San Benito-Shasta-Trinity County CA Archives Biographies.....Shields, John 1831 - 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll, Editor (1893)

JOHN SHIELDS, an esteemed pioneer of California, crossed the plains from Keokuk,
Iowa, via Council Bluffs, and the northern route, in 1852, being six months in
making the journey. Upon his arrival in the Golden State, he first located in
Shasta county, where he lived two years, from there going to Trinity county.
Here he devoted fourteen years of his life to mining, and was favored with
average success. Since April, 1870, he has been a resident of San Benito county.

  Mr. Shields was born in Ireland, in 1831, and at the age of seventeen came to
America. His life has been one of industry and sobriety. In San Benito he has
developed a fine estate, has a comfortable home, and has reared a family of
seven children, all of whom are capable of taking independent and honorable
positions in life.

  He was married in Santa Clara county, in 1864, to Miss Julia Wallace, a lady
of sterling qualities, and who proved herself a faithful wife and devoted
mother. She died in 1892. The names of their children are: Frank, Augustus,
Agnes, Ida, John, George and Murty. Frank and his brother-in-law, J. R. Young,
are engaged in the Garden City Brass Works, at San Jose.

  Mr. Shields was reared in the Catholic faith. In politics, he is an
out-and-out Prohibitionist.


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Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California.

Illustrated.

Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the
Earliest Period of its Discovery to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of
its Auspicious Future; Illustrations and Full-Page Portraits of some of its
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers, and Prominent
Citizens of To-day.



HENRY D. BARROWS,
Editor of the Historical Department.

LUTHER A. INGERSOLL,
Editor of the Biographical Department.

"A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendants."-Macaulay.


CHICAGO: THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY.
1893.

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