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Ruby Elizabeth Shepard

Female 1904 - 1999  (95 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ruby Elizabeth Shepard was born 19 Apr 1904, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA (daughter of Charles Frederic Shepard and Luetta M. Roberts); died 30 Apr 1999, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 4 May 1999, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Maternal DNA: Haplotype J2b1a : found in western Europe and Russia
    • Race: Negro
    • Reference Number: 102
    • Residence: 1910, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 25; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA

    Ruby married John Lindsey Cooper 21 Feb 1922, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA. John (son of John Cooper and Ida M. Jackson) was born 11 Apr 1894, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 17 Jan 1985, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 21 Jan 1985, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. John Lindsey Cooper, Jr was born 16 Aug 1923, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 6 Apr 1995, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 10 Jun 1995, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    2. Richard Theron Cooper was born 3 Dec 1924, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 21 Mar 1992, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    3. Edith Cooper was born 1930, Indiana, USA.
    4. Olga Bonnie Cooper was born 8 Oct 1931, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 1 Jul 2021, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried 9 Jul 2021, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    5. Theodore 'Pete' Cooper was born 25 Apr 1921, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 18 May 1963, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 22 May 1963, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    6. Idleleen May Cooper was born 18 Jul 1922, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 4 Feb 1956, Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA; was buried , Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA.

    Ruby married James Niece Never Married. James (son of Abraham Niece and Eliza Jane Ebby) was born 9 Mar 1896, Indiana, USA; died 17 Jun 1965, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Theodore 'Pete' Cooper was born 25 Apr 1921, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 18 May 1963, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 22 May 1963, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    2. Idleleen May Cooper was born 18 Jul 1922, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 4 Feb 1956, Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA; was buried , Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Charles Frederic ShepardCharles Frederic Shepard was born 6 Aug 1879, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA (son of Thomas Franklin Shepard and Elizabeth Bass); died 6 Sep 1948, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 16 Sep 1948, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Eye Color: Blue
    • Maternal DNA: U5a1b1: found in most of Europe and in Kyrgyzstan
    • Paternal DNA: I1 -> Northern Europe and Scotland
    • Race: Mulatto
    • Reference Number: 711
    • Residence: 1900, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 20; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    • Residence: 1920, Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USA; Age: 40; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
    • Residence: 1 Jan 1925, Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USA

    Charles married Luetta M. Roberts Not Married. Luetta (daughter of James Albert Roberts and Nancy Ida Alexander) was born 21 Apr 1883, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 27 Aug 1951, Fontanet, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Luetta M. RobertsLuetta M. Roberts was born 21 Apr 1883, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA (daughter of James Albert Roberts and Nancy Ida Alexander); died 27 Aug 1951, Fontanet, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Maternal DNA: Haplotype J2b1a : found in western Europe and Russia
    • Race: Colored
    • Reference Number: 1352
    • Residence: 1900, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age: 68

    Children:
    1. 1. Ruby Elizabeth Shepard was born 19 Apr 1904, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 30 Apr 1999, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 4 May 1999, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Thomas Franklin ShepardThomas Franklin Shepard was born 20 Jan 1852, Greene, Indiana, USA (son of Thomas Shepherd and Rebecca Dixson); died 30 May 1928, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Paternal DNA: I1 -> Northern Europe and Scotland
    • Race: White
    • Reference Number: 5049
    • Residence: 1860, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 9
    • Residence: 1870, Smith, Greene, Indiana, USA; Thomas Mitchell
    • Occupation: 1887, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Colored Barber
    • Residence: 1900, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 48; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
    • Occupation: 1907, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Saloon Owner
    • Possessions: 1907, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Saloon - 2938 N. 16th Street,
    • Residence: 1920, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 66; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head

    Notes:

    Tom Shepherd owned and operated, a grocery store, a barber shop in Burnett, Indiana, and a saloon in a settlement north of Terre Haute, known as Highland. Tom Shepherd, as well as many other Shepherds in the area, changed the spelling of their surname to Shepard, circa 1895.

    Census data for years 1860 and 1870, show Thomas Franklin living in households with Catherine Finley. Catherine Finley's family were tenant farmers, living next to John Shepherd, in the 1850 and 1860 census. She is assumed to be his caretaker or guardian.
    There is no DNA evidence that shows any relationship between Catherine Finley and Thomas F. Shepherd, through either the 23andme, AncestryDNA, or FamilyTreeDNA testing sites.

