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Josiah Baker Shepard 1855–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1855

Birth Location: , Perry, TN, USA

Death Date: 08 Nov 1928

Death Location: , Perry, TN, USA

Father: Egbert Shepard

Mother: Naomi Wilburn

Spouse(s): Nancy Edwards

Children(s): E Shepard, Mattie Shepard, R Shepard, Bulah Shepard, Hattie Shepard

Josiah Baker Shepard was born in 1855 in , Perry, TN, USA, the child of Egbert Haywood Shepard And Naomi Wilburn. Josiah Baker Shepard married Nancy Jane Edwards, and had children including Bulah May Shepard, E A Shepard, Hattie Hartie Shepard, Mattie Shepard, R C Shepard. Josiah Baker Shepard passed away in 1928 in , Perry, TN, USA.

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Biography

  • Josiah Baker Shepard was born in 1855 in , Perry, TN, USA, the child of Egbert Haywood Shepard And Naomi Wilburn.
  • Josiah Baker Shepard married Nancy Jane Edwards, and had children including Bulah May Shepard, E A Shepard, Hattie Hartie Shepard, Mattie Shepard, R C Shepard.
  • Josiah Baker Shepard passed away in 1928 in , Perry, TN, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Egbert Shepard
1825–1904
Birth Location: , Wilson, TN, USA
ES
Naomi Wilburn
1827–1878
Birth Location: , Perry, TN, USA
NW

Spouses(s)

Nancy Edwards
1855–1936
Birth Location: , Perry, TN, USA
NE

Children(s)

E Shepard
1879–1884
Birth Location: , Perry, TN, USA
ES
Mattie Shepard
1876–1876
Birth Location: , Perry, TN, USA
MS
R Shepard
1901–1902
Birth Location: , Perry, TN, USA
RS
Bulah Shepard
1886–1914
Birth Location: , Perry, TN, USA
BS
Hattie Shepard
1883–1959
Birth Location: , Perry, TN, USA
HS

Josiah Shepard's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Shepard
1855–1928
Birth Place: , Perry, TN, USA
Parents
Egbert Haywood Shepard
1825–1904
, Wilson, TN, USA
Naomi Wilburn
1827–1878
, Perry, TN, USA
Grandparents
William Shepard
1791–
, Prince Edward, VA, USA
Jane Britewell
1793–
, , VA, USA
John Wilburn
1810–1865
, Hickman, TN, USA
Sarah Lomax
1811–
, , TN, USA
Great-Grandparents
Byrrell Wilburn
1780–1859
Mary Lomax
1789–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Lomax
1762–1833
Temperance Bugg
1765–1820

Josiah Shepard's Descendants

1.
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Josiah (Baker) Shepard (10 Oct 1855–08 Nov 1928) m. Nancy (Jane) Edwards (11 Aug 1855–24 Mar 1936)
  1. 1. E (A) Shepard 1879–1884
  2. 2. Mattie Shepard 1876–1876
  3. 3. R (C) Shepard 1901–1902
  4. 4. Bulah (May) Shepard 1886–1914
  5. 5. Hattie (Hartie) Shepard 1883–1959

Josiah Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1855
10 Oct 1855
Birth of Josiah Baker Shepard in , Perry, TN, USA
, Perry, TN, USA
1928
08 Nov 1928
Age 73
Death of Josiah Baker Shepard in , Perry, TN, USA
, Perry, TN, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1855
    Event Place: , Perry, TN, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Nov 1928
    Event Place: , Perry, TN, USA
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