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 1879 - 1948 (69 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. |  Charles 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 Clara May Wilkinson 16 Aug 1906, Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USA. Clara (daughter of Samuel Wilkinson and Emaline Whorley) was born 10 Dec 1875, Waterloo, Allamakee, Iowa, USA; died 14 Oct 1951, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- Bernice Evelyn Shepard was born 18 Sep 1912, 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]
Children:
- 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.
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Generation: 2
| 2. |  Thomas 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]
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| 3. |  Elizabeth 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:
- Luetta Catherine Shepard was born 28 Feb 1875, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 17 Aug 1939, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- 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.
- 1. 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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Generation: 3
| 4. | 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]
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| 5. | 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:
- 2. 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.
- Lucelia Shepherd was born Abt 1855, Indiana, USA.
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| 6. | 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]
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| 7. | 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:
- Robert Bass was born 1843, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- George H. Bass was born 1844, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- 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.
- Andrew Bass was born 1848, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Malissa Bass was born 1850, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- 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.
- 3. 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.
- 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.
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Generation: 4
| 8. | Charles Garrison Shepherd was born 15 Nov 1815, Kentucky, USA (son of John Shepherd and Sarah Brandenburg); died 18 Jan 1853, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried , Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Paternal DNA: I1 -> Northern Europe and Scotland
- Reference Number: 5664
- Residence: 1840, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 25
- Residence: 1850, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 33
Charles married Lavina Bradford 6 Oct 1836, Greene, Indiana, USA. Lavina (daughter of Thomas Bradford, Jr. and Martha A Garrison) was born 5 Nov 1811, Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA; died 8 Jun 1847, Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried , Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 9. | Lavina Bradford was born 5 Nov 1811, Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Thomas Bradford, Jr. and Martha A Garrison); died 8 Jun 1847, Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried , Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
Children:
- Charles Shepherd was born 28 Aug 1842, Greene, Indiana, USA; died 30 May 1910, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried 1910, Hicks Cemetery, Greene, Indiana, USA.
- William Garrison Shepherd was born 10 Mar 1846, Greene, Indiana, USA; died 26 Aug 1939, Greene, Indiana, USA.
- John Shepherd was born 1839, Indiana, USA; died 6 Jan 1914, Kirkwood, Warren, Illinois, USA.
- Martha A Shepherd was born 1841, Indiana, USA.
- Almira Shepherd was born 1 Jan 1845, Greene, Indiana, USA; died 26 Apr 1907, Greene, Indiana, USA.
- James Shepherd was born 1847, Indiana, USA.
- 4. Thomas Shepherd was born 14 Jan 1832, Greene, Indiana, USA; died 2 Apr 1856, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried 1856, Grandview Cemetery, Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA.
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| 10. | John Hart Dixson was born 10 Mar 1814, Preble, Ohio, USA (son of Eli Dixson and Rebecca Hart); died 6 Dec 1890, Greene, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 5051
- Residence: 1850, Greene, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1880, Highland, Greene, Indiana, USA
Notes:
From the Greene County Historical Society - Highland Township Biographies - dated abt. 1880
John H. Dixson was born in Preble County, Ohio, March 10, 1820, and is the only survivor of eleven children, born to Eli and Rebecca (Hart) Dixson. When but six months old, his parents removed with him to what is now Greene County, Ind., where they encountered all the hardships and privations incident to pioneer life, and where John H. was reared, educated and has always resided. Eli Dixson became widely known as the owner of some of the best horses in the State, and he was never more at home than on the back of one of his racers with a pack of hounds following up the trail of some bear or fox. He and wife made many friends, and after living as honored and respective people to old ages, they died in the religious belief of the Quakers. John H. Dixson received his early schooling from the old fashioned log schoolhouse where "lickin' and larnin' " were deemed as essential for the advancement of the pupil as " larnin' " without the " lickin' ." To start on, his father gave him eighty acres of unimproved land, and this he has since increased to over 800 acres by hard work and good management. This is situated in White River bottom, and consists of the best soil of Greene County. In December, 1840, John H. Dixson and Elizabeth Stalcup were united in marriage, and to this union the following named were born: Rebecca, Margaret, Solomon, James (deceased), William; Stephen and Polly (deceased). The mother died in August, 1860, and in April, 1877, Mr. Dixson married Mrs. Electa (Beach) Hoagland, his present wife. Mr. Dixson is one of the whole-souled, genial and hospitable men of his township. Like his father before him, he is a great admirer of horse flesh, and be it also said that he also keeps the best horses in his locality. He is now on the shady side of life, and is nearing the alloted period of man's existence, which is hoped by his numerous friends, that he will greatly outlive. In politics, he was first a Whig, but since 1856 has cast his influence and support with the Republican party. Although a member of no religions organization, he is inclined to the faith of his parents?Friends--in which sobriety, peace and industry are the chief factors.
