Source: FWS leaflet #4

HIRAM SHEPARDSON (John7, Samuel6, John5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) served in the 24th Regt. Mass. Vol. Inf. during the Civil War. His home was in Boston. He married Aurelia L. Turner of Maine, who died December 3, 1881. He died September 29, 1879, leaving one daughter

• LAURA ANN SHEPARDSON, born March 27, 1849, in Lewiston, ME.; married J.E. Ayers of Boston and had one child, a daughter, born March 6, 1886, died July 3, 1887.

EIGHTH GENERATION

Source: FWS leaflet #4

LORENZO SHEPARDSON (John7, Samuel6, John5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) was a laborer in Guilford. He enlisted in the Union army at Brattleboro, serving two months in the 16th Vermont Regt. Vol. Inf., but was discharged for disability November 28, 1862. He married March 12, 1854 (1) Roxana Burrows of Halifax, VT, rom whom he separated when their son was very young. (2) Mrs. Lestina (Edwards) Lamb, June 8, 1858. She died June 2, 1891, aged 65 years 2 months. He died in Guilford February 8, 1888. His home was about a mile west of Guilford Center. Children:

• JOSEPH SHEPARDSON, born January 25, 1855; married Mary Taylor of Marlboro. Has two boys, two girls. Resides Readsboro, VT.
• EDSON FILLMORE SHEPARDSON, born January 1, 1859, married September 1, 1897, Mrs. Lillian (Bovie) Bridge of Hinsdale, died June 17, 1907. No children.
• **JOHN HENRY SHEPARDSON, born October 11, 1861, died November 25, 1863.
• **HENRIETTA SHEPARDSON, born October 11, 1861, died December 17, 1863.
• HERBERT SHEPARDSON, born June 1, 1865; unmarried; farmer; P.O., Bernardston, MA.

**Fraternal twins.

Source: FWS leaflet #4

OTIS SHEPARDSON (Otis7, Samuel6, John5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) was a farmer for many years. For a short time he ran a flouring mill in Jamestown, IN but soon took up farming again near Greenfield, IN until 1860, when he removed to Sturgis, MI, not far away, where he engaged in the hardware business until 1880. He was a large, fine looking man, exceptionally well read. He married Catherine Wade on March 30, 1845 (born Lincroft, England, January 4, 1823, daughter of Robert (born in England, October 31, 1782, died January 1, 1863, Springfield Township, Lagrange County, IN) and Eleanor Wade (born in England January 2, 1786, died November 16, 1859, at Brighton, IN). Her parents were cousins. He died in Sturgis, MI, December 14, 1890. She lived with her daughter Flora in Detroit, MI (1907). Children:

• HELEN MARY SHEPARDSON, born January 8, 1846.
• CATHERINE WADE SHEPARDSON, born April 29, 1848.
• SUSAN ANN SHEPARDSON, born June 14, 1850, died August 9, 1850.
• OTIS ROBERT SHEPARDSON, born September 19, 1851, died February 14, 1856
• OSCAR PLINNY SHEPARDSON, born February 10, 1854.
• HENRIETTA LUCRETIA SHEPARDSON, born March 16, 1856.
• FLORA FOREST SHEPARDSON, born November 13, 1858; married July 5, 1883, George Frederick Phares of Detroit, MI (born June 18, 1845) at Goderich, Ontario. No children.
• SUSAN PAULINE SHEPARDSON, born August 10, 1861.

Source: FWS leaflet #4

ELIJAH OSCAR SHEPARDSON (Otis7, Samuel6, John5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) spent some years with his uncle, ELIJAH SHEPARDSON, in Kentucky. He served in the Confederate States army and was wounded in the arm. He had to ride 200 miles before he could get it dressed. He was never able to use it afterwards. He worked for some time as a pilot on the Mississippi, lived for some years in LaGrange County, IN, and some years in St. Louis. He was an ingenious mechanic. He died at the home of his brother Dow in Catlin, WA, February 23, 1897. Unmarried.

Source: FWS leaflet #4

EDMUND GIBBS SHEPARDSON (Otis7, Samuel6, John5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) followed the trade of a blacksmith for some years, then turned to farming, and later, while still owning his farms, became a country merchant, dealing in general merchandise and buying wool and other farm products. He resided in Mongoquinong, IN (name afterwards changed by his efforts to Mongo, while he was postmaster). He was one of the first school trustees, was an ardent Republican in politics, was a man of strong physique, and independent in thought and action. He married February 23, 1850, Catherine Emiline Wilson, who was born near Plymouth, OH, November 4, 1827, and died in Mongo, IN, June 10, 1902. She removed with her parents, John and Dinah (Bodley) Wilson, from Ohio to Indiana in 1836, settling near Salem Center, Steuben County. He died in Mongo August 11, 1882. Children:

• EMMA SHEPARDSON, born February 10, 1850; married December 31, 1871, Charles Augustus Smith, who was born near Mongo, IN, July 7, 1850, son of George and Jane (Gray) Smith. They live on a farm, Mongo, IN. No children.
• EDNA SHEPARDSON, born September 20, 1852.
• SARAH ELIZABETH SHEPARDSON, born August 2, 1854, died January 17, 1855.
• AUGUSTA SHEPARDSON, born January 31, 1856.
• DOW FREMONT SHEPARDSON, born October 4, 1857.
• SUSAN SOPHIA SHEPARDSON, born May 13, 1859.
• CLARA ELIZABETH SHEPARDSON, born January 1, 1861.
• JOHN EVERETT SHEPARDSON, born October 24, 1865.

Source: FWS leaflet #4

LORENZO DOW SHEPARDSON (Otis7, Samuel6, John5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) moved from Vermont to LaGrange County, IN, in November, 1835. He married September 18, 1859, Flora Rosalie Huntington, who was born in Brown County, IN, March 4, 1841. He spent his life as a farmer, living in the latter part of his life near Catlin, WA, where he died January 4, 1906. Children:

• ARTHUR SHEPARDSON, born August 14, 1860.
• EDMUND SHEPARDSON, born November 7, 1861, died June 24, 1868.
• BENJAMIN FRELIGH SHEPARDSON, born July 23, 1863; unmarried.
• OLIFF SHEPARDSON, born February 2, 1867.
• EDNA SHEPARDSON, born April 2, 1869; married November 20, 1890, Samuel McKone, died April 20, 1891.
• PLINNY SHEPARDSON, born August 16, 1872.
• BESSIE SHEPARDSON, born December 7, 1875. Was a teacher some years; married November 6, 1906, Eugene S. Wright; resides St. Johns, OR.
• DAVID SAMUEL SHEPARDSON, born November 16, 1877; died June 3, 1893.
• OTIS SHEPARDSON, born February 13, 1880.
• VICTOR JOSEPH SHEPARDSON, born February 1, 1884.

Source: FWS leaflet #4

SUSAN ANN SHEPARDSON (Otis7, Samuel6, John5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) lived on the home place in Mongo, IN, most of her life. She married Benjamin Franklin Freligh. Children:

• EVA FRELIGH, married Joseph Geddes, a rancher and stockman in Baker City, Ore, She d, there. They had four children, among them Frank Geddes, county clerk (1907) Baker City, OR, and Eva Geddes, who is married and lives same place.
• IDA MAY FRELIGH, married Richard Hopkins of Brighton, IN. Children: Fleming Hopkins, Ella (?) Hopkins, Maggie Hopkins, all born near Mongo, IN.
• ELLA FRELIGH, married Fleming Barr, Mongo, IN. At least five children: one, Frank Barr, a teacher. Two daughters are married.
• ARTHUR PLINNY FRELIGH, married Ettie Snyder. One child, Mabel, born near LaGrange, IN.
• FRANK LEANDER FRELIGH, born October 22, 1865, went west, living in Oregon and Idaho at different times; married and had at least Frank Freligh.

Source: FWS leaflet #4

SAMUEL SHEPARDSON (Otis7, Samuel6, John5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) clerked in his brother Edmund's (See EDMUND GIBBS SHEPARDSON above) store in Mongo, IN, until his marriage on January 1, 1868 to Martha Jane Huss, who was born June 5, 1849, daughter of Elijah and Phebe (Hutchins) Huss. He has been prominently identified with the development of LaGrange County, IN; county treasurer, 1869-1874; county auditor, 1874-1882. Now has an abstract office and stands high in the community. He served in Co. G, 30th Ind. Vol. Inf., United States army, during the Civil War, and endured hardships at Knoxville and in Libby prison. Children:

• KIT CARSON SHEPARDSON, born May 15, 1872; married August 19, 1902, Cora Biddle, who was born May 13, 1874.
• ELLA PEARL SHEPARDSON, born April 28, 1876; married August 8, 1899, James C. Will, D.D.S., of LaGrange. Children: Mary Jane Will, born June 16, 1900.

Source: FWS leaflet #4

DUDLEY SHEPARDSON (Elijah7, Samuel6, John5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) removed from Kentucky to California, where he married, in Marysville, Yuba County, December 16, 1868, Winifred May. He was an attorney at law until his retirement on account of ill health. Now in sanitarium, Napa, CA. Children:

• ELIJAH JOHN SHEPARDSON, born November 11, 1869.
• MARK MILTON SHEPARDSON, born April 2, 1871, attorney, Oakland. CA. unmarried.
• ALICE HAYMOND SHEPARDSON, born April 7, 1874; graduate San Jose Normal School. Teacher, Colusa, CA, five years; now Oakland, CA.
• JAMES CLINTON SHEPARDSON, born May 18, 1876, died May 26, 1903; was a farmer.
• CREED HAYMOND SHEPARDSON, born March 20, 1878; attorney, Oakland, CA, and real estate agent; unmarried.

