John Taylor Shepherd

Brief Life History of John Taylor

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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Family Time Line

John Taylor Shepherd
1875–1957
Mary Elizabeth Turner
1882–1925
Marriage: 27 December 1899
William Ozero Shepard
1900–1958
Shepherd
1901–
Anna Shepherd
1902–1902
Anford Cicero Shepard
1903–1987
Minnie Cordilla Shepherd
1906–1968
Lillie Mae Shepherd
1907–1988
Jewell G. Shepherd
1909–1969
James Harvey Shepard
1911–1941
Viola Eunice Shepherd
1912–1989
Nora Angeline Shepherd
1915–2003
Willard Welch Shepard
1922–1982

Sources (20)

  • John F Shepherd, "United States Census, 1940"
  • John Shepherd, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • John Taylor Shepherd, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1883

Historical Boundaries: 1883: Reynolds, Missouri, United States

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

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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