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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Virgie A. Shields was born May 1892, Tennessee (daughter of William Sherman Shields and Mary E. McMahan).

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Sherman Shields was born Feb 1867, Tennessee (son of Jesse William Shields and Mary Ann Spurgeon); died 1923; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Wilma Fisher, Kate (Shields) Maples letter, 11 September 1995, p 2.

    William married Mary E. McMahan Abt 1892. Mary (daughter of Redmon C. F. McMahan and Jemima Butler) was born Jul 1868, Tennessee; died 22 Mar 1956; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary E. McMahan was born Jul 1868, Tennessee (daughter of Redmon C. F. McMahan and Jemima Butler); died 22 Mar 1956; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed with parents in 1870 Federal Census of 13th District, Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    Wilma Fisher, Kate (Shields) Maples letter, 11 September 1995, p 2.

    Children:
    1. 1. Virgie A. Shields was born May 1892, Tennessee.
    2. Swain Redmon Shields was born 24 Oct 1894, Tennessee; died 7 Apr 1980; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Jemima Anna Shields was born 25 Sep 1897, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 1981; was buried Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. Oscar Catlett Shields was born 21 May 1907, Tennessee; died 12 Nov 1992.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jesse William Shields was born 6 Jul 1820, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Richard Stockton Shields and Susanna Thurman); died 1869, Alabama.

    Notes:

    Jesse Shields served in the Mexican War and was captured at Mexico City, Mexico. He served as a Captain for three years in the 2nd Tennessee Cavalry during the Civil War.
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    Reference:
    "Shields Family", Christine B. Brown, 6 February 1980, p 81.
    Jennifer Lankford Roberts & Tommy Shields, Jennifer.Roberts@LAW.State.GA.US, 14 March 2001.

    Jesse married Mary Ann Spurgeon 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of William Spurgeon and Hannah Stokes) was born 25 May 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Sep 1911, White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Ann Spurgeon was born 25 May 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William Spurgeon and Hannah Stokes); died 5 Sep 1911, White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Shields Family", Christine B. Brown, 6 February 1980, p 80.
    Jennifer Lankford Roberts & Tommy Shields, Jennifer.Roberts@LAW.State.GA.US, 14 March 2001.

    Children:
    1. Andrew Shields
    2. M. C. Shields was born Abt 1855, Tennessee.
    3. Hannah Elizabeth Shields was born Abt 1856; died Abt 1879.
    4. Sarah Jane Shields was born Abt 1862, Tennessee.
    5. J. Shields was born Abt 1865, Tennessee.
    6. 2. William Sherman Shields was born Feb 1867, Tennessee; died 1923; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Samuel Cas Shields was born 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Oct 1955.

  3. 6.  Redmon C. F. McMahan was born 29 Nov 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Redmond McMahan and Sarah Emert); died 15 Dec 1925; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in 1870 Federal Census of 13th District, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Lived above Seaton Springs.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 27, 44.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 277.
    Wilma Fisher, Kate (Shields) Maples letter, 11 September 1995, p 2.

    Redmon married Jemima Butler 1 Oct 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee. Jemima (daughter of Horatio B. Butler and Mary Jane Trotter) was born 28 Feb 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Dec 1920; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Jemima Butler was born 28 Feb 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Horatio B. Butler and Mary Jane Trotter); died 12 Dec 1920; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in 1870 Federal Census of 13th District, Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 44.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 277.

    Children:
    1. Robert M. McMahan was born 22 Mar 1864, Tennessee; died 20 Jul 1893; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. George B. McMahan was born 9 Apr 1866, Tennessee; died 10 Jan 1931; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 3. Mary E. McMahan was born Jul 1868, Tennessee; died 22 Mar 1956; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Sallie A. McMahan was born 17 Sep 1870, Tennessee; died 12 Sep 1904; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Happy John W. McMahan was born 4 Oct 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Sep 1940, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Sep 1940, Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    6. Giles Caton McMahan was born 2 Feb 1877, Tennessee; died 20 Jun 1965; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Ashley Butler McMahan was born 24 May 1879, Tennessee; died 24 Jun 1954, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Eliza Belle McMahan was born 15 Apr 1882, Tennessee; died 7 Nov 1968; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Nora Dixie McMahan was born 25 Jul 1885, Tennessee; died Dec 1975.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Richard Stockton Shields was born 25 Sep 1794, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Robert Shields and Sabra S. White); died 31 Mar 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1860, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    War of 1812 (Indiana).

