West Virginia Pioneers

McDonald C Sheppard

Male Abt 1841 - Bef 1920  (~ 78 years)


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  • Name McDonald C Sheppard 
    Born Abt 1841 
    Gender Male 
    Died Bef 1920 
    Notes 

    • U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
      NameMcDonald Shepherd
      Birth Year: abt 1840
      Place of Birth: Virginia
      Age on 1 July 1863: 23
      Race: White
      Marital Status: Unmarried
      Residence: MA Little Fishing Crk, Wetzel, West Virginia
      1st Congressional District
    Person ID I615  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2015 

    Father Thomas D Sheppard,   b. Abt 1799,   d. 1873  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth McHenry,   b. Abt 1806, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1899  (Age ~ 93 years) 
    Notes 

    • 1850 Wetzel, Virginia
      Shepherd, Thomas 51 VA
      Elizabeth 44 VA
      William 23 VA
      Ruhama 21 VA
      John 20 VA
      Mary 18 VA
      James 13 VA
      McDonald 11 VA
      Sarah 9 VA
      Francis 6 VA
      George 2 VA

      1860 Wetzel, Virginia # 442-443
      Shephard, Thomas 61 VA
      Elizabeth 54 VA
      William 33 VA
      John 29 VA
      McDonlad 20 VA
      Francis M 16 VA
      George W 12 VA
      Mary 26 VA
      Sarah Va [Virginia] 18 VA

      1870 Wetzel, Virginia
      Shepherd, Thomas 71 VA
      Elizabeth 694 VA
      William 42 VA
      McDonald 28 VA
      George W 21 VA
      Mayers, William 21 VA

      1880 eastern Ravenswood , Jackson, West Virginia # 39 [JCHS transcription]
      Sheppard, McDonald, 40, farmer, Wood Co, Co I 2 VI & Co H 1VI, Civil War
      E, 74, Mother, WV
      William, 52, brother, Wood Co
      Hughes, Martha, 43, domestic, WV
      1880 Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia [originial]
      Shepperd, M (m) 40 WV WV WV
      E (f) 74 mother WV Scotland Ireland
      Wm 52 brother WV WV WV
      Hughs, Martha 43 servant - house maid WV PA PA

      1900 Ravenswood Dist, Jackson, WV # 354-357
      Shepard , McDonald hd, 9/1848, 51m, 16y, WV WV WV
      Louisa, wi, 8/1855, 44m, 16y, 5-5, WV MD WV
      Lucy, da, 2/1885, 15, WV WV WV
      William H, 8/1887, 12 WV WV WV
      Thomas, 8/1890, 9 WV WV WV
      Georgia A, da, 1/1893, 7 WV WV WV
      John F, sn, 4/1894, 6 WV WV WV
      William, bro, 9/1828, 71, s WV WV WV

      1900 Ravenswood Dist, Jackson County, WV # 286
      Francis M Shephard, 5/1845, 55s, all WV
      James L, bro, 3/1837, 63 wd
      Amanda N E Bucher, niece, 9/1865, 34 s
    Family ID F5388  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Louisa Robey,   b. 20 Aug 1852, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1928, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 3 Mar 1890  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 3/3/1890 at the residence of McDonald Sheppard, Trace Fork, Jackson County
      Place:Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      McDonald Sheppard, 49, res Sandyville, Jackson Co, WV
      Louisa Roby, 36, born Jackson Co, res Sandyville
      Informant - GW Curry

      1880 Jackson, WV # 39 eastern Ravenswood
      Sheppard, McDonald, 40, farmer, Wood Co, Co I 2 VI & Co H 1VI, Civil War
      E, 74, Mother, WV
      William, 52, brother, Wood Co
      Hughes, Martha, 43, domestic, WV

      1900 Ravenswood Dist, Jackson, WV # 354-357 [indexed as Slusher]
      Shepard , McDonald hd, 9/1848, 51m, 16y, WV WV WV
      Louisa, wi, 8/1855, 44m, 16y, 5-5, WV MD WV
      Lucy, da, 2/1885, 15, WV WV WV
      William H, 8/1887, 12 WV WV WV
      Thomas, 8/1890, 9 WV WV WV
      Georgia A, da, 1/1893, 7 WV WV WV
      John F, sn, 4/1894, 6 WV WV WV
      William, bro, 9/1828, 71, s WV WV WV

      1910 Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia
      Shepherd, Loisa 55 wd 6-6 children WV MD WV
      William H son 22 WV WV WV laborer - home farm
      Thomas M son 19 WV WV WV laborer - home farm
      Georgianna dau 17 WV WV WV
      John T son 15 WV WV WV laborer - home farm

      1920 Jackson, WV # 120-122
      Louisa, 65, widow, living with Wm

      JCBR:
      Shepard, Thos M, 8/23/1890, MC & Louisa Shepard, Jackson Co, farmer
      Shepard, Georgianna, 1/10/1893, M C & Laura Shepard, RD, farmer
      Sheppherd, J M, 4/23/1894, M & Louisa Sheppard, Trace Fork, farmer, male

      World War I Draft
      William Harrison Shepherd 16 Aug 1887
      Thomas Mc Donald Shepherd 23 Aug 1890 Died in WWI
      John Franklin Shepherd 23 Apr 1894 Died in WWI

    Children 
     1. Lucy Alice Sheppard,   b. 14 Feb 1885, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1953, Kissimmee, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     2. William Harrison Sheppard,   b. 16 Aug 1887, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1953  (Age 65 years)
     3. Thomas McDonald Sheppard,   b. 23 Aug 1890, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. World War I
     4. Georgia Anna Sheppard,   b. 10 Jan 1893, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. John Franklin Sheppard,   b. 23 Apr 1894, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. World War I
    Family ID F227  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.