Iran Faye "Ira" Shields

1911 - 1964  (53 years)

• Name	Iran Faye "Ira" Shields
  Born	21 Jul 1911	Fannin County, Texas
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Celeste, Hunt County, Texas   [1]
  Census	1940	Burnet County, Texas   [2]
  Died	28 Nov 1964	Lampasas County, Texas   [3, 4]
  	Cause: Wasp Sting deceased in back of neck
  Buried	29 Nov 1964	DeWolfe-Dillingham Cemetery, Briggs, Burnet County, Texas   [5]
  Person ID	I39011	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	28 May 2017

  
  

  Father	Robert Wellington "Well" Shields,   b. Apr 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Feb 1924  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Mother	Tommie I. Dessie Robertson,   b. 22 Dec 1886, Collins, Texas ,   d. 11 Feb 1961, Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas  (Age 74 years)
  Married	8 Dec 1905	Hunt County, Texas   [6]
  Family ID	F14286	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 Jul 1911 - Fannin County, Texas  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Twin of Audie Mae. ---------- Reference: Ruth Shields family group record.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1920. Name Ira F Shields Event Type Census Event Date 1920 Event Place Celeste, Hunt, Texas, United States Gender Female Age 8 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Can Read Yes Can Write Yes Relationship to Head of Household Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Birth Year (Estimated) 1912 Birthplace Texas Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Texas Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 14 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Bob W Shields Head M 59 Tennessee Dessie Shields Wife F 33 Texas Wallace Shields Son M 17 Texas Sybil Shields Daughter F 10 Texas Addie M Shields Daughter F 8 Texas Ira F Shields Son F 8 Texas John Shields Son M 1 Texas [S112] Census, 1940. name: Fay Shields titles & terms: event: Census event year: 1940 event place: Justice Precinct 2, Burnet, Texas, United States gender: Male age: 26 marital status: Single race (original): race (standardized): White relationship to head of household (original): relationship to head of household (standardized): Son birthplace: Texas estimated birth year: 1914 residence in 1935: Same House enumeration district number: 27-6 family number: 17 sheet number and letter: 61B line number: 60 nara publication number: T627 nara roll number: 3995 digital folder number: 005456915 image number: 00659 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Dessie Shields F 53 Texas son Fay Shields M 26 Texas son Scott Shields M 22 Texas [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Ira Fay Shields Death date: 28 Nov 1964 Death place: Prec 1, Lampasas, Texas Gender: Male Race or color (on document): W Age at death: 53 years Estimated birth year: Birth date: 21 Jul 1911 Birthplace: Fannin Co., Texas Marital status: Single Spouse's name: Father's name: Robert Wellington Shields Father's birthplace: Mother's name: Dessie Robertson Mother's birthplace: Occupation: P. X. Service Residence: Briggs, Burnet, Texas Cemetery name: Dillingham Cemetery Burial place: Briggs, Prec #2, Burnet Co., Texas Burial date: 29 Nov 1964 Additional relatives: X Film number: 2117651 Digital GS number: 4005457 Image number: 3411 Reference number: cn 71928 Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB1-4HX?cc=1983324&wc=9TWP-SP8%3A263835801%2C284626501%2C284641501 : 22 July 2014), Death certificates > 1964 > image 3408 of 3486; State Registrar Office, Austin. [S142] Newspaper Article, 1964. Briggs Man Dies From Wasp Sting Iran F. Shields, 52, of Briggs, died in a Lampasas hospital at 6 a.m. Saturday from a wasp sting. Mr. Shields was stung on the neck by a wasp about 5:30 a.m. at his home in Briggs and was taken to the Lampasas hospital for treatment. His brother, Scott Shields of Briggs with whom he made his home, took Mr. Shields to the hospital when he suffered a reaction from the sting. Mr. Shields was an employee of the Post Exchange Service at Fort Hood. A native of Fannin County, he was born July 21, 1911, but had lived at Briggs most of his life. He is survived by a brother, John Scott Shields of Briggs; two sisters, Mrs. Syble Pauline Gillum of Oklahoma and Mrs. Audie Mae Flowers of Georgetown. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the First Baptist Church in Briggs, the Rev. Max Copeland officiating. Burial was in the Dillingham Cemetery. Briggs-Gamel funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 19598631). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name R W Shields Titles and Terms Mr Event Type Marriage Event Date 08 Dec 1905 Event Place Hunt, Texas, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Gussie Roberson Spouse's Titles and Terms Miss Spouse's Gender Female Page 551 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GP3G-HMW?mode=g&cc=1803985