William Shepherd b. 7 Jan 1814 Ohio, USA d. 18 Jan 1861 Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA: The Lost Creek Settlement

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Name	William Shepherd [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Born	7 Jan 1814	Ohio, USA [4, 5, 6]
Gender	Male
Paternal DNA	I1 -> Northern Europe and Scotland [7]
Reference Number	5663
Residence	1830	Greene, Indiana, USA [3]
Residence	1840	Greene, Indiana, USA [6]
	Age: 26
Residence	1850	Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA [5]
	Age: 36
Residence	1860	Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA [4]
	Age: 46; Occupation: Farmer; PersonalEstateValue: 775; RealEstateValue: 1500
Died	18 Jan 1861	Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA
	Buried: Bradford Cemetery / Silvers Cemetery Location: Richland township. 1/2mile south of Bloomfield on old Scotland Road on the Bill Wright farm which was at one time owned by Jim Silvers.
Person ID	I5663	Families

Father	John Shepherd, b. 12 Sep 1792, Kentucky, USA , d. 22 Jun 1863, Greene, Indiana, USA (Age 70 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Sarah Brandenburg, b. 21 Jul 1790, German, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 12 Apr 1846, Greene, Indiana, USA (Age 55 years)
Relationship	natural
Married	15 Apr 1813	Adams, Ohio, USA
Family ID	F1251	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Martha Bradford, b. 1815, Kentucky, USA , d. 1881, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA (Age 66 years)
Married	6 Jan 1840	Greene, Indiana, USA [1, 8]
Family ID	F1763	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 2 Margaret Bradford, b. 8 Mar 1810, d. 11 Dec 1837, Indiana, USA (Age 27 years)

Married 9 Feb 1837 Indiana, USA [2]

Children

1. Hamilton Shepherd, b. Dec 1837, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA

, d. 23 Feb 1906, East St. Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA

(Age ~ 68 years) [natural]

Family ID F3251 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 7 Jan 1814 - Ohio, USA
	Residence - 1830 - Greene, Indiana, USA
	Married - 9 Feb 1837 - Indiana, USA
	Residence - Age: 26 - 1840 - Greene, Indiana, USA
	Married - 6 Jan 1840 - Greene, Indiana, USA
	Residence - Age: 36 - 1850 - Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA
	Residence - Age: 46; Occupation: Farmer; PersonalEstateValue: 775; RealEstateValue: 1500 - 1860 - Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA
	Died - 18 Jan 1861 - Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA

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Census

1830 U.S. Census - Greene, Indiana
Series: M19; Roll: 31; Page: 180

DNA Project

<b>I-M253</b> ● Paternal DNA Haplogroup of James and Milo Shepard

I-M253 ● Paternal DNA Haplogroup of James and Milo Shepard
You are are an inferred DNA test match cousin if you have not taken this test. This test shows the relationship with other testers who share this Paternal DNA Haplogroup. The Y-DNA Haplogroup I1-M253 is the inferred male DNA of John Shepherd, his male descendants and his male ancestors. This DNA has Nordic Origins. Persons with matching DNA of this test were from Norway, Scotland, and the Netherlands.

Sources

[S319] Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Greene Co Indiana; Index to Marriage Record 1821 - 1920 [Lacking 1828, W. P. A.; Book: C; Page: 30.
Record for William Shepherd
[S139] Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;), Greene Co Indiana; Index to Marriage Record 1821-1920 [Lacking 1828-1, W. P. A.; Book: C; Page: 30.
Record for Margaret Bradford
[S288] 1830 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), 1830; Census Place: Greene, Indiana; Series: M19; Roll: 31; Page: 180; Family History Library Film: 0007720.
Record for William Shepherd
[S155] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Fairplay, Greene, Indiana; Roll: M653_262; Page: 464; Family History Library Film: 803262.
Record for William Shepard
[S153] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Fairplay, Greene, Indiana; Roll: M432_148; Page: 433A; Image: 314.
Record for William Shepherd
[S211] 1840 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1840; Census Place: Greene, Indiana; Page: 114; Family History Library Film: 0007725.
Record for Wm Sheppard
[S255] 23andMe DNA, James O. Shepard.
Paternal DNA test results
Haplotgroup: I1
Ethnic Origin: Scandinavia and Scotland
[S319] Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Database online. Title: , , ; Book: ; Page: .
Record for William Shepherd

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