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Eli Shepard 1836–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1836

Birth Location: Robinson, Crawford, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 05 Sep 1919

Death Location: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States

Father: Charles Shepherd

Mother: Mary Hand

Spouse(s): Sarah Cage

Children(s): William Shepherd, Luella Shepherd, Ida Shepherd, Lafayette Shepherd, Charles Shepherd, Ada Shepherd, John Shepherd, Mary Shepherd, Frank Shepherd, Mattie Shepherd

The story of Eli Shepard began in 1836 in Robinson, Crawford, Illinois, USA. Eli Shepard married Sarah Elizabeth Cage, and had children including Ada Catherine Shepherd, Charles Augustus Shepherd, Frank Shepherd, Ida Shepherd, John H Shepherd, Lafayette Shepherd, Luella Shepherd, Mary Catherine Shepherd, Mattie Lou Lula Shepherd, William Andrew Shepherd. Eli Shepard passed away in 1919 in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Eli Shepard began in 1836 in Robinson, Crawford, Illinois, USA.
  • Eli Shepard married Sarah Elizabeth Cage, and had children including Ada Catherine Shepherd, Charles Augustus Shepherd, Frank Shepherd, Ida Shepherd, John H Shepherd, Lafayette Shepherd, Luella Shepherd, Mary Catherine Shepherd, Mattie Lou Lula Shepherd, William Andrew Shepherd.
  • Eli Shepard passed away in 1919 in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Shepherd
1809–1853
Birth Location: Madison County, Kentucky, USA
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Mary Hand
1811–1905
Birth Location: Dear Creek, Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Cage
1839–1912
Birth Location: Pilot Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois
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Children(s)

William Shepherd
1861–1944
Birth Location: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
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Luella Shepherd
1876–
Birth Location: Illinois
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Ida Shepherd
1875–1875
Birth Location: Danville, Vermillion, Illinois, USA
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Lafayette Shepherd
1858–1859
Birth Location: Danville, Vermillion, Illinois, USA
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Charles Shepherd
1866–1927
Birth Location: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
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Ada Shepherd
1880–1940
Birth Location: Danville, Vermillion, Illinois, USA
AS
John Shepherd
1862–1939
Birth Location: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
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Mary Shepherd
1871–1943
Birth Location: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
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Frank Shepherd
1868–1868
Birth Location: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
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Mattie Shepherd
1877–1939
Birth Location: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
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Eli Shepard's Ancestors

Self
Eli Shepard
1836–1919
Birth Place: Robinson, Crawford, Illinois, USA
Parents
Charles Baker Shepherd
1809–1853
Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Ann) Hand
1811–1905
Dear Creek, Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eli Shepard's Descendants

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Eli Shepard (16 Jan 1836–05 Sep 1919) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Cage (ABT 1839–7 Mar 1912)
  1. 1. William (Andrew) Shepherd 1861–1944 m. Margaret (Permelia) Donaldson –1957
    1. 1. Pearl Malone 1902–1926 m. Talbert Malone 1893–1964
      1. 1. Talberta Malone 1923–1986 m. Garland (James) Smith 1908–1973 m. Simeon Ward 1913–1987
        1. 1. William (Garland) Smith 1943–2024
        2. 2. Tolbert (Russell) Smith 1945–1991 m. Betty (Jean) Hyden 1944–2007
  2. 2. Luella Shepherd 1876–
  3. 3. Ida Shepherd 1875–1875
  4. 4. Lafayette Shepherd 1858–1859
  5. 5. Charles (Augustus) Shepherd 1866–1927
  6. 6. Ada (Catherine) Shepherd 1880–1940
  7. 7. John (H) Shepherd 1862–1939
  8. 8. Mary (Catherine) Shepherd 1871–1943
  9. 9. Frank Shepherd 1868–1868
  10. 10. Mattie (Lou "Lula") Shepherd 1877–1939

Eli Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1836
16 Jan 1836
Birth of Eli Shepard in Robinson, Crawford, Illinois, USA
Robinson, Crawford, Illinois, USA
1919
05 Sep 1919
Age 83
Death of Eli Shepard in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1836
    Event Place: Robinson, Crawford, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, Databases of Illinois Veterans Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Danville, Vermilion CO, IL
    Record Source: Illinois, Databases of Illinois Veterans Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Sep 1919
    Event Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
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