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Eliza Martha Shepherd 1837–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 November 1837

Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 7 November 1922

Death Location: Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina

Father: Jesse Reid

Mother: Mary Cotrell

Spouse(s): Joel Shepherd

Children(s): John Shepherd

The story of Eliza Martha Shepherd began in 1837 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA. Eliza Martha Shepherd married Joel George Schaeffer Shepherd, and had children including John Rufus Shepherd. Eliza Martha Shepherd passed away in 1922 in Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Eliza Martha Shepherd began in 1837 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Eliza Martha Shepherd married Joel George Schaeffer Shepherd, and had children including John Rufus Shepherd.
  • Eliza Martha Shepherd passed away in 1922 in Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina.

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Eliza Shepherd's Ancestors

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Eliza Shepherd
1837–1922
Birth Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jesse Reid
1803–1877
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Jane "Jennie") Cotrell
1808–1838
Grandparents
Mark Cottrell
1779–1845
Elizabeth ("Betsey") Strum
1782–1825
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas I
1748–1796
Anne Cottrell
1754–
Christian Strum
1745–1808
Rachel Strum
1749–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jones
–1757
Capt War
1720–1798
Sarah Turner
1725–1790

Eliza Shepherd's Descendants

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Eliza (Martha) Shepherd (28 November 1837–7 November 1922) m. Joel (George Schaeffer) Shepherd (Sept 7, 1834–10 June 1863)
  1. 1. John (Rufus) Shepherd 1860–1894 m. Susan (Elizabeth Lizzie) Kinney 1857–1931
    1. 1. Infant (Son) Shepherd 1882–1882

Eliza Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1837
28 November 1837
Birth of Eliza Martha Shepherd in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
1922
7 November 1922
Age 85
Death of Eliza Martha Shepherd in Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina
Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 November 1837
    Event Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 November 1922
    Event Place: Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina

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