When Narcissia Merilla Shepherd was born on 3 November 1838, in Henderson, North Carolina, United States, her father, Abner Shepherd, was 26 and her mother, Susannah Barnett, was 23. She married John S. Summey about 1863. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Welch's Township, Macon, North Carolina, United States in 1870 and Hendersonville Township, Henderson, North Carolina, United States for about 20 years. She died on 3 April 1911, in Henderson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Flat Rock, Henderson, North Carolina, 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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