AMANDA LOGAN, a daughter of William, has already been mentioned as the second wife of WILLIAM SHIELDS. Shields was a near neighbor of the Logans on Walnut Ridge; his first wife and Amanda's mother were sisters. Amanda and William Shields were married Sep. 10, 1817, and made their home on Walnut Ridge. There was bitter opposition on the part of William's first family to this marriage; Amanda was a first cousin of William's children, but there was no "blood" relationship between her and William; he was about 25 years older than she; his small property entered into the situation. They had four children: Sarah Jane, born June 5, 1818, married James George in 1835; Jesse, born Sep. 20, 1820, became a prominent businessman in Rochester, Ind., and a member of the Indiana Legislature; EZEKIEL LOGAN SHIELDS, through whose line of descent this history runs; and John, who died in infancy. Amanda died in 1824, William in 1826.
From "Three Kansas Pioneer Families: Stalker-Shields-Martin" by John A. Shields, privately published in a limited edition of 200 copies, May, 1949.
AMANDA LOGAN, a daughter of William, has already been mentioned as the second wife of WILLIAM SHIELDS. Shields was a near neighbor of the Logans on Walnut Ridge; his first wife and Amanda's mother were sisters. Amanda and William Shields were married Sep. 10, 1817, and made their home on Walnut Ridge. There was bitter opposition on the part of William's first family to this marriage; Amanda was a first cousin of William's children, but there was no "blood" relationship between her and William; he was about 25 years older than she; his small property entered into the situation. They had four children: Sarah Jane, born June 5, 1818, married James George in 1835; Jesse, born Sep. 20, 1820, became a prominent businessman in Rochester, Ind., and a member of the Indiana Legislature; EZEKIEL LOGAN SHIELDS, through whose line of descent this history runs; and John, who died in infancy. Amanda died in 1824, William in 1826.
From "Three Kansas Pioneer Families: Stalker-Shields-Martin" by John A. Shields, privately published in a limited edition of 200 copies, May, 1949.
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