John Edward (M.) Shields

John Edward (M.) Shields^1,2

• Father*: John Shields b. 16 Oct 1861, d. 9 Sep 1922
• Mother*: Mary Frances Wheeler b. 4 Jun 1868, d. 30 May 1926
• Godfather: Maurice Shields b. b 4 May 1856, d. 9 Mar 1920; Maurice Shields & Catherine Shields³

• Relationship: Brother of Helen Mary Shields.

• Birth*: John Edward (M.) Shields was born on 17 November 1896 at Baltimore, MD, US; SS Death Index has 1895.^4,5
• He was the son of John Shields and Mary Frances Wheeler.
• Baptism: John Edward (M.) Shields was baptized on 6 December 1896 at St. Peter's Church, Baltimore, MD, US; John M. b: 17 Nov 1896 to John Shields, Co. Wexford, Ire. & Mary Wheeler, Inglewood, NJ; gp: Maurice Shields & Catherine Shields; by JS Gallen
  Possibly named John Maurice for his godfather, or Morrissey for his grandmother.⁵
• (Son) Census: He appeared on the census of 1900 at 1907 McHenry Street, Baltimore, MD, US, with his parent(s) John Shields and Mary Frances Wheeler ;
  Shields, John Jul 1861 38 m6 IRE in US 19 yrs, florist, rented
       Mary F. Jun 1868 31 NJ/NJ/NJ
       Frances Mar 1895 5 MD
       John Nov 1896 3 MD
       Mary Aug 1898 1 MD.⁶
• (Son) Census: John Edward (M.) Shields appeared on the census of 1910 at 30 S. Carrollton Ave., Baltimore, MD, US, with his parent(s) John Shields and Mary Frances Wheeler ;
  Shields, John 49 IRE/IRE/IRE imm 1884, married 16 years, rented, florist for private family
       Frances T. (W) 40 NJ/NJ/IRE, 6/6 children total
       Frances C. (D) 15 MD/IRE/NJ candymaker in factory
       John Jr. (S) 13 MD/IRE/NJ
       Mary H. (D) 11 MD/IRE/NJ
       Josie (D) 9 MD/IRE/NJ
       Arthur (S) 7 MD/IRE/NJ
       Anna (D) 5 MD/IRE/NJ.⁷
• Occupation*: John Edward (M.) Shields was a clerk and gas company stenographer between 1915 and 1920 at Baltimore, MD, US.^8,9
• Milit-Beg*: He began military service on 16 April 1917 at 4215 Euclid Ave., Baltimore, MD, US; promoted through ranks to Sgt. Major (busted back to pvt from corp in 1917).¹⁰
• Milit-End*: He ended military service on 21 June 1919; served overseas 15 jun 1918 - 1 may 1919, Meuse-Argonne.¹⁰
• (Son) Census: He appeared on the census of 1920 at 323 Collins Ave., Baltimore, MD, US, with his parent(s) John Shields and Mary Frances Wheeler ;
  Shields, John 60 IRE gardener for private family, imm 1879, na 1884, owned free of mortgage
       Frances (W) 50 NY/NJ/NY
       John E(C?) Jr. (S) 23 MD stenographer for Gas Co.
       Mary(D) 21 MD
       Josephine(D) 18 MD telephone operator
       Arthur(S) 15 MD drugstore salesclerk.¹¹
• Marriage*: John Edward (M.) Shields married Marie E. Malone circa 1921 at Baltimore, MD, US.^4,12,13
• Residence*: John Edward (M.) Shields resided in 1921 at 611 Linnard, Baltimore, MD, US; Stenographer.¹⁴
• Residence*: He and Marie E. Malone resided between 1922 and 1923 at 319 Augusta, Baltimore, MD, US; Clerk, Solr.¹⁵
• Note*: John Edward (M.) Shields John E.(M?)Shields introduced Helen Mary Shields to Andrew Gibson. He served in WWI, was exposed to mustard gas. before 1923.¹²
• Residence: He resided between 1926 and 1930 at 615 N. Carlton, Baltimore, MD, US; 1926-29 laborer; 1930 huckster (John & Mary).¹⁶
• Census*: He and Marie E. Malone appeared on the census of 1930 at 3 Maple Drive, Baltimore, MD, US, ;
  Shields, John E. 35 m@25 MD/MD/MD $7500 bookkeeper for life insurance
       Marie 30 m@20 MD/MD/MD
       John E. Jr. 7
       Marie 7
       Nancy 7
       Joseph 1 6/12.¹⁷
• Death*: John Edward (M.) Shields died on 22 November 1972 at Miami, Dade, FL, US, at age 76 John Edward Shields, birth date 17 Nov 1895, age 77.^4,2