Mary's children were from her first marriage. The children took on the name of Shields and I do not know if there was a formal adoption or not. From an inteview at the MS State archives of Mary, she tells that her first husband abandoned her and the children and relocated to NY.
In this recorded interview she tells of her life mostly as a student and educator. She overcame great obstacles to raise her children. She was an intelligent woman who brought higher learning and education to children for many years in the Glen Alen area
Father: Robert James Edward Barwick
Mother: Clayton Howard
1st Husb: Thomas Colyer Richardson
2nd Husb: Thomas Houston Shields
Children
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Clayton Shields
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John Robert Richardson Shields
Spouse: Bethany Wayne Dement
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T C Shields
In this recorded interview she tells of her life mostly as a student and educator. She overcame great obstacles to raise her children. She was an intelligent woman who brought higher learning and education to children for many years in the Glen Alen area
Father: Robert James Edward Barwick
Mother: Clayton Howard
1st Husb: Thomas Colyer Richardson
2nd Husb: Thomas Houston Shields
Children
============
Clayton Shields
------------
John Robert Richardson Shields
Spouse: Bethany Wayne Dement
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T C Shields
Mary's children were from her first marriage. The children took on the name of Shields and I do not know if there was a formal adoption or not. From an inteview at the MS State archives of Mary, she tells that her first husband abandoned her and the children and relocated to NY.
In this recorded interview she tells of her life mostly as a student and educator. She overcame great obstacles to raise her children. She was an intelligent woman who brought higher learning and education to children for many years in the Glen Alen area
Father: Robert James Edward Barwick
Mother: Clayton Howard
1st Husb: Thomas Colyer Richardson
2nd Husb: Thomas Houston Shields
Children
============
Clayton Shields
------------
John Robert Richardson Shields
Spouse: Bethany Wayne Dement
------------------
T C Shields
In this recorded interview she tells of her life mostly as a student and educator. She overcame great obstacles to raise her children. She was an intelligent woman who brought higher learning and education to children for many years in the Glen Alen area
Father: Robert James Edward Barwick
Mother: Clayton Howard
1st Husb: Thomas Colyer Richardson
2nd Husb: Thomas Houston Shields
Children
============
Clayton Shields
------------
John Robert Richardson Shields
Spouse: Bethany Wayne Dement
------------------
T C Shields
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