John William Shepherd

Brief Life History of John William

When John William Shepherd was born on 20 March 1867, in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States, his father, Nimrod Shephard, was 33 and his mother, Kizziah Ryan, was 32. He married Rose Anna Donner on 18 December 1898, in Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Harrison Township, Kiowa, Oklahoma, United States for about 20 years and United States in 1949. He died on 9 January 1963, in Gotebo, Kiowa, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Gotebo Cemetery, Gotebo, Kiowa, Oklahoma, United States.

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Family Time Line

John William Shepherd
1867–1963
Rose Anna Donner
1881–1964
Marriage: 18 December 1898
Opal Grace Shepherd
1899–
Pearl Shepherd
1900–1919
Gladys E Shepard
1902–1998
Rose E. Shepherd
1905–2002
Hazel Irene Shepherd
1907–1976
James Monroe Shepherd
1908–1997
John W . Shepherd Jr
1909–2000
Thelma Marie Shepherd
1911–1997
Christine Shepherd
1916–
Thomas Shepherd
1920–

Sources (10)

  • John Shepherd, "United States 1950 Census"
  • John W. Shepherd, "Find A Grave Index"
  • John Shepherd in entry for Rose E Miller, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

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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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