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Dorcas Lewellyn "Laura" Sheppard 1808–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 March 1808

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 22 February 1867

Death Location: Jackson County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Isaac Shepherd

Mother: Margaret Lambert

Spouse(s): John Sheppard

Children(s):

In 1808, Dorcas Lewellyn "Laura" Sheppard entered the world in Kentucky, United States of America, born to Isaac Shepherd And Margaret Mary Stout Lambert. Dorcas Lewellyn "Laura" Sheppard married John Hartwell Sheppard. Dorcas Lewellyn "Laura" Sheppard passed away in 1867 in Jackson County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1808, Dorcas Lewellyn "Laura" Sheppard entered the world in Kentucky, United States of America, born to Isaac Shepherd And Margaret Mary Stout Lambert.
  • Dorcas Lewellyn "Laura" Sheppard married John Hartwell Sheppard.
  • Dorcas Lewellyn "Laura" Sheppard passed away in 1867 in Jackson County, Texas, United States of America.

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Dorcas Sheppard's Ancestors

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Dorcas Sheppard
1808–1867
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Isaac Shepherd
1775–1839
Anson, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (Mary Stout) Lambert
1775–1822
North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
(TWIN) (Col. William Abraham) Shepherd
1733–1801
Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
Jemima (Deason) Johnson
1749–1825
King William, King William, Virginia, United States
William (COX) Jr
1745–1794
Virginia
Francis (Elizabeth) Ricks
1757–1855
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr.
1694–1771
Betsy Sellars
1708–1749
Lewis Johnson
1721–
Elizabeth Moore
1729–1767
Robert Cox
1710–
Martha Cary
1720–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Shepherd
1665–1723
Elspet Pierie
1667–1741
Johnson
1697–
Captain Moore
1711–1765

Dorcas Sheppard's Timeline

2 Records

1808
20 March 1808
Birth of Dorcas Lewellyn "Laura" Sheppard in Kentucky, United States of America
Kentucky, United States of America
1867
22 February 1867
Age 59
Death of Dorcas Lewellyn "Laura" Sheppard in Morales, Jackson County, Texas, United States of America
Morales, Jackson County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 March 1808
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 February 1867
    Event Place: Morales, Jackson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jackson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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