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James William Sheppard 1821–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1821

Birth Location: Lexington County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: Feb 1877

Death Location: Clarke County, Alabama, USA

Father: Thomas Sheppard

Mother: Sarah Culpepper

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In 1821, James William Sheppard entered the world in Lexington County, South Carolina, USA, born to Thomas S Sheppard And Sarah Culpepper. James William Sheppard passed away in 1877 in Clarke County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1821, James William Sheppard entered the world in Lexington County, South Carolina, USA, born to Thomas S Sheppard And Sarah Culpepper.
  • James William Sheppard passed away in 1877 in Clarke County, Alabama, USA.

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James Sheppard's Ancestors

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James Sheppard
1821–1877
Birth Place: Lexington County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas S Sheppard
1774–1850
Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Sarah Culpepper
1785–1870
South Carolina
Grandparents
James Sheppard
1737–1791
Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Jennette Riddle
1742–1820
Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Pvt (Benjamin J "Dublin") Culpepper
1749–1829
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Esther Monks
1754–1790
Wake, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Shepard
1695–1751
Mary Kavanagh
1705–
William (Riddle)
1720–1777
Joyce Powell
1723–1836
Benjamin Culpepper
1721–1783
Lydia Richardson
1721–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Sheppard
1650–1670
Jessica Hubbard
1660–
Micheal Kavanaugh
1675–
Bertha Dumas
1680–
Edward Riddle
1695–1734
Margaret REDLEY
1692–1734
Jeanette Kirtley
1700–1803
Jeanette Kirtley
1700–1803
Joseph Culpepper
1696–1745
Martha Mallory
1699–1764

James Sheppard's Timeline

2 Records

1821
1821
Birth of James William Sheppard in Lexington County, South Carolina, USA
Lexington County, South Carolina, USA
1877
Feb 1877
Age 56
Death of James William Sheppard in Clarke County, Alabama, USA
Clarke County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Lexington County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1877
    Event Place: Clarke County, Alabama, USA

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