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George Washington Shields

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Cades Cove, Blount, Tennessee, USA
Death: October 10, 1902 (73-74)
Murray County, GA, United States
Place of Burial: Murray County, GA, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Robert Shields and Margaret Shields
Brother of Joshua Shields; Frederick "Fed" Shields; Jackson Shields; Oliver Hazard Perry Shields; Anne Gourley and 6 others

Occupation: Farmer, Blacksmith
Managed by: Private User
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About George Washington Shields

George Washington Shields was injured/crippled in the Civil War.

George never married. He acquired 240 acres in Cades Cove by a state land grant in 1856. The acreage was in Chestnut Flats, and was sold to Wilson Burchfield in 1873. George bought a farm in Murray Co., GA., where he was listed in the census records of 1860 through 1900, when he was living alone.

In 1860, his mother and sister Matilda were living with him.

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George Washington Shields's Timeline

1828
1828
Cades Cove, Blount, Tennessee, USA
1902
October 10, 1902
Age 74
Murray County, GA, United States
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Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Murray County, GA, United States