Thomas Franklin Shepard

Thomas Franklin Shepard

Male 1852 - 1928  (76 years)

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  • Name Thomas Franklin Shepard  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Born 20 Jan 1852  Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Male 
    Paternal DNA I1 -> Northern Europe and Scotland  [10
    Race White  [1, 6, 7
    Residence 1860  Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Age: 9 
    Residence 1870  Smith, Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Thomas Mitchell 
    Occupation 1887  Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Colored Barber 
    Residence 1900  Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Age: 48; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Occupation 1907  Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Saloon Owner 
    Possessions 1907  Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Saloon - 2938 N. 16th Street, 
    Reference Number 5049 
    Residence 1920  Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Age: 66; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Died 30 May 1928  Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Buried Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I5049  Families

    Father Thomas Shepherd,   b. 14 Jan 1832, Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1856, Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Rebecca Dixson,   b. 17 Dec 1841, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1906, Booneville, Logan, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 18 May 1854  Greene, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Family ID F1569  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Bass,   b. 17 Mar 1855, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1929, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 28 Apr 1874  Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Luetta Catherine Shepard,   b. 28 Feb 1875, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1939, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)  [natural]
     2. George Franklin Shepard,   b. 3 Nov 1877, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 1952, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)  [natural]
     3. Charles Frederic Shepard,   b. 6 Aug 1879, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1948, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)  [natural]
     4. Infant Shepherd,   b. 2 Jun 1881, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1881, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     5. Gertrude Elizabeth Shepard,   b. 7 Jun 1882, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1920, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)  [natural]
    Photos
    Shepard, Thomas F.
    Shepard, Thomas F.
    Homestead of Thomas F. Shepard and Elizabeth Bass
    Family ID F338  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Jan 1852 - Greene, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 9 - 1860 - Fairplay, Greene, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Thomas Mitchell - 1870 - Smith, Greene, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Apr 1874 - Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Colored Barber - 1887 - Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 48; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Saloon Owner - 1907 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPossessions - Saloon - 2938 N. 16th Street, - 1907 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 66; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1920 - Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 May 1928 - Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Shepard, Thomas Franklin
    Shepard, Thomas Franklin
    Finley, Catherine
    Finley, Catherine
    Homestead of Catherine Finley.
    Home was built by Thomas F. Shepard as gift for his foster parent.

    Headstones
    Shepard, Thomas Franklin
    Shepard, Thomas Franklin
    Birth: Jan. 20, 1851
    Death: May 30, 1928

    Inscription:
    Married Apr. 24, 1874

    Note: buried with wife Elizabeth
    Plot: Plot: Section 11
    Shepard, Thomas F. and Elizabeth
    Shepard, Thomas F. and Elizabeth
    Thomas:
    Birth: Jan. 20, 1851
    Death: May 30, 1928
    Elizabeth Bass:
    Birth: Mar. 17, 1855
    Death: Jan. 29, 1929

    Plot: Plot: Section 11

    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.

  • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S172] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Smith, Greene, Indiana; Roll: M593_318; Page: 419A; Image: 357; Family History Library Film: 545817.
      Record for Thomas Mitchell

    2. [S319] Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Vigo County, Indiana; Index to Marriage Record 1840-1920 Inclusive Volum, W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O; Book: 6; Page: 336.
      Record for Thomas F Shepherd

    3. [S327] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Record for Thomas F Shepherd

    4. [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: 463; Image: 41; Family History Library Film: 803262.
      Record for Thomas Franklin

    5. [S327] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Record for Thomas Shepherd

    6. [S149] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: 409; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 1240409.
      Record for Charles F Sheppard

    7. [S318] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: T625_467; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 171; Image: 301.
      Record for Thomas F Shepard

    8. [S293] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Thomas Franklin Shepard

    9. [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: 463; Family History Library Film: 803262.
      Record for Thomas Franklin

    10. [S255] 23andMe DNA, James O. Shepard.
      Paternal DNA test results
      Haplotgroup: I1
      Ethnic Origin: Scandinavia and Scotland

    11. [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 1828-1, W. P. A.; Book: F; Page: 12.
      Record for Rebecca Dixson