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Bertha Maude Shepherd 1879–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jan 1879

Birth Location: Hanover, Licking, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 15 November 1953

Death Location: Eden Township, Licking County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: James Shepherd

Mother: Orpha Hutchison

Spouse(s): Grant Ferris

Children(s): Edith Ferris, Lawrence Ferris, Burdella Ferris, Ralph Sr, Sarah Ferris, Mary Ferris, Bessie Ferris, Lillian Ferris, Arthur Ferris, Lewis Ferris

The story of Bertha Maude Shepherd began in 1879 in Hanover, Licking, Ohio, USA. Bertha Maude Shepherd married Grant Ferris, and had children including Arthur Grant Ferris, Bessie S Ferris, Burdella Indus Ferris, Edith D Ferris, Lawrence Ferris, Lewis James Ferris, Lillian V Ferris, Mary Helen Ferris, Ralph Milton Ferris Sr, Sarah E Ferris. Bertha Maude Shepherd passed away in 1953 in Eden Township, Licking County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bertha Maude Shepherd began in 1879 in Hanover, Licking, Ohio, USA.
  • Bertha Maude Shepherd married Grant Ferris, and had children including Arthur Grant Ferris, Bessie S Ferris, Burdella Indus Ferris, Edith D Ferris, Lawrence Ferris, Lewis James Ferris, Lillian V Ferris, Mary Helen Ferris, Ralph Milton Ferris Sr, Sarah E Ferris.
  • Bertha Maude Shepherd passed away in 1953 in Eden Township, Licking County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Shepherd
1862–1937
Birth Location: Claylick, Ohio, USA
JS
Orpha Hutchison
1859–1903
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
OH

Spouses(s)

Grant Ferris
1867–1926
Birth Location: Morrow County, Ohio, USA
GF

Children(s)

Edith Ferris
1900–1937
Birth Location: Bowling Green Township, Licking Co., Ohio, USA
EF
Lawrence Ferris
1904–1909
Birth Location: Licking County, Ohio, USA
LF
Burdella Ferris
1912–1996
Birth Location: Purity, Licking County, Ohio, USA
BF
Ralph Sr
1897–1945
Birth Location: Morrow County, Ohio, USA
RS
Sarah Ferris
1902–1978
Birth Location: Newark, Licking, OH, USA
SF
Mary Ferris
1906–1985
Birth Location: Eden, Licking, Ohio, USA
MF
Bessie Ferris
1908–1935
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
BF
Lillian Ferris
1910–1940
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
LF
Arthur Ferris
1915–1991
Birth Location: Purity, Licking County, Ohio, USA
AF
Lewis Ferris
1917–2004
Birth Location: Utica, Ohio
LF

Bertha Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
Bertha Shepherd
1879–1953
Birth Place: Hanover, Licking, Ohio, USA
Parents
James Wesley Shepherd
1862–1937
Claylick, Ohio, USA
Orpha (A) Hutchison
1859–1903
Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Franklin) Shepherd
1832–1903
Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Nancy (A.) Johnson
1832–1911
Newark, Licking Co, OH
William Hutchison
1830–1909
Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Irena Turvey
1823–1893
Licking County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Shepherd
1802–1832
Katherine Earhart
1802–1881
James Johnson
1794–1849
Catherine Minnick
1812–1870
Robert Hutchison
1809–1885
Sarah Bazzell
1811–1881
William Turvey
1799–1850
Margaret Shannon
1799–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr
1741–1805
Martha Humphrey
1774–1844
John Earhart
1766–1846
CATHERINE BRENDLE
1767–1857
Bernhart Minnick
1780–1830
Susanna Stein
1786–1850
Alexander Hutchinson
1774–1830
Martha Findley
1775–1838
Jacob Baltzell
1772–1830
Catherine
1780–1830
William Turvey
–1808
William Shannon
1758–1845

Bertha Shepherd's Descendants

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Bertha (Maude) Shepherd (27 Jan 1879–15 November 1953) m. Grant Ferris (Aug 1867–1926)
  1. 1. Edith (D) Ferris 1900–1937 m. Homer (Lee Courson) Sr 1901–1946
    1. 1. Eugene (Walter) Courson 1920–1986
    2. 2. Ralph (E.) Courson 1921–1921
  2. 2. Lawrence Ferris 1904–1909
  3. 3. Burdella (Indus) Ferris 1912–1996 m. Floyd (James) Follmer 1913–1998
  4. 4. Ralph (Milton Ferris) Sr 1897–1945 m. Clara (Hazel) Eckhardt 1905–1989
    1. 1. Ralph (Milton Ferris) Jr 1943–1950
    2. 2. Jacquelyn (C) Ferris 1933–2015
    3. 3. Milton (Merkel) Ferris 1927–1998
  5. 5. Sarah (E) Ferris 1902–1978 m. George (Edwin) Pierce 1892–1945
    1. 1. James (Edward) Pierce 1928–1977 m. Marilyn (Elizabet) Weldon 1931–2021
    2. 2. Charles (Edward) Pierce 1929–1997
  6. 6. Mary (Helen) Ferris 1906–1985 m. Frederick (Wayne) Mossholder 1905–1979
    1. 1. Arlene (Rose Mossholder) Bross 1933–2010
    2. 2. Leona (M Mossholder) Hiles 1929–2010
    3. 3. Robert (Lewis) Mossholder 1926–1980
  7. 7. Bessie (S) Ferris 1908–1935
  8. 8. Lillian (V) Ferris 1910–1940
  9. 9. Arthur (Grant) Ferris 1915–1991 m. Frances (Jane) Walters 1915–2008
  10. 10. Lewis (James) Ferris 1917–2004 m. Hazel (Helen) Durbin 1921–2008
    1. 1. Arthur (Dean) Ferris 1942–2005

Bertha Shepherd's Timeline

11 Records

1878
27 January 1878
Birth of Bertha Maude Shepherd in Hanover, Licking, Ohio, USA
Hanover, Licking, Ohio, USA
1879
Jan 1879
Birth of Bertha Maude Shepherd in Hanover, Licking, Ohio, USA
Hanover, Licking, Ohio, USA
1879
27 Jan 1879
Birth of Bertha Maude Shepherd in Hanover, Licking, Ohio, USA
Hanover, Licking, Ohio, USA
1880
1880
Age 1
Bertha Maude Shepherd resided here in Franklin, Licking, Ohio, USA
Franklin, Licking, Ohio, USA
1900
1900
Age 21
Bertha Maude Shepherd resided here in Newton, Licking, Ohio, USA
Newton, Licking, Ohio, USA
1910
1910
Age 31
Bertha Maude Shepherd resided here in Eden, Licking, Ohio, USA
Eden, Licking, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 41
Bertha Maude Shepherd resided here in Washington, Licking, Ohio, USA
Washington, Licking, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 51
Bertha Maude Shepherd resided here in Washington, Licking, Ohio, USA
Washington, Licking, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 56
Bertha Maude Shepherd resided here in Washington, Licking, Ohio
Washington, Licking, Ohio
1940
1940
Age 61
Bertha Maude Shepherd resided here in Washington, Licking, Ohio, USA
Washington, Licking, Ohio, USA
1953
15 November 1953
Age 74
Death of Bertha Maude Shepherd in Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio, USA
Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 January 1878
    Event Place: Hanover, Licking, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1879
    Event Place: Hanover, Licking, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1879
    Event Place: Hanover, Licking, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Franklin, Licking, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Newton, Licking, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Eden, Licking, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Washington, Licking, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Washington, Licking, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Washington, Licking, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Washington, Licking, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 November 1953
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eden Township, Licking County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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