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Nimrod (Nim) Shepherd 1782–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1782

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

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Nancy Shepherd

In 1782, Nimrod (Nim) Shepherd entered the world in Powell Valley, Lee, Virginia, United States, born to Sampson Thomas Shepherd And Elizabeth Highsmith. Nimrod (Nim) Shepherd had children including Nancy Ann Shepherd. Nimrod (Nim) Shepherd passed away in 1874 in Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1782, Nimrod (Nim) Shepherd entered the world in Powell Valley, Lee, Virginia, United States, born to Sampson Thomas Shepherd And Elizabeth Highsmith.
  • Nimrod (Nim) Shepherd had children including Nancy Ann Shepherd.
  • Nimrod (Nim) Shepherd passed away in 1874 in Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sampson Shepherd
1739–1787
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Highsmith
1749–1803
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nancy Shepherd
1831–1898
Birth Location: Pine Knot, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
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Nimrod Shepherd's Ancestors

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Nimrod Shepherd
1782–1874
Birth Place: Powell Valley, Lee, Virginia, United States
Parents
Sampson Thomas Shepherd
1739–1787
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Highsmith
1749–1803
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nimrod Shepherd's Descendants

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Nimrod ((Nim)) Shepherd (1782–1874)
  1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Shepherd 1831–1898
    1. 1. Martha (Jane) Stephens 1868–1920 m. Eliphus ((Lifus, Elifus, Elithus, Liphus) Manuel Stephens) (Stevens) 1867–1947
      1. 1. Leslie (Marion) Stephens 1903–1981
        1. 1. Geneva Stephens 1925–2021
        2. 2. Carrie (Jeanette) Stephens 1927–2024 m. James Kerlin 1925–1998

Nimrod Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1782
1782
Birth of Nimrod (Nim) Shepherd in Powell Valley, Lee, Virginia, United States
Powell Valley, Lee, Virginia, United States
1874
1874
Age 92
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: 1782
    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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