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Belle Mariah "Marie" Shepherd 1888–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jul 1888

Birth Location: Tazewell County, Va

Death Date: 5 April 1982

Death Location: Cincinnati Hamilton County, Ohio

Father: William Shepherd

Mother: Rhoda Johnson

Spouse(s): Thomas Hughes

Children(s): Lucius Hughes, Kelsie Hughes, Elmer Hughes, Dallas Hughes, Stella Hughes, Ruby Hughes, William Hughes, Helen Hughes, Norma Hughes, Roy Hughes

In 1888, Belle Mariah "Marie" Shepherd entered the world in Tazewell County, Va, born to William Henry Shepherd And Rhoda Indiana Johnson. Belle Mariah "Marie" Shepherd married Thomas Cleveland Hughes, and had children including Dallas Leverne Hughes, Elmer R Hughes, Helen Vera Hughes, Kelsie Lee Hughes, Lucius Warner Hughes, Norma Delores Hughes, Roy Thomas Hughes, Ruby Myrtle Hughes, Stella May Hughes, William Bill Allen Hughes. Belle Mariah "Marie" Shepherd passed away in 1982 in Cincinnati Hamilton County, Ohio.

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Biography

  • In 1888, Belle Mariah "Marie" Shepherd entered the world in Tazewell County, Va, born to William Henry Shepherd And Rhoda Indiana Johnson.
  • Belle Mariah "Marie" Shepherd married Thomas Cleveland Hughes, and had children including Dallas Leverne Hughes, Elmer R Hughes, Helen Vera Hughes, Kelsie Lee Hughes, Lucius Warner Hughes, Norma Delores Hughes, Roy Thomas Hughes, Ruby Myrtle Hughes, Stella May Hughes, William Bill Allen Hughes.
  • Belle Mariah "Marie" Shepherd passed away in 1982 in Cincinnati Hamilton County, Ohio.

Immediate Family

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Belle Shepherd's Ancestors

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Belle Shepherd
1888–1982
Birth Place: Tazewell County, Va
Parents
William Henry Shepherd
1855–1903
Smyth County Virginia
Rhoda (Indiana) Johnson
1857–1923
Smythe Co, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Daniel Johnson
1804–1882
Manassa, Price William County, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Jane "Eliza") Atwell
1823–1904
Wythe, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Major Johnson
1788–1852
Elizabeth Snyder
1784–1862
Joseph Atwell
1800–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
DANIEL I
1754–1807
Mary Morton
1754–1836

Belle Shepherd's Descendants

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Belle (Mariah "Marie") Shepherd (28 Jul 1888–5 April 1982) m. Thomas (Cleveland) Hughes (21 Mar 1886–14 Apr 1940)
  1. 1. Lucius (Warner) Hughes 1907–1979
  2. 2. Kelsie (Lee) Hughes 1907–1984
  3. 3. Elmer (R) Hughes 1912–1983
  4. 4. Dallas (Leverne) Hughes 1914–1996
  5. 5. Stella (May) Hughes 1919–1920
  6. 6. Ruby (Myrtle) Hughes 1929–1993 m. James (Frank) Hancock 1925–1997
  7. 7. William (Bill Allen) Hughes 1932–1993
  8. 8. Helen (Vera) Hughes 1921–1993
  9. 9. Norma (Delores) Hughes 1926–1996
  10. 10. Roy (Thomas) Hughes 1924–1988

Belle Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1888
28 Jul 1888
Birth of Belle Mariah "Marie" Shepherd in Tazewell County, Va
Tazewell County, Va
1982
5 April 1982
Age 94
Death of Belle Mariah "Marie" Shepherd in Cincinnati Hamilton County, Ohio
Cincinnati Hamilton County, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1888
    Event Place: Tazewell County, Va

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 April 1982
    Event Place: Cincinnati Hamilton County, Ohio

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