Source: FWS leaflet #4

ANN MARY SHEPARDSON (Elijah7, Samuel6, John5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married (1) W.W. Throckmorton* in 1845. He died in 1851. She married (2) Winston Markham*, in 1855. She died March 27, 1868, at Farmersville, KY. He died in 1902 at Dennison, TX. Children: *Link to Related Families

• WILLIAM GUSTIN THROCKMORTON, born in Princeton, KY.
• WATOJA THROCKMORTON, born Farmersville, KY, died aged 2 years.
• JOHN SHEPARDSON MARKHAM, born August 29, 1857.
• WINSTON BAIRD MARKHAM, born June 20, 1859.
• ANNIE SOPHIA MARKHAM, born August 19, 1867.

Source: FWS leaflet #4

SOPHIA SUSAN SHEPARDSON (Elijah7, Samuel6, John5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married Dr. H.M. Markham* about 1855 in Farmersville, KY. The next year they moved to Texas, naming a town there Farmersville. Children: *Link to Related Families

• HARVEY DUDLEY MARKHAM, born about 1859.
• HUGH PERNELL MARKHAM, born about 1865.

Source: FWS leaflet #4

VICTORIA SHEPARDSON (Elijah7, Samuel6, John5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married (1) March 9, 1854, Zebulon Andrew Baird*, who died February 14, 1881. The family lived in Baird homestead between Nashville and Lebanon, TN. She married (2) November 1, 1885, Dr. Alexander W. Terry. They moved to Dennison, TX, in 1891, and to Los Angeles, CA, in 1894, where he died January 26, 1901. Children: *Link to Related Families

ANNIE LAURA BAIRD, born December 17, 1860.

MARTHA DUDLEY BAIRD, born September 15, 1866.

Source: FWS leaflet #4

AMANDA SHEPARDSON (Pliny*7, Samuel6, John5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) was given a farm and "setting out" by her father near Gerry, NY. She married January 3, 1841, John A. Rice*, who was born Ellery, NY, July 24, 1818, and died in Gerry May 21, 1902. They spent their lives on the farm, except for three years when he was engaged in lumbering a mile away from it. In the early days before any railroads were built he rafted lumber down the rivers to Pittsburg and other cities. He was a charter member and on`e of the first officials of Gerry Grange, No. 412. He was a man who stood high in the community and has a large number of friends. He was a splendid singer and well informed in all subjects. His wife was a woman of exceptional graces who had great influence in the community. She died January 5, 1887. Children: *Link to Related Families

• RACHEL MELISSA RICE, born April 23, 1843, married Milton Bissell*, March 17, 1860. Link to MILTON BISSELL on Related Families.
• PLINNY SHEPARDSON RICE, born July 17, 1845.

Source: FWS leaflet #4

SUSAN SHEPARDSON (Pliny*7, Samuel6, John5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married January 3, 1841, Jarias (or Jervis) Rice*, she and her sister marrying brothers in a double wedding, but died in 1844, leaving an infant daughter: *Link to Related Families.

• SUSAN RICE, born——, married Harrison Tompkins of Gerry, NY in 1862.

Source: FWS leaflet #4

WALTER SHEPARDSON (Pliny*7, Samuel6, John5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) was given a farm by his father and settled near Gerry, NY, where all his life was spent. He was a prominent citizen, much esteemed by everyone. He married May 28, 1851, Camilla Partridge of Gerry. She was daughter of a Methodist minister, who was a graduate of Oberlin College and bought scholarships for each of his children. He was much interested in family history, writing a long letter giving facts on April 2, 1905, just three months before his death, July 4, 1905. His wife died May 25, 1906. Children:

• HIRAM SHEPARDSON, born February 2, 1852.
• NELLIE M. SHEPARDSON, born April 3, 1853; married March 25, 1875, Orange Williams of Gerry. They live at Ellington, NY, on a farm. She has been an invalid for some years. Children: (1) Maude Williams, born May 20, 1876; (2) Daniel Williams, b August 11, 1879; (3) Howard Williams, born December 27, 1886.
• RACHEL O. SHEPARDSON, born September 2, 1854; married December 31, 1875, Fred Barmore of Gerry, NY. He ran a sawmill at Levant. Children: (1) Walter Barmore, born May, 1877; (2) Emmett Barmore, born March 3, 1878.
• MAJOR SAM SHEPARDSON, born February 2, 1856.
• HERBERT J. SHEPARDSON, born September 15, 1857.
• PLINNY E. SHEPARDSON, born March 10, 1865.
• GEORGE W. SHEPARDSON, born June 19, 1866.
• IRVING J. SHEPARDSON, born August 8, 1870; farmer at Bemis Point, NY; Married June, 1S54, Minnie Hoit. No children.

*Changed to Pliny. FWS had it as Plinny for these children, even though in his records for their father (in both his father's & his own), he had it as Pliny. See Samuel⁶, child #8, Pliny⁷, Anna⁷, child #6, Otis⁷, child #4, & Oscar Pliny⁹. Confirmed in obituary on FindAGrave.com. However, due to different spellings in numerous records, some of Pliny’s grandchildren, nieces, & nephews have the name spelled “Plinny.”

Sources: WKS & DMDS Histories

SETH DEXTER SHEPARDSON (Seth7, Seth6, John5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) was a Civil War veteran. On May 18, 1871 at Avon, NY, married Sarah Thayer, (daughter of Alfred Waldo and Katherine Kirkendall Thayer), born April 15, 18—. Moved from New York State to Gordon, NE, about 1885, (Rushville, Whitman). Later moved to Broken Bow, NE. He was a farmer & a livery stable operator. His wife died December 1925. He went to Grand Junction, CO to his son George's & died there, date unknown. Children:

• GEORGE DEXTER SHEPARDSON, born March 16, 1872, Livonia, NY.
• BERTRAM SETH SHEPARDSON, born May 14, 1875, Livonia, NY
• ALFRED WALDO SHEPARDSON, born February 6, 1879, Canadice, NY.
• EDGAR THAYER SHEPARDSON, born March 6, 1882, Canadice, NY.

Sources: WKS & DMDS Histories

ELBERT CASE SHEPARDSON (Daniel7, Seth6, John5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) moved from Upper Eastern Canada when he was 7 or so years old with his father and mother back to Erie County, PA. They lived there until around 1848 or 1849, and then moved to Blackberry Township, Kane County, IL. He married Mary Elizabeth ("Katie") Day on March 26, 1862, by Juda Meed, minister of DeKalb County, IL. "Katie" was an adopted daughter of Nowell and Mary Day. Her original name being Katie Renoud. Elbert was a farmer by trade and farmed near his father's place in Blackberry Township. He was one of the administrators of his father's property (see No. 13). After the farm was sold on April 8, 1835, he and his wife moved to Cedar Rapids, IA, then to a farm near Lincoln, NE. They were here for a short time and then took up a land grant near Long Island, KS. Lastly they moved to a farm a short distance from Orleans, NE. He died there and is buried on lot No. 385 which was purchased in his name that same year. His wife died in 1908 and is buried on the same lot, as is Nowell Day, her father, and William E. Shepardson, a son. The tombstone carries the date February 14, 1893, but this is presumably the date the stone was set as the records show he died in 1891. After his death the farm was sold and the family moved to town, where the children went to school. Children:

• CARRIE SHEPARDSON, born April 26, 1875, near Rockford, IL.
• BENJAMIN WADE SHEPARDSON, born 1872, near Rockford, IL.
• LENNIE MAY SHEPARDSON, born June 3, 1873, Rockford, IL.
• WILLIAM E. SHEPARDSON, born ——, Kane County, IL.
• NEWELL ALONZO SHEPARDSON, born July 5, 1879, near Lincoln, NE.

Sources: WKS & DMDS Histories

ALMA SHEPARDSON (Daniel7, Seth6, John5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married Orland Himbough, in Pennsylvania. He died less than ten years after they were married and in 1860 she and the two children were living with her father. After the death of her father, the records at Geneva, IL show that in 1870 she and the children were living with Johnson Updike and his wife, Maria. (Johnson Updike married Maria Himbough, October 6, 1863. This is most likely a sister of her husband.) Children:

• HARRIETT A. HIMBOUGH, born 1847
• GEORGE L. HIMBOUGH, born 1856
• PIERCE HIMBOUGH, born ——.

Sources: WKS & DMDS Histories

DANIEL FRANKLIN SHEPARDSON (Daniel7, Seth6, John5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) moved from Upper Eastern Canada with his father back to Erie County, PA when he was only one year old. They stayed here for a year and then moved to Blackberry Township, Kane County, IL. He helped his father on the farm until he was seventeen years old, then went into the Wesleyan Methodist ministry. from "The History of the Wesleyan Methodist Church" by Ira Ford, we find that the Rev. D.F. Shepardson published "The Bible Standard" a magazine in Wheaton, IL, in 1875. Before this he had "worked" the Kansas conference, later the California, Texas and Oregon conferences. In 1993, he was preaching in Shell Beach, Rice County, LA, where he stayed until 1898. After retiring, he owned an orange grove in California. (WKS Note: I have in my possession a letter in his handwriting telling of the death of his brother, Elbert Case Shepardson.) No known children.

