When John Taylor Shepherd was born on 26 April 1875, in Black, Reynolds, Missouri, United States, his father, William Henry Shepherd, was 34 and his mother, Mahulda Elizabeth Reese, was 34. He married Tennessee Smith on 10 June 1897, in Oates, Reynolds, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Dent, Texas, Missouri, United States in 1930 and Texas Township, Dent, Missouri, United States for about 5 years. He died on 18 September 1957, in Courtois, Washington, Missouri, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Washington, Missouri, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1883: Reynolds, Missouri, United States
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English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): occupational name from Middle English schepeherde ‘shepherd’ (Old English scēaphyrde, scēap‐weard).
Americanized form (translation into English) of surnames meaning ‘shepherd’, for example German and Jewish Schäfer (see Schaefer ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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