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John Hartwell Sheppard 1801–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1801

Birth Location: Washington County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 24 Sep 1866

Death Location: Mount Olive, Jackson County, Texas, USA

Father: John Sheppard

Mother: Nancy Wicker

Spouse(s): Mary Renfroe, Dorcas Sheppard, Phanettay Watkins

Children(s): Hannah Sheppard, daughter Sheppard, Burrell Sheppard, Martha Sheppard, son Sheppard, Margaret Sheppard, Isaac Sheppard, Charlotte Traylor, William Sheppard, John Sheppard, Haywood Sheppard, James Sheppard, Mary Sheppard, Laura Sheppard, Charlotte Traylor, James Sheppard, Polk Sheppard, Martha Sheppard

The story of John Hartwell Sheppard began in 1801 in Washington County, Georgia, USA. John Hartwell Sheppard married Dorcas Llewellyn Sheppard, Mary Polly Renfroe, Phanettay Watkins, and had children including Burrell C Sheppard, Charlotte Sheppard Traylor, Daughter Sheppard, Hannah Adeline Sheppard, Haywood Sheppard, Isaac Judson Sheppard, James Isaac Sheppard, James Polk Marshall Sheppard, John Sheppard, Laura A Sheppard, Margaret Sidney Sheppard, Martha Ann Sheppard, Martha P Sheppard, Mary Ann Sheppard, Polk Sheppard, Son Sheppard, William Sheppard. John Hartwell Sheppard passed away in 1866 in Mount Olive, Jackson County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Hartwell Sheppard began in 1801 in Washington County, Georgia, USA.
  • John Hartwell Sheppard married Dorcas Llewellyn Sheppard, Mary Polly Renfroe, Phanettay Watkins, and had children including Burrell C Sheppard, Charlotte Sheppard Traylor, Daughter Sheppard, Hannah Adeline Sheppard, Haywood Sheppard, Isaac Judson Sheppard, James Isaac Sheppard, James Polk Marshall Sheppard, John Sheppard, Laura A Sheppard, Margaret Sidney Sheppard, Martha Ann Sheppard, Martha P Sheppard, Mary Ann Sheppard, Polk Sheppard, Son Sheppard, William Sheppard.
  • John Hartwell Sheppard passed away in 1866 in Mount Olive, Jackson County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sheppard
1765–1836
Birth Location: Anson County, North Carolina
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Nancy Wicker
1777–1843
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Mary Renfroe
1803–1831
Birth Location: –
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Dorcas Sheppard
1808–1867
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Phanettay Watkins
1806–
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Hannah Sheppard
1827–1886
Birth Location: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
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daughter Sheppard
1820–1820
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Burrell Sheppard
1821–1870
Birth Location: Cape Girardeau, Missouri
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Martha Sheppard
1823–1868
Birth Location: Cape Girardeau, Missouri
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son Sheppard
1825–1825
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Margaret Sheppard
1832–1846
Birth Location: –
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Isaac Sheppard
1835–1862
Birth Location: Mississippi County, Missouri, USA
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Charlotte Traylor
1837–1927
Birth Location: Mississippi County, Missouri, USA
CT
William Sheppard
1839–1870
Birth Location: Mississippi County, Missouri, USA
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John Sheppard
1841–1844
Birth Location: –
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Haywood Sheppard
1844–1880
Birth Location: –
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James Sheppard
1846–1915
Birth Location: –
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Mary Sheppard
1849–1849
Birth Location: –
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Laura Sheppard
1850–1888
Birth Location: Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, USA
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Charlotte Traylor
1837–1927
Birth Location: Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
CT
James Sheppard
1835–1866
Birth Location: Missippi County, Missouri
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Polk Sheppard
1820–
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Martha Sheppard
1828–1863
Birth Location: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
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John Sheppard's Ancestors

Self
John Sheppard
1801–1866
Birth Place: Washington County, Georgia, USA
Parents
John Hartwell Sheppard
1765–1836
Anson County, North Carolina
Nancy Wicker
1777–1843
Chatham, North Carolina
Grandparents
William Sheppard
1744–1801
Anson, North Carolina, United States
Jemima Johnson
1750–1825
King William, King William, Virginia, United States
Robert (Hester) Wicker
1738–1821
Hillsboro, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Hannah (Simmons) Holley
1741–1818
Edgecomb, Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sheppard
1718–1849
Elizabeth Horton
1782–1841
Thomas Wicker
1717–1784
Mary Hester
1722–1774
Nathaniel Holley
1715–1791
Jane Simmons
1721–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Wicker
1695–1773
Elizabeth Benton
1696–1720
Robert Hester
1686–1748
Rachel McAllister
1690–1748