Sources: WKS & DMDS Histories

GEORGE L. SHEPARDSON (Daniel7, Seth6, John5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) moved to Blackberry Township, Kane County, IL, where he helped his father on the farm. Due to ill health, he gave up farming. In 1857 he buried his first wife in Ohio where her parents lived. He entered the ministry and 1857-58 attended Garrett Biblical Institute in Chicago. He was a member of the Free Methodist Church. September 1864 a member of the Illinois annual conference. His travels in the ministry as a circuit rider took him over much of Wisconsin, Illinois, Kansas, Colorado, California, Oregon, Louisiana, and Texas. In 1910 he wrote a book called Personal Experiences in the Gospel Ministry. There were 1,000 copies published. In later life he changed his faith to the Wesleyan Methodist Church of which his brother D. Franklin was also a member. He died at the age of 76 in April 1910 at the home of his third cousin, George C. Parsons of 1247 Sapphire St., some three miles from the center of Los Angeles, CA. He married (2) Alice Hodges January 23, 1862 by Juda Mead, Minister in Illinois. Children:

• ——— SHEPARDSON, married Gus Faber. Living in Los Angeles in 1909.
• ——— SHEPARDSON, married Collins. Living in Oakdale, CA, 1909.

Sources: WKS & DMDS Histories

JOEL C. SHEPARDSON (John7, Seth6, John5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) farmed in Erie County, PA until he was 26 years old. He is listed in the Erie County Directory of 1860. He married Sylvia P. Barlow (born 1813, Massachusetts) in Kane County, IL, on September 2, 1861. He had moved here shortly before. On February 9, 1863, his wife, Sylvia P. Shepardson married Alvah Herrington. It is not known whether Joel died or they were divorced. No known children.

Sources: WKS & DMDS Histories

ALFRED B. SHEPARDSON (John7, Seth6, John5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) moved to Erie County, PA, when he was one year old, where he lived until his marriage. Wife, Josephine Baldwin, born 1841 in New York. Daughter of Geo. W. Baldwin & Luzette Brooks of New York. Alfred and his wife moved to Kenderick Township, Greene County, IA. He died there March 18, 1893 at the age of 52. His widow was living in Fort Dodge, IA in 1925. Children:

• ROXIE SHEPARDSON, born December 16, 1871 Greene County, IA; married ——— Zimmerman.
• LETTA G. SHEPARDSON, born October 6, 1874, Iowa.
• ALFRED E. SHEPARDSON, born December 25, 1876, Iowa.
• EMMA L. SHEPARDSON, born February 20, 1880, Green County, IA.

Sources: WKS & DMDS Histories

JOHN AUGUSTUS SHEPARDSON (John7, Seth6, John5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) worked on his father's farm in Erie County, PA, and went to school there until he was about 18. He then moved to Kane County, IL, where he worked for his uncle, Daniel Shepardson (Link Daniel 12) as a farm hand until he was 21. He then married Caroline (Carrie) Wheeler on April 15, 1861, by T. B. Rockwell, minister of Kane County, IL. No known children.

Sources: DMDS History & FamilySearch.org

STEPHEN MADISON SHEPARDSON (John7, Seth6, John5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married Abigail Jane Selman (born December 30, 1850, Ontario, Canada, daughter of Henry E. & Elizabeth (Barker) Selman) on November 2, 1866 in Ontario. He died November 1872 & she died January 7, 1879 in St. Paul, NE. Children:

• GEORGE MADISON SHEPARDSON, born December 11, 1867, Ontario, Canada. Died May 16, 1941, Huron, MI. (His letters are part of Della May Shepardson Dewey's history.)
• FREDERICK SHEPARDSON, born 1868, died about 1873.
• JOHN ALFRED SHEPARDSON, born December 26, 1869, Scranton, IA. Died 1874.

Sources: WKS & DMDS Histories

DOCTOR (or D.) FRANKLIN SHEPARDSON (John7, Seth6, John 5. Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) worked as a farm laborer until 1876, later worked as a teamster in Pennsylvania. He moved to Kane County, IL, where he married Amelia Stribbling, born 1861, Illinois. Sometime shortly after this they moved to Scranton, IA. Where he got the "Dr." is not known, most likely a nickname as he is listed in the census under that name when he was only 14. Only one child is known. (There were no Shepardsons left in Erie County, PA, by 1860. The last were listed in the 1859-1860 Directory). One child:

• JOHN CLYDE SHEPARDSON, born December 15, 1884 in Scranton, IA.

Source: FWS leaflet #5

ORRIN PIER SHEPARDSON (James7, Zephaniah6, Zephaniah5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) was a carriage maker and dealer in raw furs at Brattleboro, VT. He married February 4, 1863, Julia F. Pratt of Manchester, VT. One child:

• NELLIE M. SHEPARDSON, born August 9, 1866; died February 23, 1879.

Source: FWS leaflet #5

HART GIBBS SHEPARDSON (Lewis7, Zephaniah6, Zephaniah5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) lived in Guilford, VT until May 1, 1857, when he emigrated to Minnesota, where he has since lived. Present home, Hastings, MN. He married March 14, 1849, Sarah Starr Franklin, born August 17, 1829, daughter of Samuel and Charlotte T. Franklin of Guilford, VT. Children, born in Guilford:

• CHARLOTTE A. SHEPARDSON, born December 24, 1849; married November 27, 1870, at Hampton, MN, John F. Knowles. Children: Harvey Knowles, Louisa Knowles, Percy Knowles.
• STELLA L. SHEPARDSON, born November 22, 1852; m, October 15, 1878, at Glencoe, MN, to James L. Thompson. Lives at Redwood Falls, MN. One son: Fred J.

Source: FWS leaflet #5

HENRY CLARK SHEPARDSON (Lewis7, Zephaniah6, Zephaniah5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1)* was a carriage manufacturer at Jacksonville, VT. He married JANETTE THANKFUL SHEPARDSON, his cousin, of Guilford, VT. He died June 5, 1905, at Grafton, VT. In 1906, his widow moved from Grafton to the home of her daughter Elizabeth at Norfolk, NE. Children:

• ELIZABETH ADA SHEPARDSON, born September, 1860; married Burr Taft of Brattleboro, VT. Lives at Norfolk, NE.
• NETTIE MAY SHEPARDSON, born 1862; died aged 3 years 10 months.
• CLARENCE HENRY SHEPARDSON, born April 4, 1866, at Halifax, VT; married Annette Morse of Jacksonville, VT, a carriage manufacturer at Ware, MA; now a lumberman at Bellows Falls, VT.

*Corrected lineage. FWS had Zephaniah6, Zephaniah5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1 (missing Lewis7). See LEWIS SHEPARDSON⁷.

Source: FWS leaflet #5

LEWIS BARNEY SHEPARDSON (Lewis7, Zephaniah6, Zephaniah5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) lived (1888) in Marlowe, NH. He married Margaret Sullivan, who died 1904. He died 1901 in Baldwinsville, MA. Children:

• NELLIE SHEPARDSON.
• HENRY L. SHEPARDSON.
• ALBERT EDGAR SHEPARDSON, born in Shrewsbury, MA; married Lizzie Mabel Jones (born in West Amesbury, MA); a grocer at Dover, NH (1897).
• ANNA SHEPARDSON.

Source: FWS leaflet #5

LUCIUS BARNEY SHEPARDSON (John7, Zephaniah6, Zephaniah5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) lived in Guilford, VT, and later at Almeda, CA. He was a veteran of the Civil War, enlisting from Guilford in 1861, promoted to sergeant, and mustered out in 1864. He married in 1865, Alice Ann Clow in Milwaukee, WI. Children:

• BERTHA SHEPARDSON, born November 30, 1865.
• HELEN LOUISE SHEPARDSON, born October 6, 1868.
• MARY ALICE SHEPARDSON, born April 16, 1871.
• LUCIA SHEPARDSON, born September 3, 1881; B.L., University of California, 1906.
• FLORENCE SHEPARDSON, born November 9, 1886.

Source: FWS leaflet #5

WILLIAM SHEPARDSON (William7, William6, Zephaniah5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married Sarah Mitchell, who was born in Bridgewater, VT, June 3, 1812, and died September 22, 1853. He died May 25, 1883. One child:

• MARCELLA SHEPARDSON, born November 10, 1833, in East Bethel, VT and living (1906) at Bradford, VT. Unmarried.

