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Judith Benson 1790–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1790

Birth Location: USA

Death Date: 16 February 1870

Death Location: Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA

Father: John Benson

Mother: Eleanor Welch

Spouse(s): John Shepherd

Children(s): James Shepard

Judith Benson was born in 1790 in USA, the child of John Benson And Eleanor Welch. Judith Benson married John M Shepherd, and had children including James W Shepard. Judith Benson passed away in 1870 in Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Judith Benson was born in 1790 in USA, the child of John Benson And Eleanor Welch.
  • Judith Benson married John M Shepherd, and had children including James W Shepard.
  • Judith Benson passed away in 1870 in Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Benson
1757–1815
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Eleanor Welch
1761–1799
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

John Shepherd
1785–1832
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

James Shepard
1812–1884
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Judith Benson's Ancestors

Self
Judith Benson
1790–1870
Birth Place: USA
Parents
John Benson
1757–1815
Virginia, USA
Eleanor Welch
1761–1799
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Judith Benson's Descendants

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Judith Benson (1790–16 February 1870) m. John (M) Shepherd (About 1785–27 July 1832)
  1. 1. James (W) Shepard 1812–1884 m. Nancy (Jane) Hungate 1821–1886
    1. 1. Sheperd 1847–1921 m. Emma (Catherine) Bundy 1864–1927 m. Paulina (F) Crane 1864–1888
      1. 1. Garris (Rudolphus) Shepard 1896–1951 m. Nellie (Ina) Goldsmith 1902–1979
        1. 1. Florence (Eldora) Shepard 1920–1986 m. Ralph (Edward) Detterline 1925–2003
        2. 2. Alfred (Leroy) Shepard 1922–1984 m. Clara Kramer 1922–2005
        3. 3. Joseph (Stanley) Shepard 1923–1988
        4. 4. Robert (Paul) Shepard 1937–1982
        5. 5. James (Edmund) Shepard 1925–1999
        6. 6. Vera (Virginia) Shepard 1929–2011
      2. 2. Earl (Otis) Shepard 1892–1954 m. Florence (Ellen) Cullison 1896–1937
        1. 1. Glenn (Morrell) Shepard 1925–1956
        2. 2. John (Burton) Shepard 1920–1926
        3. 3. Charles (Earl) Shepard 1917–1963
      3. 3. Bluford (Roscoe) Shepard 1890–1923 m. Ethel (Morgan) Knight 1886–1942
        1. 1. John (Wesley) Shepard 1913–1976
        2. 2. Edyth (Helen) Shepard 1910–1967
        3. 3. Roberta Shepard 1916–1976
        4. 4. Celestine (Hulda) Shepherd 1914–1959
        5. 5. Walter (A) Shepard 1922–1975
      4. 4. Oscar (Winfield) Shepard 1880–1948 m. Inez Wolf 1885– m. Elizabeth 1896–1940
        1. 1. Goldie (Alice) Shepherd 1901–1985
        2. 2. Oscar (Shepard) Jr 1923–1941
        3. 3. Dorothy Shepherd 1918–
        4. 4. Flora Shepherd 1917–
      5. 5. Ophelia (F) Shepard 1886–
      6. 6. Nellie (M) Shepard 1883–1895
    2. 2. Laura (F) Shepherd 1858–1908
    3. 3. Ella Shepard 1857–
    4. 4. Harriet (S) Shepherd 1861–1950
    5. 5. Sarah (Alice) Shepherd 1860–
    6. 6. Belle (J) Shepard 1856–1930
    7. 7. Mary (Ann) Shepherd 1843–
    8. 8. Mahala (Ann) Shepherd 1842–1911
    9. 9. Nancy (Jane) Shepherd 1848–1922 m. James (D) Strange 1844–1899
      1. 1. Fred Strange 1878–1966
      2. 2. Ed Strange 1879–
      3. 3. Albert Strange 1871–
    10. 10. James (R) Shepherd 1844–1923 m. Martha (Ann) Bynum 1842–
      1. 1. Garra (L) Shepherd 1876–1966
      2. 2. Frank (Clarence) Shepherd 1879–
      3. 3. Nora (Bell) Shepherd 1871–1949
      4. 4. Willis (Plymouth) Shepherd 1873–1935

Judith Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1790
1790
Birth of Judith Benson in USA
USA
1870
16 February 1870
Age 80
Death of Judith Benson in USA
USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 February 1870
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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