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John Shepherd, Sr.
1734 - 1810

Lands of John Shepherd Sr
Land of John Shepherd, Sr.

A view from Deep Ford Hill of some of the "fertile bottom land" settled by John Shepherd, Sr. on Reddies River.

As the English Colonies in America fought for their independence from England, there was a great upheavel among the colonists. Many families sought to escape the persecution and turmoil of the Revolutionary war. They left their colonial homes in search of a better life. These pioneers forged paths through the American wildnerness that had previously been the domain of native Americans, buffalos, and longhunters, to establish new homes on the American frontier.

John Shepherd, Sr., the great, great, great grandfather of Grover and Harrison Shepherd, was one of these pioneers.

John Shepherd, Sr. was born August 10, 1734 in Saint George's Parish, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. He was the son of George and Elizabeth Day Shepherd. He married Sarah (Jennings?) [1] about 1758 in Spotsylvania, Virginia.

An Early Settler of Reddies River

On November 15, 1775, John sold his 500 acres of land in Spotyslvania County to William Arnold, Jr (This transaction was witnessed by George McNeil who also moved to Reddies River). With his wife, Sarah, and seven children (ages 1-15), John Shepherd joined his brothers James Shepherd and Robert Shepherd, and their families, in a move to the Reddies River area of Wilkes County, North Carolina in 1776.

Land Claimed by John Shepherd Sr on Reddies River
John Shepherd, Sr. Land Claim

The yellow border indicates the approximate area of the 405 acres claimed by John Shepherd, Sr. on Reddies River.

In his book, The Early Settlers of Reddies River, Paul Gregory says:

"When John arrived on Reddies River, only a few scattered families were living there. It must have been a highly satisfying experience for them to find that the fertile bottom land on both sides of the stream beginning 'at the bend in the river' and extending North­ward to the forks of the river was still uninhabited and unclaimed. The place where the wagons crossed the river was just north of the bend in the river. The water was unusually deep at this crossing, hence the name deep ford. The crossing was also located at the base of a hill, giving the name Deep Ford Hill. It is here that John settled.

Reddies River was flanked on either side not only with wide, fertile bottom land but also with mountain land covered with heavy timber, abounding in an assortment of wild life. The waters of Reddies River were clear, clean, swift, and cold. This is the place that John sank his roots never to move again.

When John arrived on Reddies River, most land of this area belonged to Earl Granville, Lord Proprietor for the British Government. Furthermore, no land was available for sale or lease, as the British land office had been closed several years prior to this date. Only a very few settlers actually owned the property on which they lived. Thus, more early settlers took possession (squatted on) land of their choice, with the idea of later buying or leasing tbe property when the land office was reopened. This is what John did.

On July 4th 1776 all land was confiscated and all land transactions with the British Government were invalidated. The confiscation act provided a way for the early settlers to own the land they had improved and to which they laid claim. The settlers were required to register their land with the local government as a basis for subsequent land grants. On April 24th, 1778, John entered his land, claiming 405 acres, beginning at the bend in the river near Deep Ford and extending northward to the forks of the river, including property on both sides of the river. Although John later bought many additional acres of land, it was here that he reared his family, and it is here that John and his wife, Sarah, lived for the rest of their lives." [2]

John purchased additional acreage in later years. In 1787 he was listed in the Wilkes County tax roles as being taxable for 645 acres.

A Servant to the Community

Undoubtedly, John worked hard to rear his family and help build the infrastructure of his new community.

John may have been a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He is listed in a roster of soldiers that served under Captain William Lenoir in an expedition against the Indians dated May 31, 1776. However, his name is crossed out on this list along with some others with no explanation.

John served many times on the Wilkes County Court of Pleas as a juror and participated on committees that laid roads through the Reddies River area. On June 3, 1778, John was part of a jury of 12 that was commissioned to "lay out a road the best and most convenient way from the Deep Fourd on Reddies River to Benajah Pennington's mill and make report thereof to the next court." [3] Pennington's Mill was located in Grassy Creek, now part of Ashe County, North Carolina near the border with Grayson County, Virginia.

Reddies River Church
Reddies River Church

On January 24, 1786, John was ordered to oversee the layout of a road from his property to the "foot of Mtn. at head of Reddies River." [4] This road is likely the predecesor to Old NC Hwy 16 which was the primary route between Wilkes and Ashe Counties for many years. It is still used today as the main road through the heart of the Reddies River area. See: Reddies River Area Map

Helped Establish Houses of Worship

John was also a driving force behind the establishment of churches in the Reddies River Area. The first church established on Reddies River was located on the crest of Deep Ford Hill, just above lands owned by John Shepherd, Sr. This church was established as early as 1783 and was in existence as late as 1796. The members of this church basically comprised the families of John Shepherd, Sr., and his brother Robert Shepherd.

Following the church at Deep Ford Hill, was the Reddies River Church of Christ that was constituted on April 7, 1798. John and Sarah Shepherd were constitutional members of this new church along with members of their family, Robert Shepherd's family, and others in the community. The first Reddies River Church of Christ building was located on Seed Tick Hill. Later, just prior to the civil war, a new Reddies River Church was built on the North Fork of Reddies River and was named Reddies River Baptist Church. This church still stands, and is now called Reddies River Primitive Baptist Church.

First Shepherds in
Ashe County, NC

 Two of John and Sarah Shepherd's children moved with their families to Ashe County, NC - birthplace and home of Grover & Harrison Shepherd.

Elijah Jennings, and wife Sarah Shepherd, received a State Land Grant for 60 acres located along the South Fork of the New River between Fleetwood and Todd in Ashe County, September 12, 1800 - only a year after Ashe County was formed from Wilkes County in 1799. However, the Jennings family did not stay. About 1820, the family removed to Adair County, Kentucky.

Lewis Shepherd was the second of John Shepherd's children that moved to Ashe County. Lewis purchased 200 acres from a Joseph Couch on March 5, 1808. Only about five years later, Lewis heard the call to go west. He sold this 200-acre tract to Elijah Jennings on November 13, 1814. Lewis moved his family to Russell County, Kentucky, and later to Illinois.

John Shepherd, Jr. never lived in Ashe, but did own land in the Old Fields section. It would be another generation before any of the Shepherds would put down permanent roots in Ashe County.

Death

John died June 11, 1810, leaving his wife Sarah and 11 children. Sarah died about 1816. John and Sarah are believed to be buried in the Deep Ford Hill Church Cemetery.

No doubt John was a man not only with considerable substance but also with recognized integrity. A close reading of his Last Will and Testament indicates that John provided his children with considerable financial assistance and had enough left at his death to provide each one with a considerable additional amount.

Pioneer Spirit Lives On

Between 1820 and 1830, most of John and Sarah's children married and moved to Kentucky, Missouri, or Illinois, as did the majority of Robert Shepherd's children (John's brother). Descendants of these families are now found primarily in the Kentucky-Illinois-Missouri areas.

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone

During the early 19th century, many families migrated to the Kentucky and Illinois areas. This new frontier beyond the Blue Ridge Mountains had been opened by the likes of Daniel Boone after the Revolutionary War.

Attempting settlement beyond the Blue Ridge by whites was an extremely risky venture prior to the Revolutionary War since these lands were claimed by the Cherokee Nation. However, the push of white settlers toward the west, coupled with military engagements between whites and Cherokees, resulted in the Cherokees being removed from their ancient homelands.

Between 1790 and 1838, lands claimed by the Cherokee Nation dwindled as they were driven southwest into the Great Smokey Mountains of North Carolina. In 1838, the US Government removed all but a few Cherokees to the Oklahoma territory over the infamous "Trail of Tears" where more than 4,000 Cherokee men, women and children perished along the way.

