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Robert Eugene Sheppard 1911–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Aug 1911

Birth Location: McDonald, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 27 Dec 1988

Death Location: Sherburne County, Minnesota, USA

Father: John Jr.

Mother: Margaret Cobbett

Spouse(s): Vivian Sheppard

Children(s):

Robert Eugene Sheppard was born in 1911 in McDonald, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Sheppard Jr And Margaret Louise Cobbett. In 1935, Robert Eugene Sheppard resided in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. In 1940, Robert Eugene Sheppard resided in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA. Robert Eugene Sheppard married Pearl Olofson, Vivian I Sheppard, and had children including Geraldine M Sheppard, Judith L Sheppard, Marlene Vivian Sheppard. Robert Eugene Sheppard passed away in 1988 in Sherburne County, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Eugene Sheppard was born in 1911 in McDonald, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Sheppard Jr And Margaret Louise Cobbett.
  • In 1935, Robert Eugene Sheppard resided in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota.
  • In 1940, Robert Eugene Sheppard resided in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.
  • Robert Eugene Sheppard married Pearl Olofson, Vivian I Sheppard, and had children including Geraldine M Sheppard, Judith L Sheppard, Marlene Vivian Sheppard.
  • Robert Eugene Sheppard passed away in 1988 in Sherburne County, Minnesota, USA.

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Robert Sheppard's Ancestors

Self
Robert Sheppard
1911–1988
Birth Place: McDonald, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Sheppard Jr.
1884–1952
Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
Margaret (Louise) Cobbett
1893–1972
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John Sheppard
1861–1922
Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
Eliza Bowater
1862–1932
Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Bowater
1827–1903
Sarah Ruston
1827–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bowater
1801–1879
Sarah Siviter
1796–1872
William Ruston
1804–1879
Sarah Cartwright
1804–1834

Robert Sheppard's Timeline

4 Records

1911
28 Aug 1911
Birth of Robert Eugene Sheppard in McDonald, Pennsylvania, USA
McDonald, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 24
Robert Eugene Sheppard resided here in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
1940
1940
Age 29
Robert Eugene Sheppard resided here in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
1988
27 Dec 1988
Age 77
Death of Robert Eugene Sheppard in Sherburne County, Minnesota, USA
Sherburne County, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1911
    Event Place: McDonald, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Minnesota, U.S., Divorce Index
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Minnesota, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 214
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01976; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 89-19
    [4] Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017, Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017
    [5] Minnesota, U.S., Marriage Index, 1958-2001

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01976; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 89-19

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Minnesota, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 214
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01976; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 89-19

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1988
    Event Place: Sherburne County, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017, Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017

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