Anna Belle Shepherd

Femaleabout 1877–

Brief Life History of Anna Belle

Anna Belle Shepherd was born about 1877, in Branch, Camden, Missouri, United States. She married James Dudley Alexander on 27 October 1903. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter.

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James Dudley Alexander
1881–1939
Anna Belle Shepherd
1877–
Marriage: 27 October 1903
Paul D. Alexander
1899–
Hellen Alexander
1901–
William Alexander
1903–

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    Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    27 October 1903

    • Children (3)

    World Events (8)

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 4

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

    Age 5

    A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

    1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

    Age 31

    Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

    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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