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Barbara Shepherd 1786–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1786

Birth Location: Coshocton, Ohio

Death Date: 1855

Death Location: Wallins Creek, Harlan County, Kentucky

Father: John Shepherd

Mother: Mary Sartain

Spouse(s): John Helton

Children(s): Martha Helton

Barbara Shepherd was born in 1786 in Coshocton, Ohio, the child of John James Shepherd And Mary Sartain. Barbara Shepherd married John Shadrack Helton, and had children including Martha Patsy Helton. Barbara Shepherd passed away in 1855 in Wallins Creek, Harlan County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Barbara Shepherd was born in 1786 in Coshocton, Ohio, the child of John James Shepherd And Mary Sartain.
  • Barbara Shepherd married John Shadrack Helton, and had children including Martha Patsy Helton.
  • Barbara Shepherd passed away in 1855 in Wallins Creek, Harlan County, Kentucky.

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Barbara Shepherd's Ancestors

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Barbara Shepherd
1786–1855
Birth Place: Coshocton, Ohio
Parents
John James Shepherd
1760–1812
Mary Sartain
1763–1840
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Barbara Shepherd's Descendants

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Barbara Shepherd (1786–1855) m. John (Shadrack) Helton (1760–1830)
  1. 1. Martha ("Patsy") Helton 1824–
    1. 1. Sarah Elizabeth 1842–1861 m. Silas (Woodson) Saylor 1837–1920
      1. 1. John (Madison) Saylor 1861–1937 m. Jane Saylor 1853–
        1. 1. Byrd Saylor 1891–1949 m. Clara Saylor 1894–1934

Barbara Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1786
1786
Birth of Barbara Shepherd in Coshocton, Ohio
Coshocton, Ohio
1855
1855
Age 69
Death of Barbara Shepherd in Wallins Creek, Harlan County, Kentucky
Wallins Creek, Harlan County, Kentucky

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Coshocton, Ohio

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Wallins Creek, Harlan County, Kentucky

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