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Joseph Matthew Shepherd 1892–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1892

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 10 Jan 1969

Death Location: Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: William Sheppard

Mother: Orinie Belcher

Spouse(s): Eva Shepherd

Children(s): Wade Shepherd, Eugene Shepherd, Bobby Shepherd, Albert Shepherd, Ruth Shepherd, Infant Shepherd, Betty Shepherd, Preston Shepherd, Garnett Shepherd, Anna Shepherd, Dorothy Shepherd, William Shepherd, Geraldine Shepherd

Joseph Matthew Shepherd was born in 1892 in West Virginia, the child of William Robert Sheppard And Orinie Jane Belcher. In 1930, Joseph Matthew Shepherd resided in Bluefield, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA. Joseph Matthew Shepherd married Eva Mae Shepherd, and had children including Albert Shepherd, Anna Sue Shepherd, Betty Ann Shepherd, Bobby Ray Shepherd, Dorothy Irene Shepherd, Eugene Shepherd, Garnett Junior Shepherd, Geraldine Marie Shepherd, Infant Female Shepherd, Preston Herman Shepherd, Ruth Shepherd, Wade Herbert Shepherd, William Shawn Shepherd. Joseph Matthew Shepherd passed away in 1969 in Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Matthew Shepherd was born in 1892 in West Virginia, the child of William Robert Sheppard And Orinie Jane Belcher.
  • In 1930, Joseph Matthew Shepherd resided in Bluefield, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA.
  • Joseph Matthew Shepherd married Eva Mae Shepherd, and had children including Albert Shepherd, Anna Sue Shepherd, Betty Ann Shepherd, Bobby Ray Shepherd, Dorothy Irene Shepherd, Eugene Shepherd, Garnett Junior Shepherd, Geraldine Marie Shepherd, Infant Female Shepherd, Preston Herman Shepherd, Ruth Shepherd, Wade Herbert Shepherd, William Shawn Shepherd.
  • Joseph Matthew Shepherd passed away in 1969 in Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Shepherd
1892–1969
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
William Robert Sheppard
1869–1941
Old Town, Grayson, VA
Orinie (Jane) Belcher
1871–1936
Bluefield, Mercer, WV, USA
Grandparents
George (W) Sheppard
1836–1864
Yadkin County, North Carolina, USA
Caroline (M.) PARKS
1839–1906
NC
Isham (P) Belcher
1840–1916
Mercer County, VA, USA
Nancy Winfrey
1846–
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Sheppard
1810–1880
Laurana Wall
1812–1870
Dempsey Parks
1800–1880
Nancy Bean
1803–
Micajah Belcher
1804–1870
Malindia Ball
1809–1880
Burrell Winfrey
1816–1894
Orina Hutson
1817–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Shepherd's Descendants

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Joseph (Matthew) Shepherd (20 Aug 1892–10 Jan 1969) m. Eva (Mae) Shepherd (10 September 1898–24 May 1976)
  1. 1. Wade (Herbert) Shepherd 1933–2013 m. Shirley (Jean) Ruble 1937–2003
  2. 2. Eugene Shepherd 1918–1974 m. Helen (Ann) Shepperd 1919–1996
    1. 1. Penny (Jo) Shepherd 1946–1947
  3. 3. Bobby (Ray) Shepherd 1937–2008
  4. 4. Albert Shepherd 1926–2011 m. Elizabeth (Louise) BAILEY 1930–2012
    1. 1. Virginia (Mae (Starr) Shepherd) Perez 1948–2012 m. Lawrence (Patrick) Burke 1924–2008
    2. 2. Cecile (Annette) Shepherd 1950–1981
  5. 5. Ruth Shepherd 1914–1916
  6. 6. Infant (Female) Shepherd 1921–1921
  7. 7. Betty (Ann) Shepherd 1937–1938
  8. 8. Preston (Herman) Shepherd 1935–1998 m. Dorothy ("Dottie") WEAVER 1936–2000 m. Elizabeth (Louise) BAILEY 1930–2012
  9. 9. Garnett (Junior) Shepherd 1931–1994 m. Jeanene Basler 1935–2003
  10. 10. Anna (Sue) Shepherd 1943–2020 m. Bobby (Ray) Warburton 1940–2006 m. James Holley 1942–2000
  11. 11. Dorothy (Irene) Shepherd 1928–2009 m. Frank (Edward) Wright 1928–1998
    1. 1. Janet (Gail) Johnson 1948–2013
  12. 12. William (Shawn) Shepherd 1923–1930
  13. 13. Geraldine (Marie) Shepherd 1939–1998 m. James (G.) Wright 1937–2017

Joseph Shepherd's Timeline

4 Records

1892
20 Aug 1892
Birth of Joseph Matthew Shepherd in Bluefield, Mercer, WV, USA
Bluefield, Mercer, WV, USA
1892
20 Aug 1892
Birth of Joseph Matthew Shepherd in West Virginia
West Virginia
1930
1930
Age 38
Joseph Matthew Shepherd resided here in Bluefield, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Bluefield, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
1969
10 Jan 1969
Age 77
Death of Joseph Matthew Shepherd in Blufield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States
Blufield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1892
    Event Place: Bluefield, Mercer, WV, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1892
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bluefield, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1969
    Event Place: Blufield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Death Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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