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Alta Mae Shepherd 1896–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Aug 1896

Birth Location: Mount Union, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 26 Nov 1967

Death Location: Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Francis Shepard

Mother: Mary Stoner

Spouse(s): John West

Children(s): Edith West

In 1896, Alta Mae Shepherd entered the world in Mount Union, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Francis David Shepard And Mary Jane Stoner. Alta Mae Shepherd married John Adam West, and had children including Edith Norabelle West. Alta Mae Shepherd passed away in 1967 in Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1896, Alta Mae Shepherd entered the world in Mount Union, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Francis David Shepard And Mary Jane Stoner.
  • Alta Mae Shepherd married John Adam West, and had children including Edith Norabelle West.
  • Alta Mae Shepherd passed away in 1967 in Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Alta Shepherd's Ancestors

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Alta Shepherd
1896–1967
Birth Place: Mount Union, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Francis David Shepard
1865–1896
Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Jane) Stoner
1868–1960
Greene Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
William (Warren) Shepard
1818–1888
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaret (Elizabeth) Strausbaugh
1825–1867
Franklin Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Strasbaugh
1795–1862
Elizabeth Bittinger
1796–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Strausbaugh
1748–1830
Barbara Noel
1749–1827

Alta Shepherd's Descendants

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Alta (Mae) Shepherd (28 Aug 1896–26 Nov 1967) m. John (Adam) West (27 Dec 1895–30 Jul 1938)
  1. 1. Edith (Norabelle) West 1927–2020 m. Jacob (Franklyn) Miller 1922–2017

Alta Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1896
28 Aug 1896
Birth of Alta Mae Shepherd in Mount Union, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Mount Union, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
1967
26 Nov 1967
Age 71
Death of Alta Mae Shepherd in Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1896
    Event Place: Mount Union, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1967
    Event Place: Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

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