SHIELDS: REUNIONS & GATHERINGS


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REUNIONS & GATHERINGS

1911 SHIELDS FAMILY REUNION


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Gift of Tom Shuler of Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH, 1994
to
Garst Museum, Greenville, Darke Co., OH
Copied and Presented here by Audrey (Shields) Hancock

It is said that at one time the SHIELDS REUNION was the largest reunion held in the state of Ohio. Can anyone identify the attendees who are numbered above?

I have found (107) Sarah (Creager) Shields (my grandmother, next to her husband, Raymond Shields) probably holding daughter, (109) Mary Imo (Shields) Sullenberger, partially visible, next to (111) Raymond Dale Shields (my grandfather). I believe (32) Patrick (#2) Shields is sitting in 2nd row next to his wife, (31) Mary Jane (Brown) Shields. Patrick's son, Caleb Shields, could be (74) or (92). These two men look alike and are probably brothers.

The little boy wearing a black shirt in the front row may be my father, (13) Dale Caleb Shields, and the boy to his right could be his elder brother, (14) Leroy Creager Shields (both sons of (111) Raymond Dale and (107) Sarah (Creager) Shields).
Audrey (Lehmann-Shields) Hancock
1 October 2001

  • 1. Byron Baker5 Shields, s/o William L.4 Shields
  • 13. Possibly Dale Caleb7 Shields, s/o Raymond Dale6 Shields
  • 14. Possibly Leroy Creager7 Shields, s/o Raymond Dale6 Shields
  • 31. Mary Jane (Brown) Shields, wf/o Patrick4 Shields
  • 32. Patrick4 Shields, s/o Isaac M.3 Shields
  • 74. Possibly William L.4 Shields, s/o Patrick5 Shields
  • 92. Possibly Caleb5 Shields, s/o Patrick Shields
  • 107. Sarah Margaret (Creager) Shields, wf/o Raymond Dale6 Shields
  • 109. Possibly Mary Imo7 Shields, dau/o Raymond Dale6 Shields
  • 111. Raymond Dale6 Shields, s/o Caleb5 Shields
  • 132. Possibly Cecil5 Shields, dau/o William L.4 Shields



    Arcanum Times
    [Darke County, Ohio]
    June 19, 1930
    Shields Descendants hold First Reunion. On Sunday, June 15th, the descendents of Patrick Shields held their first reunion at Cromer�s Mill known as Old Baers Mill. (list of those there) (ALBS)



    Arcanum Times
    [Darke County, Ohio]
    June 23, 1932
    Third annual Patrick Shields reunion held at Baer�s Mill, June 19. (ALBS)



    Arcanum Times
    [Darke County, Ohio]
    June 20, 1935
    The grandchildren of the late Patrick Shields held their 6th annual reunion at the Ivester Park, Arcanum, Sunday June 16th. (ALBS)



    FAMILY GATHERING
    Celebrating CALEB SHIELDS' 89th Birthday
    1940
    Caleb5 Shields, s/o Patrick S.4 Shields (Isaac3, Patrick2, Daniel1) & Mary Jane Brown
    From the Album of Dale & Rita (Lehmann) Shields

    1-Granddaughter and 8-Grandchildren of Caleb Shields
    11 February 1940
    Family Gathering to Celebrate Caleb Shields Birthday
    Back: Unknown child, Rea Shields (gdau/o Caleb), Mary Catherine Shields, Beverly Ann Shields, & Thomas Sullenberger
    Front: Kenneth Michael Sullenberger, Unknown child, Unknown Child, perhaps Sandra Shields (dau/o Dale).



    Back: Leroy Shields (turned), Leda Rea Shields (turned), Mary Catherine Shields (round hat) and Beverly Ann Shields (face hidden).
    Front: Kenneth Michael Sullenberger (far left), two unknown children in center, and Thomas Sullenberger (far right).



    Back: All unrecognizable
    Center: Left to Right: Romia/Roma/Romie (Shields) Alexander in fur coat, Ruth (Warner) Shields (trench looking coat and hat), Arva Earl Shields, Anna (Yount) Shields-Hupman (feather in hat), Berman Shields (leaning forward); Mary Catherine Shields, Leda Rea Shields, Beverly Ann Shields, Ruby (Cromwell) Miltenberger, Leroy C. Shields (hat and full coat), Raymond Dale Shields (hat, tie, suit) and Richard "Dick" Patterson (tilted hat, tie, suit).
    Front: 4 children unknown; Perhaps 2 were Berman's and one was Romie's.
    Romie and Berman were children of Clifford Shields (dec'd) and Anna Yount. Ruby was dau/o Chas. Cromwell & Ethel Shields. Earl Shields (wife, Ruth Warner) is s/o Raymond & Sarah (Creager) Shields. Rea was dau/o Raymond & Sarah (Creager) Shields. Beverly and Mary Catherine are daus/o Leroy C. & Ida (Beihl) Shields. Ethel, Edith, Clifford, & Raymond were children of Caleb Shields.



