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James Edmund Shepard 1925–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Dec 1925

Birth Location: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 25 March 1999

Death Location: Arkansas, USA

Father: Garris Shepard

Mother: Nellie Goldsmith

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

James Edmund Shepard was born in 1925 in Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA, the child of Garris Rudolphus Shepard And Nellie Ina Goldsmith. In 1930, James Edmund Shepard resided in Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA. In 1935, James Edmund Shepard resided in Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana. James Edmund Shepard passed away in 1999 in Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • James Edmund Shepard was born in 1925 in Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA, the child of Garris Rudolphus Shepard And Nellie Ina Goldsmith.
  • In 1930, James Edmund Shepard resided in Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1935, James Edmund Shepard resided in Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana.
  • James Edmund Shepard passed away in 1999 in Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Garris Shepard
1896–1951
Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, USA
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Nellie Goldsmith
1902–1979
Birth Location: Mitchell, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Shepard's Ancestors

Self
James Shepard
1925–1999
Birth Place: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA
Parents
Garris Rudolphus Shepard
1896–1951
Washington, Indiana, USA
Nellie (Ina) Goldsmith
1902–1979
Mitchell, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Sheperd
1847–1921
Washington, Indiana, USA
Emma (Catherine) Bundy
1864–1927
Stampers Creek, Orange, Indiana, USA
Jacob (Newton) Goldsmith
1866–1913
Howard, Washington, Indiana, USA
Fanny (Catherine) Walton
1872–1955
Campbellsburg, Washington, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Shepard
1812–1884
Nancy Hungate
1821–1886
John Bundy
1843–1917
Sarah Stout
1842–1873
Samuel Goldsmith
1832–
Eliza Grisham
1837–1913
Franklin Walton
1850–1872
Frances Chastain
1852–1934
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shepherd
1785–1832
Judith Benson
1790–1870
Job Hungate
1780–1853
Hulda Lewis
1784–1846
Reuben Bundy
1808–1886
Anna Smith
1815–1892
Rachel Copelin
1817–1896
Jesse Goldsmith
1807–1887
Louisa Riley
1810–1893
Jacob Gresham
1811–1887
Polly Voils
1813–1854
Joseph Walton
1798–1853
Cynthia Stephenson
1805–1861
Barnett Chastain
1828–1876
Matilda Patton
1835–1908

James Shepard's Timeline

7 Records

1925
21 Dec 1925
Birth of James Edmund Shepard in Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA
Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 5
James Edmund Shepard resided here in Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA
Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 10
James Edmund Shepard resided here in Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana
Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 15
James Edmund Shepard resided here in Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA
Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA
1941
1941
Age 16
James Edmund Shepard resided here in Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
1943
1943
Age 18
James Edmund Shepard resided here in Hobart, Lake, Indiana, USA
Hobart, Lake, Indiana, USA
1999
25 March 1999
Age 74
Death of James Edmund Shepard in Paris, Logan, Arkansas
Paris, Logan, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1925
    Event Place: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Yearbook Title: Valenian Yearbook; Year: 1941
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Indiana, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 708
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana; Roll: T627_1086; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 64-8
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 307-20-3943; Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana; Roll: 622; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0009; Image: 791.0; FHL microfilm: 2340357
    [6] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [7] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana; Roll: 622; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0009; Image: 791.0; FHL microfilm: 2340357

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana; Roll: T627_1086; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 64-8

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana; Roll: T627_1086; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 64-8

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Yearbook Title: Valenian Yearbook; Year: 1941

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Hobart, Lake, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Indiana, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 708

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 March 1999
    Event Place: Paris, Logan, Arkansas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 307-20-3943; Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
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