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Rufus Ashby Shepherd 1857–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Feb 1857

Birth Location: Franklin County, Illinois

Death Date: 01 Mar 1892

Death Location: Pauls Valley, Garvin, Oklahoma

Father: Henry Shepherd

Mother: Elizabeth Anderson

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Rufus Ashby Shepherd was born in 1857 in Franklin County, Illinois, the child of Henry Hamilton Shepherd And Elizabeth Elvira Anderson. Rufus Ashby Shepherd passed away in 1892 in Pauls Valley, Garvin, Oklahoma.

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Biography

  • Rufus Ashby Shepherd was born in 1857 in Franklin County, Illinois, the child of Henry Hamilton Shepherd And Elizabeth Elvira Anderson.
  • Rufus Ashby Shepherd passed away in 1892 in Pauls Valley, Garvin, Oklahoma.

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Rufus Shepherd's Ancestors

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Rufus Shepherd
1857–1892
Birth Place: Franklin County, Illinois
Parents
Henry Hamilton Shepherd
1822–1880
Todd County, Kentucky
Elizabeth ("Elvira") Anderson
1825–1874
Kentucky
Grandparents
Samuel Anderson
1794–1873
White, Tennessee, United States
Mary (McKenzie) McKensie
1802–1863
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Noble Sr.
1769–1850
Elizabeth
1770–1850
Chesley McKenzie
1775–1838
Elizabeth (Hughson)
1780–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rufus Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1857
27 Feb 1857
Birth of Rufus Ashby Shepherd in Franklin County, Illinois
Franklin County, Illinois
1892
01 Mar 1892
Age 35
Death of Rufus Ashby Shepherd in Pauls Valley, Garvin, Oklahoma
Pauls Valley, Garvin, Oklahoma

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1857
    Event Place: Franklin County, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Mar 1892
    Event Place: Pauls Valley, Garvin, Oklahoma

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