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William Shephard 1827–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jan 1827

Birth Location: Williamson, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: , , TN, USA

Father: Lewis Shepard

Mother: Elizabeth Norris

Spouse(s): Rebecca Milam

Children(s): James Sheppard, Martha Shepard, William Sheppard, John Sheppard

William Shephard was born in 1827 in Williamson, Tennessee, USA, the child of Lewis Shepard And Elizabeth Norris. William Shephard married Rebecca Milam, and had children including James W Sheppard, John T Sheppard, Martha Louise Shepard, William H Sheppard. William Shephard passed away in 1880 in , , TN, USA.

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Biography

  • William Shephard was born in 1827 in Williamson, Tennessee, USA, the child of Lewis Shepard And Elizabeth Norris.
  • William Shephard married Rebecca Milam, and had children including James W Sheppard, John T Sheppard, Martha Louise Shepard, William H Sheppard.
  • William Shephard passed away in 1880 in , , TN, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Shephard's Ancestors

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William Shephard
1827–1880
Birth Place: Williamson, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Lewis Shepard
1790–1869
Congregational Church,Midway,Liberty,Georgia
Elizabeth Norris
1793–1860
SC, USA
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Sheppard
1762–1825
Orange, Virginia, USA
James Norris
1770–1815
South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth White
1777–
Edgecombe, NC, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Sheppard
1737–1791
Jennette Riddle
1742–1820
Robert Norris
1749–1820
MARTHA NORRIS
1763–1820
Daniel White
1753–1837
Martha Nellamnes
1760–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Shepard
1695–1751
Mary Kavanagh
1705–
William (Riddle)
1720–1777
Joyce Powell
1723–1836
John II
1710–1776
Jane Cammell
1728–1791
Mary Witt
1726–1806
John White
1730–1803
Ann Burgess
1735–1810
William Milam
1733–
Martha
1738–

William Shephard's Descendants

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William Shephard (27 Jan 1827–1880) m. Rebecca Milam (27 Sep 1828–07 May 1911)
  1. 1. James (W) Sheppard 1848–
  2. 2. Martha (Louise) Shepard 1850–1935 m. Samuel (Arthur) Bristow 1849–1921
    1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Bristow 1874–1958
    2. 2. Charity (May) Bristow 1879–1965
    3. 3. Isaac Bristow 1887–1969
    4. 4. Rebecca (Ann) Bristow 1879–
    5. 5. Matthew (L) Bristow 1883–1953
    6. 6. James (Arthur) Bristow 1881–1918
    7. 7. Martha (Evelyn) Bristow 1890–1926
    8. 8. David (E) Bristow 1878–1956
    9. 9. William (Alford) Bristow 1885–1969
    10. 10. John (H) Bristow 1871–1946
    11. 11. Margaret (Georganna) Bristow 1877–
    12. 12. Albert (Jackson) Bristow 1869–1958
  3. 3. William (H) Sheppard 1852–1940
  4. 4. John (T) Sheppard 1855–

William Shephard's Timeline

4 Records

1826
02 Sep 1826
Birth of William Shephard in Williamson Co., Tennessee, USA
Williamson Co., Tennessee, USA
1827
27 Jan 1827
Birth of William Shephard in Williamson, Tennessee, USA
Williamson, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 53
Death of William Shephard in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 53
Death of William Shephard in , , TN, USA
, , TN, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Sep 1826
    Event Place: Williamson Co., Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1827
    Event Place: Williamson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: , , TN, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

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