John Sheppard's Descendants

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John (Hartwell) Sheppard (14 Feb 1801–24 Sep 1866) m. Mary (Polly) Renfroe (2 May 1803–1831) m. Dorcas (Llewellyn) Sheppard (20 Mar 1808–22 Feb 1867) m. Phanettay Watkins (1806–)
  1. 1. Hannah (Adeline) Sheppard 1827–1886 m. Harrison ("Shelby") Thompson 1813–1867 m. John Harness 1838–1898
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Thompson 1848–1851
    2. 2. Elbert (Ward) Thompson 1849–1904
    3. 3. Cyrus (Newton) Thompson 1851–1868
    4. 4. James (Harrison) Thompson 1853–1856
    5. 5. Americus (Jackson) Thompson 1856–1861
    6. 6. Mary (Jane Thompson) II 1858–1860
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Hannah) Thompson 1862–1864
    8. 8. Martha (Ann "Mattie') Thompson 1864–1914
    9. 9. Laura (Varina Davis) Thompson 1866–1942 m. Samuel (Milton) Newcum 1856–1948
      1. 1. Clyde (Oscar) Newcum 1894–1974
      2. 2. Eva (Irene) Newcum 1896–1973
      3. 3. Leta (Augustine) Newcum 1902–1975 m. Bennett (Franklin) Hunt 1901–1969
      4. 4. Ethel (May) Newcum 1892–1986 m. Otto (Joseph) Rolwing 1890–1941
        1. 1. Patrick (Newcum) Rolwing 1930–2007 m. Joan (Fleet) Bishop 1931–2024
        2. 2. Mark (Fidelis) Rolwing 1929–2011
        3. 3. John (Francis) Rolwing 1926–2003 m. Captola (Geneva) McClain 1919–2013
        4. 4. Frieda (Rosemary) Rolwing 1924–2015 m. Noel (Curtis) Orr 1919–2002
        5. 5. Miriam (Dolores Rolwing , Major, USAF Nursing) Corp 1923–1969
        6. 6. Helen (Anne) Rolwing 1921–2002
        7. 7. Mary (Margaret) Rolwing 1919–2017 m. John (Joseph) Stricker 1914–1982
        8. 8. Norbert (Samuel) Rolwing 1917–2016 m. Anna ("Carmelita") Little 1917–2007
  2. 2. daughter Sheppard 1820–1820
  3. 3. Burrell (C.) Sheppard 1821–1870
  4. 4. Martha (Ann) Sheppard 1823–1868 m. John Kennedy 1820–
  5. 5. son Sheppard 1825–1825
  6. 6. Margaret (Sidney) Sheppard 1832–1846
  7. 7. Isaac (Judson) Sheppard 1835–1862
  8. 8. Charlotte (Sheppard) Traylor 1837–1927
  9. 9. William Sheppard 1839–1870
  10. 10. John Sheppard 1841–1844
  11. 11. Haywood Sheppard 1844–1880
  12. 12. James (Polk Marshall) Sheppard 1846–1915
  13. 13. Mary (Ann) Sheppard 1849–1849
  14. 14. Laura (A.) Sheppard 1850–1888 m. Benjamin Milby 1849–
    1. 1. Oran Milby 1884–
    2. 2. William (B.) Milby 1872–
    3. 3. Myrtle Milby 1874–
    4. 4. Mabel Milby 1876–
    5. 5. Mary (Pearl) Milby 1878–
    6. 6. Mattie (W.) Milby 1880–
  15. 15. Charlotte (Sheppard) Traylor 1837–1927
  16. 16. James (Isaac) Sheppard 1835–1866
  17. 17. Polk Sheppard 1820–
  18. 18. Martha (P.) Sheppard 1828–1863

John Sheppard's Timeline

2 Records

1801
14 Feb 1801
Birth of John Hartwell Sheppard in Washington County, Georgia, USA
Washington County, Georgia, USA
1866
24 Sep 1866
Age 65
Death of John Hartwell Sheppard in Morales, Jackson County, Texas, USA
Morales, Jackson County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1801
    Event Place: Washington County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1866
    Event Place: Morales, Jackson County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Olive, Jackson County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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