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John Shepherd,
born 1780, Shepherdstown, VA

  1. John Shepherd b. 1780, Shepherdstown, VA
    married, 3-Mar-1809 in Ross Co., OH, Elizabeth Van Meter
    The History of Vermillion County, IL, by Beckwith-1879, states that John Shepherd came to Oakwood twp, Vermillion, Co., OH, in 1836 and ran the mill. He owned the E-1/2 of the SE-1/4 of section 10 in Oakwood? twp.
    John d. 2-Aug-1858?
    1. John Shepherd b. ca. 1824. This John Shepherd who also came from Ohio in 1836 to Oakwood twp, Vermillion, Co., OH, and may also have run the mill.
    2. Joseph L. Shepherd b. 21-Sep-1825
  2. Joseph L. Shepherd, b. 21-Sep-1825, Pickaway Co., OH,
    married 1st, Jan-1849, Louisa Davis. Louisa and Joseph had three children.
    Married 2nd, 1861, Elizabeth, Mires. Elizabeth and Joseph had 9 children.
    Joseph was the "Youngest child of John Shepherd".
    Which wife was the mother of the which children (except for Joseph, who was the son of Elizabeth) is not known at this time. One child died before 1879 and three died of Diptheria in Jan-1879. All information from Beckwith's 1879 History of Vermillion Co., OH. Joseph's known children are:
  3. Ophelia Shepherd
  4. Orlando Shepherd
  5. James Shepherd
  6. Margaret Shepherd
  7. Joseph Shepherd

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