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William Lee Sheppard 1876–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 NOV 1876

Birth Location: , Richmond County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 19 Jul 1930

Death Location: Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Shepard

Mother: Ellen Lassiter

Spouse(s): Daisy Owens

Children(s): Ralph Sheppard, David Sheppard, Anna Sheppard, Walter Sheppard, Nettie Sheppard, Ellen Sheppard, Nassie Sheppard, Raymond Sheppard, William Sheppard, Emma Sheppard, Ralph Sheppard

In 1876, William Lee Sheppard entered the world in , Richmond County, North Carolina, USA, born to John Buren Shepard And Ellen Lassiter. In 1900, William Lee Sheppard resided in Black Jack, Richmond, North Carolina, USA. William Lee Sheppard married Daisy Lee Owens, and had children including Anna Blanche Sheppard, David Franklin Sheppard, Ellen Sheppard, Emma Ellen Dottie Sheppard, Nassie Sheppard, Nettie Clair Sheppard, Ralph Randolph Sheppard, Ralph Sheppard, Raymond Gordon Sheppard, Walter Raleigh Sheppard, William Dismuk Sheppard. William Lee Sheppard passed away in 1930 in Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1876, William Lee Sheppard entered the world in , Richmond County, North Carolina, USA, born to John Buren Shepard And Ellen Lassiter.
  • In 1900, William Lee Sheppard resided in Black Jack, Richmond, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Lee Sheppard married Daisy Lee Owens, and had children including Anna Blanche Sheppard, David Franklin Sheppard, Ellen Sheppard, Emma Ellen Dottie Sheppard, Nassie Sheppard, Nettie Clair Sheppard, Ralph Randolph Sheppard, Ralph Sheppard, Raymond Gordon Sheppard, Walter Raleigh Sheppard, William Dismuk Sheppard.
  • William Lee Sheppard passed away in 1930 in Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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William Sheppard's Ancestors

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William Sheppard
1876–1930
Birth Place: , Richmond County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Buren Shepard
1856–1925
Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
Ellen Lassiter
1854–1925
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sheppard's Descendants

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William (Lee) Sheppard (5 NOV 1876–19 Jul 1930) m. Daisy (Lee) Owens (2 May 1883–30 Jun 1959)
  1. 1. Ralph (Randolph) Sheppard 1915–1983 m. Ethelyn Maddox 1914–1971
    1. 1. William (Sidney Shepard) Sr 1939–1981
    2. 2. Eleanor (Marie) Dees 1943–2015
    3. 3. Sandra (Grey) Sheppard 1945–2019 m. William (H Sheppard) Jr 1941–2016
  2. 2. David (Franklin) Sheppard 1904–1905
  3. 3. Anna (Blanche) Sheppard 1900–1996
  4. 4. Walter (Raleigh) Sheppard 1899–1977
  5. 5. Nettie (Clair) Sheppard 1913–1971
  6. 6. Ellen Sheppard 1911–
  7. 7. Nassie Sheppard 1906–2003
  8. 8. Raymond (Gordon) Sheppard 1917–1918
  9. 9. William (Dismuk) Sheppard 1909–1981
  10. 10. Emma (Ellen "Dottie") Sheppard 1910–1981
  11. 11. Ralph Sheppard 1916–

William Sheppard's Timeline

3 Records

1876
5 NOV 1876
Birth of William Lee Sheppard in , Richmond County, North Carolina, USA
, Richmond County, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 24
William Lee Sheppard resided here in Black Jack, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
Black Jack, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
1930
19 Jul 1930
Age 54
Death of William Lee Sheppard in Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 NOV 1876
    Event Place: , Richmond County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Black Jack, Richmond, North Carolina; Roll: 1213; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0084

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Black Jack, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Black Jack, Richmond, North Carolina; Roll: 1213; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0084

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1930
    Event Place: Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, USA

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