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Generation: 2
Generation: 3
| 4. |  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]
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| 5. |  Cynthia 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.
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| 6. | Wallace Jackson Owens, Sr. was born 8 Feb 1917, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA (son of George Forest Owens and Helen S. Withers); died 4 Aug 2006, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
Notes:
Died:
Age: 89
Wallace married Victoria Elizabeth Jones 22 Nov 1954, Indiana, USA. Victoria (daughter of Odway Jones and Susie Jones) was born 24 May 1935, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 25 Sep 2012, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 7. | Victoria Elizabeth Jones was born 24 May 1935, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA (daughter of Odway Jones and Susie Jones); died 25 Sep 2012, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Negro
- Reference Number: 588
- Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 4; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
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| 8. |  George 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]
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| 9. |  Anna 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:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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| 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]
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| 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:
- 5. Cynthia H. Norton, PhD was born 19 Nov 1928, Burnett, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died Living.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Madonna Norton was born 1931, Indiana, USA.
- 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.
- H. Norton
- 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.
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| 12. | George Forest Owens was born 19 Feb 1887, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA; died 3 Sep 1948, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
George married Helen S. Withers. Helen (daughter of Harry R. Withers and Chera Ann Rasco) was born 30 Apr 1889, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA; died 5 Feb 1985, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 9 Feb 1985, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 13. | Helen S. Withers was born 30 Apr 1889, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA (daughter of Harry R. Withers and Chera Ann Rasco); died 5 Feb 1985, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 9 Feb 1985, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Black
- Reference Number: 680
- Residence: 1920, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 29Marital Status: Widowed; Marital Status: Widow; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Children:
- Rosetta Owens was born 5 Jan 1911, Christian, Kentucky, USA; died 20 Jan 1976, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 20 Jan 1976, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Bradley Sylvester Owens was born 12 Nov 1912, Indiana, USA; died 23 Jan 2013, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Underwood Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- George F. Owens, Jr. was born 21 Dec 1914, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA; died 16 Dec 2011, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried Dec 2011, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- 6. Wallace Jackson Owens, Sr. was born 8 Feb 1917, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 4 Aug 2006, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Iva Lou Owens was born 1 Jan 1909, Kentucky, USA; died 22 Apr 1986, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
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| 14. | Odway Jones was born 23 Mar 1903, Kentucky, USA (son of Henry Jones); died 12 Sep 1986, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Negro
- Reference Number: 4450
- Residence: 1920, Mount Vernon, Posey, Indiana, USA; Age: 17; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
- Residence: 1935, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 37; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Odway married Susie Jones. Susie was born Abt 1909, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 15. | Susie Jones was born Abt 1909, Kentucky, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Negro
- Reference Number: 4449
- Residence: 1935, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 31; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Children:
- 7. Victoria Elizabeth Jones was born 24 May 1935, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 25 Sep 2012, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Josephine Jones was born 1926, Indiana, USA; died 1957, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Ray Jones was born Abt 1932, Indiana, USA.
- C.A. Jones
- L.O.'. Jones
- C. Jones
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