Children with Ada Vincent Shields are listed below.
Child with Harriet Montgomery Shields:
Montgomery Shields b. 1929
Author of
THE SHIELDS FAMILY
"The Ancestors and Descendants of The Ten Shields Brothers (and One Sister) of Sevier County, Tennessee," privately published, December, 1917, reprinted on March 1, 2017.
THREE KANSAS PIONEER FAMILIES: Stalker, Shields, Martin, privately published, May, 1949.
THE BENNETT BOOK, privately published April 16, 1956, reprinted in September, 2021.
There is some question about his middle name. In some places it is listed as "Arthur" and in others "Arthen."
John Arthur [or Arthen] Shields, son of Mary (Bennett) and G. W. Shields, was born Dec. 17, 1884, on a farm in Adrian Township, Jackson County, Kans. After graduation from little Cross Creek rural school in 1899, he received his college preparatory education at Lane University, Lecompton, Kans., and Campbell College, Holton, Kans. At Campbell College he graduated from the Business School, and at various times was employed in the First National Bank of Horton, Kans., in the General Offices of Swift & Co., at St. Joseph, Mo., and as a typewriter salesman in Topeka, Kans. At the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904 he won the World Speed Championship Contest on the typewriter. For a time he was a Court Reporter. He graduated from Ottawa University, Ottawa, Kans., in 1913, studied Law at the University of Minnesota, and was admitted to the Indiana bar.
On Aug. 15, 1911 he married (lst) Ada B. Vincent, at Ottawa, Kans., who was born at Foster, Mo., in 1888, daughter of Ammi B. and Nancy Catherine (White) Vincent. She died Aug. 11, 1926, at Seymour, Ind., and is buried in Riverview cemetery there. On Nov. 26, 1928, he married (2nd) Harriet B. Montgomery, at Seymour, who was born there Nov. 23, 1893, a daughter of Judge Oscar H. and Ida B. (Harding) Montgomery, of Seymour.
While in college he won four State Oratorical Contests, being the only college student ever to win more than one. He was selected, along with debaters from representative Universities throughout the country, as one of the "Outstanding American College Debaters" in 1912, and his speeches were published in the book of National Intercollegiate Debates that year. He was President of the National Intercollegiate Oratorical Association, and was Founder of Pi Kappa Delta, which is now the largest
and most influential public speaking Fraternity in the U. S. He was awarded Key No. 1, of more than 100,000 that have been issued.
For a few years after finishing college, he engaged in prohibition work, being Chairman of the Kansas and the Minnesota Prohibition Committees, and Secretary of the Prohibition National Committee, in Chicago. In 1918 he became associated with the Blish Milling Co., of Seymour, Indiana, as Secretary and Director for several years, after which he engaged in various businesses in Minneapolis, Minn., and Lawrenceburg, Kokomo, and Seymour, Indiana.
For five terms he was President of the Indiana Manufacturers Association, and for many years was First Vice President of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce, of which he was a Founder and Charter Member. He was also President of the Indiana Millers & Grain Dealers, a Director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers. By appointment of President Hoover, he served on the National Industrial Standards Commission, and served as personal representative of the Governor of Indiana at Mid-West and National Agricultural Conferences. For several years he was Indiana's representative on the National Industrial Council. Since 1946 he has not been active in industrial affairs, having retired on account of his health, but he still carries on a specialty printing and manufacturing business, as extensive as his health permits.
He has written and published several books, and many magazine articles. In 1953, Ottawa University conferred on him the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws. He was a Republican candidate for Congress in 1940.
He has been a member of the Masonic Lodge since 1912. Both he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. After graduation from Shields High School, in Seymour, she attended Hanover College, Hanover, Ind., Western College, Oxford, O., and Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pa. She is a member of Psi Iota Xi sorority, and has served as President of both the Parent-Teachers Association and the Business and Professional Women's Club. A list of his children and grandchildren appears on pages 40-41. Residence: 310 N. Poplar St., Seymour, Indiana.
From "The Bennett Book," by John A. Shields, privately published April 16, 1956, reprinted in September, 2021.
