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Generation: 1

William Perry Shepherd was born 22 Sep 1869, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA (son of Charles Shepherd and Mary Mariah Hicks); died 27 Oct 1944, Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried 1944, Fairview Cemetery, Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA.

Other Events:

Reference Number: 7440
Residence: 1870, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 9/12; Census Post Office: Switz
Residence: 1880, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 10; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Residence: 1900, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 39; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence: 1910, Stockton, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age in 1910: 40; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence: 1920, Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 50; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence: 1930, Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 60; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence: 1935, Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA
Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 70; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence: 1944, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA; Road Construction steam roller killed him

Notes:

Died:
Steam roller from road work caught his pant leg. He went under the roller and died later that day from the wounds.

William married Bessie Lee Ellett 7 Jul 1891, Greene, Indiana, USA. Bessie (daughter of Delane Ellett and E. McHenry) was born 7 Jul 1873, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA; died 15 Jun 1970, Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried , Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Charles Ellett Shepherd was born 29 Jun 1906, Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA; died 27 Jan 1986, Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, USA.
Zora Shepherd was born Nov 1896, Indiana, USA; died 1930; was buried , Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA.

Generation: 2

Charles Shepherd was born 28 Aug 1842, Greene, Indiana, USA (son of Charles Garrison Shepherd and Lavina Bradford); died 30 May 1910, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried 1910, Hicks Cemetery, Greene, Indiana, USA.

Other Events:

Race: White
Reference Number: 8200
Residence: 1850, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 7
Residence: 1860, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 17; Occupation: Farmer; AttendedSchool: Yes
Residence: 1870, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 27; MaleCitizenOverTwentyone: Y; PersonalEstateValue: 300; Occupation: Farmer
Residence: 1880, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 38; Occupation: Farmer; EnumerationDistrict: 301; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Self
Residence: 1900, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 57; Occupation: Farming; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0025; HomeMortgaged: F; HomeOwnership: O; MonthsUnEmployedPastYear: 0; YearsMarried: 35; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head
Residence: 1910, Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 67; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head

Charles married Mary Mariah Hicks 13 Oct 1864, Greene, Indiana, USA. Mary (daughter of William Christopher Hicks and Winna "Winny" Alford) was born 24 Jun 1844, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; died 16 Dec 1919, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried 1919, Hicks Cemetery, Greene, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

Mary Mariah Hicks was born 24 Jun 1844, Montgomery, Indiana, USA (daughter of William Christopher Hicks and Winna "Winny" Alford); died 16 Dec 1919, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried 1919, Hicks Cemetery, Greene, Indiana, USA.

Other Events:

Reference Number: 7439
Residence: 1870, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA
Residence: 1880, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA
Residence: 1900, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 54; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence: 1910, Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA

Children:

1. William Perry Shepherd was born 22 Sep 1869, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA; died 27 Oct 1944, Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried 1944, Fairview Cemetery, Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA.

Generation: 3

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]

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:

Reference Number: 5671

Children:

2. 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.
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.

William Christopher Hicks was born 2 Nov 1809, Sumner, Tennessee, USA (son of Arthur Hicks and Mary Polly Lemmon); died 30 Jan 1877, Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried Feb 1877, Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA.

Other Events:

Reference Number: 8203
Residence: 1840, Greene, Indiana, USA
Residence: 23 Sep 1850, Richland City, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 42
Bond date: Oct 1850, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Residence: 23 Jul 1860, Richland City, Greene, Indiana, USA
Ordained Cumberland Presbyterian Minister: 1868, Greene, Indiana, USA
Residence: 18 Jul 1870, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 60Census Post Office: Switz

Notes:

Buried:
Headstone in Hicks Cemetery

William married Winna "Winny" Alford 24 Feb 1829, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA. Winna was born 11 Jan 1810, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; died 6 Apr 1856, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried , Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

Winna "Winny" Alford was born 11 Jan 1810, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; died 6 Apr 1856, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried , Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA.

Other Events:

Reference Number: 8204
Residence: 1850, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 41

Notes:

Buried:
Hicks Cemetary

Died:
Age at Death: 46

Children:

3. Mary Mariah Hicks was born 24 Jun 1844, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; died 16 Dec 1919, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried 1919, Hicks Cemetery, Greene, Indiana, USA.

Generation: 4

John Shepherd was born 12 Sep 1792, Kentucky, USA (son of C. Shepherd); died 22 Jun 1863, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried 1863, Grandview Cemetery, Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA.

