William Conway SHIELDS
Year and place of birth taken from 1850 U.S. Census, Madison County, Kentucky. Census gives name as "Lucinda." Field Genealogy gives first name as "Lucy." The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 20, page 116: Mrs. Mary Rector Shields Lawson. DAR ID Number: 19315. Born in Columbia, Missouri. Wife of Joseph Walker Lawson. Descendant of Col. John Hardin. Daughter of Prof. William Conway Shields and Lucinda Burnam Field, his wife. Granddaughter of Hon. Curtis Field, Sr., and Rosanna Hardin, his wife. Gr.-granddaughter of John Hardin and Jane Davies, his wife. John Hardin, (1753-1792), was a member of Morgan's Rifle Corps at the siege of Boston and received the thanks of Gates for his services at Saratoga. He was massacred by the Indians on a mission of peace. He was born in Fauquier Co., Va.; died in Ohio. Also Nos. 47, 846, 8227.
The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 20, page 116: Mrs. Mary Rector Shields Lawson. DAR ID Number: 19315. Born in Columbia, Missouri. Wife of Joseph Walker Lawson. Descendant of Col. John Hardin. Daughter of Prof. William Conway Shields and Lucinda Burnam Field, his wife. Granddaughter of Hon. Curtis Field, Sr., and Rosanna Hardin, his wife. Gr.-granddaughter of John Hardin and Jane Davies, his wife. John Hardin, (1753-1792), was a member of Morgan's Rifle Corps at the siege of Boston and received the thanks of Gates for his services at Saratoga. He was massacred by the Indians on a mission of peace. He was born in Fauquier Co., Va.; died in Ohio. Also Nos. 47, 846, 8227.
He married Lucinda Burnam Field . Lucinda Burnam Field was born at Madison co, Ky, Usa 31 Dec 1833 daughter of Curtis Field and Rosanna Hardin .
They were the parents of 6
children:
Frank Hardin Shields
born 6 Jul 1857.
Mary Rector Shields
born 23 Jan 1859.
Rosalie Shields
born 12 Feb 1861.
William Curtis Shields
born 23 Sep 1865.
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William Conway Shields died 6 Jul 1865 at Columbia, Boone co, Mo, Usa .