Brief Life History of Mary Park
When Mary Park Shepherd was born on 14 November 1836, in North Shields, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, her father, Richard Shepherd, was 32 and her mother, Ann Henderson, was 29. She married Joseph Horne on 30 November 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Forest Dale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920. She died on 28 April 1924, in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Mary S Horne in household of Shirley M Woolley, "United States Census, 1910"
- Mary Park Shepherd, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary S Horne, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
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World Events (8)
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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Horne Family Grave Marker
This is a closeup view of the grave marker in the Horne family plot in the Salt Lake City Cemetery. Birth and death information is shown for Joseph Horne and his two wives, Mary Isabella Hales and Mar …
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