- [S217] Debi (Casto) Sanders, Jackson Co. Home Guard, 2005, Rootsweb WV Jackson County Archives.
- [S312] Valerie Jane Boucher, "Descendants of Peter Shields," e-mail message from e-mail address (West Virginia) to Lola Thompson, 2003. Hereinafter cited as "Peter Shields."
- [S313] Salathiel Shields Household, 1860 U.S. Census Jackson County/ Virginia population schedule, Provo, Utah, page 472, dwelling 193, family 183, Ancestry.com [database on-line] M 653, roll 1354.
- [S314] Peter Shields Household, 1850 U.S. Census Mason County/ Virginia population schedule, Provo, Utah, page 400, dwelling 547, family 555, Ancestry.com [database on-line] M 432, roll 959.
- [S315] Salathiel Shields Houshold, 1870 U.S. Census Mason County/ West Virginia population schedule, Provo, Utah, page 158, dwelling 80, family 80, Ancestry.com [database on-line] Micropublication 593, roll 1692.
- [S316] Salathiel Shields Household, 1880 U.S. Census Mason County/ West Virginia population schedule, Provo, Utah, page 229B, dwelling 159, family 164, Ancestry.com [database on-line] T 9, roll 1408, E.D. 92.
- [S317] Rubin Smith Household, 1900 U.S. Census Mason County/ West Virginia population schedule, Provo, Utah, page 5-A, dwelling 86, family 86, Ancestry.com [database on-line] T 623, roll 1760, E.D. 37.
- [S318] William Shields Household, 1910 Mason County/West Virginia population schedule, Provo, Utah, sheet 81A, dwelling 40, family 40, Ancestry.com [database on-line] T624 roll 1689.
- [S326] Ervin Shields Household, 1910 Mason County/West Virginia population schedule, Provo, Utah, sheet 81A, dwelling 59, family 59, Ancestry.com [database on-line] T624 roll 1689.
- [S327] Ervin Shields Household, 1930 Mason County/West Virginia population schedule, Provo, Utah, sheet 11A, dwelling n/a, family 209, Ancestry.com [database on-line] roll 2541.
- [S328] George Shields Household, 1910 Mason County/West Virginia population schedule, Provo, Utah, sheet 81A, dwelling 41, family 41, Ancestry.com [database on-line] T624 roll 1689.
- [S330] Ancestry World Tree Project, online http://awt.ancestry.com, Brandy Halman (World Wide Web), downloaded 2005.
- [S331] Sheridan Shields Household, 1920 Mason County/West Virginia population schedule, Provo, Utah, sheet 6A, dwelling 113, family 113, Ancestry.com [database on-line] T625 roll 1962.
- [S333] Rootsweb, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvbraxto, n/a (Copy: Lola Thompson, 3709 Ben Key, Va Bch, VA 23452), downloaded 2003.
- [S334] Rootsweb, online http://www/rootsweb.com, Paul Frazier and Don Norman (World Wide Web), downloaded 2003.
- [S337] Della Merritt Shields, death certificate vol 17727, No. 48402 (1964), Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Hereinafter cited as Deaths, Ohio: Della Merritt Shields.
- [S338] Eldon & Rennie Johnson, online http://duskcamp.itgo.com/Shields.htm, Eldon & Rennie Johnson (World Wide Web), downloaded 2005.
- [S339] Sheridan Shields Household, 1910 Mason County/West Virginia population schedule, Provo, Utah, sheet 84 A, dwelling 91, family 92, Ancestry.com [database on-line] T624 roll 1689.
- [S340] Sheridan Shields Household, 1930 Wood County/West Virginia population schedule, Provo, Utah, sheet 24 B, dwelling 536, family 603, Ancestry.com [database on-line] roll 2558.
- [S343] William Shields Household, 1860 U.S. Census Jackson County/ Virginia population schedule, Provo, Utah, page 540, dwelling 652, family 613, Ancestry.com [database on-line] M 653, roll 1354.
- [S344] William Shields Household, 1870 U.S. Census Jackson County/ West Virginia population schedule, Provo, Utah, page 393, dwelling 211, family 212, Ancestry.com [database on-line] Micropublication 593, roll 1689.
- [S345] William Shields Household, 1880 McCracken County/Kentucky population schedule, Provo, Utah, sheet 237 D, dwelling 262, family 271, Ancestry.com [database on-line] T9, roll 430.
- [S346] John Roush, American Civil War Soldiers (PO Box 196, Kingston, MA 02364: Historical Data Systems, Inc.). Hereinafter cited as American Civil War Soldiers.
- [S349] Peter Shields Household, 1820 Lewis County / Virginia U.S. Census, Provo, Utah, page 14, Ancestry.com [database on-line] M 33, roll 133.
