Nancy Jane Sheppard

Brief Life History of Nancy Jane

When Nancy Jane Sheppard was born on 14 February 1843, in Henry, Alabama, United States, her father, George J Sheppard, was 22 and her mother, Sarah Scott, was 17. She married Littleberry Bryant Pitts on 27 December 1860, in Henry, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Barbour, Alabama, United States in 1870 and Election Precinct 10 Coxs Mill, Barbour, Alabama, United States for about 20 years. She died on 15 September 1905, in Texasville, Barbour, Alabama, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, Alder Springs, Marshall, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

Littleberry Bryant Pitts
1836–1915
Nancy Jane Sheppard
1843–1905
Marriage: 27 December 1860
Infant Pitts
1858–1864
Jessie Pitts
1861–1912
James Monroe Pitts
1863–1910
Sarah Jane Pitts
1866–1952
Mary Pitts
1868–1905
John S. Pitts
1875–1881
Nancy Matilda Pitts
1878–1949
Viola E. Pitts
1880–1953
Susannah or Suzanne A. Pitts
1884–1907
Daniel Allen Pitts
1887–1944

Sources (12)

  • Nancy Shepherd in household of George Shepherd, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Nancy Jane Sheppard, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Nancy Jane Sheppard Pitts, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1857

Historical Boundaries: 1857: Barbour, Alabama, United States

1863

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

Name Meaning

English: variant of Shepherd .

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

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