Eleven Known Children of John and Sarah Jennings Shepherd:

  1. Ann Shepherd
  2. John Shepherd, Jr
  3. James Shepherd
  4. Susannah Shepherd
  5. Lucy Shepherd
  6. Stephen Shepherd
  7. Lewis W. Shepherd
  8. Sarah Shepherd
  9. Nancy Shepherd
  10. Delphia Shepherd
  11. Andrew Shepherd

Webbs Crossroads
Webbs Crossroads

Most of John Shepherd's children left North Carolina and headed West in the early 1800s. They settled in-and-around Webbs Crossroads in Russell County, Kentucky.

  1. Ann Shepherd, born abt 1759 in Spotsylvania, VA; married William Viars, formerly of Spotsylvania, VA, abt 1780. William was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, participating in punitive campaigns against the Indians, the Battle of Kings Mountain, the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, and others. William and Anne lived the rest of their lives on Reddies River; Seven Known Children:

  2. John Shepherd, Jr., born abt 1760 in Spotsylvania, VA; died May 7, 1812 on Reddies River; married Phoebe __?__, abt 1788; For more information on John Shepherd, Jr., and his descendants, see the John Shepherd, Jr. article.

  3. James Shepherd, born ca 1761; married Mary Sartain (d. before 1790) on Sept. 1, 1779 in Wilkes County; In 1785, James received grants for two tracts of land in Wilkes Co., GA where he is listed as an early settler. The grants were for 200 and 250 acres on Clouds Creek (now in Oglethorpe County) near the Creek and Cherokee Nations. James went to Wilkes Co., GA with his wife, her parents, and the family of James Sartain, Mary Sartain Shepherd's brother. About 1789, James moved to Edgefield Co., SC. No females are listed in the James Shepherd household in the 1790 census of Edgefield Co., SC. The household lists two males over the age of 16 and four slaves. It may be speculated that Mary died shortly before 1790, and that her death may have been a reason for the move to Edgefield Co., SC. James closed the sale on his Clouds Creek lands, Oct. 24, 1791. James is mentioned in his father's will of 1810. Beyond this, nothing more is currently known about James or his descendants.

  4. Susannah Shepherd, born ca 1762; died Mar. 13, 1816; married Andrew Vannoy, son of John and Susannah Anderson Vannoy, Oct. 18, 1779 in Wilkes Co., NC; Ten Known Children born in Wilkes Co., NC. See the Andrew Vannoy Family article for more information on Andrew and Susannah Shepherd Vannoy and their descendants.

  5. Lucy Shepherd, born abt 1764 in Spotsylvania, VA; married Henry Pumphrey, Dec. 23, 1783; Henry was a Revolutionary War soldier who escaped military prison in Savannah, GA; family later removed to Pulaski Co., KY, then on to Indiana about 1850; Ten Known Children:

    Joseph Marion Pumphrey
    Joseph Marion Pumphrey
    1865 - 1921

    Son of Joseph M. Pumphrey, and grandson of Larkin & Frances Pumphrey
    Orval Paschal Pumphrey
    Orval Paschal Pumphrey
    1886 - 1958

    Son of Joseph Marion & Sarah M. Peters Pumphrey

  6. Stephen Shepherd, born Sept. 20, 1769 in Spotsylvania Co. VA; died Oct. 1, 1825; buried in Webb Cemetery, Russell Co., KY; married Mary "Sally Ann" Robertson (b. Feb. 14, 1771), abt 1795; Stephen was an early pioneer of the Adair/Russell Counties area of Kentucky, following his brothers Andrew and Lewis into this new frontier. Stephen bought land in the Goose Creek section of Adair County which latter became part of Russell County. The Stephen Shepherd family lived in the vicinity of Webbs Crossroads, about three miles northwest of Russell Springs, KY. As adults, eight of Stephen's nine children removed to Missouri. Son James remained in Russell County, and many of his descendants still live there today. Had nine known children; For more information on Stephen Shepherd and his descendants, see the Stephen Shepherd Family page.

  7. Lewis W. Shepherd, born Dec. 15, 1771 in Spotsylvania, VA; died Sept. 15, 1858 in Greene Co., IL; married 1st Alley "Ali" Johnson (b. July 18, 1766, d. Mar. 13, 1825), Aug. 29, 1793; Lewis served in the War of 1812, and was at the Battle of New Orleans. Lewis was the second of the John Shepherd children to live briefly in Ashe County, NC. He purchased 200 acres on both sides of the South Fork New River in Fleetwood, NC on March 5, 1808. The family removed to Kentucky about 1811 along with brothers Stephen and Andrew and their families. Lewis completed the sale of his Ashe County land on Nov. 13, 1814 to his brother-in-law, Elijah Jennings. The Lewis Shepherd family settled on Russell Creek in Adair Co., KY.  A few years later Lewis sold his farm and moved to a 200-acre tract of land on Goose Creek in Russell Co., KY. About 1829, Lewis and family moved to, and settled in, southern Morgan Co., IL. Lewis married 2nd Jane Murphy (b. Mar. 15, 1778, Mar. 21, 1838), Aug. 12, 1827; married 3rd Martha Rafferty (b. Dec. 18, 1774), June 20, 1840; Lewis spent his last years at the old homestead near Sandy Creek in Morgan Co., IL. Lewis is buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Greene Co., IL; Had ten known children by Alley Johnson, born on Reddies River, Wilkes Co., NC:

      Elder Thornton Sheppard
      Elder Thornton Sheppard

    • Rachel Shepherd, born June 2, 1794

    • Elder Thornton Sheppard, born Aug. 9, 1795; died Nov. 9, 1874 in Morgan Co., IL; Thornton and Ellender are buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL; married Ellender/Eleanor "Ella" Hopper (b. Jan. 22, 1803, d. July 11, 1881), Feb. 26, 1823 in Adair Co., KY; Thornton was a primitive baptist preacher; Had 12 known children:

      • Rachel Sheppard, born Mar. 7, 1824; died Nov. 19, 1901

      • Martha A. Sheppard, born Nov. 14, 1825; died June 22, 1897; married Marshall F. Grider (b. Feb. 10, 1834, d. 1909); Marshall and Martha are buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL; Had two known children:

        1. Sidney S. Grider, born Dec. 2, 1856; died Oct. 22, 1877.
        2. Rachel J. Grider, born 1865; died Sept. 18, 1871.

      • Joseph Johnson Sheppard, born Sept. 10, 1827; died Mar. 2, 1916; married Mary Elizabeth Coffman (b. Dec. 16, 1832, d. 1908); Joseph and Mary are buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL; Had 12 known children:

          Elder Thornton Shepherd
          1795 - 1874
          A Tribute

           From the history of Morgan County, Illinois - "Thornton Shepherd preached in the Primitive Baptist Church for forty-nine years. In Illinois he ministered to four churches, walking twenty miles in order to cover his pastoral territory and receiving no pay for preaching or attendance. He did the same work in what are now Cass and Greene Counties, and at the Pisgah Sulphur Springs Baptist Church, in Morgan County, of which the family are still members. He died in his eightieth year; and four years after his decease, his widow also in her eightieth year, passed away. He carried on farming industriously, sought no official honors, and in the church was a peacemaker. He and his wife reared eleven children. Thornton Shepherd was a man more than ordinarily public-spirited and liberal, thoroughly honest in all his dealings and extremely kind to the poor, looking personally after their needs and assisting the unfortunate where ever they were to be found, without regard to color or religious denomination.”

