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Linnie Pearl Shepherd 1904–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 April 1904

Birth Location: Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 23 February 1979

Death Location: Harrisburg, Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Jepsy Shepard

Mother: Selena Shepard

Spouse(s): Joe Sharp, Joe Gillis

Children(s): Lena Sharp, Lena Gillis, Hazel Gillis, William Sharp, William Sharp, Virginia Sharp

Linnie Pearl Shepherd was born in 1904 in Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Jepsy Askew Shepard And Selena Harriet Ann Vickery Shepard. In 1910, Linnie Pearl Shepherd resided in Civil District 1, Wayne, Tennessee, USA. In 1920, Linnie Pearl Shepherd resided in Civil District 5, Wayne, Tennessee, USA. Linnie Pearl Shepherd married Joe Dave Gillis, Joe S Sharp, and had children including Billie Jae Sharp, Ginger Nell Sharp, Hazel Maurine Gillis, Inogene Sharp, Joyce A Hogan, Lena Mae Gillis, Lena Mae Sharp, Leon Sharp, Virginia Nell Sharp, William Joe Sharp, William Leon Sharp. Linnie Pearl Shepherd passed away in 1979 in Harrisburg, Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Linnie Pearl Shepherd was born in 1904 in Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Jepsy Askew Shepard And Selena Harriet Ann Vickery Shepard.
  • In 1910, Linnie Pearl Shepherd resided in Civil District 1, Wayne, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1920, Linnie Pearl Shepherd resided in Civil District 5, Wayne, Tennessee, USA.
  • Linnie Pearl Shepherd married Joe Dave Gillis, Joe S Sharp, and had children including Billie Jae Sharp, Ginger Nell Sharp, Hazel Maurine Gillis, Inogene Sharp, Joyce A Hogan, Lena Mae Gillis, Lena Mae Sharp, Leon Sharp, Virginia Nell Sharp, William Joe Sharp, William Leon Sharp.
  • Linnie Pearl Shepherd passed away in 1979 in Harrisburg, Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Linnie Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
Linnie Shepherd
1904–1979
Birth Place: Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Jepsy Askew Shepard
1880–1954
Waynesboro, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
Selena (Harriet Ann Vickery) Shepard
1882–1962
Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Elijah (T) Shepperd
1838–1900
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Delilah (Jane Risner) M
1841–1916
Rockhouse Creek, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
George Victory
1851–
Alabama
Nancy Victory
1854–
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
John Risner
1819–1852
Elizabeth Howard
1818–1900
Enoch 4th
1816–1866
Elizabeth 4th
1821–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Howard
1770–1853
Frances Howard
1779–1871
David Wallace
1790–1841
Elizabeth Adkins
1794–1884
Freely Hill
1800–1860

Linnie Shepherd's Descendants

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Linnie (Pearl) Shepherd (28 April 1904–23 February 1979) m. Joe (S) Sharp (abt 1880–17 December 1966) m. Joe (Dave) Gillis (30 January 1900–29 April 1973)
  1. 1. Lena (Mae) Sharp 1925–
  2. 2. Lena (Mae) Gillis 1921–2007
  3. 3. Hazel (Maurine) Gillis 1926–1996
  4. 4. William (Leon) Sharp 1933–2003
  5. 5. William (Joe) Sharp 1935–2015
  6. 6. Virginia (Nell) Sharp 1937–2018

Linnie Shepherd's Timeline

7 Records

1904
28 April 1904
Birth of Linnie Pearl Shepherd in Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America
Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 6
Linnie Pearl Shepherd resided here in Civil District 1, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 1, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 16
Linnie Pearl Shepherd resided here in Civil District 5, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 5, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 26
Linnie Pearl Shepherd resided here in District 12, District 12, McNairy, Tennessee, USA
District 12, District 12, McNairy, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 31
Linnie Pearl Shepherd resided here in Rural, Mcnairy, Tennessee
Rural, Mcnairy, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 36
Linnie Pearl Shepherd resided here in Civil District No 1, Chester, Tennessee, USA
Civil District No 1, Chester, Tennessee, USA
1979
23 February 1979
Age 75
Death of Linnie Pearl Shepherd in Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, United States of America
Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 April 1904
    Event Place: Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 11
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 5, Wayne, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1770; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 144
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 12, McNairy, Tennessee; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2341997
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 1, Wayne, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1524; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0126; FHL microfilm: 1375537
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 1, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 1, Wayne, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1524; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0126; FHL microfilm: 1375537

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 5, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 5, Wayne, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1770; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 144

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 12, District 12, McNairy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 12, McNairy, Tennessee; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2341997

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Mcnairy, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District No 1, Chester, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 February 1979
    Event Place: Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Harrisburg, Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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