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Melvin Shepherd 1916–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10-1-1916

Birth Location: Leslie

Death Date: 1-23-2005

Death Location: perry co ky- cornettsville

Father: William Shepherd

Mother: Leona Day

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Melvin Shepherd was born in 1916 in Leslie, the child of William Riley Shepherd And Leona Gloria Day. Melvin Shepherd passed away in 2005 in perry co ky- cornettsville.

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Biography

  • Melvin Shepherd was born in 1916 in Leslie, the child of William Riley Shepherd And Leona Gloria Day.
  • Melvin Shepherd passed away in 2005 in perry co ky- cornettsville.

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Melvin Shepherd's Ancestors

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Melvin Shepherd
1916–2005
Birth Place: Leslie
Parents
William Riley Shepherd
1880–1967
Estill, Kentucky, United States
Leona (Gloria) Day
1894–1976
Kentucky
Grandparents
Alexander ("Cock Pistol") Shepherd
1857–1946
Stole, Cole, Branch, Wise County, Virginia, USA
Amy Coots
1864–1925
Viper, Perry, Kentucky
William (Henry "Buddy") Day
1868–1922
Virginia
Elizabeth (Jane) Cornett
1877–
Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Day
1813–1888
Mahala Cornett
1813–1888
Elijah Cornett
1821–1916
Mary Standifer
1854–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William ☀️
1787–1856
Rebecca ⭐️
1788–1882
Robert Cornett
1798–1911
Louisa Combs
1739–1801

Melvin Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1916
10-1-1916
Birth of Melvin Shepherd in Leslie
Leslie
2005
1-23-2005
Age 89
Death of Melvin Shepherd in perry co ky- cornettsville
perry co ky- cornettsville

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10-1-1916
    Event Place: Leslie

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1-23-2005
    Event Place: perry co ky- cornettsville

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