SHIELDS, Esther Lucas

1868 - 1940  (71 years)

• Name	SHIELDS, Esther Lucas
  Born	26 Dec 1868	Kelly Township, Union, Pennsylvania, United States
  Gender	Female
  Census (desc)	1870	Kelly Township, Union, Pennsylvania, United States
  Census (desc)	1880	Kelly Township, Union, Pennsylvania, United States
  Education	1893
  	Trained nurse, graduated from Philadelphia Hospital, class of 1893.
  Occupation	1897
  	was a nurse
  	She was a graduate of Blockley Hospital, Philadelphia, was a trained nurse by occupation, and was in the Royal Hospital in Seoul, Korea, having been sent in August, 1897, by the Foreign Mission Board of the Presbyterian Church.
  Census (desc)	10 Apr 1940	Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States
  	living with her sister Ellen at 240 Third St
  Obituary	OBITUARY : NOVEMBER 9, 1940 Death Of Miss Esther Shields Retired Missionary Nurse Dies at Midnight at Home in Lewisburg Miss Esther Lucas Shields, 71, retired missionary nurse, who served 40 years in Korea under the foreign mission board of the Presbyterian church, died at midnight at her home, 240 North Third Street, Lewisburg. Miss Shields had been in ill health for the past year and was confined to her room with a complication of ailments since mid-August. She was born December 26, 1868, in Kelly Township, Union county, a daughter of the late William and Katharine Angeny Shields. Following her public school training she took the nursing course at the Philadelphia General Hospital, which she completed In 1891. After a year of graduate work at the same hospital, she followed her profession at St. Timothy's Hospital, Roxborough, and devoted three years to private duty. In 1897 Miss Shields left for Korea, where she was assigned to the Royal Korean Hospital at Seoul. Her first year was devoted to the study of the language and in 1898 she become a regular member of the hospital staff. In 1906 Miss Shields organized the first nursing school at the hospital which from that time was known as the Severance hospital. Her work as supervisor included the training of young nurses and social service work in the hospital dispen­sary. Miss Shields continued In that capacity for the remainder of her missionary career, with the exception of 15 months spent in Sun Chan and four furloughs, ranging from one to two years. Her retirement became effective late in 1938 and she returned to Lewisburg in May, 1939. Miss Shields, since returning to the United States had spoken before many groups, relating to her interesting and varied experiences In that backward little country. Miss Shields was supported on the mission field by the board of the Utica Presbyterian Church at Utica, New York. The deceased was a member of the Old Buffalo Presbyterian Church until the congregation was disbanded and at the time of her death was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lewisburg. Surviving are a brother, W. Scott Shields, of Milburn, N.J., and two sisters, Miss Charlotte E. Shields and Miss Ellen H. Shields, both at home. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at her late home. The Rev. Edward L. Junkin, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at Lewisburg, will officiate. Burial will be made in Lewisburg Cemetery.
  Religion	Presbyterian
  Residence	Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States
  	at 240 N. Third St.
  _UID	161533F3E50C5945AB54750F9EF9686DCF30
  Died	9 Nov 1940	Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States
  Person ID	I273	Our Ancestry
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	SHIELDS, William,   b. 23 Jun 1841, Union Co., PA ,   d. 10 Mar 1906, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	ANGENY, Katherine,   b. 18 Sep 1844, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 4 Aug 1926, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 81 years)
  Married	26 Dec 1867
  Family ID	F74	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart