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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Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
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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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