Other Events:

Paternal DNA: I1 -> Northern Europe and Scotland
Reference Number: 1666
Residence: Age: 48
_MILT: 12 Dec 1816
Residence: 1830, Greene, Indiana, USA
civil: 18 Mar 1837, Greene, Indiana, USA
Residence: 1840, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 48; Age: 48
Residence: 1850, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 55
Residence: 1860, Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 67; Occupation: Farmer; PersonalEstateValue: 625; RealEstateValue: 1700

John married Sarah Brandenburg 15 Apr 1813, Adams, Ohio, USA. Sarah was born 21 Jul 1790, German, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA; died 12 Apr 1846, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried , Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

Sarah Brandenburg was born 21 Jul 1790, German, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA; died 12 Apr 1846, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried , Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA.

Other Events:

Reference Number: 5662

Notes:

Died:
Grandview Cemetery, Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA

Children:

William Shepherd was born 7 Jan 1814, Ohio, USA; died 18 Jan 1861, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA.
4. Charles Garrison Shepherd was born 15 Nov 1815, Kentucky, USA; died 18 Jan 1853, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried , Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA.
Daniel J. Shepherd was born 21 Aug 1823, Washington, Indiana, USA; died 13 Jun 1896, Prairie City, Jasper, Iowa, USA; was buried , Prairie City, Jasper, Iowa, USA.
Mary A. Shepherd was born Abt 1829, Kentucky, USA.
Francis A. Shepherd was born 5 Jan 1827, Greene, Indiana, USA; died 28 Mar 1909, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA; was buried , Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA.
Sarah Shepherd was born 1834, Greene, Indiana, USA.

10.

Thomas Bradford, Jr. was born 28 Mar 1780, Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA; died 16 Apr 1841, Greene, Indiana, USA.

Other Events:

Reference Number: 5673
Residence: 1812, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Residence: 1819, Greene, Indiana, USA; Moved to area that would become Greene County.
Residence: 1830, Greene, Indiana, USA
Residence: 1840, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 60; Age: 60

Thomas married Martha A Garrison 13 Feb 1804, Orange, North Carolina, USA. Martha (daughter of Jacob Garrison and Anna Shepard) was born 1782, Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA; died 26 Jan 1840, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried , Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

11.

Martha A Garrison was born 1782, Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Jacob Garrison and Anna Shepard); died 26 Jan 1840, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried , Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA.

Other Events:

Reference Number: 5674
Residence: 1784, Granville, North Carolina, USA
Residence: 1812, Halifax, North Carolina, USA

Children:

Martha Bradford was born 1815, Kentucky, USA; died 1881, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA.
5. Lavina Bradford was born 5 Nov 1811, Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA; died 8 Jun 1847, Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried , Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA.
Margaret Bradford was born 8 Mar 1810; died 11 Dec 1837, Indiana, USA.

12.

Arthur Hicks was born 1776, Tennessee, USA (son of Nathaniel Hicks and Nancy Elizabeth "Ni-Ye-Hi" Broom); died 3 May 1848, Waynetown, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; was buried , Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA.

Other Events:

Reference Number: 8205
Residence: 7 Aug 1820, Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, USA; Male, age 45+ years.
Residence: 1 Jun 1830, Greene, Indiana, USA; Male, age 50-59 Years.
civil: 21 May 1831, Greene, Indiana, USA
civil: 21 May 1831, Greene, Indiana, USA
U. S. Land Patent Certificate No. 2,117.: 21 May 1831, Washington, Greene, Indiana, USA; E1/2 SE 1/4 Section 6 T6N R5W (80 Acres)
U. S. Land Patent Certificate No. 10,410.: 1 Aug 1837, Washington, Greene, Indiana, USA; SW1/4 SW1/4 Section 5 T6N R5W (40 Acres)
Residence: 1 Jun 1840, Sugar Creek, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; Male, age 60-69 Years
Sale of Real Estate in Greene County, Indiana: 7 Sep 1843, Richland City, Greene, Indiana, USA; Pt. SE1/4 NE1/4 Section 11 T7N R5W (11 Acres)

Notes:

Died:
Age at Death: 72

Arthur married Mary Polly Lemmon Abt 1800, Sumner, Tennessee, USA. Mary was born 17 Nov 1783, Orange, North Carolina, USA; died 27 Feb 1856, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried , Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

13.

Mary Polly Lemmon was born 17 Nov 1783, Orange, North Carolina, USA; died 27 Feb 1856, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried , Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA.

Other Events:

Reference Number: 8206
Residence: 1850, Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA; Age: 70

Notes:

Died:
Age: 72

Children:

6. William Christopher Hicks was born 2 Nov 1809, Sumner, Tennessee, USA; died 30 Jan 1877, Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA; was buried Feb 1877, Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA.

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