Julia Ann Shepherd

Brief Life History of Julia Ann

When Julia Ann Shepherd was born on 24 March 1829, in Willoughby, Lake, Ohio, United States, her father, Samuel Shepherd, was 38 and her mother, Roxy Lany Ray, was 34. She married Sidney Tanner on 1 December 1846, in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 10 May 1899, in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Sidney Tanner
1809–1895
Julia Ann Shepherd
1829–1899
Marriage: 1 December 1846
Julia Ann Tanner
1848–1931
Albert Miles Tanner
1850–1915
Henry Martin Tanner
1852–1935
Naomi Ruth Tanner
1854–1916
Samuel A. Tanner
1857–1858
Shepherd Leroy Tanner
1859–1934
Rollin Ray Tanner
1861–1927
Walter Wate Tanner
1863–1951

Sources (46)

  • Julia Shepherd in household of Samuel Shepherd, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Julia Ann Tanner, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Julia Ann Shepherd in entry for Samuel Avestus Tanner, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

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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Story Highlight

Rollins Don Carlos Shepherd; December 8, 1830 – December 25, 1909. Married first Wife Sarah Elizabeth Smithson – January 1, 1852 in San Bernardino California. Married Second Wife Sarah Elizabeth Harris - April 10, 1877 in Saint George, Utah. Married...

Rollins Don Carlos Shepherd December 8, 1830 – December 25, 1909 Compiled by Rick & Evelyn McConkie – 2012 The following story draws largely on selected parts of the “Shepherd Family History, 1605-19 …

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