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William Silas (Rev. Billy) Shepherd 1807–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1807

Birth Location: Cherokee Lands, Mississippi Territory (later Jackson County, Alabama)

Death Date: 15 Aug 1865

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

Father: Uriah Shepherd

Mother: Elizabeth Smith

Spouse(s): Sarah Peters

Children(s): Wesley Shepherd, Catherine Shepherd, Elizabeth Shepherd, Henry Shepherd, James Shepherd, Mary Shepherd, Matilda Shepherd, Nancy Shepherd, Silas Shepherd, Susannah Shepherd, Thomas Shepherd, William Shepherd

The story of William Silas (Rev. Billy) Shepherd began in 1807 in Cherokee Lands, Mississippi Territory (later Jackson County, Alabama). William Silas (Rev. Billy) Shepherd married Sarah Jane Sallee Peters, and had children including Catherine Shepherd, Elizabeth Shepherd, Henry Shepherd, James Andrew Shepherd, Mary Ann Shepherd, Matilda Ann Shepherd, Nancy Shepherd, Silas Jefferson Shepherd, Susannah Sue Shepherd, Thomas Shepherd, Wesley Uriah Shepherd, William Preston Shepherd. William Silas (Rev. Billy) Shepherd passed away in 1865 in Bidville, Crawford County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Silas (Rev. Billy) Shepherd began in 1807 in Cherokee Lands, Mississippi Territory (later Jackson County, Alabama).
  • William Silas (Rev. Billy) Shepherd married Sarah Jane Sallee Peters, and had children including Catherine Shepherd, Elizabeth Shepherd, Henry Shepherd, James Andrew Shepherd, Mary Ann Shepherd, Matilda Ann Shepherd, Nancy Shepherd, Silas Jefferson Shepherd, Susannah Sue Shepherd, Thomas Shepherd, Wesley Uriah Shepherd, William Preston Shepherd.
  • William Silas (Rev. Billy) Shepherd passed away in 1865 in Bidville, Crawford County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
William Shepherd
1807–1865
Birth Place: Cherokee Lands, Mississippi Territory (later Jackson County, Alabama)
Parents
Uriah "Old Jack" Shepherd
1780–1868
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Smith
1785–1828
Nash, North Carolina, United States Virginia
Grandparents
James (Alfred) Smith
1760–1850
Hanover, Virginia Colony
Nancy (A Mulkey) Smith
1768–1850
Cherokee Nation East, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1743–1815
Elizabeth Lipscomb
1741–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David SMITH
1700–1778
Elizabeth Ragland
1718–1778
Thomas\Thurman Lipscomb
1707–1770
Sarah McGehee
1706–1770

William Shepherd's Descendants

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William (Silas (Rev. Billy)) Shepherd (1807–15 Aug 1865) m. Sarah (Jane (Sallee)) Peters (June 1810–1890)
  1. 1. Wesley (Uriah) Shepherd 1854–1907 m. Eliza (Jane) HARRISON 1855–1932
    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
  2. 2. Catherine Shepherd 1836–1857
  3. 3. Elizabeth Shepherd 1835–1864
  4. 4. Henry Shepherd 1839–1850
  5. 5. James (Andrew) Shepherd 1832–1859
  6. 6. Mary (Ann) Shepherd 1847–1907
  7. 7. Matilda (Ann) Shepherd 1834–1898
  8. 8. Nancy Shepherd 1843–1925
  9. 9. Silas (Jefferson) Shepherd 1844–1845
  10. 10. Susannah (Sue) Shepherd 1840–1865
  11. 11. Thomas Shepherd 1842–1913
  12. 12. William (Preston) Shepherd 1851–1911

William Shepherd's Timeline

3 Records

1807
1807
Birth of William Silas (Rev. Billy) Shepherd in Cherokee Lands, Mississippi Territory (later Jackson County, Alabama)
Cherokee Lands, Mississippi Territory (later Jackson County, Alabama)
1828
1828
Age 21
William Silas (Rev. Billy) Shepherd was married in Jackson County, Alabama, USA
Jackson County, Alabama, USA
1865
15 Aug 1865
Age 58
Death of William Silas (Rev. Billy) Shepherd in Shepherd, Bidville, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
Shepherd, Bidville, Crawford, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: Cherokee Lands, Mississippi Territory (later Jackson County, Alabama)
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Jackson County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1865
    Event Place: Shepherd, Bidville, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
    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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