Abel Shields

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Birth 20 May 1804 Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Death 7 Apr 1882 (aged 77) Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA
Burial Mount Pleasant Cemetery Garden City, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Able Shields was, I think, a son of William Shields (1780-1852) and his first wife Rebecca Robertson (1780-1825), of Stokes County, North Carolina (the section that later became Forsyth Co.). He was twice married, first to Nancy L. Wood (1812-1842, daughter of Dr. Joseph Wood & his wife Susannah Lindsay), in 1831, and second to Eusebia Folger (1809-1879) in 1845. Sometime in the 1850s, he left North Carolina and came to Indiana, where he died in 1882.

The children of the first marriage were Rev. Harper L. Shields (1833-1907, m. twice, first to Malinda A. Folger, second to Luzenia Nixon), Elizabeth Jane Shields (1834-1892, m. Moses Davis), Martha Emily Shields (1836-1876, m. Nelson Troutman) and Samuel Shields (c.1838-c.1859, m. Huldah Carter).

There were two children born of the second marriage, Lydia M. Shields (1846-1930, m. William H. Harrell) and Rebecca M. Shields (c.1851, m. Thomas A. Sharp).

Parents

• William Shields 1780–1852
• Rebecca Robertson Shields 1780–1825

Spouses

• Nancy Lindsay Wood Shields 1812–1842 (m. 1831)
• Eusebia Folger Shields 1809–1879 (m. 1845)

Children

• Harper L. Shields 1833–1907
• Elizabeth Jane Shields Davis 1834–1892
• Martha Emily Shields Troutman 1836–1876
• Elijah B Teague 1836–1920 [NOT A CHILD OF ABEL. HUSBAND OF MARTHA.]
• Dinah Shields Teague 1839–1919
• Lydia M. Shields Harrell 1846–1930
• Rebecca M. Shields Sharp 1851–1881

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Abel Shields

• Born 20 May 1804 in Stokes County North Carolina USA
• Son of William T. Shields and Rebecca (Robertson) Shields
• Brother of John Shields, William Shields Jr., Elizabeth (Shields) Rich, Samuel Shields, Sarah Ann (Shields) Stafford, Elisha W. Shields, Andrew L. Shields, Eliza J. (Shields) Idol [half] and Susan Amanda (Shields) Hastings [half]
• Husband of Nancy Lindsay (Wood) Shields — married 23 Sep 1831 in Stokes, North Carolina, United Statesmap
• Husband of Eusebia (Folger) Shields — married 19 Jan 1845 in Stokes, North Carolina, United States
• Father of Harper Lafayette Shields, Elizabeth Jane (Shields) Davis, Martha Emily (Shields) Troutman, Samuel Shields, Dinah (Shields) Teague, Lydia Maria Shields and Rebecca (Shields) Sharp
• Died 7 Apr 1882 at age 77 in Columbus Township, Bartholomew, Indiana