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Elizabeth Shephard 1878–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1878

Birth Location: Perry County, Kentucky

Death Date: 31 Oct 1961

Death Location: Slemp, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: William Shepherd

Mother: Martha Smith

Spouse(s): Stephen Cress

Children(s): Vincent Cress

Elizabeth Shephard was born in 1878 in Perry County, Kentucky, the child of William M Willie Shepherd And Martha Jane Smith. Elizabeth Shephard married Stephen Cress, and had children including Vincent Cress. Elizabeth Shephard passed away in 1961 in Slemp, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Shephard was born in 1878 in Perry County, Kentucky, the child of William M Willie Shepherd And Martha Jane Smith.
  • Elizabeth Shephard married Stephen Cress, and had children including Vincent Cress.
  • Elizabeth Shephard passed away in 1961 in Slemp, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Shephard's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Shephard
1878–1961
Birth Place: Perry County, Kentucky
Parents
William M. (Willie) Shepherd
1856–1915
Perry County, Kentucky
Martha (Jane) Smith
1854–1915
Owsley County, Kentucky
Grandparents
Alexander (H. (Alex)) Shepherd
1833–1920
Lee County, Virginia
Catherine (Cassie) Couch
1835–1921
Perry, Kentucky, USA
Elias (W) Smith
1829–1900
Kentucky, United States
Elizabeth ((Eliza)) Dixon
1827–1870
Poorfork, Harlan, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
William Shepherd
1797–1860
Nancy Wells
1802–1861
Thomas Couch
1812–1858
Elizabeth Couch
1814–1870
Robert Smith
1800–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martin Couch
1785–1856
John Smith
1773–1836

Elizabeth Shephard's Descendants

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Elizabeth Shephard (18 May 1878–31 Oct 1961) m. Stephen Cress (18 April 1880–29 July 1962)
  1. 1. Vincent Cress 1912–1993 m. Martha Griffith 1919–2001
    1. 1. Josephine Cress 1940–2003 m. Houdairl ((Buck)) Williams 1940–2008
    2. 2. Voda Cress 1939–2020
    3. 3. Mary (Katherine) Cress 1950–2013

Elizabeth Shephard's Timeline

2 Records

1878
18 May 1878
Birth of Elizabeth Shephard in Perry County, Kentucky
Perry County, Kentucky
1961
31 Oct 1961
Age 83
Death of Elizabeth Shephard in Nicholasville, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA
Nicholasville, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1878
    Event Place: Perry County, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1961
    Event Place: Nicholasville, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Slemp, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America

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