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Jerry Wilbur Shepherd 1862–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Nov 1862

Birth Location: Afton, Union County, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 04 Jul 1948

Death Location: Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA

Father: Jerry Shepherd

Mother: Catharine Garrison

Spouse(s): Mary Shepherd

Children(s): Lester Shepherd, Clyde Shepherd, Fred Shepherd, George Shepherd, Louis Shepherd, Esther Shepherd, Emma Shepherd, Lyman Shepherd

In 1862, Jerry Wilbur Shepherd entered the world in Afton, Union County, Iowa, USA, born to Jerry Shepherd And Catharine Garrison. In 1910, Jerry Wilbur Shepherd resided in Nodaway, Adams, Iowa, USA. Jerry Wilbur Shepherd married Mary Melvina Shepherd, and had children including Clyde Lyman Shepherd, Emma A Shepherd, Esther Alta Shepherd, Fred Richard Shepherd, George W Shepherd, Lester Mack Shepherd, Louis B Shepherd, Lyman C Shepherd. Jerry Wilbur Shepherd passed away in 1948 in Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1862, Jerry Wilbur Shepherd entered the world in Afton, Union County, Iowa, USA, born to Jerry Shepherd And Catharine Garrison.
  • In 1910, Jerry Wilbur Shepherd resided in Nodaway, Adams, Iowa, USA.
  • Jerry Wilbur Shepherd married Mary Melvina Shepherd, and had children including Clyde Lyman Shepherd, Emma A Shepherd, Esther Alta Shepherd, Fred Richard Shepherd, George W Shepherd, Lester Mack Shepherd, Louis B Shepherd, Lyman C Shepherd.
  • Jerry Wilbur Shepherd passed away in 1948 in Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jerry Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
Jerry Shepherd
1862–1948
Birth Place: Afton, Union County, Iowa, USA
Parents
Jerry Shepherd
1821–1913
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
Catharine Garrison
1821–1903
Logan, Dearborn, Indiana, United States
Grandparents
Daniel (C) Shepherd
1788–1869
Maryland
Charlotte Quilling
1789–1863
, , Maryland
Silas Garrison
1798–1873
, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Eliza (Ann) Barkaloo
1800–1860
New Utrecht, Kings, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
BENJAMIN SHEPHERD
1743–1805
Catherine Blake
1741–
Samuel QUILLEN
1750–1806
Charlotte Hodson
1750–1802
Elijah Garrison
1767–1835
Mary Bolar
1773–1838
Johannes Barkelow
1778–1849
Catharine Lott
1779–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col. Shepherd
1682–1743
Catherine
1699–1743
Joseph Quillen
1714–1757
Elizabeth Latcham
1713–1754
Levi Garrison
1743–1840
Phoebe Tullis
1745–1796
John Bolar
1750–1818
Mary Gray
1752–
Johannes Lieut
1745–1788
Elizabeth Duryea
1742–1820
Stephen Lott
1735–1817
Antje Lott
1735–1800

Jerry Shepherd's Descendants

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Jerry (Wilbur) Shepherd (16 Nov 1862–04 Jul 1948) m. Mary (Melvina) Shepherd (21 October 1872–20 January 1952)
  1. 1. Lester (Mack) Shepherd 1896–1956 m. Mabel (I) Shepherd 1910–1996
    1. 1. Kenneth (Stanley) Shepherd 1928–2015 m. Peggy (D.) Ackerman 1934–2001
    2. 2. Florence McNichols 1931–1983
    3. 3. Robert (W) Shepherd 1929–1940
  2. 2. Clyde (Lyman) Shepherd 1903–1972
  3. 3. Fred (Richard) Shepherd 1899–1995
  4. 4. George (W) Shepherd 1903–1941
  5. 5. Louis (B) Shepherd 1906–1977
  6. 6. Esther (Alta) Shepherd 1911–2006
  7. 7. Emma (A) Shepherd 1915–1938
  8. 8. Lyman (C) Shepherd 1906–

Jerry Shepherd's Timeline

5 Records

1862
16 November 1862
Birth of Jerry Wilbur Shepherd in Afton, Union County, Iowa, USA
Afton, Union County, Iowa, USA
1862
16 Nov 1862
Birth of Jerry Wilbur Shepherd in Afton, Union County, Iowa, USA
Afton, Union County, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 48
Jerry Wilbur Shepherd resided here in Nodaway, Adams, Iowa, USA
Nodaway, Adams, Iowa, USA
1948
4 July 1948
Age 86
Death of Jerry Wilbur Shepherd in Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America
Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America
1948
04 Jul 1948
Age 86
Death of Jerry Wilbur Shepherd in Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA
Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 November 1862
    Event Place: Afton, Union County, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1862
    Event Place: Afton, Union County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Nodaway, Adams, Iowa; Roll: T624_390; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1374403
    [2] Iowa, Marriage Records
    [3] Iowa, Select Marriages Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Nodaway, Adams, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Nodaway, Adams, Iowa; Roll: T624_390; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1374403

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 July 1948
    Event Place: Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Jul 1948
    Event Place: Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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