Harriot Elizabeth Shields
b. 21 November 1825, d. 1 August 1901
- Father: John Shields b. 16 January 1781, d. 14 February 1859
- Mother: Elizabeth Paulding b. say 1781, d. 16 June 1834
- Harriot Elizabeth Shields was born on 21 November 1825 in Alabama.
- She married Gerard I. Smith on 26 July 1843 in Dallas County, Alabama, solemnized by W. C. Emerson, MG.
- Harriot Elizabeth Shields became a widow at the circa 1849 death of her husband Gerard I. Smith.
- Harriot Elizabeth Shields appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Athens, Dallas County, Alabama, enumerated near the household of her sister Huldah Adams.. Other members of the household included Allice E. Smith, Felix Grundy Smith and Harriet Smith. Also in the household was overseer William Simpson.
- She married Atlas J. Martin say 1853.
- Atlas J. Martin and Harriot Elizabeth Shields appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Orrville, Dallas County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Allice E. Smith, Edward Bryant Martin, Harriot S. Martin and Mary Bethune Martin.
- Atlas J. Martin and Harriot Elizabeth Shields appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Athens, Dallas County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Edward Bryant Martin, Harriot S. Martin and Mary Bethune Martin.
- Atlas J. Martin and Harriot Elizabeth Shields appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Martins, Dallas County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Edward Bryant Martin and Mary Bethune Martin.
- Harriot Elizabeth Shields died on 1 August 1901 at age 75.
- Her husband Atlas J. Martin became a widower at her death.
- She was interred at Old Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama.
- Last Edited: 7 May 2012
Family 1: Gerard I. Smith b. say 1820, d. circa 1849
- Allice E. Smith b. circa 1844
- Felix Grundy Smith+ b. 25 March 1845, d. 14 November 1912
- Harriet Smith b. circa 1849
Family 2: Atlas J. Martin b. 22 December 1820, d. 25 May 1908
- Edward Bryant Martin b. 25 July 1854, d. 23 September 1923
- Harriot S. Martin b. 9 March 1857, d. 8 October 1920
- Mary Bethune Martin+ b. 29 April 1860, d. 2 March 1932