Mary Glover Shields
b. 2 February 1831, d. 17 February 1911
- Father: Theodore Cox Shields b. 1794, d. 29 October 1866
- Mother: Nancy Riggins Holt b. 1803, d. 4 November 1874
- Mary Glover Shields was born on 2 February 1831 in Alabama.
- She married Cornelius Benjamin Lowery, son of Francis C. Lowery, circa 1848.
- Cornelius Benjamin Lowery and Mary Glover Shields appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Marengo County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Robert T. Lowery.
- Cornelius Benjamin Lowery and Mary Glover Shields appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in McKinley, Marengo County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Robert T. Lowery, Theodore Shields Lowery, Susan Lowery, Edward Lowery and Samuel Lowery.
- She married William J. Alston say 1868.
- William J. Alston and Mary Glover Shields appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Marengo County, Alabama, at Hampden. Other members of the household included John G. Alston, Theodore Shields Lowery and Susan Lowery.
- Mary Glover Shields appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Clifton, White Hall, Wilcox County, Alabama, boarding in the household of Emma D. Agee, and also Tursa G. Alston, age 9.
- Theodore Shields Lowery and Talitha Springfield appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Hampden, Marengo County, Alabama, at Shiloh & Clifton Road. Other members of the household included Mary Glover Shields, Bigman Lowery, Legrand Lowery and Lida M. Lowery.
- Mary Glover Shields died on 17 February 1911 at age 80.
- She was interred at Magnolia Cemetery, Marengo County, Alabama.
- Last Edited: 12 Mar 2009
Family 1: Cornelius Benjamin Lowery b. circa 1826
- Robert T. Lowery b. circa 1849
- Theodore Shields Lowery+ b. 30 September 1851, d. 16 January 1911
- Susan Lowery b. circa 1856
- Edward Lowery b. circa 1858
- Samuel Lowery b. circa December 1859
Family 2: William J. Alston b. 1 January 1800, d. 5 June 1876
- John G. Alston b. September 1869