Moses F. Shepard

Brief Life History of Moses F.

When Moses F. Shepard was born on 28 December 1854, in East Bloomfield, Ontario, New York, United States, his father, Luther Shepard, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth Pope Fairchild, was 33. He married Ritta Jane Power on 12 December 1887, in Adair, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Grand River Township, Adair, Iowa, United States for about 10 years and Adair, Iowa, United States in 1920. He died on 1 May 1928, in Greenfield Township, Warren, Iowa, United States, at the age of 73.

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Family Time Line

Moses F. Shepard
1854–1928
Ritta Jane Power
1864–1936
Marriage: 12 December 1887
Lueza Greynell Shepard
1888–
Elizabeth Fairchild Shepard
1891–1980

Sources (28)

  • Moses F Shepard, "United States, Census, 1920"
  • Moses F Shepard, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Moses F Shepard, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (8)

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

1863

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

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Shepherd .

Americanized form (translation into English) of French Berger .

Americanized form of French Chabot and Chaput .

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

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