Descendants of James Michael Shields

Generation No. 1

1.  JAMES MICHAEL¹ SHIELDS¹ was born  in NY², and died 1846.  He married (1) UNKNOWN.  She was born  in NY², and died Unknown.  He married (2) UNKNOWN (SISTER OF GENL) STEDMAN, daughter of GRIFFIN STEDMAN and MARY SHIELDS.  She died Unknown.

Notes for UNKNOWN (SISTER OF GENL) STEDMAN:

Possibly either Elizabeth Shields Stedman, 1842, or Mary Ada Stedman, 1835

Child of JAMES SHIELDS and UNKNOWN is:

2.                i.    JAMES P.² SHIELDS, b. 1848, OH; d. Unknown.

Child of JAMES SHIELDS and UNKNOWN STEDMAN is:

                  ii.    JOHN B.² SHIELDS, d. Unknown.

Notes for JOHN B. SHIELDS:

John B Shields, half brother of James Michael

His mother was sister of General Stedman

Generation No. 2

2.  JAMES P.² SHIELDS (JAMES MICHAEL¹)³ was born 1848 in OH, and died Unknown.  He married MARY ELLEN WALP^3,4, daughter of ALEXANDER WALP and MARGARET RUTTLE.  She was born 1854 in Whitehouse OH⁵, and died Unknown.

Notes for JAMES P. SHIELDS:

Helen (Ribble) Bradley recalled that her grandfather was "born above Grand Rapids Ohio on 640 acre section of land bought from government by his father.  He died when my father (or grandfather?) J. P. Shields was 8 years old. 

John B Shields, half brother of James Michael

His mother was sister of General Stedman

More About JAMES P. SHIELDS:

Residence: 1880, Miami, Cass, Indiana⁶

Notes for MARY ELLEN WALP:

Helen (Ribble) Bradley wrote of her grandmother that she was "Born in Whitehouse Ohio next door to Eber Bradley and Griffith house."

Children of JAMES SHIELDS and MARY WALP are:

3.                i.    LILLIAN³ SHIELDS, b. 20 Jan 1876, OH; d. 20 Jul 1962, Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL.

                  ii.    JOHN F. SHIELDS, b. 1873, OH; d. Unknown.

                 iii.    JAMES SHIELDS⁷, b. 1878, OH; d. Unknown.

More About JAMES SHIELDS:

Residence: 1880, Miami, Cass, Indiana⁷

Generation No. 3

3.  LILLIAN³ SHIELDS (JAMES P.², JAMES MICHAEL¹)⁸ was born 20 Jan 1876 in OH, and died 20 Jul 1962 in Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL⁹.  She married CALVIN G. RIBBLE¹⁰ 23 Aug 1897 in Whitehouse OH, son of CALVIN RIBBLE and ELIZABETH FREED.  He was born 14 Apr 1876 in Niagara County, NY, and died 13 Nov 1945 in Ghent Cemetery, Carrollton, KY¹¹.

Children of LILLIAN SHIELDS and CALVIN RIBBLE are:

4.                i.    HELEN MARGUERITE⁴ RIBBLE, b. 04 Nov 1899, Whitehouse OH; d. 1995, Columbus OH.

                  ii.    DOROTHY RIBBLE, b. Private; m. ORR R. MONTGOMERY, Private; b. Private.

Generation No. 4

4.  HELEN MARGUERITE⁴ RIBBLE (LILLIAN³ SHIELDS, JAMES P.², JAMES MICHAEL¹)¹² was born 04 Nov 1899 in Whitehouse OH, and died 1995 in Columbus OH.  She married GEORGE ALBERT BRADLEY 17 Oct 1919 in Newport KY, son of ALBERT BRADLEY and CLARA GRIMES.  He was born 28 Dec 1898 in Belpre OH, and died Unknown in Florida.

Children of HELEN RIBBLE and GEORGE BRADLEY are:

5.                i.    HELEN JEANNE⁵ BRADLEY, b. 15 Nov 1920, Whitehouse OH; d. 14 Feb 2005, Westerville OH.

6.               ii.    GEORGE BRADLEY, JR., b. Private.

Generation No. 5

Endnotes

1.  Notes written by Helen (Ribble) Bradley.

2.  1880 U.S. Census.

3.  Personal papers and documents from Helen Ribble Bradley.

4.  1880 U.S. Census.

5.  Notes written by Helen (Ribble) Bradley.

6.  1880 United States Federal Census, 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints© Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Miami, Cass, Indiana, ED 26, roll T9_268, page 243.3000, image 0122.

7.  1880 United States Federal Census.

8.  Personal papers and documents from Helen Ribble Bradley.

9.  Newspaper obituary.

10.  Personal papers and documents from Helen Ribble Bradley.

11.  Newspaper obituary.

12.  Personal papers and documents from Helen Ribble Bradley.