[p. 793] one of New Bedford's
representative business men, a partner
in the well known firm of Sheriff &
Shields, lumber manufacturers and sawmill
operators, is also, to some degree, interested
in agricultural pursuits in Pulaski
Township, Lawrence County, where he was
born, March 7, 1838. His parents were
John and Sarah (Smart) Shields.
John Shields was a son of John Shields, who was born in Ireland and lived but a few years after emigrating to America. His son was reared in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and came to Pulaski Township as one of the early settlers, where he lived until his death in 1867. He was twice married and two of his children survive, Robert and Thomas H., both residents of New Bedford.
Robert Shields grew to manhood in Pulaski
Township and attended the White
Oak Springs and the Deer Creek Schools
and later the Canfield Academy at Canfield,
Ohio. During all his business life,
since 1861, he has been interested in the
lumber industry and formerly was a member
of the firm of Cole & Shields, which
gave place to the present firm some years
later. He is an authority in this line of
work.
In 1861 Mr. Shields was married to Sarah C. McCready, of Pulaski Township, who died in May, 1893. They had three children: Frank O., Joshua J. and Samuel S. Mr. Shields is an elder in the Hopewell Presbyterian Church at New Bedford. In politics, he is a Republican and has been somewhat active and has served as judge of elections and as school director.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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