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Laura Sheppard 1908–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 AUG 1908

Birth Location: Kennebec, Lyman Co., SD

Death Date: 28 MAY 1921

Death Location: Wessington Spgs., Jerauld Co., SD

Father: Otis Sheppard

Mother: Bessie Griffith

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Laura Sheppard was born in 1908 in Kennebec, Lyman Co., SD, the child of Otis James Sheppard And Bessie Griffith. Laura Sheppard passed away in 1921 in Wessington Spgs., Jerauld Co., SD.

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Biography

  • Laura Sheppard was born in 1908 in Kennebec, Lyman Co., SD, the child of Otis James Sheppard And Bessie Griffith.
  • Laura Sheppard passed away in 1921 in Wessington Spgs., Jerauld Co., SD.

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Laura Sheppard's Ancestors

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Laura Sheppard
1908–1921
Birth Place: Kennebec, Lyman Co., SD
Parents
Otis James Sheppard
1883–1961
Wessington Spgs, Jerauld County, South Dakota
Bessie Griffith
1885–1971
Anthon, Iowa
Grandparents
Matthew Sheppard
1853–1936
Hazel Green Twp., Del. Co., Iowa
Ann (Elizabeth) Morgan
1861–1931
Delaware County, Iowa, IA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Morgan
1820–1888
Phanelia Chaffee
1831–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Julius Chaffee
1805–1889
Minerva Ruggles
1797–1855

Laura Sheppard's Timeline

2 Records

1908
13 AUG 1908
Birth of Laura Sheppard in Kennebec, Lyman Co., SD
Kennebec, Lyman Co., SD
1921
28 MAY 1921
Age 13
Death of Laura Sheppard in Wessington Spgs., Jerauld Co., SD
Wessington Spgs., Jerauld Co., SD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 AUG 1908
    Event Place: Kennebec, Lyman Co., SD

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 MAY 1921
    Event Place: Wessington Spgs., Jerauld Co., SD

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