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Celeste Trielle Shepard

Celeste Trielle Shepard

Female 1970 - 2007  (36 years)

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  1. 1.  Celeste Trielle ShepardCeleste Trielle Shepard was born 30 Nov 1970, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA (daughter of J.O. Shepard, Jr and S.G. Allen); died 8 Aug 2007, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Grandview Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Black
    • Reference Number: 146

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age: 36

    Celeste married M.L. Weakley [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. J. Weakley

    Celeste married . [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. J. Shepard
    2. M. Shepard
    3. C. Shepard

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  J.O. Shepard, Jr

    J.O. married S.G. Allen [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  S.G. AllenS.G. Allen
    Children:
    1. 1. Celeste Trielle Shepard was born 30 Nov 1970, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 8 Aug 2007, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Grandview Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James Otto Shepard, Sr.James Otto Shepard, Sr. was born 28 Nov 1915, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA (son of George Franklin Shepard and Anna Marie Batton); died 20 Jul 2004, Houston, Texas, USA; was buried 24 Jul 2004, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Paternal DNA: I1-P109 -> Scandinavian - Viking origin
    • Reference Number: 176
    • Residence: 1920, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • _MILT: 27 Nov 1942, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    • _MILT: 7 Dec 1942
    • other: 25 Nov 1945

    James married Cynthia H. Norton, PhD 2 Nov 1946, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Cynthia (daughter of George W. Norton and Flossie Phillips) was born 19 Nov 1928, Burnett, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died Living. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Cynthia H. Norton, PhDCynthia H. Norton, PhD was born 19 Nov 1928, Burnett, Vigo, Indiana, USA (daughter of George W. Norton and Flossie Phillips); died Living.

    Other Events:

    • Maternal DNA: L1c2b1 -> West Africa
    • Political Party: Republican
    • Reference Number: 175
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • _DEG: 1968, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Indiana State University-Bachelors in Political Science
    • _DEG: 1972, Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA; University of Massachusetts, Doctorate in Education
    • Residence: Between 1974 and 1976, Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
    • Tenure: Between 1986 and 1989, Sierra Leone; U. S. Ambassador - Appointed by Ronald Reagan - POTUS
    • Residence: Between 1986 and 1989, Freetown, Western Area, Sierra Leone; West Africa
    • Tenure: Between 1989 and 1993, Burundi; U. S. Ambassador - Appointed by George Bush - POTUS
    • Residence: Between 1989 and 1993, Burundi; East Africa
    • Tenure: Between 2004 and 2008, Tunis, Tunisia; United States Executive Director of the African Development Bank
    • Residence: Between 2004 and 2008, Tunis, Tunisia

    Notes:

    Cynthia Shepard Perry
    Ambassadorial Posts
    Sierra Leone, 1986 - 1989
    Burundi, 1989 - 1993

    Cynthia Perry was most recently the United States Executive Director of the African Development Bank. A native of Indiana, Dr. Perry was the US Ambassador to Sierra Leone from 1986-1989 and to Burundi from 1989-1993.

    Her career began in 1957 with the Nichols Investment Corporation. Dr. Perry later joined the IBM Corporation as an educational representative in the Office Products Division. From 1968-1971, she was the Director of the National Teachers Corps at the University of Massachusetts, where she received her Doctorate in International Education in 1972. Joining the faculty of Texas Southern University in 1971, she was an Associate Professor and Associate Director of Teacher Corps/Peace Corps and then became a full Professor and Dean of International Affairs from 1978-1982.

    Her first assignment to Africa was at the University of Nairobi in 1968 through Operation Crossroads Africa. From 1971-1973, Mrs. Perry and her husband, Dr. James O. Perry, trained a group of Peace Corps volunteers in Sierra Leone. In 1974, she led a special educational delegation to Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria and Liberia. She lived in Kenya from 1974-1976, trained Peace Corps paramedical volunteers, lectured at the University of Nairobi and was a consultant to the US Information Service in Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia. In 1976, she was appointed Staff Development Officer at the UN Economic Commission for Africa. From 1982 until her appointment, Mrs. Perry was Chief of the Education and Human Resources Division in the Africa Bureau of the US Agency for International Development.

