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James Pendleton Shepherd 1803 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1803

Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA

Father: James Shepherd

Mother: Rachel Gault

Spouse(s): Catherine Guilley

Children(s): William Shepherd

In 1803, James Pendleton Shepherd Jr. entered the world in Lee County, Virginia, USA, born to James Pendleton Shepherd and Rachel Gault. James Pendleton Shepherd Jr. married Catherine Von Guilley, and had children including William Meredith Shepherd. James Pendleton Shepherd Jr. passed away in 1860 in Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1803, James Pendleton Shepherd Jr. entered the world in Lee County, Virginia, USA, born to James Pendleton Shepherd and Rachel Gault.
  • James Pendleton Shepherd Jr. married Catherine Von Guilley, and had children including William Meredith Shepherd.
  • James Pendleton Shepherd Jr. passed away in 1860 in Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA.

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James Shepherd's Ancestors

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James Shepherd
1803 – 1860
Birth Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Pendleton Shepherd
1767 – 1853
Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina, United States
Rachel Gault
1767 – 1853
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Shepherd's Descendants

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James (Pendleton) Shepherd (1803 – 1860) m. Catherine (Von) Guilley (1804 – 1870)
  1. 1. William (Meredith) Shepherd (1833 – 1899) m. Susan (E.) Hufford (07 Aug 1857 – 8 February 1922)
    1. 1. William (Price) Shepherd (26 August 1879 – 25 September 1938) m. Drucilla (Priscilla) Longacre (1880 – 1915)
      1. 1. James (Thomas) Shepherd (14 Feb 1910 – 3 Aug 1978) m. Anna (Mae) Oostenbroek (may 29 1913 – 27 August 1999)
        1. 1. Katherine (Ann) Shepherd (07/17/1931 – 28 Jun 1990) m. Joseph (Clearence Magnuson) (Lampos) (30 May 1933 – )

James Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1803
1803
Birth of James Pendleton Shepherd Jr. in Lee County, Virginia, USA
Lee County, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 57
Death of James Pendleton Shepherd Jr. in Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1803
    Event Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA

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