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Nimrod Shepherd 1820–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 27, 1820

Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 Dec 1861

Death Location: Lexington, Lafayette, MO., Kentucky, USA

Father: Enoch Sr

Mother: Louvina Mileham

Spouse(s): Sarah Combest

Children(s): Claiborne Shepherd

In 1820, Nimrod Shepherd entered the world in Lee, Virginia, USA, born to Enoch Benton Shepherd Sr And Louvina Mileham. Nimrod Shepherd married Sarah Ann Sallie Combest, and had children including Claiborne Jackson Shepherd. Nimrod Shepherd passed away in 1861 in Lexington, Lafayette, MO., Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1820, Nimrod Shepherd entered the world in Lee, Virginia, USA, born to Enoch Benton Shepherd Sr And Louvina Mileham.
  • Nimrod Shepherd married Sarah Ann Sallie Combest, and had children including Claiborne Jackson Shepherd.
  • Nimrod Shepherd passed away in 1861 in Lexington, Lafayette, MO., Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Enoch Sr
1800–1859
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA
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Louvina Mileham
1802–1880
Birth Location: High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Combest
1829–1891
Birth Location: Ansel, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Claiborne Shepherd
1862–1943
Birth Location: DeKalb County, Missouri, United States of America
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Nimrod Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
Nimrod Shepherd
1820–1861
Birth Place: Lee, Virginia, USA
Parents
Enoch Benton Shepherd Sr
1800–1859
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Louvina Mileham
1802–1880
High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Pendleton Shepherd) Sr
1767–1853
Halifax, North Carolina
Rachel Gault
1767–1850
Virginia
Valentine Mileham
1773–1805
Mary Rhodes
1776–1870
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jr
1745–1787
Christina Highsmith
1746–1803
John Gault
1746–1788
Walter Mileham
1750–1798
Ann Fitzsimmons
1755–1855
Hezekiah Rhodes
1738–1816
Alamenter Alston
1735–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr
1708–1777
Martha Mayo
1710–1791
Mary Tinsley
1702–1772
Alexander Gault
1726–1817
Rachel Fenton
1725–1785
Samuel Mileham
1720–1772
Mary Vickery
1720–1798
Thomas Fitzsimon
1725–
William I
1698–1744
Ann\Hannah Miller
1705–1744
Deborah Simons
1700–1750

Nimrod Shepherd's Descendants

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Nimrod Shepherd (Oct 27, 1820–26 Dec 1861) m. Sarah (Ann "Sallie") Combest (9 November 1829–8 Sep 1891)
  1. 1. Claiborne (Jackson) Shepherd 1862–1943 m. Inez (Lillian) Caldwell 1868–1910
    1. 1. Eva Shepherd 1902–1980 m. Hershel (McKinley) Patterson 1898–1955
      1. 1. Evelyn (Irene) Patterson 1926–2009 m. Raymond (Presley) Edwards 1923–2016
        1. 1. David (Hershel) Edwards 1946–1989

Nimrod Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1820
Oct 27, 1820
Birth of Nimrod Shepherd in Lee, Virginia, USA
Lee, Virginia, USA
1861
26 Dec 1861
Age 41
Death of Nimrod Shepherd in Lexington, Lafayette, MO., Kentucky, USA
Lexington, Lafayette, MO., Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 27, 1820
    Event Place: Lee, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1861
    Event Place: Lexington, Lafayette, MO., Kentucky, USA
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