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Meedy White Shields (July 8, 1804 - February 6, 1866) was an early Indiana Pioneer, the founder of Seymour, Indiana, a successful capitalist and Indiana politician. He was first cousin to General John Tipton and a distant cousin of Robert Shields (diarist). ==Early life== Shields was born in what is now Sevier County, Tennessee at Shields Mountain near the site of Fort Shields (aka Shields Fort) built by his grandfather, Robert. His father James was one of the "Ten Brothers" of the Irish Shields family who had left Tennessee for the Indiana Territory.() One of these Ten Brothers was John Shields who was recruited by Lewis and Clark for their 1804 expedition as a gunsmith and scout. At the age of 7, Shields moved to Harrison County, Indiana. In 1816 his father acquired about of land to the north, in Jackson County, Indiana. At the age of about 16, he manned flatboats on the Ohio River carrying goods to New Orleans returning via the Natchez Trace(). He eventually owned several flatboats of his own. In 1827, he was sued for Malicious Trespass by his neighbor to the north, James Reno, father of the notorious Reno Gang. This was part of a long-standing feud between the Shields and Reno families. James Reno had settled in Jackson County, Indiana in 1813, three years prior to James Shields. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Meedy Shields」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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