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Jonathan "Long Jont" Sheppard 1826–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1826

Birth Location: Reedy Creek, Wood, VA

Death Date: 2 Apr 1898

Death Location: Pisgah, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Rev. Sheppard

Mother: Amelia Full

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The story of Jonathan "Long Jont" Sheppard began in 1826 in Reedy Creek, Wood, VA. Jonathan "Long Jont" Sheppard passed away in 1898 in Pisgah, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jonathan "Long Jont" Sheppard began in 1826 in Reedy Creek, Wood, VA.
  • Jonathan "Long Jont" Sheppard passed away in 1898 in Pisgah, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA.

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Jonathan Sheppard's Ancestors

Self
Jonathan Sheppard
1826–1898
Birth Place: Reedy Creek, Wood, VA
Parents
Rev. Samuel Sheppard
1803–1872
Right Reedy, Wirt, Virginia, USA
Amelia ("Parmelia") Full
1803–1876
Pendleton County, Virginia USA
Grandparents
Jonathan (C) Sheppard
1760–1825
Hardy, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Martha (C) Wilson
1767–1808
Massachusetts, United States of America
Lewis (Reuben Full) Jr.
1765–1831
Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
Emma (Jane) Collins
1768–
Pendelton, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sheppard
1705–1776
Elizabeth VanMeter
1715–1793
Col Wilson
1747–1827
Ann Ruddell
1754–1795
Lewis Sr.
1745–1831
Elizabeth Crisman
1740–1765
Rupert Collins
1742–
Tecompolas
1749–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Shepherd
1675–1741
Jan SR
1683–1745
Margaret Mollenauer
1687–1745
Stephen Ruddell
1725–1800
MARY BYRD
1727–1780
John Collins
1717–
Jane
1720–
Sewatha Tail
1726–

Jonathan Sheppard's Timeline

2 Records

1826
14 Dec 1826
Birth of Jonathan "Long Jont" Sheppard in Reedy Creek, Wood, VA
Reedy Creek, Wood, VA
1898
2 Apr 1898
Age 72
Death of Jonathan "Long Jont" Sheppard in Pisgah, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA
Pisgah, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1826
    Event Place: Reedy Creek, Wood, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1898
    Event Place: Pisgah, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA

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