        1. Sylvester S. Sheppard, married Mary Perkins; Sylvester is buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL; Had nine known children:

          • Pearl Sheppard
          • Ray Sheppard
          • Brian Sheppard
          • Neva Sheppard
          • Julian Sheppard
          • Albert Sheppard
          • Alta B. Sheppard, born April 1, 1889; died April 7, 1891.
          • Susan Sheppard, d. 1892
          • Inez A. Sheppard, born Mar. 4, 1908; died July 13, 1998.

        2. Emily J. Sheppard, died Aug. 18, 1855

        3. Elissus Sheppard, died July 1, 1844

        4. Irvin Dunlap Sheppard, born 1858; died 1938; married Jennie Elizabeth Lynn (b. 1862, d. 1942), Nov. 25, 1880; Irvin and Jennie are buried at the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL; Had six known children born in Illinois:

          • Gertrude M. Sheppard, born 1882
          • Golda "Goldie" M. Sheppard, born 1884
          • Clifford Carl Sheppard, born 1886; died 1972.
          • Clarence Roy Sheppard, born 1887; died 1966; married Jessie Leone Wright (b. 1889, d. 1963), Feb. 19, 1908 in Morgan Co., IL; Clarence and Jessie are buried in Maricopa Co., AZ; Had four known children born in Morgan Co., IL:

            1. Cyrus Irvin Sheppard, born 1909; died 1978 in Arizona.
            2. Clarence Roy "Bus" Sheppard, Jr., born 1910; died 1979 in Arizona.
            3. Bernice Sheppard, born 1913; died 2008; buried in Montgomery Co., IL.
            4. Marjorie Eileen Sheppard, born 1916; died 2007 in Arizona; married Lewis Edwin Baney (b. 1917, d. 2008), July 19, 1941 in Sangamon Co., IL; Marjorie and Lewis are buried in Montgomery Co., IL.

            Joseph Johnson Sheppard Family
            Joseph Johnson Sheppard Family about 1900
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          • Hardin "Hardy" D. Sheppard, born 1891; died 1972.
          • Effie O. Sheppard, born Oct. 16, 1891/92; died July 24, 1893; Effie is buried at the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL.

        5. Alice R. Sheppard, born ca. 1861; died May 16, 1884; married George H. Coons (b. 1855, d. June 10, 1884); Alice died at the age of 23 shortly after giving birth to daughter Amy Dora Coons. About a month later, George took his own life by hanging himself in Joseph Johnson Sheppard's scales pen; George and Alice are buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL; Had one known child:

          • Amy Dora Coons, born 1883; died 1963; married William C. Paul; Amy is buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL; Had two known children:

            1. Alice Paul
            2. Theodore Paul; Theodore was said to be "the spitting image" of Elder Thornton Sheppard.

        6. Luther Sheppard, born 1868; died 1940; Had one known child: Lloyd M. (b. July 25, 1899, d. June 16, 1990).

          Unique Gravestone of
          George & Alice Sheppard Coons

          Elder Thornton Sheppard


          This unusual tombstone is among the best known in Morgan County, IL. Carved or molded in the shape of a tree trunk with a broken off branch, it is lettered "Broken down but not destroyed." The trunk is encircled with a rope. George H. Coons, born in Sangamon County, Illinois, took his own life by hanging with a rope, while grieving over the death of his young wife. His place of death was Joseph Johnson Sheppard's scales pen. A tale concerning this tombstone was current in the summer of 1971. This "haunted" tombstone was allegedly glowing in the night and families were driving along the nearby road to witness the sight.

        7. Clara Sheppard, born 1870; died 1937; married Howard H. McGee (b. 1869, d. 1950); Howard and Clara are buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL; Had one known child - an infant (born and died in 1911).

        8. Lucy Sheppard, married Henry Scott

        9. Emeline Sheppard, married Henry Paul; Had one known child: John

        10. George W. Sheppard, born July 7, 1856; died May 5, 1907; George's obituary, published in the Jacksonville Daily Journal, said in part, "Mr. Sheppard was well known thoughout Morgan County and vicinity and attracted much attention because of his corpulency, weighing over 410 pounds. Although being so fleshy, he was able to get about with dexterity. He had a large circle of friends who will miss his cordial greeting and warm hand shake."

        11. John S. Sheppard, born 1857; died 1926; married Martha L. Parker (b. 1867, d. 1944); John and Martha are buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL; Had two known children:

          • Russell Sheppard, born Feb. 20, 1896 (twin to Randall); died Sept. 30, 1896.
          • Randall Sheppard, born Feb. 20, 1896 (twin to Russell); died Sept. 27, 1898.

        12. McClellan Sheppard, born Feb. 15, 1865; died June 12, 1943; married Lyda Parker (b. 1866, d. Nov. 9, 1935); McClellan and Lyda are buried in the Shepherd Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL; Had two known children:

          • Richard Johnson Sheppard, born 1889; died 1935; married Rosella Kehl

          • Alice V. Sheppard, born May 1, 1894; died May 24, 1957; married Cornelius E. Lonergan (b. Aug. 18, 1888, d. Sept. 2, 1958); Cornelius and Alice are buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL; Had four known children:

            • Mildred Lonergan, born 1916; died June 16, 1937; married Ray Fletcher (b. 1915, d. June 16, 1937); Ray and Mildred, along with their two children, Eddie Joe (b. 1935), and Eva Mae (b. 1936), were all killed on June 16, 1937 when an Alton passenger train struck their automobile as it stalled on a grade crossing on a curve a mile and a half south of Woodson, IL; All four are buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL.

            • Bernice Lonergan, married Alfred Massey (b. Mar. 30, 1917, d. Dec. 10, 2002), Jan. 28, 1940; Had three known children:

              • William Wayne Massey, currently of Carbondale, Il.
              • Alfred J. Massey, currently of Huntington Beach, CA.
              • Larry Walter Massey, currently of Camarillo, CA.

            • Wilbur Lonergan, married Dottie Imboden

            • Lida Lonergan, married John McCarthy

      • Mary Ann Sheppard, born Aug. 24, 1829; died Nov. 16, 1854; married John Harris Haney, Sept. 12, 1848 in Morgan Co., IL; Mary Ann is buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL.

        According to family tradition, as related by descendant Kathy Lenhart, Mary Ann died shortly before the Civil War, leaving John with two young daughters. When the Civil War broke out, John knew he couldn't go off and leave the girls by themselves, so John would hide in the woods, or under bridges, when officials came looking for recruits.

        John later remarried to a lady named Rebecca Sample and they had eight children. John's family, along with his mother, Jerusha Haney, and the families of his first two dauthers, Octavina and Emily, all moved to Reno County, Kansas in the late 1870's. As the story goes, just after their wagon train crossed the Missouri River, the bridge collapsed. Around 1880, John and family moved to Elk County, Kansas.

        John and Rebecca settled in a little town called Severy and they owned several city lots. He rented some farm ground to get hay for his livestock. Daughter Emily and her husband Zacariah Everett homesteaded 40 acres in Union Center, a settlement that was in the middle of the Flint Hills, near the town of Howard. Octavina and her husband, James McBride, settled in a nearby town called Moline.

        James and Octavina Haney McBride
        James and Octavina Haney McBride

        Two known children of John and Mary Ann Sheppard Haney:

        1. Drucilla Octavina Haney, born Oct. 30, 1852 in White Hall, IL; died Mar. 7, 1935 in Moline, KS ; married James Newton McBride (b. April 24, 1846, d. Aug. 31, 1924), April 2, 1868 in Murryville, IL; James and Drucilla are buried in the Cresco Cemetery, Howard Co., KS; Had 12 known children:

          • Mary J. McBride, born Feb. 16, 1869 in Murryville, IL.

