Rebecca M. Shields
Rebecca M. was born on March 30th, 1839 in
Monroe County, Indiana. Rebecca M.'s father was
John Shields and her mother was
Eliza Jane Blakely. Her paternal grandparents were
William L., Sr. Shields and
Nancy Elizabeth Nash; her maternal grandparents were
Thomas Blakely and
Elizabeth McFall. She had three brothers and six sisters, named
Thomas Jefferson,
Frank P.,
John F.,
Mary E.,
Eliza J.,
Anna,
Susannah,
Elizabeth and
Catherine "Katie". She was the second oldest of the ten children. She died at the age of 77 on December 16th, 1916 in
Monroe County, Indiana. She was buried on December 18th, 1916 in
Rosehill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana.