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William Paschal
O'Shields
Written and contributed by Charles
O'Shields
Pickens County, South Carolina Genealogy
Trails
updated August 14, 2010
William Paschal O'Shields born in
1824 July 4' in Walnut Grove Spartanburg County S.C. and
died 1909 January 2' at the age of 84. He was first married in
1853 according to some records. I have heared from family
members that he was married to (Hammond not Harmon) Minervie
Caroline Hammond and she was born in January 13' 1831' in
South Carolina which we believe to have been Spartanburg South
Carolina. He was a son of Nancy O'Shields.
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Charles' great Uncle,
William Paschal
O'Shields | who born August
17 1804. William Paschal O'Shields moves from Spartanbug
County S.C.
He was born in Walnut Grove Spartanburg
County S.C. This was 272 acres of farm land which was
their homestead and was called the O'Shields plantation. The
plantation was a house that had no shape just a long building.
It had long tables on the outside. This is where they went to
eat on special events like maybe a Reunion. Nancy always
stayed busy in the house with her daughter or helping
others. Nancy O'Shields was a nurse maid and also worked
in a doctors office. But as we go back to William Paschal
O'Shields we need to tell you that William had brothers
and a sister. William was the oldest of these children. His
brother, Samuel Drayton O'Shields was born 1825. Next was
Wiley Drayton O'Shields, born 1832-1882. He died at the
age of 50 years. Polly Ann O'Shields born 1833' and Isaac
Scott O'Shields born 1834 or 1835. Now these brothers
worked together each doning their part of the work.
William played in the O'Shields band as did his brothers. But
as time went on these brothers left the homestead in which
they were born. William left and he went to N.C. Must have
been about 1856. This is about the year that he met Elizabeth
Heaton. We do not know when they got married - maybe
1856 but can't prove this date. They were both in Pickens and
this is where they spent the rest of their lives. William
Paschal O'Shields stayed in Pickens till his Death in 1908' He
was 84 years of age at his death.
According to early
census records' William Paschal O'Shields and his wife
Caroline were the parents of 13' children. And even in 1900 12
of these children were still living. I will name all the
children that I have listed. Francis; Mandy; Mary; Wm
Franklin; Josephine; Robert A.m. Augustus; Caroline ;Printhy;
John; Sallie; Corra; Newton P' and McDaniel ;Daniel;
O'Shields.
In 1856 William Paschal
O'Shields was in North Carolina this is where he met Elizabeth
Heaton she was born 1825. In 1857 both of them were in Pickens
South Carolina where they had a small farm house. I do not
know when or what year they were married I will say 1856
in North Carolina but I don't have no proof of this. But this
I know that they were in Pickens S.C. 1857 and
Elizabeth Heaton was already with child. William Paschal
O'Shields was over 6' feet tall as a young man William had
blue eyes and black hair. William and Elizabeth had four
children.
I will name these children. Sarah Jane
O'Shields born 1857 and died 1932. Next Isaac O'Shields
born 7-15-1859-1941. Milas O'Shields born 1860 and died 1944.
We have Joseph O'Shields I don't have his birthdate. This is
all their children that were born in the
home.
BothWilliam and Elizabeth were members of
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Pickens South Carolina.
William Paschal O'Shields loved the Irsh tunes and when he was
just a young man he would stand up with anyone in the
O'Shields String Band as they played irsh tunes at the
O'Shields Reunion. I don't know if this is true or not but
they told that John O'Shields was so short that he had to
stand on a box to reach the others in the band and they would
laugh at him. But as you know the O'Shields could tell some
things sometime.
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Elizabeth
Heaton |
Elizabeth Heaton -
There has been lots said about Elizabeth Heaton born in
N.C. in the year 1825. Some say that she was a full blooded
cherokee indian. I will tell you I don't know if she was or
not but I will say that she did have indian in her. Which none
of this don't matter. She met William Paschal O'Shields in
about 1856. Why that William Paschal O'Shieldsl was in North
Carolina but he was. It is believed that they were married in
1856 but we have not been able to find any recoreds to back
this up. They were in Pickens SC. in 1857 living in a small
farm house. Picture in your mind about this couple as they
were making their home in Pickens South Carolina. William
Paschal O'Shields was a good farmer as he grew most of their
food in those day's. As I have said before that William
Paschal O'Shields was over 6ft. tall and as a young man he had
black hair and blue eyes. I have put Elizabeth Heaton
O'Shields picture and her husband's picture on
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