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Ralph Alexander Shepherd 1908–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 SEP 1908

Birth Location: Franklin County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 9 JUL 1963

Death Location: Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Father: Harry Shepherd

Mother: Nettie Sink

Spouse(s): Violet Pugh

Children(s):

Ralph Alexander Shepherd was born in 1908 in Franklin County, Virginia, USA, the child of Harry Washington Shepherd And Nettie A Sink. Ralph Alexander Shepherd married Violet Francis Pugh. Ralph Alexander Shepherd passed away in 1963 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Ralph Alexander Shepherd was born in 1908 in Franklin County, Virginia, USA, the child of Harry Washington Shepherd And Nettie A Sink.
  • Ralph Alexander Shepherd married Violet Francis Pugh.
  • Ralph Alexander Shepherd passed away in 1963 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA.

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Ralph Shepherd's Ancestors

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Ralph Shepherd
1908–1963
Birth Place: Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Harry Washington Shepherd
1884–1967
Franklin, Virginia, USA
Nettie (A.) Sink
1883–
Franklin, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Houston) Shepherd
1839–1916
Franklin, Virginia, USA
Charity (Elizabeth) Stanley
1850–1929
Franklin, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Perry Stanley
1818–1896
Charity Mullins
1822–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Larkin Stanley
1790–1843
Judith Prillaman
1789–1892

Ralph Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1908
15 SEP 1908
Birth of Ralph Alexander Shepherd in Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
1963
9 JUL 1963
Age 55
Death of Ralph Alexander Shepherd in Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 SEP 1908
    Event Place: Franklin County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 JUL 1963
    Event Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

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