Source: FWS leaflet #5

REUBEN SHEPARDSON (William7, William6, Zephaniah5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married (1) Dorothy Barnard; (2) Hannah P. Eastman, March, 1845; and (3) Mrs. Lucy (Ball) McClure. He died September 9, 1904, at Claremont, NH. Children, first two with Dorothy, others with Hannah:

• EMILY SHEPARDSON, born February 6, 1839; married Bela Graves; died November 30, 1872.
• FRANCIS J. SHEPARDSON, born July 15, 1841; died December 6, 1868.
• JAMES W. SHEPARDSON, born January 21, 1846; died September 11, 1847.
• ELSIE E. SHEPARDSON, born July 10, 1848; married at Claremont, Levi R. Dole. Five children.
• MARY ELIZA SHEPARDSON, born September 10, 1850; married Bela Graves (above). Five children.
• LUELLA A. SHEPARDSON, born April 5, 1852; married Henry A. Eaton; died February 13, 1906. Son Carl died May, 1900.
• FRED LEROY SHEPARDSON, born July 9, 1854; died February 23, 1875.
• CLARA BELLE SHEPARDSON, born February 9, 1856; died March 13, 1863.
• CORA NELL SHEPARDSON, born March 5, 1857. Lives at Claremont, NH.

Source: FWS leaflet #5

SIMEON SHEPARDSON (William7, William6, Zephaniah5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) lived in Claremont, NH. Children:

• FRANK P. SHEPARDSON, born 1856 in Newbury, VT. Moved to California in 1878. An engineer on S.P.R.R. Resides 130 N. Daly St., Los Angeles.
• EDWARD SHEPARDSON, born 1860. Lives In Vermont.

Source: FWS leaflet #5

GEORGE D. SHEPARDSON (William7, William6, Zephaniah5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married Electa Copeland. He was a dealer in coffins at Marlowe, NH, in 1885. Children:

• FELICIA SHEPARDSON, married G.W. Clyde; no children.
• CHARLES V. SHEPARDSON, born 2 November 30, 1851.
• JOSEPHINE SHEPARDSON, born January 22, 1853; married J. W. Kenyon. Two sons.
• EDGAR D. SHEPARDSON, born February 25, 1855.
• CORA SHEPARDSON, born March, 1869; married Frank Emerson. Three children.

Source: FWS leaflet #5

OTIS SHEPARDSON (Elias7, William6, Zephaniah5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) lived all his life in West Brooksville, ME. Children:

• ERNEST SHEPARDSON, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Adams, San Francisco, CA.
• M.P. SHEPARDSON, married Dr. George C. Adams, a Congregational minister of San Francisco, CA. M.P. is the last living member of this family.

Sources: FWS leaflet #5 & FamilySearch.org

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE SHEPARDSON (Jared7, Joseph6, Zephaniah5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) lives in Koszta, Iowa County, IA. The members of this family spell their name SHEPERSON*, as the result of a recruiting officer making a mistake in entering the name upon the descriptive roll when Napoleon Bonaparte enlisted in the Civil War. To avoid trouble with his pension he changed the spelling of his name. In his last years he has become blind. He married April 6, 1844, Lanie A. Hollenbeck (listed in FamilySearch.org as Lana Ann Hofenbeck which also lists date of married as April 27, 1844), in Johnson County, IA. She died before 1910, he died January 23, 1911. Children:

• LOUISA SHEPARDSON, born January 19, 1845 (FamilySearch.org has 1835 from FindAGrave but age in both 1870 & 1880 Census matches 1845 birth); married 1869 (FamilySearch.org lists October 16, 1867), Ofe (correct to Obediah (Obe) by FamilySearch.org) Usher. Lives in Atlantic, IA. Died May 28, 1900. Four children.
• JARED JOSEPH SHEPARDSON, born January 18, 1846; married 1892. One son died young.
• **HENRY M. SHEPARDSON, born July 12, 1850, died young.
• **JOSEPH FILLMORE SHEPARDSON, born July 12, 1850, married 1891, Elsie Morgan (FamilySearch.org lists date of marriage as December 13, 1887). He was a farmer at Koszta, IA. Has an adopted son: OTIS ARLEIGH SHEPARDSON. Died 1938.
• EMILY JENNIE (JANE in FWS leaflet#5) SHEPARDSON, born September 12, 1856 (FWS had 1853 but 1900 Census gives 1856); married about 1880, William Shaw. Lives at Moscow, ID. Six children.
• MARY SHEPARDSON, born June 13, 1859 (FamilySearch.org has 1862 but Census records match 1859); married David John Watson, March 30, 1910. No children listed.
• SARAH S. SHEPARDSON, born October 7, 1864; married April 2, 1887, Frank McDuff of Atlantic, IA. Lives In Clinton, IA. Two children.
• SADIE SHEPARDSON, born 1866, married Ira F. King (born 1866, died September 1, 1925). Three children.

*This might have been true at the time. However, the last name is spelled Shepperson, Shephard, & Shepherdson on different US Censuses from 1850-1900. And, on two of them, along with the 1895 Iowa State Census, it was spelled Shepardson. Numerous other records, including the death certificates for both Napoleon & his daughter, Mary Ann, as well as the gravestone for Joseph, corrected the last name to Shepardson.

**Twins

Source: FWS leaflet #5

JARED JOSEPH SHEPARDSON (Jared7, Joseph6, Zephaniah5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) lived near Zanesville, in Muskingum County. OH, until 1840, when he emigrated with his mother's family to Tiffin, Johnson County, IA. He was a farmer at Tiffin until 1903, when he sold out and with his wife made his home with their daughter, Mrs. Amanda Miller at Fountainelle, Adair County, IA, at which home he died May 28, 1904. He married 1853, Charlotte Brown (born February 12, 1831, in Huntington County, PA), who is still living with her daughter Children, all born on the farm at Tiffin, IA:

• SARAH JANE SHEPARDSON, born July 7, 1854; married July, 1873, Wm. H. Emery; died December 18, 1877. No children.
• MATILDA ANN SHEPARDSON, born April 15, 1856; died December 5, 1877.
• HENRY HARRISON SHEPARDSON, born January 17, 1858; died November, 1874.
• MARY FRANCES SHEPARDSON, born January 14, 1860; married January 1, 1881, Samuel Kindal. Lives at Anthrum, IA. Three children.
• EDWIN NAPOLEON SHEPARDSON, born October 31, 1862.
• GEORGE WASHINGTON SHEPARDSON, born April 10, 1863; married February 24, 1887, Elon Robertson. Lives at Bradshaw, NE. No children.
• CYNTHIA MAY SHEPARDSON, born May 9, 1865; died May 14, 1873.
• JARED JOSEPH SHEPARDSON, born November 6, 1867; married 1896, Flossie Speavy. Lives at Tiffin, IA. Three daughters and one son who died.
• AMANDA ELIZABETH SHEPARDSON, born May 1, 1869; married 1892, Oliver Miller. Lives at Fountainelle, IA. Two sons.

Source: FWS leaflet #5

WILLIAM HENRY SHEPARDSON (William7, Joseph6, Zephaniah5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) moved from Colerain, MA, with his father's family in 1835 to Norwich, Huron County, OH, and later to Glenwood, IA, where he lived for many years. He was unmarried, and his two sisters, Lucinda and Salome, kept house for him, and a nephew ran his farm. He was much interested in Shepardson genealogy and wrote the Shepardson history (37 pages manuscript) now possessed by Geo. W. Shepardson, Bradshaw, NE. He died March, 1904.

Source: FWS leaflet #5

JOSEPH B. SHEPARDSON (William7, Joseph6, Zephaniah5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married (1) 1857, Jane Felch, a widow with three small daughters. She died 1886, and he married (2) 1898, Amanda Hardy, a widow with a large family of grown children. By his first marriage he had a daughter, who married James C. Kennedy and has one son, Roy.

Source: FWS leaflet #5

THOMAS JEFFERSON SHEPARDSON (Horatio7, Joseph6, Zephaniah5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) was brought up on the farm, but his choice was for mill and mechanical work. He had a mill and owned land at Conway, MA, for twenty-five years. Later he moved to Saratoga Springs, NY, where he at present resides. He married (1) August 31, 1853, Desire Harrington (died September 25, 1876), daughter of Josiah and Sally (Avery) Harrington of Smyrna, NY; (2) October 28, 1884, Amy E. Estes of Northampton, MA, daughter of Stillman and Irene (June) Estes of Westborough, ME. Children, all born in Conway, MA with first wife:

• CLINTON JOSIAH SHEPARDSON, born August 6, 1856; unmarried. Lives in Phoenix, Ariz.
• MARY ELLEN SHEPARDSON, born December 28, 1858: unmarried. For twenty years has been in the Florence, MA, silk mills.
• FRANK ELSWORTH SHEPARDSON, born January 2, 1862.
• ARTHUR BURTON SHEPARDSON, born January 24, 1869; unmarried. A prospector and miner in California.

Source: FWS leaflet #5

JARED B. SHEPARDSON (William7, Jared6, Zephaniah5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) lived in Gerry, NY, until 1845, when, with his father's family, he moved to Illinois. He attended school at Johnson Grove (Clinton Township) and East Paw Paw, near his father's farm in Paw Paw, DeKalb County, IL. In 1862 he moved to Marble Rock, IA where he became engaged in farming. Later, in 1874, with his only brother, Sylvenus, under firm name of Shepardson Bros., he entered upon a general banking business at Marble Rock, dealing also in lumber, coal and real estate. The partnership lasted until 1880, when his brother withdrew, and he has continued the banking business to the present (1907). In 1887 he first went to Colton, CA, invested in fruit groves and real estate there, and since which time he has gone to California for the winter, returning in summer to Marble Rock. In 1907 his leg was amputated as a result of an injury to the foot. He has been elected mayor of Marble Rock for several terms, and in addition has held the following public offices: Postmaster, 1866; Justice of Peace, 1867: County Supervisor, 1870; member Iowa Legislature, 1875‑6. Since his first vote for Fremont in 1856 he has been a Republican in politics. He is a member of the Odd Fellows and the Masonic order. He married July 22, 1862, Julia D. Bucklin of Gerry, NY Children:

• HELEN EMOGENE SHEPARDSON, born February 3, 1870; married June 11, 1891, to Earl Van Luven of Colton, CA (son of Zura Van Luven), at which place she now lives. Children: Jared B. Van Luven, born July 7, 1892; Donald Van Luven, born September 1, 1899.
• WILLIAM SHEPARDSON, born May 17, 1872.
• SYLVENUS EATON SHEPARDSON, born June 4, 1878; died September 8, 1878.

