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John A. Shepherd 1840 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1840

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 19 Dec 1862

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Father: Henry Shepherd

Mother: Elizabeth Waugh

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of John A. Shepherd began in 1840 in Illinois. John A. Shepherd passed away in 1862 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John A. Shepherd began in 1840 in Illinois.
  • John A. Shepherd passed away in 1862 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Shepherd
1809 – 1890
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Waugh
1809 – 1890
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
EW

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
John Shepherd
1840 – 1862
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
Henry Milton Shepherd
1809 – 1890
Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Waugh
1809 – 1890
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Richard Shepherd
Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Wingfield
Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1840
abt 1840
Birth of John A. Shepherd in Illinois
Illinois
1862
19 Dec 1862
Age 22
Death of John A. Shepherd in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1840
    Event Place: Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1862
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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