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Wesley Uriah Shepherd 1854–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1854

Birth Location: Bidville, Crawford, Arkansas, United States

Death Date: 29 April 1907

Death Location: Bidville, Crawford County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: William Shepherd

Mother: Sarah Peters

Spouse(s): Eliza HARRISON

Children(s): Cena SHEPHERD, Mary Drummond, Florence Bowles, Edna Drummond, Susan Mullen, Sealey Harris, Sarah Cowett, Fannie Shepherd, William Sheppard, Willis Shepherd, James Shepherd, John Shepherd

In 1854, Wesley Uriah Shepherd entered the world in Bidville, Crawford, Arkansas, United States, born to William Silas Rev Billy Shepherd And Sarah Jane Sallee Peters. In 1894, Wesley Uriah Shepherd established residence. Wesley Uriah Shepherd married Eliza Jane Harrison, and had children including Cena Belle Shepherd, Edna Clementine Drummond, Fannie C Shepherd, Florence Leeann Bowles, James Elisha Shepherd, John Sullivan Shepherd, Mary Alvia Drummond, Sarah Elizabeth Cowett, Sealey Frances Harris, Susan Mullen, William Thomas Sheppard, Willis Alfred Shepherd. Wesley Uriah Shepherd passed away in 1907 in Bidville, Crawford County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1854, Wesley Uriah Shepherd entered the world in Bidville, Crawford, Arkansas, United States, born to William Silas Rev Billy Shepherd And Sarah Jane Sallee Peters.
  • In 1894, Wesley Uriah Shepherd established residence.
  • Wesley Uriah Shepherd married Eliza Jane Harrison, and had children including Cena Belle Shepherd, Edna Clementine Drummond, Fannie C Shepherd, Florence Leeann Bowles, James Elisha Shepherd, John Sullivan Shepherd, Mary Alvia Drummond, Sarah Elizabeth Cowett, Sealey Frances Harris, Susan Mullen, William Thomas Sheppard, Willis Alfred Shepherd.
  • Wesley Uriah Shepherd passed away in 1907 in Bidville, Crawford County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Shepherd
1807–1865
Birth Location: Cherokee Lands, Mississippi Territory (later Jackson County, Alabama)
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Sarah Peters
1810–1890
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Eliza HARRISON
1855–1932
Birth Location: Jackson County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Cena SHEPHERD
1894–1981
Birth Location: Bidville, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
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Mary Drummond
1897–1944
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States of America
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Florence Bowles
1888–1959
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States of America
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Edna Drummond
1900–1987
Birth Location: Bidville, Crawford County, Arkansas, United States of America
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Susan Mullen
1880–1915
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States of America
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Sealey Harris
1888–1980
Birth Location: Bidville, Crawford County, Arkansas, United States of America
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Sarah Cowett
1881–1973
Birth Location: Bidville, Crawford County, Arkansas, United States of America
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Fannie Shepherd
1902–1910
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States of America
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William Sheppard
1891–1929
Birth Location: Bidville, Crawford County, Arkansas, United States of America
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Willis Shepherd
1883–1977
Birth Location: Bidville, Crawford County, Arkansas, United States of America
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James Shepherd
1893–1977
Birth Location: Crawford County, Arkansas, United States of America
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John Shepherd
1898–1950
Birth Location: Bidville, Crawford County, Arkansas, United States of America
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Wesley Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
Wesley Shepherd
1854–1907
Birth Place: Bidville, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
Parents
William Silas (Rev. Billy) Shepherd
1807–1865
Cherokee Lands, Mississippi Territory (later Jackson County, Alabama)
Sarah (Jane (Sallee)) Peters
1810–1890
Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Uriah ("Old Jack") Shepherd
1780–1868
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Smith
1785–1828
Nash, North Carolina, United States Virginia
Great-Grandparents
James Smith
1760–1850
Nancy Smith
1768–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1743–1815
Elizabeth Lipscomb
1741–1815

Wesley Shepherd's Descendants

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Wesley (Uriah) Shepherd (8 Mar 1854–29 April 1907) m. Eliza (Jane) HARRISON (28 March 1855–11 July 1932)
  1. 1. Cena (Belle) SHEPHERD 1894–1981 m. William (Oliver) Wood 1894–1953
    1. 1. Alva (O 'Alvie') Wood 1916–1991 m. Harold (J) Tompkins 1927–1997 m. Millard (Lee) Hayes 1918–1974 m. William (Clark) Pope 1912–1993 m. Donovan (Alton) Himebaugh 1919–2012
      1. 1. William (Douglas) Hayes 1951–2007
      2. 2. Bobby (Dale) POPE 1935–2010
    2. 2. Olen Wood 1920–2003
    3. 3. Zelpha (L) WOOD 1918–2009
    4. 4. Wilma (Jane) WOOD 1921–2009
  2. 2. Mary (Alvia) Drummond 1897–1944
  3. 3. Florence (Leeann) Bowles 1888–1959
  4. 4. Edna (Clementine) Drummond 1900–1987
  5. 5. Susan Mullen 1880–1915
  6. 6. Sealey (Frances) Harris 1888–1980
  7. 7. Sarah (Elizabeth) Cowett 1881–1973
  8. 8. Fannie (C.) Shepherd 1902–1910
  9. 9. William (Thomas) Sheppard 1891–1929
  10. 10. Willis (Alfred) Shepherd 1883–1977
  11. 11. James (Elisha) Shepherd 1893–1977
  12. 12. John (Sullivan) Shepherd 1898–1950

Wesley Shepherd's Timeline

3 Records

1854
8 Mar 1854
Birth of Wesley Uriah Shepherd in Bidville, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
Bidville, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
1894
abt 1894
Age 40
Wesley Uriah Shepherd resided here
None
1907
29 April 1907
Age 53
Death of Wesley Uriah Shepherd in Bidville, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
Bidville, Crawford, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1854
    Event Place: Bidville, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Arkansas, Birth Certificates
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1894
    Record Source: Arkansas, Birth Certificates

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 April 1907
    Event Place: Bidville, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bidville, Crawford County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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