| Name |
Mary Jane Ingram |
| Born |
1832 |
Virginia, USA  [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
Ft Scott, Bourbon Co, KS |
| Notes |
Obituary From Saturday's Daily: Mother of J.I. Sheppard, Aged 85, Had Been Sick for Six Weeks--Funeral Monday Morning.
Mrs. Mary Jane Sheppard, mother of J.I. Sheppard, died at the home of her son on South Crawford street, at about 3:30 o'clock this morning, after an illness of six weeks. Mrs. Sheppard came here last September from her home in California to visit her son during the winter. She has been quite sick for several weeks and the last few days it had been known she could not survive.
The funeral will be held from the Sheppard home Monday morning at 10 o'clock. The service will be conducted by Rev. Fulcher. Mrs. Sheppard having been a member of the Presbyterian church for many years.
Mary Jane Ingraham was born in Jackson county, West Virginia in 1832. She was married in 1851 to Samuel H. Sheppard. They came to Bourbon county in 1870 and lived for many years on a farm near Godfrey, south of Fort Scott. Four children, two sons and two daughters were born to them, the daughters having died. The surviving sons are J.I. of this city and James of Santa Rosa, Calif. In 1885 the family moved to Idaho, only the son, J.I. remaining here. The husband and father died in Idaho in the winter of 1885 and the family then moved to California where they have since lived.
From a Kansas newspaper:
FUNERAL OF MRS. SHEPPARD.
Services held From the Home of her son Yesterday Morning--Was Largely attended.
The funeral services for Mrs. Jane Sheppard were held yesterday morning at 10 o'clock from the home of her son, J. I. Sheppard, at 824 South Crawford street. Rev. George Fulcher of the Presbyterian church conducted the services. Mrs. Sheppard had been a member of this church for a number of years and was a devoted Christian worker. The Presbyterian choir, consisting of Mrs. Milligan, Mrs. Welch, Dave Cobb and Frank Penniman, rendered several beautiful hymns. Interment was made in the Evergreen cemetery. The services were largely attended and many went to the cemetery. The following acted as pallbearers: Geo. W. Marble, Harry Ernich, Mart Miller, James Else, J.L. Anderson and W .A. Preston.
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| Person ID |
I16961 |
WVPioneers |
| Last Modified |
12 Jul 2017 |
| Father |
Jacob Ingram, b. Abt 1799, Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| Mother |
Maria Modesett, b. Abt 1799, Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| Married |
Y [2] |
| Notes |
1840 Jackson Co, VA
1m 5-10 Jacob
1m 15-20 John ?
1m 40-50
2f 0-5 Alcinda, Ada
1f 5-10 Mary J
2f 10-15 Frances?
1f 15-20 Mary Ann?
1f 40-50
1850 Jackson Co, VA # 175-179
Ingram Jacob 51 M Farmer Va
Ingram Maria 51 F Va
Ingram Mary J 17 F Va
Ingram Jacob 16 M Farmer Va
Ingram Ada 14 F Va
Ingram Alcinda 12 F Va
Ingram Benj 9 M Va
Ingram Albert 6 F Va
Ingram Mary M 7 F Va
Ingram Spencer 5 M Va
Summerville Chas 3/12 M Va
Charles is the son of Hiram Summerville and Mary Ann Ingram. Because he is living here, I am making the assumption that Mary Ann is d/o Jacob and Maria.
Spencer is the son of Charles, according to obit.
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| Family ID |
F5704 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Samuel H Sheppard, b. 10 Oct 1830, Virginia, USA , d. 25 Nov 1886, Idaho (Age 56 years) |
| Married |
23 Jan 1851 |
Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [3] |
| Notes |
1860 Jackson, VA # 898-848
Samuel H, 30
Mary Jane, 28
Levina, 7
James B, 3
Hartley, John, 14
1870 Sherman, Crawford, KS # 85-89
Shepard, Samuel H 39 Va
Mary J 38
Lovenia 17 school teacher
James B 13
Jacob 8
Jonathan b 23 School teacher Va
several boarders
1880 Pawnee, Bourbon, KS #86
Shepard, Samuel H 49 VA VA VA
Mary J 47
James B 23
Jacob J 19
Tesa F 8 KS VA VA
Mary Jane died in California but her body was shipped back to Ft.Scott Evergreen Cemetery
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| Children |
| | 1. Lovernia Sheppard, b. 29 Jan 1853, West Virginia, USA , d. 1870 (Age 16 years) |
| | 2. James B Sheppard, b. 27 Apr 1857, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 20 Sep 1924, Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co, CA (Age 67 years) |
| | 3. Jacob J Sheppard, b. 17 Dec 1861, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 19 Oct 1921, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, USA (Age 59 years) |
| | 4. Teresa Florance Sheppard, b. 1 Feb 1872, Bourbon Co, KS , d. 26 Mar 1902, Redlands, CA (Age 30 years) |
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| Family ID |
F5703 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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