Mr. Shields was united in marriage on October 30, 1889, to Mias
Alice Watkins, the daughter of Arthur P. and Anna (Nielson) Watkins.
Mr. and Mrs. Shields are afiiliated'with the Second Presbyterian church
of Knoxville. Their home, located on Melrose avenue, covering three
acres, is one of the finest and most beautiful in Knoxville. Essentially
a business man, Mr. Shields has not allowed the glamour of the public
arena to entice him, although he takes a good citizen's interest in the
political affairs of the day. His long and honorable career in EInoxville
has made him well known not only in business and financial circles, but
in club, social and fraternal life, where his hosts of friends testify to his
popularity.
Concerning the family of sons of which Mr. Shields is one, and the
eldest, but three others are living today. One is Hon. John Knight
Shields, the widely knoT^Ti jurist and senator; another is Samuel G.
Shields, a lawyer, and the third is Joseph S. Shields, a jobbing merchant
<^f New York City.
Davto Campbell Kelly Binklet, M. D. The Binkley family origi-
nated in Germany, but of their ancestry insufficient data is at hand to
make possible a complete record of the family since its establishment in
America. It is known, however, that they first settled in Pennsylvania
and from there moved to various states of the Union. Two brothers.
John and Adam Binkley, came from Pennsylvania and located in North
Carolina, thence moving to Tennessee in later years. From these two



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it is thought that all the Binkleys in Tennessee descended. Of these
brothers, John Binkley is the progenitor of Dr. David C. K. Binkley of
this review.
