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William E Shepard 1802–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1802

Birth Location: Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 25 May 1874

Death Location: Buckingham, Virginia

Father: Samuel Shepard

Mother: Susannah Holman

Spouse(s): Lauzianna Guthrie

Children(s): Elizabeth Shepard, William Shepard, Samuel Shepard, John Shepard, James Shepard, Edward Shepard

William E Shepard was born in 1802 in Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States, the child of Samuel Shepard And Susannah Holman. William E Shepard married Lauzianna Garnett Guthrie, and had children including Edward Poindexter Shepard, Elizabeth Bettie Kish Shepard, James Shepard, John Shepard, Samuel Monroe Shepard, William Burwell Shepard. William E Shepard passed away in 1874 in Buckingham, Virginia.

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Biography

  • William E Shepard was born in 1802 in Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States, the child of Samuel Shepard And Susannah Holman.
  • William E Shepard married Lauzianna Garnett Guthrie, and had children including Edward Poindexter Shepard, Elizabeth Bettie Kish Shepard, James Shepard, John Shepard, Samuel Monroe Shepard, William Burwell Shepard.
  • William E Shepard passed away in 1874 in Buckingham, Virginia.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

William Shepard's Ancestors

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William Shepard
1802–1874
Birth Place: Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Parents
Samuel Shepard
1762–1840
Susannah Holman
1768–
Cumberland Co, VA, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shepard's Descendants

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William (E) Shepard (1802–25 May 1874) m. Lauzianna (Garnett) Guthrie (14 April 1804–4 September 1866)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ("Bettie" Kish) Shepard 1843–1875 m. John (James) Spencer 1840–1919
    1. 1. Robert (Lee) Spencer 1864–1937 m. Ida Spencer 1874–
      1. 1. Bryan (Hobson “Spence”) Spencer 1898–1956 m. Vera (P) Spencer 1902– m. Clover (Katharine) Hughes 1908– m. Vera Harmon 1901–1992
        1. 1. William (Onzell) Spencer 1920–1974 m. Calista Swift 1919–2002
      2. 2. Conn Spencer 1901–
      3. 3. Bessie Spencer 1895–
      4. 4. Ola Spencer 1903–
      5. 5. Willie Spencer 1894–
    2. 2. John Spencer 1866–
    3. 3. Albert Spencer 1862–
    4. 4. Mildred Spencer 1868–
  2. 2. William (Burwell) Shepard 1827–
  3. 3. Samuel (Monroe) Shepard 1842–1863
  4. 4. John Shepard 1834–
  5. 5. James Shepard 1828–
  6. 6. Edward (Poindexter) Shepard 1840–

William Shepard's Timeline

3 Records

1802
1802
Birth of William E Shepard in Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
1825
1825
Age 23
William E Shepard was married
None
1874
25 May 1874
Age 72
Death of William E Shepard in Buckingham, Virginia
Buckingham, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1825

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1874
    Event Place: Buckingham, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912

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