West Virginia Pioneers

Susanna Sheppard

Female 1828 - 1919  (91 years)


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  • Name Susanna Sheppard 
    Born 10 Nov 1828  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 25 Dec 1919  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: Susan/Vannoy
      Sex: F
      Death Date: 25 Dec 1919
      Death Place: Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 91y1m15d
      Marital Status: Wid
      Occupation: farmer's wife
    Person ID I16958  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father Henry Sheppard,   b. 21 Sep 1796, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1870, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Dianna Smith,   b. Abt 1806, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1827  Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Notes 

    • 1840 Jackson Co, VA
      Henry Shepard
      1m 0-5 John, baby
      1m 5-10 Sam 10
      1m 40-50 Henry 43
      1f 0-5 Catherine
      1f 5-10 Canyadia
      2f 10-15 Susanna, Letitia
      1f 15-20 Artemisia
      1f 30-40 Dianna 34

      1850 Jackson Co, VA # 217-221
      Sheppard Henry 53 M Farmer Va
      Sheppard Dianna 44 F Va
      Sheppard Samuel 20 M Farmer Va
      Sheppard Canyadia 17 F Va
      Sheppard Catherine 12 F Va
      Sheppard John 10 M Va
      Sheppard Martha 7 F Va
      Sheppard Jonathan 4 M Va
      Ingram Letitia B 23 F Va
      Fox Rob 22 M Teacher Va
      Robert Fox was a witness to Dianna's father's will, Samuel Sheppard was Executor.

      1860 Jackson Co, VA # 900-850
      Henry Sr, 64
      Diana, 54
      John M, 20
      Martha, 17
      Jonathan B, 14
    Family ID F5690  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Vannoy,   b. 27 Jun 1825, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1904  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 6 Oct 1849  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 6 Oct 1849 by Saml Sheppard
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      John Vannoy
      Susannah Sheppard

      1850 Jackson Co VA # 216-220
      Vannoy John 24 M Farmer Va
      Venoy Susanna 22 F Va

      1860 Jackson Co, VA # 901-851
      John, 32
      Susan, 31
      Lucy, 9
      Letitia, 8
      Samuel, 1
      Henry, 4
      Cornelia, 2 [is this Cornelius??]

      1870 Jackson Co WV Gilmore Dist # 78-78
      Vennoy, John 40 VA
      Susan 37 VA
      Lutitia 17 VA
      Samuel 15 VA
      Henry 13 VA
      Cornelius 11 VA
      Elizabeth 9 VA
      George 4 WV
      John W 4 WV
      Charles B 7/12 Oct WV

      1880 Ravenswood, Jackson, WV # 95-97
      John VANOY Self M M W 52 WV
      Susan VANOY Wife F M W 50 WV
      Mary L. VANOY Dau F S W 14 WV
      John W. VANOY Son M S W 14 WV

      1900 Ravenswood, Jackson, WV
      John Vannoy 6/1828 m 51y WVWVWV
      Susan 11/1827 m 51y 8-6 children WVWVWV
      John W 3/1866 WVWVWV

      1910 Grant, Jackson, WV all WVWVWV
      Vanoy, John W 44 m1- 7y
      Annetta L 33 m1- 7y 4-4 children
      Fay da 5
      Ray son 4
      Gracie da 2
      Russell B son 0/12
      Susan, mother 81 wd 9-3 children
      Lockhart, Annetta mil 70 wd 12-10 children WVWVOH

      JC Cemeteries Vol 1, pg 176:
      Both buried McGee Chapel Cemetery, along with some kids
      John 6/27/1825-5/5/1901
      Susan, 11/10/1825- ___ [her death record and census indicates she was born in 1828

      John House, "Pioneers of Jackson County":
      George Winkler, a German, was a school teacher who married a sister of Vannoy's wife, and lived on Service Fork, in 1841 or 1842.
    Children 
     1. Mary Lucy Vannoy,   b. Abt 1851, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Letitia B Vannoy,   b. 8 Sep 1851, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1871  (Age 20 years)
     3. Samuel V Vannoy,   b. Abt 1855, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Henry S Vannoy,   b. Jan 1856, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1901, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 45 years)
     5. Cornelia Vannoy,   b. Abt 1858, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Elizabeth Vannoy,   b. Abt 1860, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Georgia A Vannoy,   b. 30 Mar 1866, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1945, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     8. Mary L Vannoy,   b. Abt 1866, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. John Wesley Vannoy,   b. 31 Mar 1866, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1946, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     10. Charles B Vannoy,   b. 1869, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F5701  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    3. [S175] Census, Jackson Co, annotated.

    4. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    5. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.