This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Shields, Towler, Roark, Neal, Haley, Tuck, Barbour, Watlington, Updike, Reynolds Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3AC.2ACE/1467 Message Board Post: This past spring, my cousins and I spent several days looking for cemeteries in Pittsylvania County and we discovered three cemeteries in the town of Pittsville which had SHIELDS family members buried there. I have added some additional information that I have found in the census’s, books on Pittsylvania County, etc. At this time, I don’t know if this SHIELDS family is related to my SHIELDS family (William SHIELDS who married Nancy FARMER; their son, James SHIELDS who married Sarah “Sally” NEAL; their daughter, Tabitha SHIELDS, my gr-gr grandmother, who married James Edward ROARK). In Tabitha SHIELDS' obituary, it states she was born (1837) and reared in Chalk Level; at the time of her death (1917), she was living near Hurt. Cemetery No. 1 (family) GEORGE SHIELDS (Note: He’s the son of Anderson SHIELDS and Barbary SHIELDS) CO C 5 BN VA RES C.S.A. Jan. 9, 1845 July 1, 1936 ELLEN L. (Note: Maiden name – TOWLER; daughter of Henry and Anne TOWLER) WIFE OF G. T. SHIELDS May 7, 1850 Mar. 1, 1927 BABE SHIELDS (Note: The son of George T. and Ellen TOWLER SHIELDS) Born June 11, 1876 Died March 6, 1900 SAMUEL SHIELDS (Note: The son of George T. and Ellen TOWLER SHIELDS) October 28, 1878 July 18, 1879 ROBERT E. SHIELDS (Note: The son of George T. and Ellen TOWLER SHIELDS) Husband of Cora L. SHIELDS Father of Ethel Born June 11, 1880 Died Mar. 9, 1916 B. B. T. No. 483 LEE A. SHIELDS (Note: The son of George T. and Ellen TOWLER SHIELDS) March 17, 1884 October 1?, 1909 (Note: Date hard to make out; either 13, 18, or 19) LOU ELLA SHIELDS BARBOUR (Note: The daughter the George T. and Ellen TOWLER SHIELDS and the wife of Q. L. BARBOUR) November 15, 1885 December 21, 1918 REBA B. Dau of Mr. & Mrs. B. SHIELDS Born Dec. 17, 1910 Died Feb. 10, 1911 Note: Two others who are buried in this cemetery with tombstones – Vonneymay UPDIKE, February 7, 1884 – November 28, 1950; C. E. R. (REYNOLDS) – November 28, 1725 (death date) Cemetery No. 2 (family) A. T. SHIELDS Born Jan. 12, 1854 Died Jan. 10, 1930 Note: Abner is the son of Anderson and Barbary SHIELDS. Abner is listed in the 1920 Pittsylvania County Census, Pigg River District. In his household – Rosa A. (wife) 70, (son) 36, Cassie (daughter-in-law) 30, Mildred granddaughter). The next household listed is Edd D. SHIELDS. Abner married Rosa A. HALEY on 5 Jan. 1882. ROSA A. SHIELDS Note: Maiden name is HALEY, wife of Abner T. SHIELDS Born Oct. 27, 1846 Died Oct. 25, 1928 MARSHALL SHIELDS Born Jan. 9, 1901 Died Feb. 21, 1931 or 1934 ELIZABETH SHIELDS Born 1845 Died 1934 Note: Could she be the wife of John H. SHIELDS and mother of Lazarus SHIELDS listed below? LAZARUS SHIELDS Born Dec. ?2, 1868 Died July 18, 1906 Note: In the 1870 Pittsylvania Census – Subdivision North of Dan River, Post Office – Chatham, there is a household with John SHIELDS, 30, M, Farmer; Elizabeth, 26, F; and Lazarus, 1, F. On the same page, George SHIELDS, 23, Farmer. In the 1910 Pittsylvania Census, Pigg River District, there is an Elizabeth SHIELDS, 66 (born 1843), living with looks like either Buy or Guy, 25, son; Edd, 21 (son); and Allie (son) 20. Also found in Rootsweb – Pittsylvania County Civil War Pension Application – Elizabeth SHIELDS. Widow of a deceased soldier, sailer, or marine for a pension. Name and age: Elizabeth SHIELDS, age 62 as of 1905, married May 10, 1866 by Rev. Ames, resided with her children. Widow of: John H. SHIELDS who died on Jan. 3, 1900 of heart failure. Comrades of veteran: Bob Lewis. VA town: Pittsville. Member of 18th VA Regt. Cavalry under Col. Cabell. EMMA J. Wife of F. E. TUCK (Could this be Floyd E. TUCK?) And daughter of J. H. & E. SHIELDS (Could this be John H. and Elizabeth SHIELDS?) Born Oct. 18, 1882 Died Feb. 27, 1904 PROSSEY SHIELDS Born June 11, 1821 or 1871 Died July 15, 1823 or 1873 JOHN A. SHIELDS Born Sept. 9, 1884 Died July 12, 1902 TIM R. SHIELDS (Pocahontas Lodge 533) Born Oct. 28, 1884 Died Jan. 5, 1910 THOMAS SHIELDS Oct. 15, 1875 Jan. 14, 1918 ALLISON SHIELDS Born Aug. 5, 1874 Died Sept. 28, 1911 W. B. SHIELDS Born July 5, 1829 or 1879 Died Mar. 1, 1918 Infant Daughter of