Son of Robert Richard Shields and Katherine Blaylock Shields.

Married to Verna Augusta Cox around 1926.

Walter and Verna were the parents of:
Walter Raymond Shields
Roy Allison Shields
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Walter Shields
Home in 1900: Chambers, Catoosa, Georgia
Age: 11
Birth Date: Jan 1889
Birthplace: Georgia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relationship to Head of House: Nephew
Father's Birthplace: Georgia
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
Marital Status: Single
Household Members: Name Age
Susan E Johnston 78
Cora Blaylock 47
John H Blaylock 45
Susie Blaylock 12
Walter Shields 11

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Walter Slinde
Age in 1910: 21
Estimated birth year: 1889
Birthplace: Georgia
Relation to Head of House: Hired Man
Father's Birth Place: Georgia
Mother's Birth Place: Georgia
Home in 1910: Wolf River, Doniphan, Kansas
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Charles S Moyer 45
Annie Moyer 45
Barbara Moyer 19
Alma Moyer 17
Hoda Moyer 15
Dancsa Moyer 13
Rilla Moyer 11
Samuel Moyer 8
Charles J Moyer Jr. 5
Samuel Moyer 71
George Long 20
Walter Slinde 21

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Walter Shields
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence Age: 53
Birth Date: 13 Jan 1889
Birth Place: Chickamauga, Georgia
Residence Date: 1942
Residence Place: La Cygne, Kansas
Occupation: Farmer

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Walter Shields
Home in 1930: Lincoln, Linn, Kansas
Age: 40
Estimated birth year: abt 1890
Birthplace: Georgia
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Verna Shields
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
Walter Shields 40
Verna Shields 39
Walter R Shields 3
Fern Marks 21

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Walter Shields
Respondent: Yes
Age: 50
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Georgia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Lincoln, Linn, Kansas
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Lincoln, Linn, Kansas
Residence in 1935: Same House, Linn, Kansas
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Sheet Number: 10B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 230
Occupation: Farmer
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 8
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 66
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Walter Shields 50
Verna A Shields 50
Walter Raymond Shields 13
Ray Alliaon Shields 8
Betty Read 1

U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
Name: Walter Shields
Birth Date: 13 Jan 1889
Death Date: 21 Oct 1955
Cemetery Location: La Cygne, Kansas