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Wesley Gracey Shepherd 1853–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Dec 1853

Birth Location: Bluffton, Wells, IN

Death Date: 26 Nov 1915

Death Location: Forest Park, Joplin, Jasper, MO

Father: Thomas Shepherd

Mother: Clarissa Gracey

Spouse(s): Clarissa Lyon, L.M. Fairmon

Children(s):

Wesley Gracey Shepherd was born in 1853 in Bluffton, Wells, IN, the child of Thomas T Shepherd And Clarissa Gracey. Wesley Gracey Shepherd married Clarissa E Lyon, L M Fairmon. Wesley Gracey Shepherd passed away in 1915 in Forest Park, Joplin, Jasper, MO.

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Biography

  • Wesley Gracey Shepherd was born in 1853 in Bluffton, Wells, IN, the child of Thomas T Shepherd And Clarissa Gracey.
  • Wesley Gracey Shepherd married Clarissa E Lyon, L M Fairmon.
  • Wesley Gracey Shepherd passed away in 1915 in Forest Park, Joplin, Jasper, MO.

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Wesley Shepherd's Ancestors

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Wesley Shepherd
1853–1915
Birth Place: Bluffton, Wells, IN
Parents
Thomas T. Shepherd
1819–1884
Chillicothe, Ross Co., OH
Clarissa Gracey
1829–1918
Washington, Fayette, OH
Grandparents
Daniel Shepherd
1787–1829
Virginia, USA
Amelia ((Milly)) Baber
1788–1865
Buckingham, Virginia, USA
Samuel Gracey
1796–
Pennsylvania
Rachael Snivley
1800–1865
Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Sr.
1737–1842
Anna Brown
1746–1850
Thomas Jr.
1756–1800
Sarah Oglesby
1765–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip Brown
1720–1809
Elizabeth Reeder
1725–
Thomas Sr.
1720–1780

Wesley Shepherd's Timeline

3 Records

1853
29 Dec 1853
Birth of Wesley Gracey Shepherd in Bluffton, Wells, IN
Bluffton, Wells, IN
1915
24 Nov 1915
Age 62
Death of Wesley Gracey Shepherd in Shoal Creek, Newton, MO
Shoal Creek, Newton, MO
1915
26 Nov 1915
Age 62
Burial of Wesley Gracey Shepherd in Forest Park, Joplin, Jasper, MO
Forest Park, Joplin, Jasper, MO

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1853
    Event Place: Bluffton, Wells, IN
    Record Source: 18289.ftw

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 06 Aug 1999
    Record Source: 18289.ftw

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1915
    Event Place: Shoal Creek, Newton, MO
    Record Source: 18289.ftw

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1915
    Event Place: Forest Park, Joplin, Jasper, MO
    Record Source: 18289.ftw

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