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David Franklin Shepard 1883–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1883

Birth Location: Richmond County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 23 May 1960

Death Location: Candor, Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Shepard

Mother: Ellen Lassiter

Spouse(s): Lula Shepard

Children(s): Myrtle Morgan, Henry Shepherd, Lois Elms, Mildred Sheppard, Bettie Sheppard, Nell Sheppard, David Shepard, Ruth Hargett, Paul Sheppard, Edith Mitchke, William Shepard, Nell Sheppard

David Franklin Shepard was born in 1883 in Richmond County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Buren Shepard And Ellen Lassiter. In 1935, David Franklin Shepard resided in Rural, Montgomery, North Carolina. In 1940, David Franklin Shepard resided in Biscoe, Biscoe, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA. David Franklin Shepard married Lula Isabelle Simpson Shepard, and had children including Bettie Sheppard, David Hubert Shepard, Edith Shepard Mitchke, Henry Franklin Shepherd, Lois Virginia Shepard Elms, Mildred Sheppard, Myrtle Juanita Shepard Morgan, Nell De Vonn Sheppard, Nell Sheppard, Paul Cornelius Sheppard, Ruth Eugenia Shepard Hargett, William Howard Taft Shepard. David Franklin Shepard passed away in 1960 in Candor, Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • David Franklin Shepard was born in 1883 in Richmond County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Buren Shepard And Ellen Lassiter.
  • In 1935, David Franklin Shepard resided in Rural, Montgomery, North Carolina.
  • In 1940, David Franklin Shepard resided in Biscoe, Biscoe, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA.
  • David Franklin Shepard married Lula Isabelle Simpson Shepard, and had children including Bettie Sheppard, David Hubert Shepard, Edith Shepard Mitchke, Henry Franklin Shepherd, Lois Virginia Shepard Elms, Mildred Sheppard, Myrtle Juanita Shepard Morgan, Nell De Vonn Sheppard, Nell Sheppard, Paul Cornelius Sheppard, Ruth Eugenia Shepard Hargett, William Howard Taft Shepard.
  • David Franklin Shepard passed away in 1960 in Candor, Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Shepard's Ancestors

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David Shepard
1883–1960
Birth Place: Richmond County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Buren Shepard
1856–1925
North Carolina, USA
Ellen Lassiter
1854–1925
North Carolina
Grandparents
Pvt (Noah R) Sheppard
1831–1863
Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
Obedience ("Beddie") Ford
1830–1910
Richmond County, North Carolina, USA
John (Daniel) Lassiter
1826–1897
North Carolina
Sarah (Jane "Sallie") Lovin
1834–1888
Richmond County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Richard Shepard
1797–1888
Esther Hadley
1810–1888
Jacob Ford
1803–1880
Hannah Shepherd
1814–1914
Joseph III
1790–1856
Elizabeth Deaton
1815–1880
William LOVIN
1799–1845
Elizabeth Livingston
1802–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Allen
1778–1855
Elizabeth Barbee
1775–1861

David Shepard's Descendants

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David (Franklin) Shepard (12 Dec 1883–23 May 1960) m. Lula (Isabelle Simpson) Shepard (16 Nov 1895–13 Apr 1948)
  1. 1. Myrtle (Juanita Shepard) Morgan 1926–2006 m. Jethro Morgan 1925–2004
    1. 1. Samuel (Ray) Morgan 1949–1980
  2. 2. Henry (Franklin) Shepherd 1918–1977
  3. 3. Lois (Virginia Shepard) Elms 1922–1998
  4. 4. Mildred Sheppard 1925–2013
  5. 5. Bettie Sheppard 1929–2005
  6. 6. Nell Sheppard 1939–2001
  7. 7. David (Hubert) Shepard 1934–2012
  8. 8. Ruth (Eugenia Shepard) Hargett 1914–2005
  9. 9. Paul (Cornelius) Sheppard 1912–1964
  10. 10. Edith (Shepard) Mitchke 1916–1979
  11. 11. William (Howard Taft) Shepard 1920–1973
  12. 12. Nell (De Vonn) Sheppard 1938–2011

David Shepard's Timeline

4 Records

1883
12 Dec 1883
Birth of David Franklin Shepard in Richmond County, North Carolina, USA
Richmond County, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 52
David Franklin Shepard resided here in Rural, Montgomery, North Carolina
Rural, Montgomery, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 57
David Franklin Shepard resided here in Biscoe, Biscoe, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
Biscoe, Biscoe, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
1960
23 May 1960
Age 77
Death of David Franklin Shepard in Biscoe, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
Biscoe, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1883
    Event Place: Richmond County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Montgomery, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Biscoe, Biscoe, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Biscoe, Montgomery, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1960
    Event Place: Biscoe, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Candor, Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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