Solomon Shepherd

Brief Life History of Solomon

When Solomon Shepherd was born on 28 February 1883, in Breathitt, Kentucky, United States, his father, William Riley Shepherd, was 41 and his mother, Amanda Conley, was 30. He married Kirgarth G Fletcher on 27 October 1911, in Magoffin, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Montgomery, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States in 1940 and Seneca Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States for about 1 years. He died on 2 August 1967, in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Morenci, Lenawee, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Solomon Shepherd
1883–1967
Kirgarth G Fletcher
1891–1972
Marriage: 27 October 1911
Lucy Shepherd
1913–1913
Dawsie Shepherd
1914–1991
Orville Right Shepherd
1917–1954
Raymond Daniel Shepherd
1920–1995
Janice Irene Shepherd
1922–2014
Wendell Lowell Shepherd
1926–2010
Lois Jean Shepherd
1928–1990

Sources (28)

  • Sol Shepherd, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Sol Shepherd, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Sol Shepherd, "Michigan, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1892 · The Radio is invented

Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

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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