Source: FWS leaflet #5

SYLVENUS SHEPARDSON (William7, Jared6, Zephaniah5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) lived at Gerry, Chautauqua County, NY, until thirteen years of age, when he moved by wagon with his father's family to Illinois, a six weeks' journey ending at Naperville October 9, 1845. He lived with a family one mile west of Warrenville for a few weeks and then, his father having secured work on the Illinois and Michigan Canal at Lockport, he went to Romeo nearby and lived several months with Mr. Matthews, a civil engineer upon the canal work. In 1846 he rejoined his family, who had taken up some government land at Ross Grove, Paw Paw Township, DeKalb County, IL. In 1850 he, with his brother Jared, spent a winter in the Wisconsin lumber district near Portage. His education was obtained at the district schools at Johnson Grove (Clinton Township) and East Paw Paw, in DeKalb County, and later he attended for a year the Mt. Morris Seminary in Ogle County. The next three winters, 1859-60-61, were spent in teaching a large district school near Freeport, IL, his summers being spent upon the Ross Grove farm. In 1862 he purchased this farm from his father, which had increased to 228 acres. He married the year following and lived upon the farm until 1874, when he rented the same and moved to Marble Rock, Floyd County, IA, where he formed a partnership with his brother Jared (as Shepardson Bros.) in the banking business, and was also interested in the lumber, coal and real estate business. This partnership was dissolved in 1880 and he removed to West Park Ave., Aurora, IL. In 1881 he purchased farm property in Sugar Grove, Kane County, IL, and in March following moved one and one-half miles north of the village, where he farmed until 1890, when he removed to 204 Galena St., Aurora, IL, the home place of his father. This time he lived in Aurora until 1902, when he moved back to the old home farm at Ross Grove after an absence of nearly thirty years. Here he lived for sixteen months, when he died July 22, 1903, four days after a stroke of apoplexy. He was buried in the Johnson Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township.

At Ross Grove, Paw Paw Township, he was Justice of Peace, 1870-2, also County Supervisor, 1870-2. At Sugar Grove he was president of the school board in 1882 and represented the township as supervisor in 1884-7. He was an extensive reader and traveler (sic). In 1878 he spent the summer in Europe. Was a member of no church. Physically he was of large frame, over six feet in height and weighed about 210 pounds. Politically he was a Republican from his first vote for Fremont in 1856 until 1884, since which time he had always been a pronounced Prohibitionist. His home at Aurora was the usual stopping place for Prohibition workers, state and national, from 1890 to 1902. At the time of his death he owned farm property in Pleasant Grove Township, Floyd County, IA, Victor and Paw Paw Townships, DeKalb County, and Sugar Grove, Kane County, IL, and city property at Aurora and Earlville, IL. He married October 14, 1863, Lucy Maria Judd (born September 22, 1832) of Patterson, NY, daughter of Daniel Steele Judd (Leveritt6, Noah5, John4, John3, Thomas2, Thomas1) and Ruth Ursula Stevens (Henry6, Eliakim5, John4, John3, Thomas2, John1). Children, the first seven born at Ross Grove, the last two at Marble Rock:

• WILLIE SHEPARDSON, born August 9, 1864; died September 14, 1865, at Ross Grove.
• JARED CLAYTON SHEPARDSON, born August 19, 1865.
• CHARLES JUDD SHEPARDSON, born September 2, 1866.
• HARRY SHEPARDSON, born September 30, 1867; died November 3, 1867, at Ross Grove.
• PHILLIP JEROME SHEPARDSON, born November 9, 1868; died September 1, 1870, at Ross Grove.
• MARY FRANCES SHEPARDSON, born September 11, 1870; died May 20, 1903, at Ross Grove. Graduate of Sugar Grove, IL, Normal School, 1886; attended Northwestern Academy, 1888, and University of Illinois, 1888-9, 1890-92.
• RALPH STEELE SHEPARDSON, born March 2, 1873.
• JOHN EATON SHEPARDSON, born May 21, 1875.
• DANIEL JUDD SHEPARDSON, born February 25, 1879.

Source: FWS leaflet #7

JAMES ALLEN SHEPARDSON (Noah7, Noah6, Amos5, Amos4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married January 23, 1864, to Eliza A. Howland of Pittsfield, MA, and moved to Sauquoit, Oneida County, NY. His widow (1912) resided Syracuse, NY. Children:

• LIBBIE SHEPARDSON, born June 25, 1866, died September 1, 1866.
• ROSCOE H. SHEPARDSON, born November 19, 1867, died February 2, 1894.
• JULIA ANN SHEPARDSON, born August 24, 1871, died September 8, 1871.
• HERBERT A. SHEPARDSON, born November 27, 1875, Greenbush, NY.

Source: FWS leaflet #7

NOAH HARRISON SHEPARDSON (Noah7, Noah6, Amos5, Amos4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married Sarah E. Curley at Pittsfield, MA, October 26, 1863. She died May 11, 1882. He married (2) Phoebe Herman, October 15, 1854. He died September 9, 1892. Children:

• FRED C. SHEPARDSON, born September 13, 1864, married October 29, 1890, Emma Harding of Poughkeepsie, NY; resided St. Johns Park, NY.
• WILLIAM J. SHEPARDSON, born September 1, 1865, married Emma Burrows.
• EUGENE H. SHEPARDSON, born June 4, 1870, died June 5, 1870.
• HARRY E. SHEPARDSON, born November 11, 1871, died June 12, 1892.
• GEORGE H. SHEPARDSON, born April 4, 1873, died September 13, 1873.
• BERTHA A. SHEPARDSON, born November 20, 1876, died November 13, 1899.

Sources: FWS leaflet #7 & RDS History

GEORGE JEREMIAH SHEPARDSON (Otis7, Noah6, Amos5, Amos4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married (1) Chloe Maria Richardson (born 1832, daughter of David and Chloe (Butler) Richardson), January 1, 1850 in Adams, MA; (2) Frances M. Langford (born 1843 or early 1844), January 11, 1866, St. Louis County, MO, 5 children; (3) Iva O. Gaston (born 1864, daughter of John H. (1825-1915) and Jane (Reed) (1825-1897) Gaston), June 11, 1890.

George was a teacher when he married Chloe. She came from a big family (9 siblings). According to the 1850 Census, George and Chloe lived in Yates, NY with George’s parents, Otis and Lydia Shepardson. George enlisted in the 4th Regiment, Ill. Calvalry on August 13, 1861. In 1861, “Cap” Shepardson was active in recruiting volunteers in and around Earlville, IL. That is probably how he received his commission as captain.

He was actively involved in the key battles of Fort Donelson (February 11-16, 1862) and Shiloh (April 6-7, 1862) and was seriously wounded November 18, 1862, near Chestnut Bluffs, TN. He was taken prisoner and paroled almost immediately. An interesting incident resulting from his being falsely accused of withholding recruiting bounty which led to his arrest in April and May of 1863. He was acquitted of this crime. A copy of his handwritten defense letter is in Addendum #3. He was mustered out of service November 3, 1864.

When Chloe and George were divorced is not known but must have been before 1866.

After marrying Frances, they lived in Paxton, IL, where they had 5 children: one girl and 4 boys. During this time he served as Mayor of Paxton, IL (1883 – 1892), served on Paxton’s Board of Education, 1884, and worked as a land agent in real estate. George was active in Masonic organizations. So much so, that when he built his new home in 1870, he had several Masonic emblems etched into the exterior of the foundation. In 1867, he was inducted as a charter member of the Royal Arch Masons, Ford Chapter, Paxton, ILL, No. 113. He served a total of 8 years as their high priest 1874-76, 78-84. At some point in the late 1880’s or early 1890’s, Frances and “Cap” were divorced. According to Charles Otis’s diaries, she was living in St. Louis in 1894, 1898, and 1903. Her sons, Lewis, George, and Charles Otis were living with or near her during these years. She died in 1934.

When George married Iva, he was 61 and she was 26. They lived in Chicago where he worked as a loan agent. In the 1900 Census, they were recorded as living at 1702 Alden in Ward 25, Chicago, IL. He was also listed as the Enumerator for his Census District. He died in 1902, at the age of 73, and was buried in Paxton, IL. Iva died March 25, 1950 and was buried in Glen Cemetery, Paxton, IL. Children (all with second wife, Frances):

• CLARA LYDIA SHEPARDSON*, born October 9, 1867, died April 16, 1870.
• CHARLES OTIS SHEPARDSON, born March 21, 1869, in Paxton, IL.
• GEORGE ALLEN SHEPARDSON, born August 19, 1870.
• FRANCIS SHEPARDSON*, born January 26, 1877, died December 25, 1877.
• LOUIS MERRITT SHEPARDSON, born March 26, 1878, married June 1, 1907, Carrie L. Smith. Resided St. Louis, MO.