    Christine Brown lists birth as Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Listed in 1840 Sevier County, Tennessee census.

    Richard Shields was a farmer and miller and spent his entire lifetime in the Sevier County, Tennessee area.

    Will probated 28 March 1865 in Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Shields Family", Christine B. Brown, 6 February 1980, p 76.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 308, 339.

    Richard married Susanna Thurman Abt 1816. Susanna was born 12 Mar 1801; died Abt 1841. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Susanna Thurman was born 12 Mar 1801; died Abt 1841.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies," Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 311.
    "Shields Family", Christine B. Brown, 6 February 1980, p 76.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 339.

    Children:
    1. 4. Jesse William Shields was born 6 Jul 1820, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1869, Alabama.
    2. John Tipton "Jack" Shields was born 27 Sep 1825, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Oct 1907, Chestnut Hill, Jefferson, Tennessee; was buried Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    3. Perry Shields died Georgia.
    4. James Shields
    5. William Henderson Shields was born 1836, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1864, Vicksburg, Virginia.

  3. 10.  William Spurgeon

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Jennifer Lankford Roberts & Tommy Shields, Jennifer.Roberts@LAW.State.GA.US, 14 March 2001.

    William — Hannah Stokes. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Hannah Stokes

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Jennifer Lankford Roberts & Tommy Shields, Jennifer.Roberts@LAW.State.GA.US, 14 March 2001.

    Children:
    1. 5. Mary Ann Spurgeon was born 25 May 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Sep 1911, White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Redmond McMahan was born 1823, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of David Crockett McMahan and Mary Large); died 28 Feb 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pearl Valley Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Redmond McMahan was born in the 1st Civil district.

    He and his wife Sarah were listed in the 1840 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee. There was one child listed in the household: one male under five years of age.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 65.
    "McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 1.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 32, 43, 44.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 272, 276.

    Redmond married Sarah Emert Abt 1838, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of Daniel George Emert and Sarah Reagan) was born 15 Jan 1823, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Oct 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Sarah Emert was born 15 Jan 1823, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Daniel George Emert and Sarah Reagan); died 8 Oct 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Sarah Emert spent her childhood in Emert Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee. After her first husband Redmond's death she and the four children lived a while with Daniel and Sarah Ragan Emert.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 65.
    "McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 2.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 32, 43, 44.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 272, 273-277.

    Children:
    1. David McMahan was born 28 Dec 1839, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Oct 1852.
    2. Albert McMahan was born 1841; died 1850/1859.
    3. Elizabeth McMahan was born 26 Aug 1843, Tennessee; died 9 Oct 1921; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 6. Redmon C. F. McMahan was born 29 Nov 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Dec 1925; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  Horatio B. Butler was born 29 Oct 1797, Fairfax, Virginia (son of Henry Butler); died 20 Dec 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: HS87-29

    Notes:

    Died of Dyspepsia.
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    Reference:
    "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 316.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 259, 279.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 168, 196.

    Horatio married Mary Jane Trotter 21 Feb 1822, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of John Trotter and Asa White) was born 24 Jul 1804, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Jul 1858, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Mary Jane Trotter was born 24 Jul 1804, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of John Trotter and Asa White); died 7 Jul 1858, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: NG7T-DV

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 316.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 259, 279.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 168.
    Wilma Fisher, Kate (Shields) Maples letter, 11 September 1995, p 2.
    Fred E. Clark, Jr., brewglas@netkonnect.net, 19 September 1999.
    www.ancestry.com, mbharris@apex.net, 19 September 1999.

    Children:
    1. Nancy Butler was born 17 Dec 1822, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Oct 1889; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Anna Butler was born 22 Jul 1824, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Henry Butler, Jr. was born 1 Sep 1826, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Nov 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. John Butler was born 20 Mar 1828, Tennessee; died 18 Sep 1913; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Asa Butler was born 24 Nov 1832, Tennessee; died 6 Sep 1910; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Sarah Butler was born Abt 1834, Tennessee.
    7. McCajah Butler was born Abt 1836, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Mar 1863; was buried Stones River National Cemetery, Rutherford County, Tennessee.
    8. Mary Butler was born 7 Jul 1839, Tennessee; died 3 Mar 1908; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. 7. Jemima Butler was born 28 Feb 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Dec 1920; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. George Butler was born Abt 1844, Tennessee.
    11. William Butler was born Abt 1848, Tennessee.


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