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Edgar Allen Sheppard 1887–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1887

Birth Location: Congress Township, Wayne, Ohio

Death Date: 16 Feb 1958

Death Location: Overton, Wayne County, Wayne, Ohio

Father: Paoli Sheppard

Mother: Zolla Bonewitz

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In 1887, Edgar Allen Sheppard entered the world in Congress Township, Wayne, Ohio, born to Paoli F Sheppard And Zolla Ardella Bonewitz. Edgar Allen Sheppard passed away in 1958 in Overton, Wayne County, Wayne, Ohio.

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Biography

  • In 1887, Edgar Allen Sheppard entered the world in Congress Township, Wayne, Ohio, born to Paoli F Sheppard And Zolla Ardella Bonewitz.
  • Edgar Allen Sheppard passed away in 1958 in Overton, Wayne County, Wayne, Ohio.

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Edgar Sheppard's Ancestors

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Edgar Sheppard
1887–1958
Birth Place: Congress Township, Wayne, Ohio
Parents
Paoli F Sheppard
1821–1833
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Zolla (Ardella) Bonewitz
1864–1955
Congress, Wayne, Ohio
Grandparents
Paoli Sheppard
1789–1832
Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Catherine Tarr
1791–1865
E Huntingdon, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Gasper Tarr
1770–1838
Ann Reid
1764–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Tarr
1727–1792
Marie Doerr
1728–1795

Edgar Sheppard's Timeline

2 Records

1887
23 May 1887
Birth of Edgar Allen Sheppard in Congress Township, Wayne, Ohio
Congress Township, Wayne, Ohio
1958
16 Feb 1958
Age 71
Death of Edgar Allen Sheppard in Overton, Wayne County, Wayne, Ohio
Overton, Wayne County, Wayne, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1887
    Event Place: Congress Township, Wayne, Ohio

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1958
    Event Place: Overton, Wayne County, Wayne, Ohio

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