*It is believed by the locals that Clara & Francis are buried on the property, each under a maple tree that had been planted to commemorate their lives.

*

Sources: FWS leaflet #7 & RDS History

HENRY CLAY SHEPARDSON (Otis7, Noah6, Amos5, Amos4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married November 6, 1851, Betsey A. Barker of Yates, NY. He was a coal dealer in York, NE, where he died December 28, 1896. Children:

• ERASTUS OTIS SHEPARDSON, born March 4, 1856, dealer in monuments. York, NE.
• GEORGE SHEPARDSON, born April 4, 1858, farmer, York, NE.
• ADELAIDE DI ETTE SHEPARDSON, born June 5, 1860.
• HENRY C. SHEPARDSON, born August, 1863, died ——.
• ORION SHEPARDSON, born July 25, 1865, farmer Holdredge, NE.
• ADOLPHINE SHEPARDSON.

Sources: FWS leaflet #7 & RDS History

ABIGAIL G. SHEPARDSON (Otis7, Noah6, Amos5, Amos4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married Albertson F. Richardson, July 28, 1852 at Yates, Orleans County, NY. They separated before 1870 when Abbie married (2) David Richardson (no known relation to Albertson), January 13, 1872 at North Adams, MA. He was a farmer in Massachusetts and in 1879 they moved to Nebraska where he continued to farm. David died in 1885. Abigail died in 1914 in Cook County, IL. She was buried in Lyndonville, Orleans County, NY. Children (both with Albertson):

• OTIS RICHARDSON, born October 23, 1855, died December 28, 1877.
• ADELLE RICHARDSON, born April 8, 1857, married at North Adams, MA, June 13, 1876, W. F. Holbrook. Four Children: (1) Helena A. Holbrook, born August 26, 1877, married December 29, 1897, Rev. Charles D. Oberholtzer at Rockford, IL, and had four children (i) Harriet Adelle Oberholtzer, born May 4, 1899; (ii) William Arthur Oberholtzer, born January 4, 1901; (iii) Elizabeth Oberholtzer, born September 16, 1903: (iv) Paul Oberholtzer, born February 7, 1906. (2) William Arthur Holbrook, born January 19, 1880, married December 23, 1906, at Rockford, IL, Laura Emma Liornin. (3) Howard F. Holbrook, born March 21, 1882. (4) Harold R. Holbrook, born 17, January, 1887.

Source: FWS leaflet #7 & RDS History

NOAH OTIS SHEPARDSON (Otis7, Noah6, Amos5, Amos4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married (1) in Lyndonville, NY, January 20, 1855, Lydia P. Bennett, (2) in Fremont, OH, September, 1881, Olive (Ollie) Brunthaven, (3) in Wyandotte, Michigan, April 10, 1884, Mary Nicholson, (4) in Rockford, Illinois, September 30, 1901, Mary Louise Hare. He worked as a laborer, carpenter, farmer, merchant, and finally as a physician (mainly in Rockford, IL).

Like his older brother George J., he served in the Civil War. He was on detached duty from the 8th N.Y. Heavy Artillery (his tombstone reads 23 NYLA – New York Light Artillery, but he never reported to it). He was assigned active duty in New Berne, NC as a street inspector. The war lasted seven more months after he enlisted.

He attended Bennett Medical College in Chicago briefly in 1870.

Noah’s second wife, Olive, was 26 when he married her (he was 47). At the time she was widowed. His dalliances with her ended his first marriage. However, he married wife #2 before getting a divorce. Olive died 6 months after he married her. Her death was probably the result of scarlet fever.

His third wife, Mary Nicholson, was 31 when they married (he was 49). She died in 1901 of a frightening death. Her chest cavity and internal organs began to harden to the consistency of “bone” and eventually she could no longer take in fluids or food.

Seven months after her death, he married his fourth wife, Mary Louise Hare, age 30 (he was 66). They separated (at least he came home to his first family in Fremont, OH to die). After his death Mary Louise received his Civil War pension.

He was a Knight Templar and in his prime was active in Masonic circles. He passed away at the home of a son, Otis Shepardson, Fremont, OH, where he is buried. He died May, 1907, age 71, from a general breaking down of old age.

Children, all with first wife, were all born in Lyndonville, except last who was born in Kankakee, IL:

• RUTH ANN SHEPARDSON, born September 20, 1855.
• OTIS SHEPARDSON, born January, 1857.
• ALICE MAY SHEPARDSON, born May 18, 1859, married William Morell, December 28, 1886. No. children Resided Chicago, IL.
• ADDIE FRANCES SHEPARDSON, born October 30, 1862; married (1) Frank Morrill in October, 1884; (2) Eugene Barlow. Resided Flint, MI. One child: Nina Morrill, born January 9, 1886.
• HARRIET (HATTIE) SOPHIA SHEPARDSON, born February 22, 1869.
• NOAH SHEPARDSON, born March 16, 1871, died March 9, 1901.

Sources: FWS leaflet #7 & RDS History

ALLEN CHURCH SHEPARDSON (Otis7, Noah6, Amos5, Amos4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married January 19, 1860, Nancy Jane Spaulding. She was from a large family (7 siblings), living in Yates, New Orleans County, NY. In 1865, Allen Church, his wife Nancy Jane, and their three children were living with Allen’s parents in New York. In 1870, Allan and his family were in Paxton, IL. Alan was real estate dealer in Paxton and Gibson, IL. According to the 1880 census, Allen was farming in Drummer Township, Ford County, IL, with his wife, three children and 4 boarders (farm helpers). He died February 23, 1887, in Buffalo, IL & is buried in Glen Cemetery, Paxton, IL. Children:

• ROLLIN O. SHEPARDSON, born December 13, 1860, married September 13, 1884, May Murray. Resided 742 E. 72nd St., Chicago, IL. Employed by Illinois Central R.R. 3 children.
• ELLEN L. SHEPARDSON, born October 19, 1862, died November 22, 1898. Unmarried.
• GEORGE J. SHEPARDSON, born December 23, 1864, married 1890, Nettie Bentley. Resided, Chicago, IL.

Source: FWS leaflet #7

ADAM C. SHEPHERDSON (Joseph7, Joseph6, Jonathan5, John4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married ———. He died November 19, 1887. Children:

• CHARLES ABNER SHEPHERDSON.
• EMMA SHEPHERDSON.
• ANNE SHEPHERDSON.
• MARY SHEPHERDSON.

Source: FWS leaflet #7

ABNER P. SHEPHERDSON (Joseph7, Joseph6, Jonathan5, John4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married Helen M. Moore. He died October 12, 1896. Children:

• JOSEPH W. SHEPHERDSON, born March 24, 1854.
• ABNER EDWIN SHEPHERDSON; married ————. No children.
• LIZZIE CELESTIA SHEPHERDSON, married Harvey A. Wing.

Source: FWS leaflet #7

OLIVER SHEPHERDSON (Joseph7, Joseph6, Jonathan5, John4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married (1) October 12, 1854, Jerusha Cole, who had one child; (2) September 8, 1870, Matilda Beadle. Children, first with Jerusha, others with Matilda:

• ADOLPH SHEPHERDSON, born October 12, 1860, died August 27, 1896.
• JESSE SHEPHERDSON, born August 27, 1873, died July 29, 1875.
• BURT SHEPHERDSON, born May 30, 1877.
• MARY JERUSHA SHEPHERDSON, born December 17, 1890.

Source: FWS leaflet #7

REBECCA SHEPHERDSON (Joseph7, Joseph6, Jonathan5, John4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married Valentine Beadle and resided in Michigan. Children:

• DAVID BEADLE, born December 21, 1861.
• FRANCIS BEADLE, born October 18, 1864.
• MARY BEADLE, born November 3, 1867.
• WILLIAM BEADLE, born November 29, 1869.
• RUTH BEADLE, born January 11, 1874.

Source: FWS leaflet #7

JESSE C. SHEPHERDSON (Joseph7, Joseph6, Jonathan5, John4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married July 13, 1871, Elmira, daughter of Alvah and Catherine C. (Bowker) Jeffers. Resided Lestershire, NY.

• JOSEPH M. SHEPHERDSON, born July 13, 1872.
• ARTHUR V. SHEPHERDSON, born March 18, 1874, died January 5, 1878.
• KATE SHEPHERDSON, born September 29, 1876.
• ALVAH SHEPHERDSON, born April 13, 1879.
• MARY SHEPHERDSON, born July 28, 1881.

Source: GCS History

WILLIAM (WILLIE) SANFORD SHEPARDSON (Samuel7, Joel6, Ancel5, John4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) rented the store at Fletcher Center in 1897 from Joseph Robinson and purchased it in 1902. He married Mary Louise Sloan, April 23, 1902, daughter of Patrick H. and Ellen (Flynn) Sloan of Fletcher. The marriage ceremony took place in St. Patrick's Church, Fairfield, VT. He was postmaster at the Center from 1898 until the post office was discontinued in 1911. He also held nearly every elective office in town including that of Town Clerk and Treasurer from 1914 until his retirement in 1936. In addition, he was Fletcher's Representative at the General Assembly in 1894, and in 1910 was elected Senator from Franklin County. Without verification, we believe he is the only person from Fletcher to be so honored by the voters of Franklin County.

