Jessie Belle Sheppard

Female2 August 1876–24 February 1957

Brief Life History of Jessie Belle

When Jessie Belle Sheppard was born on 2 August 1876, in Texas, United States, her father, William Hartwell Shepherd, was 30 and her mother, Martha C. Brown, was 32. She married Frank Alexander Robberson about 1907, in Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Justice Precinct 1, Dallas, Texas, United States in 1920 and Hewitt, Carter, Oklahoma, United States in 1930. She died on 24 February 1957, in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frank Alexander Robberson
1874–1939
Jessie Belle Sheppard
1876–1957
Marriage: about 1907
Jason Sheppard Robberson
1907–
Frank A Robberson
1912–1954

Sources (9)

  • Jessie Shepherd in household of Sabina Brannon, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Jessie Robberson, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
  • Jessie Sheppard in entry for Frank A Robberson, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1907Texas, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway

    Age 5

    Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 5

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 22

    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Shepherd .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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