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Sarah Charlien Shepard 1886–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 SEP 1886

Birth Location: Flora, Clay, IL

Death Date: 20 OCT 1968

Death Location: Springfield, Sangamon, IL

Father: Hiram Shepard

Mother: Susan Blackford

Spouse(s): Thomas Farney, Addlor Betournay

Children(s): Addlor Betournay, Marcellus Betournay, Jacques Betournay

In 1886, Sarah Charlien Shepard entered the world in Flora, Clay, IL, born to Hiram Jacob Shepard And Susan Frances Blackford. In 1900, Sarah Charlien Shepard was recorded in the census in Harter, Clay, IL. Sarah Charlien Shepard married Addlor Joesph Betournay, Thomas Patrick Farney, and had children including Addlor Jacob Betournay, Jacques Betournay, Marcellus Xavier Betournay. Sarah Charlien Shepard passed away in 1968 in Springfield, Sangamon, IL.

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Biography

  • In 1886, Sarah Charlien Shepard entered the world in Flora, Clay, IL, born to Hiram Jacob Shepard And Susan Frances Blackford.
  • In 1900, Sarah Charlien Shepard was recorded in the census in Harter, Clay, IL.
  • Sarah Charlien Shepard married Addlor Joesph Betournay, Thomas Patrick Farney, and had children including Addlor Jacob Betournay, Jacques Betournay, Marcellus Xavier Betournay.
  • Sarah Charlien Shepard passed away in 1968 in Springfield, Sangamon, IL.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hiram Shepard
1862–1944
Birth Location: Loogootee, Martin, IN
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Susan Blackford
1867–1925
Birth Location: Flora, Clay, IL
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Farney
–1971
Birth Location: –
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Addlor Betournay
1889–1927
Birth Location: Orleans, , NE
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Children(s)

Addlor Betournay
1910–1984
Birth Location: Denver, Denver, CO
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Marcellus Betournay
1922–2000
Birth Location: –
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Jacques Betournay
1920–
Birth Location: Denver, Denver, CO
JB

Sarah Shepard's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Shepard
1886–1968
Birth Place: Flora, Clay, IL
Parents
Hiram Jacob Shepard
1862–1944
Loogootee, Martin, IN
Susan (Frances) Blackford
1867–1925
Flora, Clay, IL
Grandparents
Allen (W Blackford) Jr.
1825–1895
Warren County, Ohio, USA
Letitia (Ann) Whitacre
1843–1909
, Jay, IN
Great-Grandparents
Allen Sr
1790–1827
Nancy MERRITT
1795–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John BLACKFORD
1762–1824
Susannah PETERS
1766–1829
Isaac MERRITT
1760–1834

Sarah Shepard's Descendants

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Sarah (Charlien) Shepard (10 SEP 1886–20 OCT 1968) m. Thomas (Patrick) Farney (–1971) m. Addlor (Joesph) Betournay (13 JUL 1889–10 DEC 1927)
  1. 1. Addlor (Jacob) Betournay 1910–1984 m. Marie Coldway 1912–
  2. 2. Marcellus (Xavier) Betournay 1922–2000
  3. 3. Jacques Betournay 1920– m. Frances (Eleanor) Dye 1920–1994

Sarah Shepard's Timeline

3 Records

1886
10 SEP 1886
Birth of Sarah Charlien Shepard in Flora, Clay, IL
Flora, Clay, IL
1900
1900
Age 14
Sarah Charlien Shepard appeared in census in Harter, Clay, IL
Harter, Clay, IL
1968
20 OCT 1968
Age 82
Death of Sarah Charlien Shepard in Springfield, Sangamon, IL
Springfield, Sangamon, IL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 SEP 1886
    Event Place: Flora, Clay, IL
    Record Source: George Blackford files

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Harter, Clay, IL

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 OCT 1968
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, IL
    Record Source: George Blackford files
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