          • Francis C. McBride, born May 24, 1871 in Murryville, IL; died Feb. 4, 1904; married Florence Hamilton, April 4, 1896.

          • Charles Harris McBride, born Sept. 18, 1873 in Murryville, IL; d. Nov. 16, 1953 in Tulsa, OK.

          • Alonzo McBride, born July 24, 1875 in Roodhouse, IL; died Jan. 24, 1938 in Howard, KS.

          • Margaret Emily McBride, born Oct. 20, 1877 in Murryville, IL; died Nov. 16, 1953 in Tulsa, OK.

          • Ella McBride, born Nov. 20, 1879 in Morgan Co., IL; died April 24, 1962 in Clarksville, TX; married Verl Marshall (b. Dec. 24, 1875, d. Dec. 19, 1955), Dec. 28, 1899 in Howard, KS; Ella and Verl are buried in the Fairview Cemetery; Had one known child:

            • Lura Verl Marshall, born May 10, 1909 in Lockport, KS; died Jan. 16, 1997 in Clarksville, TX; married 1st James Strickland, May 13, 1928 in Pratt, KS; divorced June 9, 1933; married 2nd Thomas Hugh Evetts (b. Oct. 6, 1894, d. May 17, 1961), April 14, 1935 in Casa Grande, AZ; Lura and Thomas are buried in the Fairview Cemetery.

                Had two known children by James Strickland, born in Medicine Lodge, KS. Both were subsequently adoped by Thomas Evetts:

              • Clinton Marshall Strickland/Evetts, born Nov. 28, 1931.
              • Curtis Lee Strickland/Evetts, born Dec. 1, 1931.

                Had one known child by Thomas Evetts:

              • Lou Ella Evetts, born Dec. 30, 1938 in Casa Grande, AZ.

          • Perry McBride, Feb. 9, 1882 in Harrisonville, MO.

          • Fannie M. McBride, born Feb. 15, 1884 in Howard, KS; died Mar. 1, 1937 in Howard, KS.

          • Orval J. McBride, born Oct. 6, 1886 in Howard, KS; died Oct. 24, 1978 in Enid, OK.

          • Edith M. McBride, born Mar. 2, 1889 in Howard, KS; died Jan. 23, 1890 in Howard, KS; bried in Cresco Cemetery in Howard, KS.

          • Florence McBride, born April 7, 1891 in Howard, KS; died Sept. 27, 1977 in Colorado Springs, CO.

            Zachariah and Emily Jane Haney Everett
            Zachariah and Emily Jane Haney Everett

          • Martha McBride, born Sept. 8, 1893 in Howard, KS; died April 17, 1979 in Sedan, KS; married Roy A. Maxey, April 23, 1924 in Winfield, KS; Martha is buried in Grace Lawn Cemetery in Howard, KS.

        2. Emily Jane Haney, born Dec. 22, 1853 in Illinois; married Zachariah Butler Everett (b. Oct. 23, 1848), 1869/70 in Morgan Co., IL; According to family reports, both Zachariah and Emily died in 1886, apparently of Typhoid Fever. Emily's father, John Haney, was granted legal guardianship of their four children on June 26, 1886. Viola was just a baby when her parents died. The family has been told that Grandpa Haney did not get along with grandsons Will and Edd, and eventually the boys moved out and finished raising sisters Mary Ann and Viola on their own.

          Four known children of Zachariah and Emily Jane Haney Everett:

            James William Everett
            James William Everett

          • James William Everett, born Nov. 24, 1870 in Morgan Co., IL; died Aug. 4, 1940; married Mary Ellen Jester; Will worked as a salesman in Wichita, KS; Had six known children:

            • Olive Gertrude Everett, born April 22, 1892 in Piedmont, KS
            • Anna May Everett, born Dec. 6, 1893 in Bolivar, MO
            • Mary Edna Everett, born Mar. 9, 1895 in Bolivar, MO
            • Julia Coral Everett, born Nov. 24, 1903 in Piedmont, KS
            • Edith Louise Everett, born Feb. 16, 1911 in Santa Fe, KS
            • Glenice Vernita Everett, born Aug. 14, 1916

          • Edward Clarence "Edd" Everett, born Mar. 17, 1873 in Morgan Co., IL; died April 9, 1941; married Maude Copeland; lived in Elk Co., KS; Had seven known children:

              Howard Ralph DeWitt
              Howard Ralph DeWitt

            • Violet Faye Everett, born April 8, 1898
            • Halley Linden Everett, born Nov. 8, 1898
            • Eva Evangeline Everett, born Sept. 14, 1900
            • Wilma Everett, born Jan. 17, 1902
            • Marjorie Rosella Everett
            • Edward Darrell Everett, born Nov. 20, 1906
            • Lorraine Ethone Everett, born Dec. 15, 1912
            • Melba June Everett, born June 18, 1914

          • Mary Ann Everett, born Mar. 3, 1881 in Morgan Co., IL died April 13, 1958; married Edward Alonso DeWitt; lived on a ranch in Elk Co., KS; Had eight known children:

            • Mildred Viola DeWitt, born Aug. 17, 1901 in Elk Co, KS; died Feb. 24, 1905.

              Maude DeWitt Yates Lewman
              Maude DeWitt Yates Lewman

            • Maude Moreen DeWitt, born June 1, 1903 in Elk Co, KS; died Oct. 18, 1992; married 1st Seba Yates; married 2nd Gilbert Lewman; married 3rd __?__ Nichols; Had one known daughter: Mary Louise Reynolds.

            • Claude Butler DeWitt, born Feb. 1, 1905 in Elk Co, KS

            • Edward Harold DeWitt, born July 31, 1907 in Elk Co, KS

            • Hazel Wanita DeWitt, born Aug. 2, 1909 in Elk Co, KS

            • Estil Everett DeWitt, born 1912 in Elk Co, KS

            • Howard Ralph DeWitt, born 1915 in Elk Co, KS

            • Robert Lewis DeWitt, born Nov. 28, 1922 in Elk Co, KS

            Viola Almeda Everett McFarland
            Viola Almeda Everett McFarland

          • Viola Almeda Everett, born April 16, 1885 in Elk Co., KS; died 1907; married George H. McFarland; Had two known children: Vernon, and a second child that died at birth along with Viola. Vernon was raised by Ed & Mary Ann Everett DeWitt.

      • Alban D. Sheppard, born Nov. 16, 1831; died April 18, 1897; married Sarah F. McAllister (b. 1854, d. 1911); Alban and Sarah are buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL; Had 11 known children:

        1. Harriet Sheppard, born Nov. 11, 1862; died Oct. 25, 1883; married Edward Howard Everett (d. June 14, 1933), 1879 in Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL; Harriet is buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL; Edward is buried at Ula Cemetery in Ula, CO; Had one known child:

          • Zaluma/Zalumayra Everett, married Willard Walker in Westcliffe, Custer Co., CO; Had one known child:

            • Hazel Walker, married George Walker (no known relation to Willard); Hazel has several descendants that live in Wescliffe, Pueblo, Penrose and Colorado Springs, CO.

        2. William H. Sheppard
        3. J.B. Sheppard
        4. Cyrus A. Sheppard
        5. Mary E. Sheppard
        6. James A. Sheppard, born 1865; died 1934; buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL.
        7. Franklin E. Sheppard, born June 5, 1868; died May 27, 1896; married Mary __?__ (b. 1870, d. April 3, 1894); Franklin and Mary are buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL.
        8. Laura Belle Sheppard
        9. Eva E. Sheppard
        10. Charles A. Sheppard
        11. Elsie May Sheppard

      • Emily M. Sheppard, born Feb. 18, 1834; died Jan. 7, 1909; married 1st William Thomas Morrow (b. Aug. 8, 1828, d. Oct. 17, 1865), Mar. 10, 1853; married 2nd Elijah Adin Reynolds (b. Mar. 5, 1832, d. Aug. 11, 1907), June 7, 1868; Elijah and Emily are buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL.