H. D. & Cassie H. SHIELDS July 27, 1921 Note: In the 1930 Pittsylvania Census – Pigg River District, there is a household with “Hamat” D. SHIELDS, 46, Farmer; Cassie H., 32; M? (possibly Mildred), 9, F. Cemetery Records – Pittsylvania County – Volume 4 – Gretna Burial Park – Cassie HALEY SHIELDS – Birth Date – 5 August 1888 – Death Date – 30 September 1977; Hammett D. SHIELDS – Birth Date – 08 October 1882 – Death Date – 06 January 1956. Additional information on this cemetery – There were several other graves in this cemetery, but I didn’t take pictures or get the information off the tombstones. From what I can remember, most of the others had the last name of HALEY (James Willie HALEY, Robert HALEY, Bettie English HALEY, John HALEY, Virginia S. HALEY, wife of John HALEY, to name a few.) Cemetery No. 3 (Located at Pittsville Pentecostal Holiness Church) WILLIAM ABNER SHIELDS (Son of George T. and Ellen TOWLER SHIELDS) May 3, 1877 Aug. 10, 1956 Note: In the 1930 Pittsylvania Census, Pigg River District, William is living with his father and he is listed as being single. EMMITT R. SHIELDS (Son of George T. and Ellen TOWLER SHIELDS) June 17, 1881 Sept. 6, 1954 Note: In the 1930 Pittsylvania Census, Pigg River District – Emmitt, 48, general laborer – highway; Maggie, 45; Hester (?) B., 24; Windall, 17; Bertha M., 12; Irvine A., 8. MAGGIE H. SHIELDS (Wife of Emmitt R. SHIELDS) July l6, 1885 June 18, 1956 BEDNEY SHIELDS (Son of George T. and Ellen TOWLER SHIELDS) Father Apr. 17, 1887* Oct. 17, 1955 Note: In the 1910 Campbell County Census, Bedney is a boarder at the household of Lena S. WATLINGTON. In the 1920 Pittsylvania Census – P. O. Chatham, Bedney, 33, Anna, 24, Guy or Gary, 8, Marvin, 5, Rudolph, 2, Dorothy 1/12. ANNA WATLINGTON SHIELDS (Wife of Bedney SHIELDS) Mother June 23, 1895 Mar. 9, 1983 RUDOLPH E. SHIELDS (Son of Bedney and Anna SHIELDS) S SGT US ARMY World War II Jun 8, 1917 Aug 4, 1943 KATHRYN SHIELDS HEDRICK (On tombstone –Daughter of Anna and Bedney SHIELDS) Aug. 21, 1922 Apr. 1, 1998 SHACK S. SHIELDS (Son of George T. and Ellen TOWLER SHIELDS) April 18, 1887* June 1, 1969 Note: The 1930 Pittsylvania Census, Pigg River District – Shack, 42, Laboror, Public Road; Ora B., 32; Norine, 8, F; Onyx, 6, M; George, 3 M. Next households – John Thomas SHIELDS (Shack’s brother) and George T. SHIELDS (Shack’s father); W. A., (Shack’s brother); and Mary (Shack’s sister). * Shack and Bedney are twins. ORA BELL SHIELDS (Wife of Shack S. SHIELDS) May 5, 1897 Sept. 19, 1990 NORINE SHIELDS BARBOUR (Daughter of Shack S. and Ora Bell SHIELDS and wife of Dudley B. BARBOUR) June 25, 1921 Dec. 20, 1989 DUDLEY B. BARBOUR (Husband of Norine SHIELDS) May 15, 1915 Sept. 29, 1961 MARY SHIELDS (Daughter of George T. and Ellen TOWLER SHIELDS) Jan. 22, 1890** Dec. 12, 1973 Note: The 1930 Pittsylvania Census, Pigg River District – Mary is living in the same household with her father and brother, W. A. (William Abner) SHIELDS. She was single. **John Thomas and Mary SHIELDS are twins. JOHN THOMAS SHIELDS (Son of George T. and Ellen TOWLER SHIELDS) Jan. 22, 1890** Dec. 22, 1971 Note: The 1930 Pittsylvania Census, Pigg River District – John T., 40, farmer; Hattie J., 38; Hazel P., 17,M; Mollie E., 16, F; Gladys T., 14, F; Isaac S., 12, M; Darrell R., 6, M; Virginia L., 3-1/2, F; J. T. Jr., 0, M. The next household – Shack SHIELDS, John’s brother. HATTIE JANE SHIELDS (Wife of John Thomas SHIELDS) Mar. 27, 1893 Oct. 31, 1937 H. P. SHIELDS (Hazel P., son of John Thomas and Hattie Jane SHIELDS) July 8, 1912 July 9, 1987 EVA COOK SHIELDS (Wife of Hazel P. SHIELDS) Feb. 11, 1915 May 15, 1990 Other SHIELDS graves at this cemetery – ED D. SHIELDS (Could he be the son of John H. SHIELDS and Elizabeth SHIELDS) Aug. 16, 1886 Dec. 2, 1970 Note: In the 1920 Pittsylvania Census, Pigg River District – Edd D. SHIELDS, 32, Farmer; Mary P., 29; R? (could be Ruth), 2; Emma B., 7; Elizabeth (mother), 77. In the 1910 Pittsylvania Census, Pigg River District, Edd SHIELDS, 21 (son) is living in the household of Elizabeth SHIELDS (mother), Buy or Guy and Allie SHIELDS (both sons of Elizabeth SHIELDS). If anyone has any additional information on these families and/or can link them to my SHIELDS family, I would appreciate hearing from you. Cindy Taylor (Email: [email protected]) Scott Depot, WV