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Emily Catherine Shepherd 1846 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb. 1846

Birth Location: Payson, Adams, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 12 Jan. 1939

Death Location: Plainville, Adams, Illinois, USA

Father: Henry Shepherd

Mother: Elizabeth Waugh

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In 1846, Emily Catherine Shepherd entered the world in Payson, Adams, Illinois, USA, born to Henry Milton Shepherd and Elizabeth Waugh. Emily Catherine Shepherd passed away in 1939 in Plainville, Adams, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1846, Emily Catherine Shepherd entered the world in Payson, Adams, Illinois, USA, born to Henry Milton Shepherd and Elizabeth Waugh.
  • Emily Catherine Shepherd passed away in 1939 in Plainville, Adams, Illinois, USA.

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Emily Shepherd's Ancestors

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Emily Shepherd
1846 – 1939
Birth Place: Payson, Adams, Illinois, USA
Parents
Henry Milton Shepherd
1809 – 1890
Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Waugh
1809 – 1890
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Richard Shepherd
Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Wingfield
Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emily Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1846
16 Feb. 1846
Birth of Emily Catherine Shepherd in Payson, Adams, Illinois, USA
Payson, Adams, Illinois, USA
1939
12 Jan. 1939
Age 93
Death of Emily Catherine Shepherd in Plainville, Adams, Illinois, USA
Plainville, Adams, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb. 1846
    Event Place: Payson, Adams, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan. 1939
    Event Place: Plainville, Adams, Illinois, USA

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