          Had six known children by William Thomas Morrow:

          Lewis Washington Sheppard
          Lewis Alban Morrow Family - Front row (l-r): Lewis Alban, Nancy (wife of Lewis Alban), Fanny (daughter of Wilson), Annie (wife of Wilson), Lewis (son of Wilson), Wilson Morrow. Back row (l-r): Lulu, George, Emily, Chester (in front of Emily), Dallas and Bert Morrow.

        1. Lewis Alban Morrow, (twin to Lucy) born Nov. 30, 1853; died July 17, 1920; married Nancy Moore, Feb. 12, 1878; Had seven known children:

          • Wilson Morrow, married Annie __?__; Had two known children: Fanny and Lewis.
          • Dallas Morrow
          • Bert Morrow
          • George Morrow
          • Chester Morrow
          • Lulu Morrow
          • Emily Morrow

        2. Lucy Ellen Morrow, (twin to Lewis) born Nov. 30, 1853; died June 18, 1917.
        3. Martha Jane Morrow, born Nov. 20, 1855; died 1934; married William H. Hembrough, Aug. 31, 1886.
        4. Mary Lois Morrow, born Oct. 18, 1857; married 1st Levi D. Grider (d. Aug. 17, 1900), June 27, 1893; married 2nd __?__ Darland.
        5. Viola Alice Morrow, born Sept. 29, 1859; died Mar. 10, 1936; married James Pulliam McCurley (d. Mar. 13, 1922), Aug. 29, 1900.
        6. George Thornton Morrow, born Jan. 28, 1862; died Nov. 19, 1924; married Eva Jackson (d. April 18, 1904), April 18, 1889.

          Had two known children by Elijah Adin Reynolds:

        7. William Emmet Reynolds, born April, 14, 1869; married Georgia H. Megginson, Dec. 20, 1893.
        8. Charles Edgar Reynolds, born May 28, 1871; died Aug. 6, 1919; married Millie G. Watson, Feb. 5, 1901.

        Lewis Washington Sheppard
        Lewis Washington Sheppard

      • William Stewart Sheppard, born April 12, 1836; died 1908; married Mary M. McAllister (b. 1838, d. 1872); John and Mary are buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL; Had three known children:

        1. Ira Thornton Sheppard, born Dec. 25, 1867 in Jacksonville, IL; died Jan. 12, 1945 in Escondido, CA; married Percie Clyde Fisher (b. 1870, d. 1950), October 8, 1890 in Lynnville, IL; Had five known children:

          • Glen C. Sheppard, born 1892; died 1974
          • Guy R. Sheppard, born 1895
          • Fredrick Leroy Sheppard, born 1897; died 1977
          • Mary Electra Sheppard, born 1907
          • Ralph Benjamin (Rex) Sheppard, born Jan. 4, 1902 in Illinois; died Oct. 29, 1972 in Woodland, CA; married Anna Marie Englehardt (German Russian born in Argentina, 1901, d. 1989) before 1928 in Colorado; Had three known children:

            • Jack Keith Sheppard, born 1928
            • Joy Ann Sheppard, born 1933; died 2002
            • Richard Thornton Sheppard, born June 24, 1935 in Escondido, CA; died Dec. 16, 2014 in Escondido, CA; married Jacqueline Estelle Leffler (b. 1938, d. 2013), January, 1954 in Yema, AZ; Had four known children:

              1. Dawn Leah Sheppard, born 1954
              2. Laura Kymberlee Sheppard, born 1958; married __?__ Kennedy.
              3. Heather Sheppard, born 1959
              4. Kristen Marie Sheppard, born 1967

        2. Silas Sheppard, died Sept. 18, 1876
        3. Robert E. Sheppard, died Sept. 18, 1876

      • John Sheppard, born Aug. 4, 1838; died Aug. 11, 1839; buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL.

      • Lewis Washington Sheppard, born Mar. 4, 1840; died Feb. 22, 1903; married Elizabeth Jane Thompson (b. May 7, 1842, d. Mar. 1, 1913); Lewis and Elizabeth are buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Greene Co., IL; Had at least two known children:

        1. William Olonszo "Lonnie" Washington Sheppard, married Emma Lula Cole, 1888 in Athensville, Greene Co., IL; Had at least one known child:

          • Cornelius "Oscar" Sheppard, married Theodosia Dunn in 1911; Settled in Oroville, CA; Had at least one known child:

            • William Frank Sheppard, born 1912 in Lebanon, OR; married Verda Mae Harris in 1945; William worked on the railroad in California; Had three known children - name of one known:

              1. Russell Sheppard, married Joan LaVerne Willson of Chicago while stationed in Thailand; Russell was in the US Air Force and Joan was working for the US State Department; Had two known children:

                • Cynthia Sheppard
                • Timothy Sheppard, had one known child: Meagan.

        2. John Sheppard, born September, 1876; died Sept. 2, 1931; married Myrtle Greenwood in 1899; John was a farmer; The family removed from Illinois and settled in the Ada, MN area between 1910 and 1920; Had four known children born in Illinois:

          • Alta Mae Sheppard
          • William Howard "Bud" Sheppard
          • Jessie Lucille Sheppard
          • Ebert Louis Sheppard

        William Stewart (left) and Cyrus Wright Sheppard
        William Stewart (left) and Cyrus Wright Sheppard

      • Cyrus Wright Sheppard, born May 14, 1842; died 1922; married Mary J. Taylor (b. 1865, d. 1950); Had at least three know children - all infants that are buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Greene Co., IL.

      • Melissa Jane Sheppard, born Feb. 28, 1844; died Mar. 2, 1916; married Isaac T. Stillwell (b. 1842, d. 1909); Had one known child: Willis O. (b. Aug. 28, 1868, d. Sept. 15, 1868).

      • Lucy Ellen Sheppard, born Jan. 10, 1847, died April 19, 1890; married Elihu Thompson (d. 1890)

    • Nancy Shepherd, born Feb. 6, 1797; died July 26, 1889; married Jesse T. Barrow (d. Jan. 30, 1863), Sept. 13, 1820; removed to Morgan Co., IL; Had seven known children:

      • James Barrow, born Mar. 18, 1823
      • Aaron Warner Barrow, born July 12, 1827, died Jan. 2, 1903; married Sarah Ann Moore (d. aged 72 years).
      • Palmira Barrow, born Feb. 5, 1825; died April 28, 1905; married Jehu Sitton (b. Mar. 4, 1815, d. Nov. 29, 1882), Jan. 19, 1863; Had one known son that died in infancy, Dec. 22, 1866.
      • Thornton S. Barrow, born Mar. 14, 1827
      • John L. Barrow, born Dec. 22, 1830; died Dec. 23, 1863
      • Simeon Barrow, born Feb. 10, 1833
      • Marshall J. Barrow, born Aug. 3, 1835

    • Mary Polly Shepherd, born Nov. 6, 1798; died July 30, 1889; married John Whitlock (b. 1801, d. Jan. 29, 1871), Jan. 5, 1824 in Adair Co., KY; John Whitlock owned 800 acres of land at his death in 1871; John and Mary are buried in the Sheppard Cemetery, Morgan Co., IL; Had seven known children:

      • John Newton Whitlock, born June 2, 1844; died Sept. 14, 1844.
      • Rosan Whitlock
      • Emily Whitlock
      • Herbert G. Whitlock
      • Minerva Whitlock
      • Samantha Whitlock
      • Mary Whitlock
      • Della Whitlock

    • Sally Shepherd, born Mar. 6, 1800; died July 31, 1840 in Greene Co., IL; married Joshua S. Hopper, Nov. 20, 1820 in Adair Co., KY.

