Clara Shiels was born in 1912 and was the second of eight children born to George Shiels and Rosa Stefansson. He was an ninth generation descendant of Micheal Shiels.
The following is Clara’s lineage.
- G1: Micheal Shiels 1671 & Bessie Brown
- G2: Daniel Shiels 1719 & Jessie Scott
- G3: James Shiels 1750 & Janet Younger
- G4: Robert Shiels 1769-1845 & Annie Dickson
- G5: Thomas Shiels 1795-1839 & Barbara Jean Cranston
- G6: Thomas Shiels 1819-1897 & Elizabeth Prentice
- G7: Thomas Prentice Shiels 1845-1892 & Margaret Avery
- G8: George Shiels 1886-1962 and Rosa Stefansson
- G9: Clara Eleanor Shiels 1912-1971 & Lawrence Marsh
- G10: Eleanor May (Marsh) Emerson 1935
- G11: Wallace Drew Emerson 1962
- G11: Sharon Janet Emerson 1965
- G11: Ralph (Jay) Emerson 1967
- G10: Ronald Lawrence Marsh 1938-1986
- G10: Eleanor May (Marsh) Emerson 1935
G9: Clara Eleanor Shiels 1912-1971 & Lawrence Marsh
Clara Eleanor Shiels was born on August 9, 1912. Clara always went by the name of Kelly. She was the second child of George and Rosa (Stefansson) Shiels. She had blonde hair and blue eyes.
Kelly married Lawrence Marsh on November 8, 1934, in her hometown. They had two children: Eleanor May 1935 and Ronald Lawrence 1937.
Lawrence was a male nurse at the mental hospital in Selkirk and they moved to Flin Flon where he worked for the Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting then moved to Snow Lake. Lawrence was the first mayor for the town of Snow Lake, Manitoba.
Clara died on December 25, 1971, in Snow Lake, Manitoba, at the age of 59. Lawrence died on November 30, 1996, in Snow Lake, Manitoba, at the age of 85.
G10: Eleanor May Marsh 1935 & Ralph Emerson
Eleanor May Marsh was born May 1, 1935 in Selkirk, Manitoba. She was the first child of Lawrence & Kelly (Shiels) Marsh.
Eleanor married Ralph Emerson in 1960 in Sharon, Massachusetts, USA. They had three children, Wallace 1962; Sharon 1965 and Jay 1967.
G11: Wallace Drew Emerson 1962
Wallace Drew Emerson was born December 12, 1962 in Montreal, Quebec. He was the first child of Ralph & Eleanor (Marsh) Emerson.
He lived in Brooklyn, New York, USA, in 1988 and moved to Ballston Lake, New York, USA, sometime between 1988 and 1993. No other info is available at this time.
G11: Sharon Janet Emerson 1965
Sharon Janet Emerson was born June 14, 1965. She was the second child of Ralph & Eleanor (Marsh) Emerson.
She lived in Wynantskill, New York, USA, in 1995 and moved to Albany, New York, USA, sometime between 1995 and 1996. No other info is available at this time.
G11: Ralph (Jay) Emerson 1967
Ralph (Jay) Emerson was born December 29, 1967. He was the third child of Ralph & Eleanor (Marsh) Emerson.
He lived in Ballston Lake, New York, USA, in 1991 and moved to Clifton Park, New York, USA, sometime between 1991 and 1995.
No other info is available at this time.
G10: Ronald Lawrence Marsh 1938-1986
Ronald Lawrence Marsh was born February 15, 1938 in Selkirk, Manitoba. He was the second child of Lawrence & Kelly (Shiels) Marsh.
Ronald married Theresa Germaine and the marriage ended in divorce. Ron married a second time to Linda March and and this marriage also ended in divorce. He had no children.
Ronald died on October 1, 1986, in his hometown at the age of 48.