Laura Emily Shepperd

Female4 February 1855–16 December 1928

Brief Life History of Laura Emily

When Laura Emily Shepperd was born on 4 February 1855, in Hopkins, Texas, United States, her father, Elijah Byrd Shepperd, was 42 and her mother, Martha Adeline Mings, was 38. She married Wiley R Morris on 20 January 1876, in Hunt, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Upshur, Texas, United States in 1860 and Justice Precinct 3, Van Zandt, Texas, United States in 1910. She died on 16 December 1928, in Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Fargo, Wilbarger, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Wiley R Morris
1853–1888
Laura Emily Shepperd
1855–1928
Marriage: 20 January 1876
Andrew Jackson Morris
1879–1968
James Scott Morris
1881–1930
William Henry Morris
1884–1941
Robert Daniel Morris
1886–1964
Lula Jane Morris
1888–1968

Sources (19)

  • Emily Morris in household of Priest Phelam, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Laura Emily Shepperd - Published information: birth: 4 February 1855; Texas, United States
  • Emily Shepperd, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 January 1876Hunt, Texas, United States
  • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

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    World Events (8)

    1858

    Age 3

    Historical boundaries: 1858: Young Territory, Texas, United States 1858: Wilbarger, Texas, United States

    1863

    Age 8

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 20

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Shepherd .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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