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Jonathan C Sheppard 1759–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1759

Birth Location: Hardy, Bedford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: Aft. 17 Apr 1825

Death Location: Palestine, Wirt, West Virginia, USA

Father: Captain Shepherd

Mother: Elizabeth Vanmeter

Spouse(s): Martha Wilson

Children(s): Susannah Sheppard

The story of Jonathan C Sheppard began in 1759 in Hardy, Bedford, Virginia, United States. Jonathan C Sheppard married Martha C Sheppard Wilson, and had children including Susannah Somerville Sheppard. Jonathan C Sheppard passed away in 1825 in Palestine, Wirt, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jonathan C Sheppard began in 1759 in Hardy, Bedford, Virginia, United States.
  • Jonathan C Sheppard married Martha C Sheppard Wilson, and had children including Susannah Somerville Sheppard.
  • Jonathan C Sheppard passed away in 1825 in Palestine, Wirt, West Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jonathan Sheppard's Ancestors

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Jonathan Sheppard
1759–1825
Birth Place: Hardy, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Parents
Captain Thomas Cochran Shepherd
1705–1776
Prince George, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth (Shepherd) Vanmeter
1715–1793
Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
William (Edward) Shepherd
1675–1741
Prince George, Maryland, USA
Sarah (Shepherd) Cochran
1673–1735
Prince George, Maryland, United States
John (Van) Meter
1683–1745
Margaret (Molenauer Van) Meter
1687–1745
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shepherd
1650–1698
Mary Ellis
1646–1693
Joost Meteren
1660–1706
Sarah Meteren
1662–1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Shepherd
1624–1664
Mary Clark
1620–1715
Louis Dubois
1626–1696
Catharine Dubois
1629–1713

Jonathan Sheppard's Descendants

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Jonathan (C) Sheppard (16 Apr 1759–Aft. 17 Apr 1825) m. Martha (C Sheppard) Wilson (1767–Aft. 6 Mar 1808)
  1. 1. Susannah (Somerville) Sheppard 1789–1864 m. Samuel (J) Somerville 1771–1857
    1. 1. Hiram (Alfred) Somerville 1825–1889 m. Esmeranda (Emmaranda Somerville) Grant 1834–1919
      1. 1. John (Randolph) Somerville 1862–1934 m. Grace (N Aird) Somerville 1864–1942 m. Ida (Belle Cozad) Somerville 1868–1898
        1. 1. Jennie (Ruth Somerville Day) Schneider 1907–1982 m. Mike Day 1891–1953 m. William (M) Schneider 1914–1994
      2. 2. Henry (Wood Somerville) 🧬 1857–1931
      3. 3. Alice (N) Somerville 1870–1950
      4. 4. Edgar (Wellington) Somerville 1874–1943
      5. 5. George (W) Somerville 1860–1941
      6. 6. Emma (Etta Somerville) Campbell 1873–1894
      7. 7. Charles (Sherman) Somerville 1864–1937
      8. 8. Robert (H) Somerville 1868–1870
      9. 9. Lafayette (Lafe) Somerville 1852–1935
      10. 10. Preston (T) Somerville 1854–1877
      11. 11. Samuel (L) Somerville 1846–1919
      12. 12. Susan (M) Somerville 1848–1907

Jonathan Sheppard's Timeline

3 Records

1759
16 Apr 1759
Birth of Jonathan C Sheppard in Hardy, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Hardy, Bedford, Virginia, United States
1825
17 Apr 1825
Age 66
Death of Jonathan C Sheppard in Right Reedy, Wirt, Virginia, United States
Right Reedy, Wirt, Virginia, United States
1825
Aft. 17 Apr 1825
Age 66
Burial of Jonathan C Sheppard in Palestine, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
Palestine, Wirt, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1759
    Event Place: Hardy, Bedford, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1825
    Event Place: Right Reedy, Wirt, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aft. 17 Apr 1825
    Event Place: Palestine, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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