    Thomas married Elizabeth Bass 28 Apr 1874, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Michael Bass and Catharine Foster) was born 17 Mar 1855, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 29 Jan 1929, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth BassElizabeth Bass was born 17 Mar 1855, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA (daughter of Michael Bass and Catharine Foster); died 29 Jan 1929, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Maternal DNA: U5a1b1: found in most of Europe and in Kyrgyzstan
    • Race: Mulatto
    • Reference Number: 705
    • Residence: 1870, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 15; Census Post Office: Terre Haute
    • Residence: 1900, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 45; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 1910, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 56; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 1920, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 64; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Highland Lawn Cemetery

    Children:
    1. Luetta Catherine Shepard was born 28 Feb 1875, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 17 Aug 1939, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    2. George Franklin Shepard was born 3 Nov 1877, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 29 May 1952, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    3. 2. Charles Frederic Shepard was born 6 Aug 1879, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 6 Sep 1948, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 16 Sep 1948, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    4. Infant Shepherd was born 2 Jun 1881, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 2 Jun 1881, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    5. Gertrude Elizabeth Shepard was born 7 Jun 1882, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 12 May 1920, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

  3. 6.  James Albert RobertsJames Albert Roberts was born 6 Sep 1863, Burnett, Vigo, Indiana, USA (son of Joseph Roberts and Lucy Emily Estell); died 24 Aug 1913, Burnett, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Colored
    • Reference Number: 1354
    • Residence: 1900, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age: 50

    James married Nancy Ida Alexander 21 Mar 1886, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Nancy (daughter of . Talmer and Susan E. Alexander) was born 23 Aug 1863, Indiana, USA; died 3 Feb 1895, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Nancy Ida AlexanderNancy Ida Alexander was born 23 Aug 1863, Indiana, USA (daughter of . Talmer and Susan E. Alexander); died 3 Feb 1895, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Maternal DNA: Haplotype J2b1a : found in western Europe and Russia
    • Reference Number: 1351

    Children:
    1. 3. Luetta M. Roberts was born 21 Apr 1883, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 27 Aug 1951, Fontanet, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    2. Edgar W Roberts was born 14 Jul 1886, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 26 Jul 1911, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
    3. Amy J Roberts was born 8 Sep 1887, Indiana, USA; died 24 Jan 1982, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    4. Stella Belle Roberts was born 24 Nov 1888, Indiana, USA; died 21 Jan 1941, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    5. Adam M Roberts was born 22 Jun 1886, Burnett, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 23 Dec 1940, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    6. Herman Roberts was born Jun 1898, Indiana, USA; died , Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    7. Virgil L Roberts was born Dec 1899, Indiana, USA.
    8. Esther Roberts was born 31 Aug 1901, Indiana, USA; died 20 Nov 1956, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    9. Adaline Roberts was born 16 May 1903, Indiana, USA; died 23 Aug 1965, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Grandview Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Thomas Shepherd was born 14 Jan 1832, Greene, Indiana, USA (son of Charles Garrison Shepherd and Lavina Bradford); died 2 Apr 1856, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried 1856, Grandview Cemetery, Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Paternal DNA: I1 -> Northern Europe and Scotland
    • Reference Number: 2237
    • Residence: 1850, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 18

    Thomas married Rebecca Dixson 18 May 1854, Greene, Indiana, USA. Rebecca (daughter of John Hart Dixson and Elizabeth J. Stalcup) was born 17 Dec 1841, Indiana, USA; died 4 Mar 1906, Booneville, Logan, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Booneville, Logan, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Rebecca Dixson was born 17 Dec 1841, Indiana, USA (daughter of John Hart Dixson and Elizabeth J. Stalcup); died 4 Mar 1906, Booneville, Logan, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Booneville, Logan, Arkansas, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: White
    • Reference Number: 2239
    • Residence: 1860, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1870, Mount Prairie, Jasper, Iowa, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Douglas, Shelby, Iowa, USA; Age: 46; Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 1900, Crawford, Arkansas, USA

    Children:
    1. 4. Thomas Franklin Shepard was born 20 Jan 1852, Greene, Indiana, USA; died 30 May 1928, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    2. Lucelia Shepherd was born Abt 1855, Indiana, USA.

