Margaret M. "Maggie" Shields (Newhouse)

1. ALIA: Maggie /Newhouse/
2. Birth: MAY 1887 in Pennsylvania
3. Death: 1949
4. Event: Fact 1. ABT MAY 1887 Born Margaret M. Newhouse 1
5. Event: Fact 4. 8 SEP 1905 Child born: Elizabeth Mae Shields 2
6. Event: Fact 5. 23 JAN 1920 Census: 1920 Greensburg, Westmoreland Co., PA 3
7. Event: Fact 6. 6 FEB 1920 Filed for divorce 4
8. Event: Fact 3. 14 JUN 1900 Census: 1900 Mechlings Precinct, Westmoreland Co., PA 5
9. Event: Fact 7. MAY 1920 Divorced from John A. Shields 4
10. Event: Fact 2. 1897 Attended Shieldsburg School, Salem Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA 6
11. Event: Fact 8. 2 AUG 1920 Address: 142 Depot St., Greensburg, PA 7
12. Event: Fact 9. 1929 Saleswoman at LaRose Shop , Greensburg, PA 8
13. Burial: St. Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, PA
14. Event: Fact 10. 1949 Died at abt. age 62 9
15. Note: The 1900 Census lists her birth date as May 1884 and her age as 16. Her tombstone states 1887. I suspect she lied in 1900. The 1920 Census states age 33.

Sources:

  1. Title: 1900 Census Salem Twp. Mechlings Precinct, Westmoreland Co., PA

     Author: Cooper, John H., Enumerator

     Repository:

     Note: Ancestry. com

     Media: Census

     Page: Vol 224 ED 131 Sh 1 Line 84

     Text: 1900 Census: (June 14&15)

     Newhouse, George Father

     Maggie M. Daughter Date of Birth: May, 1884 Age 16

  2. Title: Death Certificate of Elizabeth May Fox

     Repository:

     Note: Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records

     Media: Official Document

     Page: Line 6A

     Text: Certificate of Death, PA

     Elizabeth May Fox

     Date of Birth: 9-8-05

     Father's Name: John A. Shields

     Mother's Maiden Name: Margaret Newhouse

     Born in Pittsburgh, PA Allegheny Co.

  3. Title: 1920 Census: Greensburg Borough, Westmoreland Co., PA

     Author: Kline, A. B., Enumerator

     Repository:

     Note: Ancestry. com

     Media: Census

     Page: ED 111 Sh 4 B Line 75 Visit 74 Image 8

     Text: Census January 23, 1920 [copy poor, hard to read]

     142 Depot Street, Greensburg, PA

     Shields, Margaret M. head renter female white age 33 "Di"? [divorced?] b. PA, parents b. PA, housework, private homes

     Wagner, Lulu? J. sister-in-law female housework

     Shields, Elmer son age 16 factory laborer

     ______, Elizabeth daughter 14

     NEWHOUSE, GEORGE W. father age "63" b. PA, parents b. PA, laborer factory

     Families listed on the same page in the order of visitation:

     132 ____htner age 50

     134 Hirsch, M___

     138 G ___

     144 Feinburg, Simon immigrant 1885

     150 Kline, William age 82

     142 SHIELDS, MARGARET M.

     158 H___

     160 Peters, Harry age 52 laborer factory

     162 F____tner, William age 43 county deputy sheriff

  4. Title: Divorce File of Margaret M. Shields and John A. Shields

     Publication: Judgement Docket Book S

     Repository:

     Note: Westmoreland County Courthouse, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co., PA

     Media: Civil Registry

     Page: Page 1110 No. 1 Line 18

     Text: Margaret M. Shields

     Date of PLF Filing: February 6, 1920

     Filed No. 62: Divorce

  5. Title: 1900 Census: Mechlings Precinct, Westmoreland Co., PA

     Author: Cooper, John H., Enumerator

     Repository:

     Note: Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh, PA

     Media: Census

     Page: ED 131 Family 18 Sh 1 Line 84

     Text: Census June 14-15, 1900

     Newhouse, George W. age 47 head b. mo. un., 185_ married 0 years b PA parents b. PA farmer can read & write renter

     Edith W. age 29 wife b. February 1871 4 children 3 living b. PA parents b. England can read & write

     Vinnacomb [Kinnacomb?, Vinecomb?] Charles G. age 7 step son b. February 1893 b. PA parents b. PA at school

     Vinnacomb, Frederick P. age 5 step son b. May 1895 PA parents b. PA

     Vinnacomb, Thomas S. age 1 step son b. September 1898 PA parents b. PA

     Newhouse, Clarence I. age 8 grand son b. May 1892 PA parents b. PA at school

     NEWHOUSE, MAGGIE M.. age 16 daughter b. May 1884 PA can read & write

     Families listed on same page in the order of visitation:

     Slivis, William age 32 day laborer

     Silvis, Thomas age 24 day laborer

     Kull, Thomas age 29 farmer

     Sheffler, Sally age 38 widow professional nurse

     Kull, Edgar age 34 farm laborer

     Shields, Elizabeth age 82 widow farmer

     NEWHOUSE, GEORGE, MAGGIE NEWHOUSE

     Cook, James age 38 druggist

     Murphy, ___[illegible] age 52 day laborer

     Stewart, Mary age 83 widow

     Newhouse, Joseph age 58 day laborer

  6. Title: Souvenir Shieldsburg - School, District No. 13 Salem Township Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

     Author: Bicentennial History Committee

     Publication: New Alexandria Bicentennial Committee, New Alexandria, PA, D & Z Printers Latrobe, PA

     Note: Printed 1976, Paperbound, 162pp

     Repository:

     Note: Page 41

     Media: Book

     Page: Reverse side

     Text: Names of Pupils

     Gretta Wilkins

     Anna Sheffler

     Cleveland Wilkins

     Spencer Johnston

     Robert Kelly

     Edmund Williams

     Cleonae Cook

     Nannie Johnston

     Oby Wilkins

     Frank Hickenlooper

     Joyce Munson

     James Johnston

     Collins Sheffler

     Ophlis Wilkins

     Georgie Crusan

     Lilly Johnston

     Clara Hichenhooper

     LLoyd Kull

     Adam Johnston

     Alice Sheffler

     Willie Williams

     MAGGIE NEWHOUSE

     Frank Kimmell

     George S. Stiffy

     Wilmer Johnston

     Charley Sheffler

     Dora Munson

     Dessie Wilson

     Frank Sheffler

     Stanley Cook

     Raymond Johnston

     Homer Johnston

     Ralph Kull

     Harry Munson

     Mary Wilson

     RAY NEWHOUSE

     Doty Sheffler

  7. Title: Death Certificate of George W. Newhouse

     Repository:

     Note: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health, Vital Statistics

     Media: Official Document

     Page: Line 14

     Text: 14. The above is true to the best of my knowledge.

     (Informant) Mrs. Margaret Shields

     (Address) 142 Depo St., Greensburg, Pa

  8. Title: Polk's Greensburg City Directory 1929-1930

     Publication: R.L. Polk & Co, Publishers, 545-547 Sixth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa Copyright 1929

     Repository:

     Media: Book

     Page: Page 297

     Text: Polk's Greensburg City Directory 1929-1930:

     Shields, Margt M slswn LaRose Shop r323 Brandon (SWG)

  9. Title: Tombstone of Margaret M. Shields

     Repository:

     Note: St. Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, PA

     Media: Tombstone

     Text: Margaret M. Shields

     1887 - 1949

     Elmer A. Shields

     1903 - 1937 [son]