When Joel R Sheppard was born in 1810, in Jackson, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States, his father, John Sheppard, was 45 and his mother, Nancy Ann Wicker, was 33. He died in November 1848, in his hometown, at the age of 38, and was buried in Old Bethel Cemetery, Jackson, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1811: Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
English: variant of Shepherd .
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