- [S361] Marriage records: John & Shields, Margaret Roush, by rootsweb.com; unknown series; GenWeb Projects, Meigs County, Meigs County, Ohio. Online http://rootsweb.com/~ohmeigs/vitals/marr_by_bride.html; Meigs County Marriages, Sorted bu Bride; Printout dated 2005.
- [S363] Margaret Roush Household, 1870 U.S. Census Meigs/ Ohio population schedule, Provo, Utah, page 93 , dwell 155, fam 156, Ancestry.com [database on-line] M 593, roll 1242.
- [S375] Marriage Records: Various, by Ancestry.com; unknown series; MyFamily.com, Provo, Utah. Online http://ancestry.com; Marriage Records; Printout dated 2005.
- [S377] Ervin Shields Household, 1900 Mason County/West Virginia population schedule, Provo, Utah, sheet 18B, dwell 343, fam 347, Ancestry.com [database on-line] T623, roll 1765.
- [S382] Unknown compiler, online e-mail address, Paul Frazier (unknown location), downloaded 2005.
- [S383] Noah Shields Household, 1930 Columbiana County/Ohio population schedule, Provo, Utah, sheet 6A, dwell 115, fam 130, Ancestry.com [database on-line] roll 1759.
- [S384] George Snyder Household, 1920 Mason County/West Virginia population schedule, Provo, Utah, sheet 5A, dwell n/a, fam n/a, Ancestry.com [database on-line] T625, roll 1962.
- [S402] Valerie Jane Boucher, "Mt. Flower Cemetery," e-mail message from Boucher, Valerie Jane (e-mail address) to Lola Castor Thompson, 4 Aug 2005. Hereinafter cited as "Mt. Flower Cemetery."
- [S444] Peter E. Shields, Death Certificate [REGISTERED NO.] (1920), WV Division of Culture and History, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. Hereinafter cited as Death Certificate.
- [S445] William M. Shields, Death Certificate [REGISTERED NO.] (1922), WV Division of Culture and History, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. Hereinafter cited as Death Certificate.
- [S446] Sheridan Shields, Death Certificate [REGISTERED NO.] (1949), WV Division of Culture and History, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. Hereinafter cited as Death Certificate.
- [S508] George Snyder Household, 1900 U.S. Census Mason County/ West Virginia population schedule, Provo, Utah, page 15A, dwelling 274, family 277, Ancestry.com [database on-line] T 623, roll 1765, E.D. 52.
- [S509] George Snyder Household, 1910 U.S. Census Mason County/ West Virginia population schedule, Provo, Utah, page 81A, dwelling 38, family 38, Ancestry.com [database on-line] T 624, roll 1689, E.D. 102.
- [S511] Margaret Snyder, Death Certificate [REGISTERED NO.] (1928), Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Hereinafter cited as Death Certificate.
- [S533] Delbert E. Bevington, Death Certificate vol 32814 Certificate # 030131 (2001), Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Hereinafter cited as Deaths, Ohio: Delbert Bevington.
- [S711] Margaret E. Shields entry, Birth Register- Jackson County, WV page no. 220 (Oct. 1858), WV Division of Culture and History, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
- [S713] Lewis Ervin Shields entry, Birth Register- Jackson County, WV page no. 221 (15 Nov 1862), WV Division of Culture and History, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
- [S716] George W. Shields entry, Birth Register- Jackson County, WV page no. 221 (28 Aug 1867), WV Division of Culture and History, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
- [S718] JerryShields entry, Birth Register- Jackson County, WV page no. 223 (22 Dec 1893), WV Division of Culture and History, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
- [S719] William M. Shields and Lillie M. Lyons marriage, 1903, WV Division of Culture and History, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. West Virginia Vital Records Project, http://www.wvculture.org
- [S720] Philip Sheridan. Shields and Sarah Myrtle Lyons marriage, 1902, WV Division of Culture and History, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. No. 148, West Virginia Vital Records Project, http://www.wvculture.org
- [S725] Bertha May Shields, Death Certificate (1920), WV Division of Culture and History, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. Hereinafter cited as Death Certificate.
- [S727] Shields, Henry S. Shields and Emma R. Walker marriage, 1888, WV Division of Culture and History, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. No. 318, West Virginia Vital Records Project, http://www.wvculture.org
- [S728] George Shields and Cora Hanning marriage, 1890, WV Division of Culture and History, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. No. 598, West Virginia Vital Records Project, http://www.wvculture.org
- [S729] Noah Shields and Della Belle Merritt marriage, 1896, WV Division of Culture and History, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. No. 518, West Virginia Vital Records Project, http://www.wvculture.org
- [S779] Irvin. Shields and Nora Riffle marriage, 5 Dec 1886, WV Division of Culture and History, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. West Virginia Vital Records Project, http://www.wvculture.org