Minnie, as Will's wife was affectionately known, was equally active in the town, as a teacher in the public schools and, later, as Supervisor of Fletcher's School Districts, as well as Ass't Postmaster and Ass't Town Clerk. Will died December 5, 1937 & Minnie died March 25, 1938. Both are buried in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Fairfield, VT. Children:

 

• HAROLD SAMUEL SHEPARDSON, born August 26, 1904.
• ——— SHEPARDSON (son), born August 30, 1911* and died same day. Buried St. Patrick's Cemetery, Fairfield, VT.

*The GCS History has the year as 1906 (believe from Herbert’s family Bible). However, all Fletcher records have the year as 1911, Herbert’s 1911 diary lists the child being born on August 30th, & Willie’s & Minnie’s gravestone lists “Infant Son 1911.”

Sources: GCS History & FamilySearch.org (RESEARCH THIS LINE)

HERBERT DENNISON SHEPARSON (Samuel7, Joel6, Ancel5, John4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married (1) Martha (Mattie) Ballard February 5, 1890; (2) Sarah Maud Clark, June 19, 1906; (3) Clarice Clark, born October 30, 1902 in Westford, VT, daughter of Leon and Martha Clark. He died April 20, 1940 in Fairfax, VT. Children, first three with Mattie, next two with Maud, others with Clarice:

• ILMA ELVIRA SHEPARDSON, born December 1890, Fletcher, VT.
• ——— (daughter) SHEPARDSON*, born October 26, 1892, died October 29, 1892
• EARL RAY SHEPARDSON, born October 26, 1892, Fletcher, VT; married Nathalia Edna Wetherbee, September 15, 1915 in Fairfax, VT. He died May 27, 1963, Essex Junction, VT. No known children.
• ——— (son) SHEPARDSON*, born August 24, 1898, died the same day.
• HAZEL ALICE SHEPARDSON, born May 31, 1903, Fletcher, VT.
• THELMA LOUISE SHEPARDSON, born November 14, 1911, Fairfax, VT; married James Cedric Loop, April 6, 1949 in Burlington, VT. She died May 24, 2009, Burlington, VT. No known children
• CARRIE EMILY SHEPARDSON, born April 18, 1918, Fairfax, VT, died September 21, 1925.
• DENNISON WARD SHEPARDSON, born June 4, 1921, Fairfax, VT.
• SAMUEL CLARK SHEPARDSON, August 6, 1924, Fairfax, VT, died August 31, 2013.
• BETTY ELEANOR SHEPARDSON*, born March 18, 1926, Fairfax, VT, died April 6, 1926, Fairfax, VT.
• WYMAN** HERBERT SHEPARDSON, born May 12, 1927, Fairfax, VT, died February 1, 1992, Fairfax, VT.
• JEANETTE LOU SHEPARDSON, born October 21, 1933, Fairfax, VT.
• JEAN ALICE SHEPARDSON, born June 23, 1936, Fairfax, VT.

*These children either weren’t listed in Herbert’s family Bible, or Grandma Shep didn’t include them in the GCS history since they died young.

**The GCS history says “Lyman” but both the Record of Birth & the Birth Certificate in the Vermont Vital Records clearly show “Wyman.”

Source: FamilySearch.org

DAVID MARTIN SHEPARDSON (Jonathan7, Isaac6, Nathaniel5, Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married Lucy Belcher (daughter of Addison & Sultana Fowler Belcher, born August 11, 1839) May 21, 1859. She died October 20, 1892. He died October 25, 1907¹¹. Children:

• WILLIAM MARTIN SHEPARDSON, born 1864.
• GEORGE DAVID SHEPARDSON, born November 1, 1871.
• EMMA LOUISE SHEPARDSON, born 1877.

Sources: FWS leaflet #7 & Shepardsons.org

QUINCY ADAMS SHEPARDSON (Jonathan7, Daniel6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married (1) Mary B. Bemis (died 1856, age 27)4,5, June 7, 1849, and (2) Eunice Pratt** (daughter of Daniel Pratt and granddaughter of REBECCA SHEPARDSON, born March 24, 1824), May 20, 1858. He enlisted in Company F., 53d Regiment, Mass. Volunteer Infantry (Militia) and died at Baton Rouge, La., July 27, 1863 of disease. Eunice died February 24, 1897. Children, first three with Mary, last with Eunice: **Link to Rel. Families.

• EDWARD H. SHEPARDSON*, born September 12, 1854, died June 3, 1855.
• CARRIE E. SHEPARDSON, born June 11, 1856, died September 12, 1856.
• IDA E. SHEPARDSON, born circa 1856; married Rev. T.P. Briggs, died January 21, 1926, Lynn, MA.
• CORA EVELYN SHEPARDSON, born October 17, 1860, died December 15, 1862.

 

*Refer to Footnotes #3 & #5. Putting the footnote numbers next to the children causes spacing issues on the website.

Sources: FWS leaflet #7 & Shepardsons.org

LUCIUS FRANKLIN SHEPARDSON (Jonathan7, Daniel6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Daniel2, Daniel1) lived in Royalston, MA. He was an ordained Pastor of the Baptist Church of Princeton, ME in 1860, and was a Baptist Minister for forty-four years. He had several pastorates in New England and was known as “Rev. Lucius Shepardson.” He married (1) in 1859, Maria Louise¹ Gage¹² of Phillipston, MA who was born April 12, 1831, and died October 2, 1877; (2) October 12, 1885, Fannie A.¹ Knight (died October 3, 1921) at Greenfield, MA. He died February 5, 1904 in East Westmoreland, NH and is buried in Royalston. One child:

• FRANK LUCIUS SHEPARDSON, born April 10, 1861, Princeton, ME.

Sources: FWS leaflet #2 & Shepardsons.org

HARRIET JULIA SHEPARDSON (Daniel7, Daniel6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married February 1, 1876, James Murdoch of Oneida, Illinois. He died in 1884. She died March 9, 1879. Children¹²:

• THOMAS D. MURDOCH, born October 18, 1877; real estate dealer, Galesburg, IL.
• HARRIET MAY MURDOCH, born December, 1878, died August 10, 1879.

Sources: FWS leaflet #2 & Shepardsons.org

MARY ELLA SHEPARDSON (Daniel7, Daniel6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married October 28, 1882 in Prague, Bohemia, Dr. Hiram Sterling Pomeroy (born 1858, son of Oren and Lucinda (Pomeroy) Pomeroy) of Somers, CT (Oren6, Hiram5, John4, Noah3, Joseph2, Eltweed1). He is a physician residing in Boston, MA. Mary Pomeroy wrote the novel “Love’s Crucible”. She died in 1911 of heart failure in Boston. He died 1917. Children:

• FAITH POMEROY, born 10 December 28, 1883.
• KENNETH POMEROY, born March 9, 1886.
• ERIC POMEROY, born January 3, 1558; died August 12, 1893.
• GLADYS POMEROY, born April 30, 1890; died April 19, 1895.
• NORMAN POMEROY, born S October, 1892.
• DOROTHY POMEROY, born June 14, 1898.

Sources: FWS leaflet #2 & Shepardsons.org

ELIZA DAVIS SHEPARDSON (Daniel7, Daniel6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married October 26, 1881, Charles Allen Marsh of Chicago (born in Granville, OH, July 16, 1857, son of Fletcher and Jane E. (Allen) Marsh). He graduated from Denison University in 1878 (Fletcher O.7, John P.6, Moses5, Moses4, Moses3, John2, Alexander1). He is a dealer in railway timber. She died April 22, 1889. Children¹²:

• LOTTIE DOROTHEA MARSH, born September 20, 1882, died May 6, 1883.
• HAROLD MARSH, born June 2, 1884, died June 29, 1896.
• HELEN MARSH, born August 10, 1856.
• ALLEN FLETCHER MARSH, born July 9, 1888.

Sources: FWS leaflet #2, Shepardsons.org, & FamilySearch.org

JOSEPHINE HANNAH SHEPARDSON (Daniel7, Daniel6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married December 12, 1883, Francis William Thorne of Granville, OH, who was born in Baltimore, MD, August 19, 1853, son of Levi and Mary (Rose) Thorne. He graduated from Denison University in 1876. He is in business in Norfolk, VA. Children¹²:

• MARGARET ROSE THORNE, born April 21, 1885.
• MILDRED VIRGINIA THORNE, born January 21, 1887.
• JOSEPHINE SHEPARDSON THORNE, born July 18, 1885.
• FRANCIS LEVI THORNE, born December 25, 1893, died March 28, 1894.
• MARY STERLING THORNE, born April 2, 1900.

