John SHIELDS and his wife Sarah Melissa ALEXANDER MATTHEWS WHITTINGTON SHIELDS were married September 1, 1847 in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. They had one child, Sarah M. SHIELDS (1848-1933). Daughter Sarah is listed as 1 year old in the 1850 US Census of Giles County, Tennessee, District 4, along with her family and other children. Her mother, Sarah, is not listed in the census. I am seeking the following information: 1. Who were the parents of John SHIELDS? 2. When and where was John SHIELDS born? 3. Did Sarah SHIELDS (mother) die around 1848-1849? 4. Where and when did John SHIELDS die? 5. Where are John and his wife Sarah buried? 6. Was John SHIELDS first married to Sarah MILLER circa 1836? 7. Who was the mother of the children, other than Sarah M., listed in the 1850 census? 8. Daughter Sarah ended up in Howell County, Missouri where she married Robert James BOLIN. What happened to the rest of the family after 1850? 1850 US Census, Giles Co, TN, District 4, Household 83 SHIELDS, John, 45m; Nancy C., 17f; Palestine B, 13f; Simmirana, 10f; Baswell S., 8m; John T., 6m; and Sarah M. 1f Sarah Melissa ALEXANDER MATTHEWS WHITTINGTON SHIELDS M1: William W. MATTHEWS (1805-c.1836) married August 1831, Lawrenceburg, TN. Children: Annabelle Elizabeth and Mary Josephine MATTHEWS M2: Andrew J. WHITTINGTON (1805-c.1846) married December 1837, Lawrenceburg, TN. Children: William J., Almirah H., Nancy E., and Francis J. WHITTINGTON M3: John ___ SHIELDS (c.1805- ?) married September 1847, Lawrenceburg, TN. Children: Sarah M. SHIELDS 1850 US Census Lawrence Co, TN, Dist 6, Household 674 Children, other than Sarah M. SHIELDS, residing with their grandparents, John and Elizabeth ALEXANDER of Lawrence County, Tennessee in 1850. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250