    On the left near the porch is Edith (Shields) Patterson, dau/o Caleb.
    The rest in the photo are grandchildren of Caleb and thus all are first cousins.
    Back: Peering over others: Leroy Shields and Dale Shields
    Front: Left to Right: Richard "Dick" Patterson, Imo (Shields) Sullenberger, Berman Shields (3rd from left), Lahoma (Shields) Roegner, Leda Rea Shields (middle front), Romia/Roma/Romie (Shields) Alexander (fur coat), Ruby (Cromwell) Miltenberger (windblown hair), and Earl "Peanuts" Shields.

    About 1949-1950



    SHIELDS Family Reunion
    Back: Unknown attendees
    Center: Augustus "Gus" Davis (shirt/tie); Goldie (Hammel) Davis (3/4 sleeve of dress, wf/o Gus); unknown woman in short sleeved printed dress; Edith (Shields) Patterson (short sleeve dress and arm at waist); unknown woman in printed dress (center of photo); unknown person in between (at back); Charles Patterson (shirt & tie) w/gdau Carolyn Patterson (in front of him); #8 beside Charles Patterson is Ethel (Shields) Cromwell; #9 Pam Shields (dau/o Ruth & Earl) beside Carolyn; #10 Jerry Shields (s/o Ruth & Earl w/arms up); next to Ethel is Ruth (Warner) Shields (wf/o Earl), then Earl Shields (s/o Raymond & Sarah); Dale Clark, s/o Cleon Clark, in front of Ruth & Earl (bro/o Marilyn Clark); next to Earl is Ron Alexander (s/o Willis & Romie). Behind Earl is Richard "Dick" Patterson, father of Carolyn, and behind & between Ethel & Ruth is Mary Lou (Gilbert) Patterson (wf/o Richard).
    Front: Stooping/Sitting: unknown lady; Romia/Roma/Romie (Shields) Alexander (wf/o Willis) in sleeveless sundress; Marilyn Clark (dau/o Cleon Clark); Jimmy Alexander (boy, s/o Willis & Romie), Linda Shields (dau/o Ruth & Earl)

    1956 SHIELDS FAMILY REUNION
    IVESTER PARK
    Arcanum, Darke County, Ohio


    1956: Photo #1

    Left to Right: Merl Allread (wearing hat/long sleeve shirt); Unknown lady peeking over his shoulder; Charlotte (Barkley) Clark (hand on hip and next to her and in background is her husband), Paul Clark (holding their youngest daughter), Claudia Clark; Unknown lady in front with her arm down is beside Raymond D. Shields (hat/glasses/white shirt, tie); R. D. with hands on gs, Gary McKinley; R. D.'s wife, Sarah Margaret (Creager) Shields (printed dress); Goldie (Hammel) Davis (widow of Augustus "Gus" Davis); Audrey Shields and sister, Karen Shields (daus/o Dale C. Shields); Rita (Lehmann) Shields and husband, Dale C. Shields; Romia (Shields) Alexandria (wf/o Willis Alexander); Ethel (Shields) Cromwell (wid/o Cecil Cromwell); Edith (Shields) Patterson (wf/o Charles Patterson); Anna (Yount) Shields-Hupman (wid/o Clifford Shields & wf/o Geo. Hupman); Carolyn Patterson next to her grandfather, Charles Patterson. Many of the folks in the background are unidentified. If anyone can identify them, please let Audrey know.

    1956: Photo #2



    Left to Right: Merl Allread (walking away holding hat); Unknown lady behind Merl; Raymond D. Shields (hat/glasses/white shirt, tie); Gary McKinley next to Grandpa R. D. Shields; R. D.'s wife, Sarah Margaret (Creager) Shields (printed dress); Goldie (Hammel) Davis (widow of Augustus "Gus" Davis); Audrey and younger sister, Karen Shields (daus/o Dale C. Shields); Rita (Lehmann) Shields and husband, Dale C. Shields; Romia (Shields) Alexandria (wf/o Willis Alexander); Ethel (Shields) Cromwell (wid/o Cecil Cromwell)(the short one); Edith (Shields) Patterson (wf/o Charles Patterson); Anna (Yount) Shields-Hupman (wid/o Clifford Shields & wf/o Geo. Hupman); Richard Patterson. Many of the folks in the background are unidentified. If anyone can identify them, please let Audrey know.

    1956: Photo #3

    From the Album of Dale & Rita (Lehmann) Shields

    Left to Right: Paul Clark (holding his youngest daughter), Claudia Clark; Raymond D. Shields (hat/glasses/white shirt, tie) and his gs, Gary McKinley; Sarah Margaret (Creager) Shields (printed dress)(wf/o R. D. Shields); Goldie (Hammel) Davis (widow of Augustus "Gus" Davis); Audrey Shields and sister, Karen Shields (daus/o Dale C. Shields); Rita (Lehmann) Shields (waving) and husband, Dale C. Shields; Romia (Shields) Alexandria (wf/o Willis Alexander); Ethel (Shields) Cromwell (the short one) (wid/o Cecil Cromwell); Edith (Shields) Patterson (wf/o Charles Patterson); Anna (Yount) Shields-Hupman (wid/o Clifford Shields & wf/o Geo. Hupman); Richard "Dick" Patterson holding son Rick Patterson. Many of the folks in the background are unidentified. If anyone can identify them, please let Audrey know.



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