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William Shepherd Shaver 1792–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1792

Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1870-79

Death Location: Guilford County North Carolina, USA

Father: Jacob (Shepherd)

Mother: Anna Clapp

Spouse(s): Molly Fogleman

Children(s): Calvin Shepard

William Shepherd Shaver was born in 1792 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Jacob Shaver Shepherd And Anna Maria Clapp. William Shepherd Shaver married Molly Maria Fogleman, and had children including Calvin Shepard. William Shepherd Shaver passed away in 1870 in Guilford County North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Shepherd Shaver was born in 1792 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Jacob Shaver Shepherd And Anna Maria Clapp.
  • William Shepherd Shaver married Molly Maria Fogleman, and had children including Calvin Shepard.
  • William Shepherd Shaver passed away in 1870 in Guilford County North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob (Shepherd)
1760–1829
Birth Location: NC
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Anna Clapp
1774–1842
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Molly Fogleman
1794–1860
Birth Location: Guilford County North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Calvin Shepard
1838–1922
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
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William Shaver's Ancestors

Self
William Shaver
1792–1870
Birth Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jacob Shaver (Shepherd)
1760–1829
NC
Anna (Maria) Clapp
1774–1842
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Wilhelm (Shaver (Shepherd)) SCHAEFFER
1729–1801
Germany or Pennsylvania
Catherine Boon
1730–
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shaver's Descendants

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William (Shepherd) Shaver (abt 1792–1870-79) m. Molly (Maria) Fogleman (1794–1860-69)
  1. 1. Calvin Shepard 1838–1922 m. Emily (Jane) Shepard 1852–1932
    1. 1. Thomas (Bird) Shepperd 1884–1973 m. Susan (Kathryn) Sayers 1894–1953
      1. 1. Thomas (Calvin) Shepard 1909–1994 m. Virgie (Mae) Shepard 1912–1976
        1. 1. Glenn (E Shepard) Sr 1932–2017
        2. 2. Mabel (Louise Shepard) Macklem 1934–2000
        3. 3. Janet (Sue) Shepard 1941–2020 m. Douglas (Frances) Jones 1940–2010
      2. 2. William (H.) Shepard 1914–1980
      3. 3. Erma (Lucille) Shepard 1923–2014
      4. 4. Charles (Nelson) Shepard 1914–
      5. 5. Margaret (E) Brown 1920–2014
    2. 2. Bessie (Susan) Sayers 1888–1966
    3. 3. James (A.) Shepard 1879–1897
    4. 4. John (H.) Shepard 1875–1916
    5. 5. Anna (Rachel) Shepard 1890–1978
    6. 6. George (William) Sheppard 1881–1958

William Shaver's Timeline

2 Records

1792
abt 1792
Birth of William Shepherd Shaver in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870-79
Age 78
Death of William Shepherd Shaver in Guilford County North Carolina, USA
Guilford County North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1792
    Event Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870-79
    Event Place: Guilford County North Carolina, USA
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