Children with Ada Vincent Shields are listed below.
Child with Harriet Montgomery Shields:
Montgomery Shields b. 1929
Author of
THE SHIELDS FAMILY
"The Ancestors and Descendants of The Ten Shields Brothers (and One Sister) of Sevier County, Tennessee," privately published, December, 1917, reprinted on March 1, 2017.
THREE KANSAS PIONEER FAMILIES: Stalker, Shields, Martin, privately published, May, 1949.
THE BENNETT BOOK, privately published April 16, 1956, reprinted in September, 2021.
There is some question about his middle name. In some places it is listed as "Arthur" and in others "Arthen."
John Arthur [or Arthen] Shields, son of Mary (Bennett) and G. W. Shields, was born Dec. 17, 1884, on a farm in Adrian Township, Jackson County, Kans. After graduation from little Cross Creek rural school in 1899, he received his college preparatory education at Lane University, Lecompton, Kans., and Campbell College, Holton, Kans. At Campbell College he graduated from the Business School, and at various times was employed in the First National Bank of Horton, Kans., in the General Offices of Swift & Co., at St. Joseph, Mo., and as a typewriter salesman in Topeka, Kans. At the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904 he won the World Speed Championship Contest on the typewriter. For a time he was a Court Reporter. He graduated from Ottawa University, Ottawa, Kans., in 1913, studied Law at the University of Minnesota, and was admitted to the Indiana bar.
On Aug. 15, 1911 he married (lst) Ada B. Vincent, at Ottawa, Kans., who was born at Foster, Mo., in 1888, daughter of Ammi B. and Nancy Catherine (White) Vincent. She died Aug. 11, 1926, at Seymour, Ind., and is buried in Riverview cemetery there. On Nov. 26, 1928, he married (2nd) Harriet B. Montgomery, at Seymour, who was born there Nov. 23, 1893, a daughter of Judge Oscar H. and Ida B. (Harding) Montgomery, of Seymour.
While in college he won four State Oratorical Contests, being the only college student ever to win more than one. He was selected, along with debaters from representative Universities throughout the country, as one of the "Outstanding American College Debaters" in 1912, and his speeches were published in the book of National Intercollegiate Debates that year. He was President of the National Intercollegiate Oratorical Association, and was Founder of Pi Kappa Delta, which is now the largest
and most influential public speaking Fraternity in the U. S. He was awarded Key No. 1, of more than 100,000 that have been issued.
For a few years after finishing college, he engaged in prohibition work, being Chairman of the Kansas and the Minnesota Prohibition Committees, and Secretary of the Prohibition National Committee, in Chicago. In 1918 he became associated with the Blish Milling Co., of Seymour, Indiana, as Secretary and Director for several years, after which he engaged in various businesses in Minneapolis, Minn., and Lawrenceburg, Kokomo, and Seymour, Indiana.
For five terms he was President of the Indiana Manufacturers Association, and for many years was First Vice President of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce, of which he was a Founder and Charter Member. He was also President of the Indiana Millers & Grain Dealers, a Director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers. By appointment of President Hoover, he served on the National Industrial Standards Commission, and served as personal representative of the Governor of Indiana at Mid-West and National Agricultural Conferences. For several years he was Indiana's representative on the National Industrial Council. Since 1946 he has not been active in industrial affairs, having retired on account of his health, but he still carries on a specialty printing and manufacturing business, as extensive as his health permits.
He has written and published several books, and many magazine articles. In 1953, Ottawa University conferred on him the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws. He was a Republican candidate for Congress in 1940.
He has been a member of the Masonic Lodge since 1912. Both he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. After graduation from Shields High School, in Seymour, she attended Hanover College, Hanover, Ind., Western College, Oxford, O., and Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pa. She is a member of Psi Iota Xi sorority, and has served as President of both the Parent-Teachers Association and the Business and Professional Women's Club. A list of his children and grandchildren appears on pages 40-41. Residence: 310 N. Poplar St., Seymour, Indiana.
From "The Bennett Book," by John A. Shields, privately published April 16, 1956, reprinted in September, 2021.
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