Ancestry of
Michelle (Robinson) Obama

First Lady of President Barack Obama

Dolphius Shields

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• • 2nd Great-grandfather of Michelle (Robinson) Obama — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 24 
  • Father:
  • Charles Marion Shields 
  • Mother:
  • Melvina -----   
  • Birth Date:
  • ABT 1859 
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  • Death Date:
  • 3 Jun 1950 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Alice Easley
  • Marriage Date:
  • Aug 1880 
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  Robert Lee Shields (Ahnentafel No:12 )

• Sources for Dolphius Shields

  • ¹ The New York Times (New York, New York), 16 JUN 2012, "Meet Your Cousin, the First Lady: A Family Story Long Hidden".
  • ² The New York Times (New York, New York), 22 JUN 2012, "The First Family: A New Glimpse of Michelle Obama’s White Ancestors".
  • ³ Smolenyak, Megan, Hey, America, Your Roots are Showing, New York: Kensington Publishing Corp. (2012), 108-109.
  • ⁴ Swarns, Rachel L., American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama, New York: HarperCollins Publishers (2012), 123, 195, 249-250, inside cover.