  3. 10.  Michael Bass was born 10 Mar 1818, North Carolina, USA (son of Jethro Bass and Polly Mitchell); died 15 Jan 1875, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Mulatto
    • Reference Number: 713
    • Residence: 1850, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 36
    • Residence: 1870, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Post Office: Terre Haute; Age: 53

    Michael married Catharine Foster 28 Aug 1840, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Catharine (daughter of George Washington Foster and Mary Summers) was born Abt 1821, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Catharine Foster was born Abt 1821, Ohio, USA (daughter of George Washington Foster and Mary Summers).

    Other Events:

    • Maternal DNA: U5a1b1: found in most of Europe and in Kyrgyzstan
    • Race: Mulatto
    • Reference Number: 712
    • Residence: 1830, Hardy, Holmes, Ohio, USA
    • Residence: 1850, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 32
    • Residence: 1870, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Post Office: Terre Haute; Age: 49
    • Residence: 1880, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 59Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Self

    Children:
    1. Robert Bass was born 1843, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    2. George H. Bass was born 1844, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    3. Alonzo Bass was born 1847, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died Jul 1876, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    4. Andrew Bass was born 1848, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    5. Malissa Bass was born 1850, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    6. Catherine Bass was born 12 Jan 1853, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 6 Feb 1902, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried Feb 1902, Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    7. 5. Elizabeth Bass was born 17 Mar 1855, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 29 Jan 1929, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    8. Michael Bass was born 1860, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 15 Nov 1941, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA; was buried 19 Nov 1941, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA.

  5. 12.  Joseph Roberts was born 1837, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA (son of Kinchen Roberts and Nancy Chavis).

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 1361
    • Residence: 1850, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA

    Joseph married Lucy Emily Estell 25 Apr 1861, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Lucy (daughter of Abraham Estell and Selina Jane Poston) was born 5 Mar 1844, Illinois, USA; died 4 Apr 1914, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Lucy Emily Estell was born 5 Mar 1844, Illinois, USA (daughter of Abraham Estell and Selina Jane Poston); died 4 Apr 1914, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Black
    • Reference Number: 1360
    • Residence: 1850, Darwin, Clark, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA

    Children:
    1. 6. James Albert Roberts was born 6 Sep 1863, Burnett, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 24 Aug 1913, Burnett, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    2. Richard T. Roberts was born 1864, Indiana, USA; died 21 Sep 1913, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    3. Anna J. Roberts was born 1866, Indiana, USA; died 1933, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    4. Sarah C. Roberts was born 1870, Indiana, USA.
    5. Mary Mamye Roberts was born Jul 1874, Indiana, USA; died 1953; was buried , Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    6. Joseph T. Roberts was born 1877, Indiana, USA.
    7. Leslie Roberts was born 5 Dec 1882, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 28 Jan 1931, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    8. Lora Ervin Roberts was born 4 Dec 1883, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    9. Susan Eva Roberts was born 28 Sep 1888, Indiana, USA.
    10. Ruth B. Roberts was born 3 Dec 1889, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 30 Jan 1960, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 2 Feb 1960, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

  7. 14.  . Talmer

    . married Susan E. Alexander. Susan (daughter of Daniel Alexander and Panthea A. Harrison) was born Abt 1844, Indiana, USA; died 21 Feb 1909, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 23 Feb 1909, Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Susan E. Alexander was born Abt 1844, Indiana, USA (daughter of Daniel Alexander and Panthea A. Harrison); died 21 Feb 1909, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 23 Feb 1909, Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Maternal DNA: Haplotype J2b1a : found in western Europe and Russia
    • Race: Black
    • Reference Number: 9196
    • Residence: 1850, Posey, Washington, Indiana, USA; Age: 8
    • Residence: 1860, Howard, Washington, Indiana, USA; Age: 16
    • Residence: 1870, Nevins, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 20; Census Post Office: Terre Haute
    • Residence: 1900, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 55; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Mother

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Lost Creek Cemetery

    Children:
    1. John Frank Alexander was born 17 Feb 1869, Indiana, USA; died 8 Dec 1928, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 1928, Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    2. 7. Nancy Ida Alexander was born 23 Aug 1863, Indiana, USA; died 3 Feb 1895, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    3. Sarah E. Alexander was born 1873, Indiana, USA.


  

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