William Bryan Shields
b. 29 September 1821, d. 10 September 1887
- Father: John Shields b. 16 January 1781, d. 14 February 1859
- Mother: Elizabeth Paulding b. say 1781, d. 16 June 1834
- William Bryan Shields was born on 29 September 1821 in Summerfield, Dallas County, Alabama.
- He married Elizabeth Jane Cochran, daughter of Claudius M. Cochran and Eleanor Bainbridge Pouncey, on 13 October 1845.
- William Bryan Shields and Elizabeth Jane Cochran appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Boug Chitto, Dallas County, Alabama. Other members of the household included John M. Shields, Ellen Shields and John Shields.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
- William Bryan Shields and Elizabeth Jane Cochran appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Orrville, Dallas County, Alabama. Other members of the household included John M. Shields, Ellen Shields, Elizabeth Shields, Claudius Shields, Freddie S. Shields, Anna Shields and Harriet Elizabeth Shields.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
- William Bryan Shields and Elizabeth Jane Cochran appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Marion, Perry County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Ellen Shields, Claudius Shields, Anna Shields, Julia Cobb Shields and Mary Shields.
- He was a commission merchant, according to the 1870 census.
- William Bryan Shields and Elizabeth Jane Cochran appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Lexington, Dallas County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Julia Cobb Shields, Mary Shields, Lizzie Shields and William Shields.
- He was a drygoods merchant, according to the 1880 census.
- William Bryan Shields died on 10 September 1887 at age 65.
- His wife Elizabeth Jane Cochran became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Martins Station Cemetery, Dallas County, Alabama.
- Last Edited: 16 Mar 2015
Family: Elizabeth Jane Cochran b. 12 November 1826, d. 13 December 1901
- John M. Shields b. 28 October 1847, d. 19 December 1903
- Ellen Shields+ b. 2 December 1848, d. 19 September 1894
- Elizabeth Shields b. 27 November 1850, d. 27 September 1879
- Claudius Shields+ b. circa 1852
- Freddie S. Shields b. circa 1855
- Anna Shields+ b. circa 20 June 1856, d. 18 September 1929
- Harriet Elizabeth Shields b. circa 1859, d. 31 May 1922
- Julia Cobb Shields+ b. 1861, d. 11 April 1910
- Mary Shields b. 26 January 1864, d. 21 January 1941
- Lizzie Shields b. circa 1875
- William Shields b. circa 1877