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William Harrison Shepherd 1841–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 January 1841

Birth Location: Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 11 May 1908

Death Location: Shepherdsville, Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: James Shepherd

Mother: Lucinda Cundiff

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Smith, Mellisa Croan

Children(s): Musetta Cox, Daisy Wilson, William Shepherd

The story of William Harrison Shepherd began in 1841 in Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA. In 1850, William Harrison Shepherd resided in Bullitt, Kentucky, USA. In 1863, William Harrison Shepherd resided in Keytesville, Chariton, Missouri, United States. William Harrison Shepherd married Elizabeth Virginia Smith, Mellisa Adelaide Croan, and had children including Daisy Daily Shepherd Wilson, Musetta Shepherd Cox, William Harvey Shepherd. William Harrison Shepherd passed away in 1908 in Shepherdsville, Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Harrison Shepherd began in 1841 in Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1850, William Harrison Shepherd resided in Bullitt, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1863, William Harrison Shepherd resided in Keytesville, Chariton, Missouri, United States.
  • William Harrison Shepherd married Elizabeth Virginia Smith, Mellisa Adelaide Croan, and had children including Daisy Daily Shepherd Wilson, Musetta Shepherd Cox, William Harvey Shepherd.
  • William Harrison Shepherd passed away in 1908 in Shepherdsville, Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Shepherd
1817–1891
Birth Location: Kentucky
JS
Lucinda Cundiff
1826–1889
Birth Location: Bullitt, Kentucky, United States
LC

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Smith
1848–1942
Birth Location: Kentucky
ES
Mellisa Croan
–1873
Birth Location: Virginia Colony, Virginia, United States
MC

Children(s)

Musetta Cox
1873–1971
Birth Location: Kentucky
MC
Daisy Wilson
1868–1918
Birth Location: Kentucky
DW
William Shepherd
1871–1935
Birth Location: Kentucky
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William Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
William Shepherd
1841–1908
Birth Place: Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James Quary Shepherd
1817–1891
Kentucky
Lucinda Cundiff
1826–1889
Bullitt, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
William (Harrison) Shepherd
1778–1857
Washington, Maryland, United States
Mary (A) Herschfield
1795–1861
Fluvanna, Virginia, United States
Richard (Brown) Cundiff
1805–1883
Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
Mary ("Polly") Younger
1797–1850
Bullitt, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Shepherd
1741–1817
Elizabeth Stephens
1749–1832
John II
1771–1840
Nancy Baskett
1770–1850
James Cundiff
1779–1848
Lucy Brown
1785–1847
Henry Younger
1775–1830
Ruth Gatch
1774–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sampson Shepherd
1708–1777
Martha Mayo
1713–1791
Mary Lilly
1738–1839
William Baskett
1741–1815
Mary Pace
1744–1815
John Sr
1757–1837
Sarah Ayres
1759–1839
Frederick (Gatsh)
1747–1816
Rachel Gatch
1740–1820

William Shepherd's Descendants

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William (Harrison) Shepherd (5 January 1841–11 May 1908) m. Elizabeth (Virginia) Smith (16 Jan 1848–4 October 1942) m. Mellisa (Adelaide) Croan (–18 December 1873)
  1. 1. Musetta (Shepherd) Cox 1873–1971 m. Lloyd (Harrison) Cox 1869–1946
    1. 1. David (Rozell) Cox 1898–1996 m. Hettie (Pearl Shepherd paternal gpas) side 1909–1981 m. Hettie (Pearl) Cox 1910–1981 m. Hettie (Pearl) Cox 1910–1981
      1. 1. David (A.) Cox 1931–2002 m. Joan Russell 1932–1989
        1. 1. Paul (Ray) Cox 1951–2018
      2. 2. Edna (Louise) Cox 1939–2004
      3. 3. Floyd Cox 1948–1948
      4. 4. Janet Cox 1947–1947
      5. 5. Clara (Bernice) Cox 1929–2012
      6. 6. Jane Cox 1947–1947
      7. 7. Lloyd Cox 1948–1948
      8. 8. Janet Cox 1947–1947
      9. 9. Floyd Cox 1948–1948
    2. 2. Robert Cox 1900–
    3. 3. Everet Cox 1904–
    4. 4. Eva (B) Cox 1906–
    5. 5. Lena (Beatrice) Cox 1917–
    6. 6. Richard (G) Cox 1903–
    7. 7. Nellie (W) Cox 1915–
    8. 8. Clara (Virginia) Cox 1919–
    9. 9. William (D) Cox 1911–
    10. 10. Everette Cox 1905–
    11. 11. Robert (Colman) Cox 1900–1980
    12. 12. William (Douglas) Cox 1912–
    13. 13. Richard Cox 1903–
    14. 14. Eva (Blanche) Cox 1906–1971
    15. 15. Owen (Fred) Cox 1910–
  2. 2. Daisy (Daily Shepherd) Wilson 1868–1918
  3. 3. William (Harvey) Shepherd 1871–1935

William Shepherd's Timeline

7 Records

1841
5 January 1841
Birth of William Harrison Shepherd in Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA
Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 9
William Harrison Shepherd resided here in Bullitt, Kentucky, USA
Bullitt, Kentucky, USA
1863
1 July 1863
Age 22
William Harrison Shepherd resided here in Keytesville, Chariton, Missouri, United States
Keytesville, Chariton, Missouri, United States
1870
1870
Age 29
William Harrison Shepherd resided here in Shepherdsville, Shepherdsville, Bullitt, Kentucky, USA
Shepherdsville, Shepherdsville, Bullitt, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 39
William Harrison Shepherd resided here in Shepherdsville, Bullitt, Kentucky, USA
Shepherdsville, Bullitt, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 59
William Harrison Shepherd resided here in Shepherdsville, Bullitt, Kentucky, USA
Shepherdsville, Bullitt, Kentucky, USA
1908
11 May 1908
Age 67
Death of William Harrison Shepherd in Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA
Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 January 1841
    Event Place: Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Confederate General and Staff Officers, and Nonregimental Enlisted Men; Series Number: M331; Roll: 224

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Bullitt, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Bullitt, Kentucky; Roll: 193; Page: 212b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Keytesville, Chariton, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Shepherdsville, Shepherdsville, Bullitt, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Shepherdsville, Bullitt, Kentucky; Roll: M593_450; Page: 250A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Shepherdsville, Bullitt, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Shepherdsville, Bullitt, Kentucky; Roll: 405; Page: 195C; Enumeration District: 032

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Shepherdsville, Bullitt, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Shepherdsville, Bullitt, Kentucky; Roll: 511; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1240511

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1908
    Event Place: Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shepherdsville, Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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