Brief Life History of Lillie H.
When Lillie H. Shields was born on 23 February 1859, in Atlas, Genesee, Michigan, United States, her father, James Mitchell Shields, was 29 and her mother, Lucretia Ann Smith, was 19. She married Edson Alonzo Farrar on 7 October 1878, in Atlas, Genesee, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Atlas Township, Genesee, Michigan, United States for about 40 years. She died on 11 September 1949, in Atlas, Genesee, Michigan, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan, United States.
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- Lillie Shields in household of John Shields, "United States Census, 1870"
- T H Shields, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
- Lillie H Farrar, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated
After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Shield 1 (and perhaps occasionally 2, 3, and 4) with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s. In the plural form, the surname may also be topographic, for someone who lived in or near some huts, or habitational, from a place so named, such as North Shields (Northumberland) and South Shields (Durham), though these are unlikely to be the main sources of the surname.
Irish: shortened form of O'Shields , an alternative Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Siadhail; see Shiel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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