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Nimrod (Nim) Shepherd 1764–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1764

Birth Location: Powell Valley, Lee, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1874

Death Location: Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, United States,

Father: Sampson Shepherd

Mother: Elizabeth Highsmith

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In 1764, Nimrod (Nim) Shepherd entered the world in Powell Valley, Lee, Virginia, United States, born to Sampson Thomas Shepherd And Elizabeth Betsy Highsmith. Nimrod (Nim) Shepherd passed away in 1874 in Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, United States,.

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Biography

  • In 1764, Nimrod (Nim) Shepherd entered the world in Powell Valley, Lee, Virginia, United States, born to Sampson Thomas Shepherd And Elizabeth Betsy Highsmith.
  • Nimrod (Nim) Shepherd passed away in 1874 in Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, United States,.

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Nimrod Shepherd's Ancestors

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Nimrod Shepherd
1764–1874
Birth Place: Powell Valley, Lee, Virginia, United States
Parents
Sampson Thomas Shepherd
1739–1787
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth ('Betsy') Highsmith
1749–1803
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Daniel (Highsmith Hysmith Sr,) Corp.
1710–1771
Norfolk City, Virginia
Anna Beck
1715–1772
, Norfolk, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Highsmith
1690–1728
Eleanor Highsmith
1692–1728
Benjamin Beck
1696–1719
Margaret Suggs
1696–1772
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Hysmith
1642–1750
Mary Marrow
1640–1755
William Powell
1672–1715
Anne Powell
1652–1695
Jeremiah Beck
1650–1708
Ann Morrow
1650–1700
George Sr
1665–1734
Sarah (P)
1668–1734

Nimrod Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1764
1764
Birth of Nimrod (Nim) Shepherd in Powell Valley, Lee, Virginia, United States
Powell Valley, Lee, Virginia, United States
1874
1874
Age 110
Death of Nimrod (Nim) Shepherd in Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, United States,
Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, United States,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: Powell Valley, Lee, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1874
    Event Place: Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, United States,

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