age 63y 2m 5d; b: AR; father b: Ireland; mother b: AL; m: 13 Mar 1873 White Co IL William Shields (d: by 1880); res: 1880 Olney-Richland Co IL 1900-10 Mt Carmel; ch: Mattie (14 Dec 1873 Grayville IL-7 Mar 1936 m; John Nelson both buried Highland Cem ) & one d: by 1900