John married Elizabeth J. Stalcup 28 Dec 1839, Greene, Indiana, USA. Elizabeth was born 25 Oct 1822; died 23 Sep 1869, Greene, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 11. | Elizabeth J. Stalcup was born 25 Oct 1822; died 23 Sep 1869, Greene, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 1663
- Residence: 1850, Greene, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1860, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA
Children:
- 5. Rebecca Dixson was born 17 Dec 1841, Indiana, USA; died 4 Mar 1906, Booneville, Logan, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Booneville, Logan, Arkansas, USA.
- Soloman Pryor Dixson was born 26 Feb 1851, Greene, Indiana, USA; died 21 Jun 1921, Washington, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried , Worthington, Greene, Indiana, USA.
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| 12. |  Jethro Bass was born Apr 1787, Granville, North Carolina, USA (son of Jesse Day and Prudence Bass); died 1865, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 767
- Bondsman: 30 Oct 1828, Mercer, Kentucky, USA; Posted marriage bond for his daughter, Emeline Bass
- Residence: 1830, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1840, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1850, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 70
- Residence: 1860, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 80
Notes:
Free People of Color Register of (NC-born) Negroes & Mulattoes: Vigo County, Indiana.
by Lisa Y. Henderson
Jethro Bass registered 2 July 1853. Age 70. Mulatto. Born Granville County NC. Resided Lost Creek township.
Jethro Bass and Polly Mitchell married in Granville County NC on 3 Apr 1809. In 1830, Jethro Bass headed a household of 13 free people of color in Vigo County, Indiana. In the 1850 census of Harrison township, Vigo County, Indiana: Jathro Bass, 70, wife Polly, 60, Emily, 17, and Alfred Bass, 6.
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Lost Creek AME Church was founded in 1839 by Jethro Bass and others.
Died:
Estate Records
Jethro married Polly Mitchell 3 Apr 1809, Granville, North Carolina, USA. Polly (daughter of Thomas Mitchell and Rebecca Stewart) was born 1788, Sussex, Virginia, USA; died 1865, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 13. | Polly Mitchell was born 1788, Sussex, Virginia, USA (daughter of Thomas Mitchell and Rebecca Stewart); died 1865, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 974
- Residence: 1850, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 60
Children:
- Nelson Bass was born 1814, North Carolina, USA; died 4 May 1877, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 6 May 1877, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Rebecca Bass was born 1820, North Carolina, USA; died Between 1870 and 1880, Indiana, USA.
- 6. Michael Bass was born 10 Mar 1818, North Carolina, USA; died 15 Jan 1875, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Duphena Emily Bass was born 1834, Indiana, USA; died 1870, Coles, Illinois, USA.
- Emeline Bass was born Abt 1811, North Carolina, USA; died , Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- George Washington Bass was born Abt 1809, North Carolina, USA; died , USA.
- Eliza Bass was born Abt 1833, Indiana, USA.
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| 14. | George Washington Foster was born Abt 1796, Pennsylvania, USA (son of Robert Foster and Rebecca Bremyer); died 10 Sep 1867, Morris, Grundy, Illinois, USA; was buried Sep 1867, Morris, Grundy, Illinois, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 982
- Residence: 1830, Hardy, Holmes, Ohio, USA
- Residence: 1850, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 54
- Residence: 1860, Morris, Grundy, Illinois, USA; Age: 64
Notes:
Buried:
Evergreen Cemetery, Potter's Field
George married Mary Summers. Mary was born Abt 1793, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 15. | Mary Summers was born Abt 1793, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events:
- Maternal DNA: U5a1b1: found in most of Europe and in Kyrgyzstan
- Race: White
- Reference Number: 981
- Residence: 1830, Hardy, Holmes, Ohio, USA
- Residence: 1850, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 57
- Residence: 1860, Morris, Grundy, Illinois, USA; Age: 68
Children:
- 7. Catharine Foster was born Abt 1821, Ohio, USA.
- Washington Foster was born Abt 1828, Ohio, USA.
- Mary J. Foster was born Abt 1831, Ohio, USA; died 24 Apr 1891, Morris, Grundy, Illinois, USA.
- Levi Foster was born Abt 1832, Ohio, USA.
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