Mary Jane married, first, John Edwin Shields on December 19, 1876, at Carthage, Hancock County.  Marriage License  (63k)

John Edwin Shields, son of James Madison Shields and Electa Brown, was born December 9, 1854, in Henry County, Iowa. He died December 7 or 8, 1919, Colchester, McDonough County, and was buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Tombstone  (106k)

The children of Mary Jane Sammons and John Edwin Shields were:

i.	Florence Ellen Shields, born March 15, 1878 in or near Joetta, Hancock Township.  She died October 17, 1948, in Redondo Beach, California.  Burial at Mt. Auburn Cemetery.
ii.	Lizzie Lea Shields, born April 18, 1881.  She died in January of 1971, in or near Strandquist, Marshall County, Minnesota.
iii.	Iona May Shields, born January 13, 1885.  She died February 13, 1886, and was buried at the Willis Cemetery in Hancock Township.  Her tombstone was not located during a visit to the cemetery in 2000.
iv.	James Clifton Shields, born in 1890, died in 1943.  Burial at Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Tombstone  (106k)
v.	Abner Wilson Shields, born April 8, 1893, in Colchester, McDonough County.  He died August 14, 1973, in Roseburg, Oregon.  Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Tombstone  (106k)
vi.	Unknown child, born and died before June 1, 1900.
vii.	Unknown child, born and died between June 1, 1900, and April 15, 1910.

Mary Jane married, second, John Sticklen on September 27, 1922.  He survived her.
 

James Sammons, 25, farmer, real estate value $800, personal property value $250, born IL
Sarah E, 20, born IL
Mary J, 3, born IL

Sammons, James, 35, male, white, farmer, value of real estate 2500, value of personal estate 800, born IL, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
Sarah E, 30, female, white, keeping house, born IL, attended school within the year [Probably an enumerator's transcription error; school attendance entries in this column for the Sammons children should have been shifted down one line, to show that Charles had also attended school.]
Mary J, 12, female, white, born IL, attended school within the year
Edmond [or Edmund], 10, male, white, born IL, attended school within the year
Charles W, 7, male, white, born IL
Ruth, 5, female, white, born IL
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Sammons, Louisa, 3, female, white, born IL
Stephen, 3/12, male, white, born IL, born in March

Shields, James, 57, male, white, farmer, value of real estate 5000, value of personal estate 2000, born OH, father foreign born, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
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Shields, John, 15, male, white, born IA, attended school within the year
[Shields], Lyman, 13, male, white, born IA, attended school within the year
[Hartman], Jemima, 40, female, white, born OH
[Hartman], Scott, 10, male, white, born IA, attended school within the year
[Hartman], Willie, 4, male, white, born IA
[Hartman], Mary, 12, female, white, born IA, attended school within the year
[Shields], Lizzie, 10, female, white, born IA, attended school within the year
[Shields], Henry, 19, male, white, farmer, born IA
[Shields], Isabella, 21, female, white, keeping house, born IL

Shields, John E, white, male, 25, married, blacksmith, born IA, both parents born OH
Mary, white, female, 22, wife, married, keeping house, born IL, both parents born IL
Florrence E, white, female, 2, daughter, single, born IL, both parents born IL

Shield, John E, head, white, male, born Dec 1855, 44, married for 22 years, born IA, both parents born OH, farmer, blacksmith, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English, owned his farm home free of mortgage, farm schedule 35

Mary J, wife, white, female, born Apr 1858, 42, married for 22 years; mother of 7 children, 5 living; born IL, both parents born IL, could read, write and speak English

Clifton J, son, white, male, born Aug 1890, 9, single, born IL, father born IA, mother born IL, at school, attended school for 6 months, could read, write and speak English

Abba W, son, white, male, born Apr 1893, 7, single, born IL, father born IA, mother born IL, at school, attended school for 6 months, could read, write and speak English

DeWitt, Alta M, servant, white, female, born Nov 1886, 13, single, born IL, both parents born IL, servant, had not attended school, could read, write and speak English

Shields, John E, head, male, white, 54, married (1st) for 37 years, born IA, both parents born Ohio, spoke English, proprietor, machine shop, employer, could read and write, owned his home free of mortgage

Mary J, wife, female, white, 52, married (1st) for 37 years; mother of 7 children, 4 living; born IL, father born MO, mother born IL, spoke English, could read and write

Clifford, son, male, white, 18, single, born IL, father born IA, mother born IL, spoke English, machinist, machine shop, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0, could read and write, did not attend school after Sept. 1, 1909

Abner, son, male, white, 17, single, born IL, father born IA, mother born IL, spoke English, could read and write, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909

Shields, Mary J, head, paying on a mortgage on her home, female, white, 61, widow, could read and write, born IL, father born MO, mother born IL, spoke English

Abner W, son, male, white, 27, single, could read and write, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL, [illegible word] trucks ?, oil co, working for wages