William Henry Harrison Shields

William Henry Harrison Shields
Birthdate:	April 20, 1817
Birthplace:	Emerts Cove, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Death:	February 20, 1891 (73) Cades Cove, Blount, Tennessee, USA
Place of Burial:	Primitive Baptist Church, Blount County, Cades Cove, Tennessee, USA
Immediate Family:	Son of Robert Shields and Margaret Shields Husband of Emily Ellen Shields and Martha Shields (Oliver) Father of Mary Feezell; George Washington Shields; Ruth E. Garland; Martha Jane Roberts; Walter Shields and 6 others Brother of Joshua Shields; Frederick "Fed" Shields; Jackson Shields; Oliver Hazard Perry Shields; Anne Gourley and 6 others
Occupation:	Farmer

Managed by:	Charles W Lewis, II
Last Updated:	May 3, 2022

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About William Henry Harrison Shields

Henry was a Union soldier wounded by Confederate raiders rendering his arm almost useless.

Among the children of Robert Shields, William Henry and his brother Frederick 'Fed' , each individually had a profound influence on Cades Cove and “anchored” their future families in Cove lore by marrying daughters of John and Lurany Frazier Oliver, recognized as the first permanent white settlers. Fed appears to have aligned with his father Robert in the southwestern area of the Cove and eventually lived in the largest log house of the community just “down the road” from the first Mill Creek crossing on Forge Creek Road.

William Henry elected to live in the northeastern end of the Cove, establishing his home just west of the current picnic area. He and his wife, Martha Oliver, lived reasonably close to the cabin of his wife’s family. Like his father and brother, milling was in his genes! The Henry Shields Mill was established on Anthony Creek. Remnants of the chimney of the “warming shed” can still be observed. Henry and Martha had nine children.

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1817	April 20, 1817	Birth of William Henry Harrison Shields Emerts Cove, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
1841	1841	Birth of Jonathan Shields Shields Cades Cove, Blount, Tennessee, USA
1842	September 19, 1842	Birth of Mary Feezell Cades Cove, Blount, Tennessee, USA
1844	February 5, 1844	Birth of George Washington Shields Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee, United States
1846	1846	Birth of David Shields Cades Cove, Blount, Tennessee, USA
1848	March 21, 1848	Birth of Ruth E. Garland Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee, United States
1850	March 6, 1850	Birth of Andrew Shields Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee, United States
1852	1852	Birth of William Jesse Shields Cades Cove, Blount, Tennessee, USA
1854	1854	Birth of Rebecca Shields Cades Cove, Blount, Tennessee, USA

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