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George Washington Shepherd 1897–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Oct 1897

Birth Location: Cedar Bluff, Virginia

Death Date: 30 May 1972

Death Location: Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA

Father: William Shepherd

Mother: Rhoda Johnson

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In 1897, George Washington Shepherd entered the world in Cedar Bluff, Virginia, born to William Henry Shepherd And Rhoda Indiana Johnson. George Washington Shepherd passed away in 1972 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1897, George Washington Shepherd entered the world in Cedar Bluff, Virginia, born to William Henry Shepherd And Rhoda Indiana Johnson.
  • George Washington Shepherd passed away in 1972 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA.

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George Shepherd's Ancestors

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George Shepherd
1897–1972
Birth Place: Cedar Bluff, Virginia
Parents
William Henry Shepherd
1855–1903
Smyth County Virginia
Rhoda (Indiana) Johnson
1857–1923
Smythe Co, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Daniel Johnson
1804–1882
Manassa, Price William County, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Jane "Eliza") Atwell
1823–1904
Wythe, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Major Johnson
1788–1852
Elizabeth Snyder
1784–1862
Joseph Atwell
1800–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
DANIEL I
1754–1807
Mary Morton
1754–1836

George Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1897
6 Oct 1897
Birth of George Washington Shepherd in Cedar Bluff, Virginia
Cedar Bluff, Virginia
1972
30 May 1972
Age 75
Death of George Washington Shepherd in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1897
    Event Place: Cedar Bluff, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1972
    Event Place: Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA

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