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James Wesley Shepherd 1862–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1862

Birth Location: Claylick, Ohio, USA

Death Date: July 26 1937

Death Location: Newark, Licking County, Ohio, USA

Father: Robert Shepherd

Mother: Nancy Johnson

Spouse(s): Orpha Hutchison

Children(s): Bertha Shepherd, Rena Shepherd, Nellie Shepherd, William Shepherd, Charles Shepherd, George Shepherd, Leroy Shepherd, Nora Shepherd, Samantha Shepherd

The story of James Wesley Shepherd began in 1862 in Claylick, Ohio, USA. In 1880, James Wesley Shepherd resided in Franklin, Licking, Ohio, USA. James Wesley Shepherd married Orpha A Hutchison, and had children including Bertha Maude Shepherd, Charles F Shepherd, George Shepherd, Leroy F Roy Shepherd, Nellie M Shepherd, Nora Shepherd, Rena Belle Shepherd, Samantha Shepherd, William Franklin Shepherd. James Wesley Shepherd passed away in 1937 in Newark, Licking County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Wesley Shepherd began in 1862 in Claylick, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1880, James Wesley Shepherd resided in Franklin, Licking, Ohio, USA.
  • James Wesley Shepherd married Orpha A Hutchison, and had children including Bertha Maude Shepherd, Charles F Shepherd, George Shepherd, Leroy F Roy Shepherd, Nellie M Shepherd, Nora Shepherd, Rena Belle Shepherd, Samantha Shepherd, William Franklin Shepherd.
  • James Wesley Shepherd passed away in 1937 in Newark, Licking County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
James Shepherd
1862–1937
Birth Place: Claylick, Ohio, USA
Parents
Robert Franklin Shepherd
1832–1903
Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Nancy (A.) Johnson
1832–1911
Newark, Licking Co, OH
Grandparents
Robert Shepherd
1802–1832
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Katherine Earhart
1802–1881
Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA
James Johnson
1794–1849
PA or OH or MD
Catherine Minnick
1812–1870
PA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr
1741–1805
Martha Humphrey
1774–1844
John Earhart
1766–1846
CATHERINE BRENDLE
1767–1857
Bernhart Minnick
1780–1830
Susanna Stein
1786–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Shepherd*
1707–1753
Rebecca Lippit
1707–1748
Philip Earhart
1746–1805
Mary Funk
1750–1826
John Minnich
1732–1824
Anna Wagner
1737–1804

James Shepherd's Descendants

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James (Wesley) Shepherd (Feb 1862–July 26 1937) m. Orpha (A) Hutchison (10 Jul 1859–4 Jun 1903)
  1. 1. Bertha (Maude) Shepherd 1879–1953 m. Grant Ferris 1867–1926
    1. 1. Edith (D) Ferris 1900–1937 m. Homer (Lee Courson) Sr 1901–1946
      1. 1. Eugene (Walter) Courson 1920–1986
      2. 2. Ralph (E.) Courson 1921–1921
    2. 2. Lawrence Ferris 1904–1909
    3. 3. Burdella (Indus) Ferris 1912–1996 m. Floyd (James) Follmer 1913–1998
    4. 4. Ralph (Milton Ferris) Sr 1897–1945 m. Clara (Hazel) Eckhardt 1905–1989
      1. 1. Ralph (Milton Ferris) Jr 1943–1950
      2. 2. Jacquelyn (C) Ferris 1933–2015
      3. 3. Milton (Merkel) Ferris 1927–1998
    5. 5. Sarah (E) Ferris 1902–1978 m. George (Edwin) Pierce 1892–1945
      1. 1. James (Edward) Pierce 1928–1977 m. Marilyn (Elizabet) Weldon 1931–2021
      2. 2. Charles (Edward) Pierce 1929–1997
    6. 6. Mary (Helen) Ferris 1906–1985 m. Frederick (Wayne) Mossholder 1905–1979
      1. 1. Arlene (Rose Mossholder) Bross 1933–2010
      2. 2. Leona (M Mossholder) Hiles 1929–2010
      3. 3. Robert (Lewis) Mossholder 1926–1980
    7. 7. Bessie (S) Ferris 1908–1935
    8. 8. Lillian (V) Ferris 1910–1940
    9. 9. Arthur (Grant) Ferris 1915–1991 m. Frances (Jane) Walters 1915–2008
    10. 10. Lewis (James) Ferris 1917–2004 m. Hazel (Helen) Durbin 1921–2008
      1. 1. Arthur (Dean) Ferris 1942–2005
  2. 2. Rena (Belle) Shepherd 1891–1973
  3. 3. Nellie (M) Shepherd 1885–
  4. 4. William (Franklin) Shepherd 1883–1952
  5. 5. Charles (F) Shepherd 1888–1937
  6. 6. George Shepherd 1894–
  7. 7. Leroy (F Roy) Shepherd 1895–
  8. 8. Nora Shepherd 1898–
  9. 9. Samantha Shepherd 1901–

James Shepherd's Timeline

4 Records

1855
Feb 22 1855
Birth of James Wesley Shepherd in Clay, Auglaize, Ohio, USA
Clay, Auglaize, Ohio, USA
1862
Feb 1862
Birth of James Wesley Shepherd in Claylick, Ohio, USA
Claylick, Ohio, USA
1880
1880
Age 18
James Wesley Shepherd resided here in Franklin, Licking, Ohio, USA
Franklin, Licking, Ohio, USA
1937
July 26 1937
Age 75
Death of James Wesley Shepherd in Newark, Licking County, Ohio, USA
Newark, Licking County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 22 1855
    Event Place: Clay, Auglaize, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1862
    Event Place: Claylick, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Franklin, Licking, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 26 1937
    Event Place: Newark, Licking County, Ohio, USA

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