History of Hendricks County, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions . has not been denied a fullmeasure of success. Long recognized as a factor of importance in connectionwith the farming and stock raising industries here, he has been prominentlyidentified with the material growth and prosperity of this part of the state,his life having been closely interwoven with the history of the county wherehe has been content to live and follow his chosen vocation for over a halfcentury. The Shields family is one of the oldest and most highly respected fami-lies in Hendricks county and has for
History of Hendricks County, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions . has not been denied a fullmeasure of success. Long recognized as a factor of importance in connectionwith the farming and stock raising industries here, he has been prominentlyidentified with the material growth and prosperity of this part of the state,his life having been closely interwoven with the history of the county wherehe has been content to live and follow his chosen vocation for over a halfcentury. The Shields family is one of the oldest and most highly respected fami-lies in Hendricks county and has for nearly three-quarters of a century beena prominent factor in the material welfare of this section. The Shields fam-ily came from Tennessee early in the history of the state and first settled inOwen county, Indiana, the paternal grandfather. Henry Shields, dying inPutnam county. John H. Shields, the father of the subject of this sketch,w^as born in Putnam county, Indiana, January 16, 1834. His parents wereHenry and Jane (Dick) Shields, both of whom were natives of MR. AND MRS. JOHN H. SHIELDS HENDRICKS COUNTY, INDIANA. S^S Henry Shields came to Putnam county in 1829, where he immediately enteredeighty acres of land from the government and proceeded to make his homein this wilderness. He settled in the heavy timber near Greencastle, clearingthe land and erecting a hewed-log cabin. He was active and industrious,became widely known and stood high in the esteem of those who knew Shields resided in this county until his death, in 1889. His wife, JaneDick, the daughter of Jacob Dick, was a woman of more than ordinary m-telligence and took a great deal of pride in her children. Mr. and Shields were the parents of eight children: Jacob, who married,first, Mary Elrod, and after her death, Ann (McCarty) Cox; William, whosedeath occurred in his twenty-second year; Harriett, the wife of HarrisonElrod; Mary, wife of John Phillips; Louisa, wife of Jacob Phillips;
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