    Children:
    1. D.M. Shepard
    2. M.K. Shepherd
    3. 2. J.O. Shepard, Jr
    4. M.G.S. Shepard, PhD

  3. 6.  Chester N. Allen, Sr was born 5 Jan 1918, Indiana, USA (son of Bertie Calvin Allen and Bertha Mae Norton); died 26 Apr 1982, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 118
    • Residence: 1920, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA

    Chester married June Johnson 21 Sep 1939, Vigo, Indiana, USA. June (daughter of John J. Johnson, Jr. and Grace M. Hannah) was born 11 Dec 1922, Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana, USA; died 12 Sep 2008, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  June Johnson was born 11 Dec 1922, Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana, USA (daughter of John J. Johnson, Jr. and Grace M. Hannah); died 12 Sep 2008, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Black
    • Reference Number: 117
    • Residence: 1930, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age: 85

    Children:
    1. D.E. Allen
    2. A.G. Allen
    3. 3. S.G. Allen


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  George Franklin ShepardGeorge Franklin Shepard was born 3 Nov 1877, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA (son of Thomas Franklin Shepard and Elizabeth Bass); died 29 May 1952, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Maternal DNA: U5a1b1: found in most of Europe and in Kyrgyzstan
    • Paternal DNA: I1 -> Northern Europe and Scotland
    • Reference Number: 1
    • Residence: 1900, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA

    George married Anna Marie Batton 6 Feb 1902, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Anna (daughter of Joseph Batton and Rebecca Jane Pettiford) was born 16 Jul 1881, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 31 Jan 1975, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 3 Feb 1975, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Anna Marie BattonAnna Marie Batton was born 16 Jul 1881, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA (daughter of Joseph Batton and Rebecca Jane Pettiford); died 31 Jan 1975, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 3 Feb 1975, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Mulatto
    • SSN issued: Indiana, USA
    • Reference Number: 707
    • Social Security Number: 310-54-4104
    • Residence: 1900, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age: 93

    Children:
    1. Maynard Joseph Shepard was born 17 Jun 1904, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 23 Aug 1988, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 27 Aug 1988, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    2. Alonzo Shepard was born Abt 1926, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died Abt 1926, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 1926, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    3. Thomas Ulysses Shepard was born 14 Jun 1908, Indiana, USA; died 7 Jan 1987, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried , Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.
    4. Henrietta Shepard was born 14 Aug 1914, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 29 Apr 1970, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 4 May 1970, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    5. 4. James Otto Shepard, Sr. was born 28 Nov 1915, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 20 Jul 2004, Houston, Texas, USA; was buried 24 Jul 2004, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    6. Nola Jane Shepard was born 15 Jun 1918, Indiana, USA; died 23 Mar 2012, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried 30 Mar 2012, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    7. George Ramsey Shepard was born 6 Aug 1920, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 13 Jan 1992, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 17 Jan 1992, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    8. Felix Cabell Shepard, Sr. was born 18 Dec 1921, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 14 Nov 1990, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    9. Reva R. Shepard was born 9 Apr 1924, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 18 May 1944, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 18 May 1944, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

  3. 10.  George W. Norton was born 2 Apr 1891, Vigo, Indiana, USA (son of Walker Norton and Lily M. Riley); died 28 Apr 1973, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 2 May 1973, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Paternal DNA: E-M4451 --> North Africa
    • Race: Negro
    • Reference Number: 131
    • Residence: 1910, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • _MILT: 24 Aug 1918; Age: 27
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1942, Vigo, Indiana, USA

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age: 82

    George married Flossie Phillips 26 Feb 1918, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Flossie (daughter of Lee Phillips and Hattie Hill) was born 16 Aug 1900, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 29 Sep 1973, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 3 Oct 1973, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Flossie Phillips was born 16 Aug 1900, Vigo, Indiana, USA (daughter of Lee Phillips and Hattie Hill); died 29 Sep 1973, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 3 Oct 1973, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Maternal DNA: L1c2b1 -> West Africa
    • Race: Negro
    • Reference Number: 132
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age: 73

