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Martha Ann Williams 1841 – 1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1841

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 2 Oct 1921

Death Location: Calhoun, Mississippi, United States

Father: Isaac Williams

Mother: Cynthia Mitchell

Spouse(s): Henry Shepherd

Children(s): Whitty Shepherd, Isaac Shepherd, Cynthia Shepherd, Robert Shepherd, John Shepherd

Early life: Martha Ann Williams arrived in Alabama in 1841, born to Isaac Williams and Cynthia Mitchell. Over time, Martha Ann Williams formed a family with Henry Shepherd, which included Whitty Morton Shepherd, Isaac Henry Shepherd, Cynthia Nora Shepherd, Robert Shepherd and John Floyd Shepherd. Martha Ann Williams concluded life in Calhoun, Mississippi, United States in 1921.

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Parents

Isaac Williams
1815 – 1912
Birth Location: Warren County, Tennessee
IW
Cynthia Mitchell
1816 – 1866
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
CM

Spouses(s)

Henry Shepherd
1830 – 1891
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
HS

Children(s)

Whitty Shepherd
1861 – 1908
Birth Location: Mississippi
WS
Isaac Shepherd
1863 –
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
IS
Cynthia Shepherd
1866 – 1940
Birth Location: Mississippi
CS
Robert Shepherd
1867 – 1854
Birth Location: –
RS
John Shepherd
1870 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
JS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 Feb 1841
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 1, Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: T623_802; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 10., Year: 1880; Census Place: , Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: 642; Family History Film: 1254642; Page: 587D; Enumeration District: 15; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Calhoun, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: , Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: 642; Family History Film: 1254642; Page: 587D; Enumeration District: 15; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Beat 1, Calhoun, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 1, Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: T623_802; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 10.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 Oct 1921
    Event Place: Calhoun, Mississippi, United States
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