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Velva Ethel Shields

Velva Ethel Shields

Female 1916 - 2002  (86 years)

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  • Name Velva Ethel Shields 
    • Velva Ethel Shields was born before her mother, Ila Mae Shields (1898-1983), married Bud Allen (1894-1967). It is believed that Dewey Laxton (1898-1936) is her father. DNA tests seem to confirm that. Eventually she added Allen as a last name. [1]
    Born 12 Jun 1916 
    Gender Female 
    Died 9 Jul 2002 
    Buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Wyoming County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I13232  George Michael Eller
    Last Modified 3 May 2021 

    Father Dewey Laxton 
    Family ID F4684  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lee Ernest Eller,   b. 7 Mar 1917, Watauga County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1976  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 1937  Wyoming, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Lee Edward Eller
     2. Leonard Judson Eller
     3. Linda Carol Eller
     4. Ila Sharon Eller,   b. 1 Nov 1950,   d. 12 Mar 2007  (Age 56 years)
     5. Larry Eller,   d. as an infant
    Last Modified 2 May 2021 
    Family ID F4683  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S223] E-Mail dated 5/3/21; tamttr064@gmail.com, T. Richardson.

    2. [S221] West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971.