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Samuel L Shepherd 1846–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1846

Birth Location: Estill County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 22 May 1921

Death Location: Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Andrew Shepard

Mother: Nancy Mastin

Spouse(s): Sarah Richey

Children(s): Minnie Shepherd

Samuel L Shepherd was born in 1846 in Estill County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Andrew Beverly Shepard And Nancy Jane Mastin. Samuel L Shepherd married Sarah Elizabeth Richey, and had children including Minnie Dell Shepherd. Samuel L Shepherd passed away in 1921 in Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Samuel L Shepherd was born in 1846 in Estill County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Andrew Beverly Shepard And Nancy Jane Mastin.
  • Samuel L Shepherd married Sarah Elizabeth Richey, and had children including Minnie Dell Shepherd.
  • Samuel L Shepherd passed away in 1921 in Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Samuel Shepherd's Ancestors

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Samuel Shepherd
1846–1921
Birth Place: Estill County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Andrew Beverly Shepard
1815–1877
Virginia, USA
Nancy (Jane) Mastin
1811–1870
Virginia
Grandparents
William Shepherd
1790–1859
Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth Powell
1795–1850
North Carolina, USA
Benjamin Mastin
1780–1847
Virginia, United States
Polly Curtis
1790–1847
Spotsylvania, Orange, Virginia US
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Shepherd's Descendants

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Samuel (L) Shepherd (11 May 1846–22 May 1921) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Richey (3 Jun 1868–1946)
  1. 1. Minnie (Dell) Shepherd 1898–1996 m. William (Thomas) Collins 1889–1967
    1. 1. Robert (Thomas Collins) Sr 1925–1992 m. Mary (Pauline) Brown 1928–1969
      1. 1. Robert (T Collins) Jr 1948–2016
      2. 2. Larry (Joseph) Collins 1951–2018
    2. 2. Samuel (J) Collins 1921–
    3. 3. Virgil Collins 1923–

Samuel Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1846
11 May 1846
Birth of Samuel L Shepherd in Estill County, Kentucky, United States of America
Estill County, Kentucky, United States of America
1921
22 May 1921
Age 75
Death of Samuel L Shepherd in Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States of America
Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1846
    Event Place: Estill County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1921
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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