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Leon Thomas SHEPHERD 1899–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jul 1899

Birth Location: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 11 Aug 1978

Death Location: Dadeville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA

Father: Thomas SHEPHERD

Mother: Sarah Shepherd

Spouse(s): Francis Shepherd

Children(s): Zana Handley, Alice Temple

In 1899, Leon Thomas SHEPHERD entered the world in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA, born to Thomas Andrew Shepherd And Sarah Alice Heard Shepherd. In 1900, Leon Thomas SHEPHERD resided in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA. In 1910, Leon Thomas SHEPHERD resided in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA. Leon Thomas SHEPHERD married Francis Allie Langley Shepherd, and had children including Alice Fay Shepherd Temple, Zana May Shepherd Handley. Leon Thomas SHEPHERD passed away in 1978 in Dadeville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1899, Leon Thomas SHEPHERD entered the world in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA, born to Thomas Andrew Shepherd And Sarah Alice Heard Shepherd.
  • In 1900, Leon Thomas SHEPHERD resided in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1910, Leon Thomas SHEPHERD resided in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA.
  • Leon Thomas SHEPHERD married Francis Allie Langley Shepherd, and had children including Alice Fay Shepherd Temple, Zana May Shepherd Handley.
  • Leon Thomas SHEPHERD passed away in 1978 in Dadeville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas SHEPHERD
1866–1934
Birth Location: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
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Sarah Shepherd
1867–1950
Birth Location: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Francis Shepherd
1902–1985
Birth Location: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Zana Handley
1923–2020
Birth Location: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
ZH
Alice Temple
1923–2013
Birth Location: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
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Leon SHEPHERD's Ancestors

Self
Leon SHEPHERD
1899–1978
Birth Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Parents
Thomas Andrew SHEPHERD
1866–1934
Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Sarah (Alice HEARD) Shepherd
1867–1950
Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson) SHEPHERD
1817–1903
Clarke County, Georgia, USA
Martha (Ann BAKER) Shepherd
1823–1902
Greene County, Georgia, USA
Isaac (Willis) HEARD
1827–1914
South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Harper SLAUGHTER) Heard
1838–1928
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elias HEARD
1802–1843
Lydia Heard
1802–1893
John SLAUGHTER
1807–1892
Lydia Slaughter
1811–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard HENDERSON
–1840
Rachel Henderson
–1844

Leon SHEPHERD's Descendants

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Leon (Thomas) SHEPHERD (11 Jul 1899–11 Aug 1978) m. Francis (Allie LANGLEY) Shepherd (30 Jul 1902–15 Feb 1985)
  1. 1. Zana (May SHEPHERD) Handley 1923–2020 m. William (Thomas HANDLEY) Sr 1920–1992
  2. 2. Alice (Fay SHEPHERD) Temple 1923–2013 m. James (Pitts) TEMPLE 1927–2022

Leon SHEPHERD's Timeline

11 Records

1899
11 Jul 1899
Birth of Leon Thomas SHEPHERD in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 1
Leon Thomas SHEPHERD resided here in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 11
Leon Thomas SHEPHERD resided here in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1917
1917
Age 18
Leon Thomas SHEPHERD resided here in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 21
Leon Thomas SHEPHERD resided here in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 31
Leon Thomas SHEPHERD resided here in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 36
Leon Thomas SHEPHERD resided here in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1940
1940
Age 41
Leon Thomas SHEPHERD resided here in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1942
1942
Age 43
Leon Thomas SHEPHERD resided here in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 51
Leon Thomas SHEPHERD resided here in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1978
11 Aug 1978
Age 79
Death of Leon Thomas SHEPHERD in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1899
    Event Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Alabama, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 246
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00083; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 62-25
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2339785
    [6] Registration State: Alabama; Registration County: Tallapoosa County
    [7] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 8 Apr 2015; Publication Place: Alabama, USA
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: 2823; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 62-43

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Registration State: Alabama; Registration County: Tallapoosa County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2339785

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00083; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 62-25

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00083; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 62-25

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Alabama, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 246

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: 2823; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 62-43

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1978
    Event Place: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 8 Apr 2015; Publication Place: Alabama, USA
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dadeville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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