Eschol Owen Shepherd

Brief Life History of Eschol Owen

When Eschol Owen Shepherd was born on 20 December 1883, in Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, United States, his father, Joseph Cephas Shepherd, was 28 and his mother, Evaline Frances Deramus, was 23. He married Onie Lee Hudnall on 13 October 1907, in Cooper, Delta, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Childress, Texas, United States in 1930 and Commissioner's Precinct 4, Childress, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 26 January 1985, in Visalia, Tulare, California, United States, at the age of 101, and was buried in Visalia Public Cemetery, Visalia, Tulare, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Eschol Owen Shepherd
1883–1985
Onie Lee Hudnall
1891–1971
Marriage: 13 October 1907
Essie Myrble Shepherd
1908–1997
Willie Jo Shepherd
1922–
Boward Eldon Shepherd
1911–1960
Verda Rae Shepherd
1913–2008
Eva Louise Shepherd
1919–1999
Eunice Lehoye Shepherd
1925–
Neta Laverne Shepherd
1928–
Estal Ray Shepherd
1930–2005

Sources (22)

  • Owen Sheppard, "United States Census, 1920"
  • E O Shepherd, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
  • Escol Owen Shepherd, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company

Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.

1910 · The BSA is Made

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

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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