    • Lewis J. Shepherd, born Dec. 26, 1801; died Jan. 12, 1850; married Nancy Lutterel (b. Oct. 15, 1796, d. Jan. 10, 1854), Jan. 1, 1824; Lewis and Nancy are buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL; Had six children - names of three known:

      • Albert L. Sheppard, born Dec. 21, 1826; died Jan. 16, 1877; buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL.
      • Milton Ray Sheppard/Shepherd, born Jan. 17, 1836; died Mar. 23, 1914; married Emily C. Whitlock (b. Nov. 9, 1845, d. June 15, 1918); Had one known child: Myrtle (b. 1895, d. 1918)
      • John Benton Sheppard, born May 8, 1838; died May 5, 1896; married Elizabeth L. Shelton

    • Theopolis Sheppard, born Dec. 30, 1803; died July 17, 1862; married Mary Matilda Spencer (b. 1805, d. Mar. 9, 1872), June 13, 1827; Lewis and Matilda are buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Greene Co., IL; children unknown.

    • Stephen Sheppard, born Feb. 7, 1806; died Nov. 14, 1889; married Malinda Folden (b. May 16, 1811, d. Dec. 16, 1894), Feb. 22, 1829 in Adair Co., KY; In 1929, Stephen moved to Morgan Co., IL. In 1831, Stephen purchased 80 acres of land for $100 from the land office in Springfield, Morgan Co., IL; Stephen and Malinda are buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL; Had nine known children:

      • Alice "Ali" Emmoline Sheppard, born Dec. 10, 1829; died Sept. 22, 1903 in Morgan Co., IL; married Wyatt W. Howerton, (b. 1830), Mar. 17, 1853 in Morgan Co., IL; Wyatt and Ali are buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL; Had three known children - two known by name:

        1. Stephen Asa Howerton, born December, 1853; died June 7, 1868.
        2. Mary Malinda Howerton, born 1867; died Dec. 7, 1881.

      • Sarah "Sally" Jane Sheppard, born Jan. 11, 1832 in Morgan Co., IL; died Jan. 13, 1881 in Adair Co, MO; married Samuel Walter Swigert (b. July 23, 1828, d. Aug. 19, 1913), Nov. 10, 1853 in Morgan Co., IL; Had twelve known children.

      • Rachel C. Sheppard, born May 30, 1834 in Morgan Co., IL.; died Dec. 19, 1894; married Nathaniel Flatford (b. Mar. 7, 1811, d. July 30, 1883), Sept. 22, 1868 in Morgan Co., IL; Had one known child.

      • William Folden Sheppard, born Mar. 30, 1836 in Morgan Co., IL; died Sept. 17, 1881 in Macoupin Co., IL; married Almedia Galloway (b. Jan. 14, 1841, d. Aug. 24, 1872), Jan. 26, 1859 in Morgan Co., IL; William and Almedia are buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Greene Co., IL; Children unknown.

      • Elizabeth Sheppard, born May 28, 1838 in Morgan Co., IL.

      • John Oak Vanburen Sheppard, born Oct. 22, 1840 in Morgan Co., IL; died Jan. 17, 1901 in Pike Co., IL; married Anna Maria Fry (b. July 16, 1842, d. June 16, 1925), April 2, 1861 in Sangamon Co., IL; John was a Primitive Baptist preacher; Anna is buried in the Hollis Cemetery in Nebo, IL; Had eight children - six known by name:

        1. Nellie Sheppard, married Will P. Simms; last known living in Centralia, MO.
        2. Harriet E. Sheppard, last known living in Bartonsville, IL.
        3. Louis I. Sheppard, last known living in Nebo, IL.
        4. M.H. Sheppard, last known living in Jacksonville, IL.
        5. Lula Sheppard, married __?__ Bland; last known living in Somners, WA.
        6. Stephen Andrew Sheppard, born Jan. 1, 1871 in Morgan Co., IL; died Sept. 20, 1942 in Pike Co., IL; married Lillie Belle Wilson (b. Jan. 10, 1879, d. Feb. 14, 1974), April 13, 1898 in Pike Co., IL; Had at least three known children:

          • Harold Wilson Sheppard, born Aug. 23, 1902 in Pike Co., IL; died June 8, 1989 in Pike Co., IL; married Gladys Irene Roberts (b. May 4, 1903), Jan. 1, 1925 in Pike Co., IL; Had at least one known child: Helen Eileen, born Oct. 4, 1929 in Madison Co., IL.
          • Neal Sheppard
          • Winona Sheppard

      • Louis/Lewis Johnson Sheppard, born July 29, 1844; died Dec. 13, 1913; married 1st unknown; married 2nd Elizabeth Ann Vandever (b. Nov. 8, 1846, d. Mar. 26, 1875), Dec. 24, 1865 in Green Co, IL; married 3rd Permelia Alice Neece (b. Aug. 22, 1854, d. 1943), April 16, 1876 in Greene Co., IL; Had nine children - names of seven known:

        1. Francis M. Sheppard, born April 14, 1877; died June 21, 1953
        2. Laura Dale Sheppard, born Jan. 19, 1879; married Otis Dale
        3. Leonard Sheppard, born Aug. 24, 1881; married Amelia Sheppard
        4. A. May Sheppard, born June 13, 1884; married William Diesking
        5. Charles Earl Sheppard, born Oct. 18, 1886; married Effie Sheppard
        6. Bonnie Gay Sheppard, born Jan. 9, 1889; died April 4, 1975; married Dalton Dublin
        7. Guy Leroy Sheppard, born April 16, 1892; died Jan. 31, 1893

      • Mary M. Sheppard, born Feb. 27, 1848 in Morgan Co., IL; married Peter Ruyle (b. June 9, 1828, d. Jan. 29, 1895), Jan. 14, 1869 in Greene Co., IL; Had seven known children.

      • Oliver Christopher Sheppard, born Dec. 14, 1857 in Morgan Co., IL; died Mar. 24, 1931 in Hot Springs, Garland Co., AR; married 1st Mary Hannah Owens (b. Jan. 1, 1854, d. Jan. 16, 1933), Dec. 12, 1877 in Morgan Co., IL; married 2nd Orinda J. Vail (b. ca. 1859), Feb. 7, 1894; married 3rd Ella M. __?__, ca. 1903; married 4th Agnes Steinburg (b. ca. 1880), before 1920 in South Dakota; Had nine known children:

        1. Grover Cleveland Sheppard, married Laura Jones; Had four known children:

          • Gertrude Sheppard, married Jack Behymer
          • Kenneth Sheppard, married Marie Van Vactor
          • Raymond Sheppard, died July 17, 1959; married Mary Frances Hayes (b. Nov. 15, 1917)
          • Donald C. Sheppard, married Doris Magness; Had three known children:

            • Sandra Elaine Sheppard, born Sept. 1, 1946; married Eddie Carpenter (b. April 15, 1948); live in Jacksonville, IL.
            • David Sheppard, born Nov. 29, 1948; married Cynthia Rops (b. Dec. 14, 1947), June 4, 1976.
            • Sonja Rae Sheppard, born Jan. 5, 1965; married Clint VanHolland (b. Oct. 4, 1963), July 18, 1986.

        2. Charles Oscar Sheppard, married Bertha May Gunn; Had at least one known child:

          • Charles Oscar Sheppard, Jr., married __?__; Had at least one known child: Ralph.

