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Sara Louise Sheppard 1870–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1870

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 1958

Death Location: Meldrim, Effingham County, Georgia

Father: Amanda Canuet

Mother: Lemual Sheppard

Spouse(s): Melvin Dewitt

Children(s): Elizabeth Dewitt, Edgar DeWitt, Anna Folsom, William Dewitt, Carl Dewitt, Joseph Dewitt, Frederick Dewitt, Walter Dewitt, Thomas Dewitt, Robert Dewitt

The story of Sara Louise Sheppard began in 1870 in Georgia. Sara Louise Sheppard married Melvin Asbury Dewitt, and had children including Anna Belle Dewitt Folsom, Carl Asbury Dewitt, Edgar Eugene Dewitt, Elizabeth Amanda Dewitt, Frederick Lorenzo Dewitt, Joseph Lemuel Dewitt, Robert Ervin Dewitt, Thomas Henry Dewitt, Walter Sheppard Dewitt, William Howard Dewitt. Sara Louise Sheppard passed away in 1958 in Meldrim, Effingham County, Georgia.

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Reliability Score:
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Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

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Biography

  • The story of Sara Louise Sheppard began in 1870 in Georgia.
  • Sara Louise Sheppard married Melvin Asbury Dewitt, and had children including Anna Belle Dewitt Folsom, Carl Asbury Dewitt, Edgar Eugene Dewitt, Elizabeth Amanda Dewitt, Frederick Lorenzo Dewitt, Joseph Lemuel Dewitt, Robert Ervin Dewitt, Thomas Henry Dewitt, Walter Sheppard Dewitt, William Howard Dewitt.
  • Sara Louise Sheppard passed away in 1958 in Meldrim, Effingham County, Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Amanda Canuet
1838–
Birth Location: –
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Lemual Sheppard
1838–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Melvin Dewitt
1863–1927
Birth Location: Colleton County, SC
MD

Children(s)

Elizabeth Dewitt
1900–1985
Birth Location: Georgia
ED
Edgar DeWitt
1905–1988
Birth Location: Effingham County, Georgia, USA
ED
Anna Folsom
1907–1975
Birth Location: Eden, Effingham, Georgia
AF
William Dewitt
1914–1996
Birth Location: Effingham, GA
WD
Carl Dewitt
1892–1977
Birth Location: –
CD
Joseph Dewitt
1894–1963
Birth Location: Georgia
JD
Frederick Dewitt
1893–1973
Birth Location: Guyton, Effingham, Georgia, USA
FD
Walter Dewitt
1903–1966
Birth Location: Effingham, GA
WD
Thomas Dewitt
1896–1912
Birth Location: Effingham County, Georgia, USA
TD
Robert Dewitt
1898–1929
Birth Location: Effingham County, Georgia, USA
RD

Sara Sheppard's Ancestors

Self
Sara Sheppard
1870–1958
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Amanda Ann Canuet
1838–
Lemual Sheppard
1838–
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sara Sheppard's Descendants

1.
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Sara (Louise) Sheppard (1870–1958) m. Melvin (Asbury) Dewitt (31 Dec 1863–17 Jan 1927)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Amanda) Dewitt 1900–1985
  2. 2. Edgar (Eugene) DeWitt 1905–1988
  3. 3. Anna (Belle Dewitt) Folsom 1907–1975
  4. 4. William (Howard) Dewitt 1914–1996
  5. 5. Carl (Asbury) Dewitt 1892–1977
  6. 6. Joseph (Lemuel) Dewitt 1894–1963
  7. 7. Frederick (Lorenzo) Dewitt 1893–1973
  8. 8. Walter (Sheppard) Dewitt 1903–1966
  9. 9. Thomas (Henry) Dewitt 1896–1912
  10. 10. Robert (Ervin) Dewitt 1898–1929

Sara Sheppard's Timeline

2 Records

1870
1870
Birth of Sara Louise Sheppard in Georgia
Georgia
1958
1958
Age 88
Death of Sara Louise Sheppard
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1958
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Meldrim, Effingham County, Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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