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Elijah Shepherd 1796–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: Cane River (Present), Yancey County (then Wilkes) NC USA

Death Date: 28 Jul 1880

Death Location: Cherokee, North Carolina, United States

Father: Thomas SHEPHERD

Mother: Nancy STANTON

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Nancy Shepherd

In 1796, Elijah Shepherd entered the world in Cane River (Present), Yancey County (then Wilkes) NC USA, born to Thomas Shepherd And Nancy Elizabeth Stanton. Elijah Shepherd had children including Nancy Parella Shepherd. Elijah Shepherd passed away in 1880 in Cherokee, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1796, Elijah Shepherd entered the world in Cane River (Present), Yancey County (then Wilkes) NC USA, born to Thomas Shepherd And Nancy Elizabeth Stanton.
  • Elijah Shepherd had children including Nancy Parella Shepherd.
  • Elijah Shepherd passed away in 1880 in Cherokee, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas SHEPHERD
1761–1842
Birth Location: Halifax, Lunenburg County VA
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Nancy STANTON
1765–1835
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nancy Shepherd
1831–1918
Birth Location: Macon County, North Carolina, USA
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Elijah Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Shepherd
1796–1880
Birth Place: Cane River (Present), Yancey County (then Wilkes) NC USA
Parents
Thomas SHEPHERD
1761–1842
Halifax, Lunenburg County VA
Nancy (Elizabeth) STANTON
1765–1835
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Sarah Jennings
1732–1810
St George Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Joseph Stanton
1740–1825
Virginia,USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Shepherd's Descendants

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Elijah Shepherd (1796–28 Jul 1880)
  1. 1. Nancy (Parella) Shepherd 1831–1918 m. Joseph (Wilburn) Welch 1828–1911
    1. 1. Joseph (Lafayette) Welch 1857–1931 m. Sarah (E. Sallie) Cansler 1869–1948 m. Amanda (J.) Welch 1859–1886
      1. 1. Ida Welch 1888–1942 m. John Southards 1885–1979
        1. 1. Anne (Faye) Southards 1923–2002 m. Earnest (Cabe) Jr 1919–2016
        2. 2. Floy (J) McCall 1920–2008
        3. 3. Nobia (Tessman) Green 1918–1999
        4. 4. Dover (D.) Southards 1914–1915
        5. 5. Dover (D.) Southards 1914–1915
      2. 2. Hattie (F.) Welch 1880–1943
      3. 3. Austin (Lafayette) Welch 1891–1976
      4. 4. Lila (Maude) Buchanan 1895–1933
      5. 5. William (Deck) Welch 1882–1953
      6. 6. Myrtle (Hallie) Bradley 1898–1969
    2. 2. Theodore (C.) Welch 1860–
    3. 3. Nancy (M.) Welch 1863–
    4. 4. Jessie (C.) Welch 1864–
    5. 5. Alford (L.) Welch 1867–
    6. 6. Jacob (D.) Welch 1869–
    7. 7. Elizabeth (J.) Welch 1873–

Elijah Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1796
1796
Birth of Elijah Shepherd in Cane River (Present), Yancey County (then Wilkes) NC USA
Cane River (Present), Yancey County (then Wilkes) NC USA
1880
28 Jul 1880
Age 84
Death of Elijah Shepherd in Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
Cherokee, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Cane River (Present), Yancey County (then Wilkes) NC USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1880
    Event Place: Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
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