        3. Earl Sheppard, married Agnes Sheppard
        4. Loren Sheppard, married Ruby Sheppard
        5. Janie Sheppard, married John R. Large; Had one known child: Alice Hay.
        6. Elmer Sheppard
        7. Lela Lewis Sheppard, married Harry Lewis
        8. Elsie Stella Sheppard, born Oct. 21, 1878; died Oct. 31, 1939; married John Calvin Henry (b. Feb. 10, 1871, d. Dec. 12, 1943); Had nine known children:

          • William Bryan Henry, born Feb. 28, 1897; died June 21, 1906
          • Ethel Eveline Henry, born Jan. 1, 1898; died Sept. 15, 1916
          • Hazel Marie Henry, born Feb. 7, 1902; died April 16, 1904
          • Lewis Franklin Henry, born May 28, 1905; died July 23, 1987; married Ruby Griffin; Had one known child:

            • Estella Irene Henry, born Feb. 2, 1932; married William J. Pardieck; Had three known children: Rose Marie, Cindy Jo, and Deborah Sue.

          • Mary Helen Henry, born July 28, 1907; died Sept. 15, 1908

          • Ruth Mae Henry, born Jan. 19, 1909; died May 28, 1989; married Charles Cowgur; Had one known child: Howard B. Westrope, Jr. (b. Mar. 30, 1928, d. July 7, 1928).

          • Virgil Calvin Henry, born Feb. 15, 1911; married Madilyn Sanderson; Had two known children:

            • Mary Louise Henry, born Sept. 15, 1943; married Stanley Eugene Ridgeway (b. Oct. 15, 1943); Had one known child: Naima Kaye Sidiqi, born Sept. 24, 1962.

            • Patricia Ann Henry, born Dec. 3, 1946; married __?__ Labell; Had one known child: Michael David, born April 2, 1975.

          • Opal Irene Henry, born May 19, 1913; married Walter Bree (d. 10/15/1979); Had four known children:

            • Dorothy Windchester, born Nov. 17, 1931; died Feb. 14, 1932
            • Doris Windchester, born Nov. 17, 1931; married Max Figuroa
            • Melvin Leroy Butts, born Jan. 3, 1938; married Lois Crouch: Had five known children:

              • James Anthony Butts, born Sept. 23, 1960; died 1987
              • Mary Hellen Butts, born Feb. 7, 1962
              • Nancy Irene Butts, born Jan. 30, 1963; married __?__ Scherer
              • Dwayne Butts, born Oct. 1, 1965
              • Dennis Butts, born Nov. 19, 1968

            • Patsy Butts, born June 9, 1941; married Larry Arnhart; Had two known children:

              • Gregory Scott Weadon, born April 22, 1964
              • Paige Velene Weadon, born July 2, 1966; married Del Sloan; Had one known child: Matthew Ray, born Aug. 13, 1990.

          • Ralph Ervin Henry, born June 22, 1920; married Thelma Edwards; Had two known children:

            • Lucile Ann Henry, born Feb. 14, 1944; married Roy Phillips; Had two known children: David, born June 9, 1964, and Robyn, born Feb. 16, 1968.

            • Calvin Glenn Henry, born April 7, 1947; married Mary Anne Tucker; Had two known children: Tammie, born April 9, 1969, and Jason, born April 4, 1972.

        9. Everett Sheppard, born Nov. 2, 1879; died Sept. 20, 1961; married Hattie Britinstine (b. April 9, 1880, d. Feb. 20, 1919); Had two known children:

          • Stacy Sheppard, born Oct. 2, 1901; married Irene Smith
          • Zella Sheppard, born June 11, 1903; married William Degrote

    • Alley "Ali" Shepherd, born June 5, 1808; died Dec. 13, 1880 in Greene Co., IL; married William Whitlock, Jan. 29, 1829; William and Ali are buried in the Sheppard Cemetery in Morgan Co., IL; Had nine children - two known by name:

      • Angeline Whitlock, born Feb. 1, 1830; died Sept. 14, 1853.
      • Martha E. Whitlock, born December, 1841; died Oct. 4, 1851.

    • John O. Shepherd, born Oct. 7, 1810

  8. Sarah Shepherd, born ca 1774 in Spotsylvania, VA; died July, 27, 1856 in Russell Co., KY; married Elijah Jennings, Sr., 1797 in Wilkes Co., NC; Elijah and Sarah purchased land in Ashe County, NC where they moved to about 1800. They continued to purchase several hundred acres of land in Ashe. One purchase of 200 acres in Fleetwood, Ashe Co., NC was bought from Sarah's brother, Lewis Shepherd, in 1814. The Jennings family lived in Ashe County for about 20 years before removing to Kentucky. In 1820, Elijah purchased 165 acres of land in Kentucky on Reynolds Creek. He also purchased the same year additional land on Goose Creek which was a favorite place for Wilkes County people to settle. See the Elijah and Sarah Shepherd Jennings article for more information on this family and their descendants, which includes outlaw country music singer Waylon Jennings..

  9. Nancy Shepherd, born Nov. 17, 1775 in Spotsylvania Co., VA; died July 12, 1833 in Hancock Co., IN; married John McQueary, Feb. 11, 1787; removed to Hancock Co., IN; Eight known children born in Wilkes Co., NC:

    • Sarah McQueary, born Sept. 3, 1791; married Joseph Baldwin, Dec. 12, 1810 in Wilkes Co., NC; children unknown.

    • Lucy McQueary, born Nov. 6, 1793; married Johnathon Faw, Oct. 27, 1813 in Wilkes Co., NC; children unknown.

    • Morgan McQueary, born Dec. 9, 1795; died Oct. 25, 1854 in Hancock Co., IN; married Mary Case, June 18, 1816 in Wilkes Co., NC; Morgan was a Baptist minister. Children unknown.

    • Elizabeth McQueary, born Jan. 25, 1798; died April 25, 1829 in Madison Co., IN; married Perry Judd, Oct. 6, 1823 in Wilkes Co., NC; children unknown.

    • Andrew J. McQueary, born Nov. 4, 1800; died after 1860; married Lucy Jennings (daughter of Elijah Jennings and Sarah Shepherd); Had 10 known children:

      • Mary McQueary, born ca. 1820; married Elihu Sutherland in 1843

      • Nancy McQueary, born ca. 1822; married 1st John R. Stephens, Feb. 6, 1843; married 2nd Elijah Goodman.

      • Harvey (Henry) McQueary, born April 122, 1824; married Louisa Jane Wilson, Mar. 27, 1845 in Russell Co., KY.

      • Sarah McQueary, born 1825 in NC; married Cyrus Wilson, Aug. 29, 1844.

      • Unidentified McQueary

      • John McQueary, born 1831; married Susannah Eastham (b. ca. 1832), Oct. 6, 1848 in Pulaski Co., KY; Had 11 known children:

      • Marcus De Lafayette McQueary, born 1832 in Rush Co., IN; married Frances J. Sutherland (b. ca. 1836), Nov. 2, 1854.

      • Andrew Jackson McQueary, born 1835; died 1897; married Irena Fox, Dec. 23, 1858; Had eight known children.

        William J. and Sara Jane Roy McQueary
        William J. and Sara Jane Roy McQueary

      • William J. McQueary, born July 8, 1837 in Russell Co., KY; died Aug. 31, 1915 in Adair Co., KY; married Sarah Jane Roy (b. Oct. 24, 1835, d. April 2, 1903), Jan. 7, 1857 in Pulaski Co., KY; William served in Company A, 19th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, and Company F, 1st Kentucky Cavalry, Union Army, during the Civil War. Had seven known children:

      • Morgan McQueary, born 1843; married Lavina McGowan, Aug. 27, 1863 in Russell Co., KY.

