William Perry Shepherd

Male 1869 - 1944  (75 years)


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  • Name William Perry Shepherd 
    Born 22 Sep 1869  Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 7440 
    Residence 1870  Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age: 9/12; Census Post Office: Switz 
    Residence 1880  Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age: 10; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Residence 1900  Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age: 39; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 1910  Stockton, Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age in 1910: 40; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 1920  Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age: 50; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 1930  Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age: 60; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 1935  Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1 Apr 1940  Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age: 70; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 1944  Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Road Construction steam roller killed him 
    Buried 1944  Fairview Cemetery, Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 27 Oct 1944  Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Steam roller from road work caught his pant leg. He went under the roller and died later that day from the wounds.
    Person ID I7440  Families

    Father Charles Shepherd,   b. 28 Aug 1842, Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1910, Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Mariah Hicks,   b. 24 Jun 1844, Montgomery, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1919, Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 13 Oct 1864  Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F2473  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bessie Lee Ellett,   b. 7 Jul 1873, Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1970, Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Married 7 Jul 1891  Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Charles Ellett Shepherd,   b. 29 Jun 1906, Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1986, Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)  [natural]
     2. Zora Shepherd,   b. Nov 1896, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1930  (Age ~ 33 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F2474  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Sep 1869 - Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 9/12; Census Post Office: Switz - 1870 - Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 10; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1880 - Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Jul 1891 - Greene, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 39; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age in 1910: 40; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Stockton, Greene, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 50; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1920 - Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 60; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1935 - Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 70; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1 Apr 1940 - Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Road Construction steam roller killed him - 1944 - Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1944 - Fairview Cemetery, Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Oct 1944 - Linton, Greene, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • 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 
    1. [S139] Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;), Greene Co Indiana; Index to Marriage Record 1821 - 1920 [Lacking 1828, W. P. A.; Book: G; Page: 403.
      Record for Charles Shepherd