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Minnie Martha Sheppard 1870–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Oct 1870

Birth Location: Ariton, Dale, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 17 Feb 1954

Death Location: Rodessa, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA

Father: John Sheppard

Mother: Elizabeth Shirah

Spouse(s): James Thomas

Children(s): Ava Thomas, Henry Thomas, Walter Thomas, Alvia Thomas, Charles Thomas, John Thomas, Jewel Thomas, Lucy Thomas

In 1870, Minnie Martha Sheppard entered the world in Ariton, Dale, Alabama, USA, born to John Charles Sheppard And Elizabeth Rachel Shirah. Minnie Martha Sheppard married James Henry Marion Thomas, and had children including Alvia Roberta Thomas, Ava Hettie Avon Thomas, Charles Earnest Thomas, Henry Belton Mike Thomas, Jewel Carter Thomas, John Claudice Johnnie Thomas, Lucy Elizabeth Thomas, Walter Marion Thomas. Minnie Martha Sheppard passed away in 1954 in Rodessa, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1870, Minnie Martha Sheppard entered the world in Ariton, Dale, Alabama, USA, born to John Charles Sheppard And Elizabeth Rachel Shirah.
  • Minnie Martha Sheppard married James Henry Marion Thomas, and had children including Alvia Roberta Thomas, Ava Hettie Avon Thomas, Charles Earnest Thomas, Henry Belton Mike Thomas, Jewel Carter Thomas, John Claudice Johnnie Thomas, Lucy Elizabeth Thomas, Walter Marion Thomas.
  • Minnie Martha Sheppard passed away in 1954 in Rodessa, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sheppard
1847–1935
Birth Location: Carroll, Georgia, USA
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Elizabeth Shirah
1843–1924
Birth Location: Blue Springs, Barbour, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

James Thomas
1865–1955
Birth Location: Keatchie, DeSoto, Louisiana, USA
JT

Children(s)

Ava Thomas
1891–1984
Birth Location: Bright Star, Miller, Arkansas, USA
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Henry Thomas
1892–1983
Birth Location: Bright Star, Miller, Arkansas, USA
HT
Walter Thomas
1895–1976
Birth Location: Bright Star, Miller, Arkansas, USA
WT
Alvia Thomas
1896–1968
Birth Location: Bright Star, Miller, Arkansas, USA
AT
Charles Thomas
1900–1958
Birth Location: Bright Star, Miller, Arkansas, USA
CT
John Thomas
1905–1915
Birth Location: Rodessa, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
JT
Jewel Thomas
1903–1903
Birth Location: Rodessa, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
JT
Lucy Thomas
1894–1992
Birth Location: Bright Star, Miller, Arkansas, USA
LT

Minnie Sheppard's Ancestors

Self
Minnie Sheppard
1870–1954
Birth Place: Ariton, Dale, Alabama, USA
Parents
John Charles Sheppard
1847–1935
Carroll, Georgia, USA
Elizabeth (Rachel) Shirah
1843–1924
Blue Springs, Barbour, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Silas (King) Shirah
1818–1898
Lexington, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
Piety Drake
1820–1855
Burke County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Minnie Sheppard's Descendants

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Minnie (Martha) Sheppard (22 Oct 1870–17 Feb 1954) m. James (Henry Marion) Thomas (31 May 1865–7 Jun 1955)
  1. 1. Ava (Hettie "Avon") Thomas 1891–1984
  2. 2. Henry (Belton "Mike") Thomas 1892–1983
  3. 3. Walter (Marion) Thomas 1895–1976
  4. 4. Alvia (Roberta) Thomas 1896–1968
  5. 5. Charles (Earnest) Thomas 1900–1958
  6. 6. John (Claudice "Johnnie") Thomas 1905–1915
  7. 7. Jewel (Carter) Thomas 1903–1903
  8. 8. Lucy (Elizabeth) Thomas 1894–1992

Minnie Sheppard's Timeline

2 Records

1870
22 Oct 1870
Birth of Minnie Martha Sheppard in Ariton, Dale, Alabama, USA
Ariton, Dale, Alabama, USA
1954
17 Feb 1954
Age 84
Death of Minnie Martha Sheppard in Rodessa, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
Rodessa, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1870
    Event Place: Ariton, Dale, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1954
    Event Place: Rodessa, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
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