    • John McQueary/McQuerry, born Jan. 19, 1802; married Lucinda Virginia Kilby, Sept. 21, 1825 in Wilkes Co., NC; Had four known children:

      • Unknown McQuerry
      • Lucinda McQuerry
      • Nancy McQuerry, born ca. 1826 in Wilkes Co., NC; died Feb. 20, 1891 in Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN; married Benjamin Gray (b. Jan. 16, 1809, d. Mar. 31, 1871), about 1845; Had two known children:

        1. Isabelle Gray, born 1849; died July 22, 1878 in Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN; married Henry Clay Miller, Jan. 20, 1870 in Vigo Co., IN; Isabelle is buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Terre Haute, IN; Had three known children:

          • Samuel Peter Miller, born Jan. 11, 1872 in Vigo Co., IN; died Nov. 23, 1946 in Vigo Co., IN; married Mary Elizabeth Bealmear (b. Oct. 2, 1875, d. Jan. 28, 1938), May 29, 1901 in Vigo Co., IN; Had two known children:

            • Carolyn Isabelle Miller, born Jan. 30, 1902 in Terre Haute, IN; died June 25, 1975 in Muscatine, IA; married Leslie Oval Powers (b. Dec. 27, 1901), Nov. 24, 1921 in Terre Haute, IN; Had two known children:

              • Dorothy Mae Powers, born Sept. 20, 1928 in Terre Haute, IN; married Arlen Rector Elliott (b. May 19, 1928), Oct. 5, 1950 in Marshall, IL; Arlen is a Chemical Engineer and a veteran of the Korean War; Dorothy is an elementary school teacher; Had four known children:

                1. Linda Susan Elliott, born Jan. 23, 1954 in Terre Haute, IN; married Robert John Hubert, May 25, 1975 in Ames, Story Co., IA.

                2. Marc Alan Elliott, born Feb. 3, 1956 in Terre Haute, IN; married Nancy Diane Shoppa, Sept. 22, 1979 in Muscatine Co., IA; Had two known children: Sarah Marie and Scott Russell.

                3. Christopher Arlen Elliott, born Aug. 5, 1957 in Muscatine, IA; married Lynne Elizabeth Stanley, Aug. 12, 1978 in Muscatine Co., IA; Had two known children: Catherine Stanley and Nathan Kennedy.

                4. Mary Gail Elliott, born July 25, 1959 in Muscatine, IA; married Kevin Patrick John Donovan, May 24, 1980; Had three known children: Jennifer Lynne, Melissa Susan, and Stephanie Joanne.

              • Robert Leslie Powers, born Mar. 9, 1936 in Terre Haute, IN; died Jan. 11, 1954 of Hodgkins Disease in Terre Haute, IN; Robert is buried at Roselawn Cemetery in Terre Haute, IN.

            • Max Henry Miller, born Aug. 30, 1911; died July 25, 1968; married Catherine Carli, Aug. 17, 1962.

          • Harry Edward Miller, born October, 1875; died April 8, 1878.
          • Irving Miller

        2. Lucy Ann Gray, born 1852; married John Lee, Dec. 21, 1871 in Vigo Co., IN.

      • John McQuerry, born ca. 1832

    • James McQueary, born Dec. 20, 1807; died Nov. 12, 1876 in Mercer Co., MO; first wife's name unknown; married 2nd Rachel Jennings, Mar. 14, 1826 in Wilkes Co., NC.

        Ten known children by first wife born in Hancock Co., IN:

      • Cally McQueary, born May 10, 1831
      • Kiziah McQueary, born November 1, 1836
      • Lurany Caroline McQueary, born March 3, 1837
      • Nancy Jane McQueary, born August 1, 1840
      • John Harvey McQueary, born July 21, 1843
      • William Elsbury McQueary, born May 10, 1847
      • Phoebe McQueary, born January 4, 1850
      • George Washington McQueary, born May 24, 1855
      • Haywood Martin McQueary, born May 24, 1855
      • Marmaduke McQueary, born March 6, 1858

        Four known children by Rachel Jennings:

      • Polly McQueary
      • Perry McQueary
      • Betsy V. McQueary
      • Sally McQueary, born 1828

    • Martin McQueary, born ca. 1812

  10. Delphia Shepherd, born abt 1776 in Wilkes Co., NC; died 1850 in Missouri; married Nathaniel Judd, Jr., 1797 in Wilkes Co., NC; removed to Adair Co., KY. Between 1840 and 1850, Nathaniel and Delphia moved to Missouri, but several of their children remained in Kentucky and established homes there. A large number of these Judd descendents are now living in Russell, Adair, Casey, and Pulaski Counties. Had eight known children born on Reddies River:

  11. Andrew Shepherd, born August 13, 1783 in Wilkes Co., NC; died May 23, 1856 in Russell Co., KY; married 1st Phoebe Mastin, Aug. 26, 1802; married 2nd Nancy Cunningham, June 9, 1810; married 3rd Barbary Phillips (b. Dec. 22, 1794, d. before 1870), July 4, 1819 in Adair Co., KY; Andrew and family removed from Wilkes Co., NC to Adair Co., KY in 1814/15. He purchased 100 acres of land on Goose Creek, near the property of his brothers, Lewis and Stephen. Andrew lived the rest of his life in this section of Adair County which became Russell County later on. He was an active member of the Friendship Baptist Church, where he was buried in the church cemetery. Had 19 children by his three wives:

    Columbia Kentucky Courthouse
    Columbia Courthouse built in 1884, Adair County, Kentucky. Many Andrew Shepherd descendants made their homes near Columbia, KY.



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NOTES

  1. The identification of Sarah's surname of Jennings is said to be from an old Vannoy Bible, but this identification should not yet be considered conclusive. Return
  2. Paul W. Gregory, Early Settlers of Reddies River, (Wilkesboro NC., Wilkes Genealogical Society, 1976), page 82. Return
  3. ibid, page 15. Return
  4. ibid, page 17. Return

CONTRIBUTORS

Along with information from the normal genealogical sources (Census Records, History Books, Cemetery Records, etc.) the following people have contributed family history information and/or photos presented on this page. If you have information/photos on the descendants of John Shepherd, Sr., and would like to see your family history added to this page, send an email to brodrick@reddiesrivershepherds.com

James Shepherd - Reiley Kidd.

Lucy Shepherd - Larry Pumphrey.

Lewis Shepherd - Kym Sheppard Kennedy (Information on William Stewart Sheppard descendants), Marsha Baney-Lowrey (Joseph Johnson Sheppard family reunion photo), Jim Kirk, Lou Ella Evetts Humphrey (Photos of Thornton Sheppard, Lewis Washington Sheppard, Cyrus Wright Sheppard and William Stewart Sheppard. Information on Mary Ann Sheppard Haney descendants.), Kathy Lenhart (Information and photos on Mary Ann Sheppard Haney descendants.), Teresa Topaz, Sue Collins, David Sheppard, Meagan Sheppard Gilbert (Information on Lewis Washington Sheppard descendants), Eric Bryce Williams (Information on George and Alice Sheppard Coons and their unique tombstone), Marsha Baney-Lowrey (Information on the descendants of Irvin Dunlap & Jennie Elizabeth Lynn Sheppard).

Nancy Shepherd - Albert Burton.

Delphia Shepherd - Betty Wade Putnam, Ginger Sullivan.

Andrew Shepherd - Debbi Mullins (Photos of James Alford Shepard and descendants) - visit Debbi's Shepard Web Page, Peter Brumana, Marilyn Phelps, Brett Conover, Albert Burton.