creek Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana.
William Taylor Shields
William Taylor was born on November 3rd, 1846 in Monroe County, Indiana. He died at the age of 88 on February 21st, 1935 in Monroe County, Indiana. He was buried in Knight Ridge Cemetery, Salt Creek Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana.
Martha Jane Shields
Martha Jane was born on February 25th, 1849 in Monroe County, Indiana. She died at the age of 85 in January 1935.
Sarah Angelina Shields
Sarah Angelina was born on October 21st, 1851. She died at the age of 23 on September 28th, 1875 in Monroe County, Indiana. She was buried in Shield's Cemetery, Polk Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana.
Lucy A. Shields
Lucy A. was born on February 28th, 1854 in Indiana. She died at the age of 79 on April 18th, 1933 in Bloomington, Monroe Co., Indiana. She was buried on April 20th, 1933 in Knight Ridge Cemetery, Salt Creek Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana.
Laura A. Shields
Laura A. was born on September 8th, 1857. She died at the age of 24 on April 15th, 1882 in Monroe County, Indiana. She was buried in Shield's Cemetery, Polk Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana.
Belle Marie Shields
Belle Marie was born on January 21st, 1860. She died at the age of 91 on October 4th, 1951 in Monroe County, Indiana. She was buried on October 6th, 1951 in Clear Creek Cemetery, Clear Creek, Monroe Co., Indiana.
Joseph H. Shields
Joseph H. was born on April 2nd, 1865 in Monroe County, Indiana. He died at the age of 65 on January 17th, 1931 in Monroe County, Indiana. He was buried in Polk Twp. Cemetery, Polk Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana.
George E. Shields
George E. was born on March 13th, 1871 in Monroe County, Indiana. He died at 5 months old on September 8th, 1871. He was buried in Polk Twp. Cemetery, Polk Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana.
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