Sarah Ann Sheppard

Brief Life History of Sarah Ann

When Sarah Ann Sheppard was born on 11 June 1859, in Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, George Henry Sheppard, was 31 and her mother, Mary Ann Ashman, was 29. She married John Brigham Whiting about 1875, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Llanwonno, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom in 1861 and Bere Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died on 1 May 1926, in Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Alpine, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Brigham Whiting
1853–1913
Sarah Ann Sheppard
1859–1926
Marriage: about 1875
Marcia Ann Whiting
1876–1934
James Henry Whiting
1877–1941
Daisy Rebecca Whiting
1881–1951
John Raymond Whiting
1885–1923
May Mary Whiting
1888–1939
George Monroe Whiting
1890–1927
Norene Whiting
1891–1930
Wilford Carl Whiting
1893–1918
Elsie Sarah Whiting
1895–1970
Noel Whiting
1897–1943
Robert Fredrick Whiting
1899–1970
Annie Louise Whiting
1901–1952

Sources (41)

  • Sarah Sheppard, "England and Wales, Census, 1861"
  • Sarah Sheppard, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • Sarah Whiting, "Wyoming Marriages, 1869-1923"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868

Historical Boundaries - 1868: Summit, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Wyoming Territory, United States 1869: Uinta, Wyoming Territory, United States 1890: Unita, Wyoming, United States

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Shepherd .

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

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