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Rebecca Ruhama Sheppard 1755–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Mar 1837

Death Location: Bedford County, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Sheppard

Mother: Susan Hayden

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Reuhama Cooper

Rebecca Ruhama Sheppard was born in 1755 in Surry, North Carolina, USA, the child of John M Sheppard And Susan F Hayden. Rebecca Ruhama Sheppard had children including Reuhama Elizabeth Deason Cooper. Rebecca Ruhama Sheppard passed away in 1837 in Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Ruhama Sheppard was born in 1755 in Surry, North Carolina, USA, the child of John M Sheppard And Susan F Hayden.
  • Rebecca Ruhama Sheppard had children including Reuhama Elizabeth Deason Cooper.
  • Rebecca Ruhama Sheppard passed away in 1837 in Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sheppard
1735–1852
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
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Susan Hayden
1738–1798
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Reuhama Cooper
1796–1832
Birth Location: Anson County, North Carolina, USA
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Rebecca Sheppard's Ancestors

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Rebecca Sheppard
1755–1837
Birth Place: Surry, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John M Sheppard
1735–1852
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Susan (F.) Hayden
1738–1798
Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Sheppard's Descendants

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Rebecca (Ruhama) Sheppard (1755–Mar 1837)
  1. 1. Reuhama (Elizabeth Deason) Cooper 1796–1832 m. Joel (Doyle) Cooper 1793–1865
    1. 1. Baalam ("Bail" Ezell) Cooper 1825–1898 m. Martha (Ann) Lytle 1829–1913
      1. 1. Enock (Jennings Cooper) ..x 1857–1940 m. Amanda (Jane) Cooper 1856–1920
        1. 1. Ella (Mary Louella) Cooper 1885–1953 m. James (Dillon "Dilly Fate") Martin 1879–1926

Rebecca Sheppard's Timeline

2 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Rebecca Ruhama Sheppard in Surry, North Carolina, USA
Surry, North Carolina, USA
1837
Mar 1837
Age 82
Death of Rebecca Ruhama Sheppard in Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
Bedford County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1837
    Event Place: Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
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