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Elijah Shepherd 1842–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 JUN 1842

Birth Location: Jackson, Missouri, United States

Death Date: 8 April 1902

Death Location: Mosby, Clay County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Elijah Shepherd

Mother: Rebeckah Yates

Spouse(s): Sarah Cameron

Children(s): Elijah Shepherd, Nancy Shepherd, James Shepherd, Earnest Shepherd, Sarah Shepherd, Charles Shepherd, William Shepherd, George Shepherd

The story of Elijah Shepherd began in 1842 in Jackson, Missouri, United States. Elijah Shepherd married Sarah Cameron, and had children including Charles Shepherd, Earnest Shepherd, Elijah Shepherd, George Shepherd, James Shepherd, Nancy Shepherd, Sarah Shepherd, William Shepherd. Elijah Shepherd passed away in 1902 in Mosby, Clay County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Shepherd began in 1842 in Jackson, Missouri, United States.
  • Elijah Shepherd married Sarah Cameron, and had children including Charles Shepherd, Earnest Shepherd, Elijah Shepherd, George Shepherd, James Shepherd, Nancy Shepherd, Sarah Shepherd, William Shepherd.
  • Elijah Shepherd passed away in 1902 in Mosby, Clay County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Elijah Shepherd's Ancestors

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Elijah Shepherd
1842–1902
Birth Place: Jackson, Missouri, United States
Parents
Elijah Shepherd
1792–1844
Virginia, United States
Rebeckah Yates
1811–1885
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Pendleton) Shepherd
1767–1853
Halifax, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Rachel Gault
1767–1850
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Shepherd's Descendants

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Elijah Shepherd (14 JUN 1842–8 April 1902) m. Sarah Cameron (8 Nov 1850–29 Sep 1925)
  1. 1. Elijah Shepherd 1880–1883
  2. 2. Nancy Shepherd 1878–1961
  3. 3. James Shepherd 1874–1877
  4. 4. Earnest Shepherd 1887–1958
  5. 5. Sarah Shepherd 1893–1985
  6. 6. Charles Shepherd 1874–1962
  7. 7. William Shepherd 1869–1901
  8. 8. George Shepherd 1884–1967

Elijah Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1842
14 JUN 1842
Birth of Elijah Shepherd in Jackson, Missouri, United States
Jackson, Missouri, United States
1902
8 April 1902
Age 60
Death of Elijah Shepherd in Clay County, Missouri, United States of America
Clay County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 JUN 1842
    Event Place: Jackson, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Family History Books, Yates Family Notes; Author: Byrne, Ellen A. (Ellen Almeda Flesher), 1924-

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 April 1902
    Event Place: Clay County, Missouri, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mosby, Clay County, Missouri, United States of America

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