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Lydia Jane Orr Shepard 1861–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jul 1861

Birth Location: Bolton, Grundy Co, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 15 Jan 1933

Death Location: St Paul, Neosho, Kansas, USA

Father: Joseph Orr

Mother: Mary -Orr

Spouse(s): Jacob Shepard

Children(s): Newton Shepard, George Sr, Isaac Shepard, Charles Shepard, Lydia Blackburn, Jacob Shepard, William Shepard

In 1861, Lydia Jane Orr Shepard entered the world in Bolton, Grundy Co, Missouri, USA, born to Joseph Mayberry Orr And Mary Nancy Twin To Martha Splawn Orr. Lydia Jane Orr Shepard married Jacob Shepard, and had children including Charles A Shepard, George Cyrus Shepard Sr, Isaac Allen Shepard, Jacob Wallace Shepard, Lydia B Blackburn, Newton Harrison Harry Shepard, William Harvey Shepard. Lydia Jane Orr Shepard passed away in 1933 in St Paul, Neosho, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1861, Lydia Jane Orr Shepard entered the world in Bolton, Grundy Co, Missouri, USA, born to Joseph Mayberry Orr And Mary Nancy Twin To Martha Splawn Orr.
  • Lydia Jane Orr Shepard married Jacob Shepard, and had children including Charles A Shepard, George Cyrus Shepard Sr, Isaac Allen Shepard, Jacob Wallace Shepard, Lydia B Blackburn, Newton Harrison Harry Shepard, William Harvey Shepard.
  • Lydia Jane Orr Shepard passed away in 1933 in St Paul, Neosho, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Orr
1832–1906
Birth Location: Hamilton, Ray, Missouri, USA
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Mary -Orr
1835–1888
Birth Location: Hamilton, Ray, Missouri, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jacob Shepard
1854–1933
Birth Location: Dayton, Montgomery, OH
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Children(s)

Newton Shepard
1895–1966
Birth Location: Thayer, Neosha, KS
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George Sr
1894–1963
Birth Location: Thayer, Neosho, Kansas, USA
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Isaac Shepard
1884–1964
Birth Location: Hamilton Caldwell, Missouri, USA
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Charles Shepard
1887–1958
Birth Location: Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas, United States of America
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Lydia Blackburn
1901–1994
Birth Location: Thayer, Neosho County, Kansas, United States of America
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Jacob Shepard
1897–1952
Birth Location: Thayer, Neosho, Kansas, USA
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William Shepard
1898–1966
Birth Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
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Lydia Shepard's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Shepard
1861–1933
Birth Place: Bolton, Grundy Co, Missouri, USA
Parents
Joseph Mayberry Orr
1832–1906
Hamilton, Ray, Missouri, USA
Mary (Nancy (twin to Martha) Splawn) -Orr
1835–1888
Hamilton, Ray, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
James Orr
1801–
Virginia
Ellender (Splawn) (Splaun)
1815–1860
Tennessee, or, Kentucky, USA
William Splawn
1802–1860
, , North Carolina, USA
Martha (Patsy) Splawn
1807–1861
Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Orr
1763–1825
Mary GAINES
1760–1822
Mayberry Splawn
1780–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Catherine Smith
1735–1810
Richard Gaines
1743–1775
Elizabeth Broaddus
1733–1807
John Splawn
1753–1800

Lydia Shepard's Descendants

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Lydia (Jane Orr) Shepard (8 Jul 1861–15 Jan 1933) m. Jacob Shepard (3 Dec 1854–10 Aug 1933)
  1. 1. Newton (Harrison "Harry") Shepard 1895–1966 m. Emma (Alice Mae Adams Shepard) Coleman 1891–1975
    1. 1. Hershel (Joe Shepard) Sr 1931–2016 m. Lois (Jean Grabham) Shepard 1935–2011
    2. 2. Neal (Anderson) Shepard 1929–2010 m. Daleen (F.) Koehn 1931–2021
    3. 3. Archie (Leon) Shepard 1924–2011
    4. 4. Leona (Pauline) Shepard 1916–2000 m. Ralph Pringle 1880–1953
      1. 1. Quincey (Erie Pringle) Sr 1936–2000
      2. 2. Dixie (Lucille) Pringle 1943–1944
      3. 3. Phillip (Leo) Pringle 1948–2008
    5. 5. Robert (Ulysses) Shepard 1919–2011
    6. 6. Richard (Harrison) Shepard 1921–1992 m. Bertha (Beatrice) Bohannon 1927–2014
      1. 1. Larry (Lee) Shepard 1948–2005
      2. 2. Linda (Alice) Shepard 1950–2015
      3. 3. Lyle (Harrison) Shepard 1947–2016
    7. 7. William (Leonard) Shepard 1926–2007
  2. 2. George (Cyrus Shepard) Sr 1894–1963 m. Ula (Angeline) Scott 1892–1969
    1. 1. Opal (Irene) Shepard 1917–1995 m. Jesse (Christopher) Meeks 1906–1996
      1. 1. Billy (Joe) Kavulich 1938–2018 m. Rosalyn (Ann) Thompson 1936–2021 m. Rosie (Onetia) Barker 1940–2021
    2. 2. Albert (Murphy) Shepard 1919–2006
    3. 3. George (Carlton) Shepard 1922–1990
    4. 4. Eunice (E) Shepard 1924–
    5. 5. Margie (June) Shepard 1935–2002
    6. 6. Sherman (Thomas "Tom") Shepard 1931–2009
    7. 7. Ester (Jane) Shepard 1928–2013
    8. 8. Merle (Edward) Shepard 1926–2009
    9. 9. Bessie Shepard 1920–
  3. 3. Isaac (Allen) Shepard 1884–1964
    1. 1. Mary (Leota) Shepard 1904–1990 m. Earl (Cupid) Blackburn 1899–1981
      1. 1. Lillie Blackburn 1922–2001
      2. 2. Wilma Blackburn 1923–1991
        1. 1. Marsha (Ann) Marshall 1948–2012
      3. 3. Helen (Marie) Blackburn 1934–1991
    2. 2. Orville (Allen) Shepard
  4. 4. Charles (A) Shepard 1887–1958
    1. 1. Virgil Shepard 1921–2008
  5. 5. Lydia (B) Blackburn 1901–1994
    1. 1. Glen (William) Blackburn 1924–2006
  6. 6. Jacob (Wallace) Shepard 1897–1952
    1. 1. Harriett (Ellen) Shepard 1931–2011
  7. 7. William (Harvey) Shepard 1898–1966
    1. 1. Wayne (Lesley) Shepard 1920–1998

Lydia Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1861
8 Jul 1861
Birth of Lydia Jane Orr Shepard in Bolton, Grundy Co, Missouri, USA
Bolton, Grundy Co, Missouri, USA
1933
15 Jan 1933
Age 72
Death of Lydia Jane Orr Shepard in St Paul, Neosho, Kansas, USA
St Paul, Neosho, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1861
    Event Place: Bolton, Grundy Co, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1933
    Event Place: St Paul, Neosho, Kansas, USA
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