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Walker Franklin Shepherd 1840–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 June 1840

Birth Location: Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 21 August 1861

Death Location: Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Abram Jr

Mother: Mary Timberlake

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Walker Franklin Shepherd was born in 1840 in Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Abram Shepherd Jr And Mary Lucy Timberlake. Walker Franklin Shepherd passed away in 1861 in Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Walker Franklin Shepherd was born in 1840 in Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Abram Shepherd Jr And Mary Lucy Timberlake.
  • Walker Franklin Shepherd passed away in 1861 in Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Walker Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
Walker Shepherd
1840–1861
Birth Place: Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Abram Shepherd Jr
1809–1880
Palmyra, Fluvanna, VA, Virginia, USA
Mary (Lucy) Timberlake
1814–1895
Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Abraham (Shepherd) Sr
1780–1847
Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Mary (Polly) Payne
1784–1829
Warm Springs, Bath, Virginia, USA
Walker TIMBERLAKE
1781–1863
Fluvanna, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Maria) Strange
1788–1852
Palmyra, Fluvanna, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Laurence Shephard
1737–1842
Anna Shepherd
1746–1850
Col. Payne
1763–1835
Matilda Dix
1763–1810
John Timberlake
1748–1832
John Strange
1727–1811
Mildred Strange
1751–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Sr
1705–1776
Phillip Brown
1720–1807
Mary Payne
1739–1822
John Dix
1720–1784
Kerunhappock Bendry
1727–1794
Edmond Jr.
1695–1760
Mary Hatcher
1708–1762
John Barnett
1719–1786
Sarah McCann
1725–1807

Walker Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1840
8 June 1840
Birth of Walker Franklin Shepherd in Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States of America
Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States of America
1861
21 August 1861
Age 21
Death of Walker Franklin Shepherd in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States of America
Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 June 1840
    Event Place: Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 August 1861
    Event Place: Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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