    Children:
    1. 5. Cynthia H. Norton, PhD was born 19 Nov 1928, Burnett, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died Living.
    2. Lillian Mae Norton was born 17 Dec 1918, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died Sep 1969, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 13 Sep 1969, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    3. Walter Norton was born 22 Jul 1920, Knox, Indiana, USA; died 26 Jul 1959, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA; was buried , Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    4. George Norton was born 14 May 1922, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 4 Aug 2002, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    5. James William Norton was born 25 Jul 1924, Burnett, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 1984, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA; was buried 14 Jul 1984, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    6. Madonna Norton was born 1931, Indiana, USA.
    7. Iona Delores Norton was born 7 May 1932, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 10 Jan 2012, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 14 Jan 2012, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    8. H. Norton
    9. Orville Rex Norton was born 12 May 1926, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 21 Jan 2016, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 27 Jan 2016, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

  5. 12.  Bertie Calvin Allen was born 29 Mar 1876, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA (son of Nathaniel Allen and Nancy Russell); died 31 Dec 1940, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Mulatto
    • Reference Number: 124
    • Residence: 1880, Linton, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 4; Occupation: At Home; EnumerationDistrict: 207; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Son
    • Residence: 1920, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA

    Bertie married Bertha Mae Norton 30 Oct 1901, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Bertha (daughter of George W. Norton and Rebecca Anderson) was born 17 Jan 1885, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 15 Sep 1968, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Bertha Mae Norton was born 17 Jan 1885, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA (daughter of George W. Norton and Rebecca Anderson); died 15 Sep 1968, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • SSN issued: Indiana, USA
    • Reference Number: 123
    • Social Security Number: 305-18-0942
    • Residence: 1910, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA

    Children:
    1. Chlora Allen was born 8 Dec 1905, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 13 Sep 2001, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 19 Sep 2001, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    2. Esther J. Allen was born 12 Apr 1906, Indiana, USA; died 3 Jul 1988.
    3. Cozetta Allen was born 1910, Indiana, USA; died Abt 1925, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    4. Sadie Allen was born 30 May 1913, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 25 Feb 1983, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    5. Reva Allen was born 12 Sep 1915, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died Abt 1970.
    6. 6. Chester N. Allen, Sr was born 5 Jan 1918, Indiana, USA; died 26 Apr 1982, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    7. Rachel Emeline Allen was born 12 Mar 1920, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 10 Oct 2012, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 17 Oct 2012, Stewart Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    8. Lena Mae Allen was born 6 Aug 1922, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 15 Apr 2004, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    9. Bertha Patricia Allen was born 29 Jan 1925, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 18 Jul 1993, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 21 Jul 1993, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    10. Eula Luvetta Allen was born 23 Apr 1927, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 1 Nov 2013, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

  7. 14.  John J. Johnson, Jr. was born 24 Jun 1893, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA (son of John Johnson and Lily M. Riley); died 27 Oct 1950, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 31 Oct 1950, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Colored
    • Reference Number: 126
    • Residence: Between 1917 and 1918, Vermillion, Indiana, USA; Age: 24
    • Residence: 1930, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 46; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
    • Residence: 1942, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 49

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age: 56

    John married Grace M. Hannah 30 Jun 1919, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Grace (daughter of Albert Hannah and Rosetta Hannah) was born 1892, Kansas, USA; died 1964, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Grace M. Hannah was born 1892, Kansas, USA (daughter of Albert Hannah and Rosetta Hannah); died 1964, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Negro
    • Reference Number: 127
    • Residence: 1 Mar 1895, Horton, Brown, Kansas, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 45; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

    Children:
    1. 7. June Johnson was born 11 Dec 1922, Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana, USA; died 12 Sep 2008, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    2. Dorothy Ella Johnson was born 3 Oct 1925, Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA; died 5 Jan 2000, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Grandview Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    3. Donald E Johnson was born 26 Mar 1930, Indiana, USA; died 26 Aug 1959, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Grandview Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.


  

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