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Donald Newton (Don) Shepherd 1892–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1892

Birth Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 3 Sep 1981

Death Location: Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, USA

Father: Charles Shepherd

Mother: Emma Woods

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The story of Donald Newton (Don) Shepherd began in 1892 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA. Donald Newton (Don) Shepherd passed away in 1981 in Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Donald Newton (Don) Shepherd began in 1892 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.
  • Donald Newton (Don) Shepherd passed away in 1981 in Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, USA.

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Donald Shepherd's Ancestors

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Donald Shepherd
1892–1981
Birth Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Parents
Charles Fremont Shepherd
1856–1932
Marion, Iowa, United States
Emma (Ann) Woods
1856–1944
Cedar, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
John (Newton) Shepherd
1831–1911
West Liberty, Ohio County, West Virginia, United States of America
Harriet Henderson
1836–1904
Deleware, Ohio, United States
Richard (McGlaughlin) Woods
1822–1904
Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Maria Johnston
1826–1864
Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Shepherd
1807–1880
Ann Calvert
1806–1894
Alexander Henderson
1806–1879
Sarah ALLEN
1810–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Donald Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1892
1 May 1892
Birth of Donald Newton (Don) Shepherd in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
1981
3 Sep 1981
Age 89
Death of Donald Newton (Don) Shepherd in Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1892
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mount Clemens, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1981
    Event Place: Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, USA

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