Sources: FWS leaflet #2 & Shepardsons.org

FRANCIS WAYLAND SHEPARDSON (Daniel7, Daniel6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Daniel2, Daniel1) lived in Piqua, OH, in infancy. Moved to Granville, OH, 1868. Received degree of Bachelor of Arts from Denison University 1882, being the first of the family name in America to secure a baccalaureate degree. Attended Brown University 1882-3 and received degree of Bachelor of Arts 1883. In 1886 Master of Arts of Denison University. Instructor, Young Ladies Institute, Granville, OH, 1883-1887. Editor of Granville Times 1887-1890. Member firm "Kussmaul & Shepardson," printers, book-sellers and stationers, 1887-1890. Graduate student at Yale University 1890-1892, receiving degree of Doctor of Philosophy, 1892¹². Moved to Chicago, Illinois, 1892. Docent, the University of Chicago, 1892-1893; University Extension Assistant in History, 1893-1895; Instructor in American History, and Secretary of the Lecture-study Department of the University Extension Division, 1895-1897; Acting Recorder, 1897-1898; Assistant Professor of American History, 1897-1901; Secretary to the President, 1897-1904; Associate Professor of American History since 1901 and Dean of the Senior Colleges since 1904. Editorial writer on the Chicago Tribune. In 1906 received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Denison University on the occasion of its seventy-fifth anniversary. Member of American Historical Association, Illinois Society Sons of the Revolution, Beta Theta Pi, Phi Beta Kappa, Center Star Lodge No. Free and Accepted Masons, Granville, OH, Chicago Chapter No. 127 Royal Arch Masons, Chevalier Bayard Commandery No. 52 Knights Templar, Chicago. Charter member and first Past Chancellor Altamaha Lodge No. 296, Knights of Pythias, Granville, OH. Married in Clinton, IN, September 3, 1884, Cora Lenore Whitcomb, daughter of John and Margaret (Whitcomb) Whitcomb (John8, Benjamin Raymond7, Anthony6, Asa5, Nathaniel4, James3, Robert2, John1). Child:

• JOHN WHITCOMB SHEPARDSON, born July 25, 1885, Clinton, IN.

Sources: FWS leaflet #2, Shepardsons.org, Obituary in ScienceAdvisor

GEORGE DEFREES SHEPARDSON (Daniel7, Daniel6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Daniel2, Daniel1) lived in Piqua, OH, in infancy. Moved to Granville, OH, 1868. Received degree of Bachelor of Arts from Denison University, 1885 & Master’s degree in 1888. Special student Ohio State University 1855-1886. Instructor, Young Ladies Institute, Granville, OH, 1856-1887. With Edison Electric light company, Boston, 1887-1888. Graduate student at Cornell University 1888-1889, receiving degree of Mechanical Engineer 1889. Received the degree of Doctor of Science from Harvard in 1912. Engaged in electrical work in Pittsburg, PA, and Akron, OH, 1889-1890. Instructor in Physics, Cornell University, 1890-1891. Professor of Electrical Engineering in the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, since 1891-1917. Member of honorary scientific society of Sigma Xi. Member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and Engineers' Club of Minneapolis. Author of numerous articles in technical papers. Married August 31, 1892, Harriet Bowker King of King's Mills, OH¹², daughter of Ahimaaz King (Thomas7, Thomas6, Ebenezer5, Ebenezer4, James3, James2, William1) and Amanda (Luck) King (she being the daughter of Henry and Sarah (Chandler) Luck). He died May 26, 1926 in Florence, Italy. Child:

• MARY KING SHEPARDSON, born June 26, 1896, died October 18, 1970, both in Minnesota. Buried Deerfield Cemetery, South Lebanon, OH. Unmarried.

Sources: FWS leaflet #2 & Shepardsons.org

DANIEL SHEPARDSON (Daniel7, Daniel6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Daniel2, Daniel1) received degree of Bachelor of Arts from Denison University 1888. Graduate student in Yale University 1888-1891, receiving degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Yale¹², 1891. Taught Hebrew, Arabic, and English Bible¹². Assistant in the American Institute of Sacred Literature 1888-1891. Graduate student in the Morgan Park Theological Seminary and the University of Chicago Divinity School 1891-1893. Assistant pastor of First Baptist Church of Chicago 1892-1893. Had a stroke of paralysis in 1893 and was obliged to use a wheel chair during the remainder of his life. Ordained to the Baptist ministry 1895. Engaged in evangelistic work 1896-1905, being widely known as "the wheel chair evangelist" and dying "in the harness" at Honolulu, HI, November 25, 1905¹². Author of "The Suffering Savior," “Sorrows Sanctified,” and “Studies in the Epistles to the Hebrews.” Member of Beta Theta Pi. Married August 27, 1895¹², Mary Belle Smith, daughter of Ross Eldon and Eleanor Augusta (Stuart) Smith of Newark, OH. No children.

Sources: FWS leaflet #2 & Shepardsons.org

JOHN ERNEST SHEPARDSON (Daniel7, Daniel6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Daniel2, Daniel1) received degree of Bachelor of Science from Denison University 1902. Special student Ohio State University 1903-1904. Instructor in Science Dixon Academy, Covington, Louisiana, 1904-1906. In employ of Westinghouse company, Wilkinsburg, PA, since 1906. Instructor in Electrical Engineering at University of Ohio, 191712. Member of Beta Theta Pi. Married Leora Norris (born February 20, 1883, daughter of William & Effie (Baughman) Norris) August 30, 1911 in Granville Township, OH. Children:

• MARTHA ANN SHEPARDSON, born December 9, 1912, Licking OH; married Gilford Davis, 1937. No children.
• DANIEL SHEPARDSON, October 25, 1914, died May 3, 1946, both in Columbus, OH.

Sources: Shepardsons.org & FamilySearch.org

ANDREW SHEPARDSON (David7, Daniel6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married Mina Elmira Hammond (born 1842, daughter of Joel & Sena (Higgins) Hammond) April 30, 1863. He died April 23, 1920 & Mina died 1921. One Child:

• FLORA SHEPARDSON, born April 2, 1864; married (1) William Fremount Prouty (born April 22, 1856) November 30, 1882. Child: William Fremount Prouty, born December 2, 1883); (2) Lucas Leslie Shovan (born 1862) July 1, 1891. Children: (i) Grace Belle Shovan (born June 13, 1893), (ii)Lucy Shovan (born October 27, 1897, died March 3, 1898).

Sources: Shepardsons.org & FamilySearch.org

HENRY SHEPARDSON (David7, Daniel6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married Eliza Jennings (born 1846 daughter of George and Mary (Quimby Jennings), 1866. He died May 16, 1902¹¹ & she died September 28, 1922. Children:

• ROSE SHEPARDSON, born 1867, died June 22, 1893.
• JENNIE FANNIE SHEPARDSON, born May 21, 1869, died September 10, 1920.
• JULIA MARIE SHEPARDSON, born Jun 12, 1871, died October 4, 1892¹¹.
• GEORGIA EVELYN SHEPARDSON, born February 10, 1877, died January 10, 1965.
• LILA MAY SHEPARDSON, born April 1881.

Source: FamilySearch.org

JAMES MADISON SHEPARDSON (David7, Daniel6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married (1) Almira Foster (born September 21, 1848, died November 5, 1884, daughter of Mark & Sarah (Nash) Foster) July 15, 1874; (2) Elmira M. Johnson (born August 26, 1855, daughter of Warren & Lucina (Brown) Johnson) June 2, 1887. She died May 29, 1900 & he died December 17, 1912. Children:

• WALDO GARY RAY SHEPARDSON, born June 11, 1889, Orange, MA, died August 4, 1961.
• MILDRED L. SHEPARDSON, born April 13, 1892.

Source: FamilySearch.org (Corrected information from Shepardsons.org)

DAVID SHEPARDSON, JR. (David7, Daniel6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married Amanda Clara Carley (born December 4, 1853, daughter of Jonathan and Polly (Green) Carley), November 28, 1872, Warwick, MA. He died February 23, 1900 & she died December 17, 1939. No children listed/known.

Source: Shepardsons.org

ADELIZA “ADDIE” F. SHEPARDSON (John7, Daniel6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married March 18, 1863¹², Willard Thomas Leonard (son of Oliver and Mariann (Bird), born Taunton, MA, March 12, 1838). Willard graduated Amherst College, Class of 1862; M.A., A.C., 1865. Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Prepared with Dr. H.B. Wheelwright, Taunton. Taught South Hadley, 1862-63; Greenfield, 1863-67; Petersham, 1867-72; principal Pierce Academy, Middleboro, 1872; master Fall River H.S. He died Taunton, January 9, 1926. Children:

• FLORENCE E. LEONARD.
• ANNIE LEONARD.
• MABEL L. LEONARD

Source: Shepardsons.org

ELLA S. SHEPARDSON (John7, Daniel6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married November 30, 1868¹², Reverend Francis E. Tower of Petersham, MA. Francis was a pastor in a Baptist church in Albany, NY. Francis died February 13, 1916, Albany, NY & Ella died May 9, 1925, Cranston, RI. Children:

• RALPH W. TOWER.
• MAUDE H. TOWER.
• ETHEL E. TOWER *.

 

*Refer to Footnote #12. Putting the footnote numbers next to the children causes spacing issues on the website.

Sources: FWS leaflet #2 & Shepardsons.org

DANIEL SHEPARDSON (Rev.) (Eri7, Daniel6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married Emma Wylie June 29, 1876¹². He was a graduate of Newton Theological Institute. Died December 17, 1908 in Hancock, MA. No known children.

Sources: FWS leaflet #2 & Shepardsons.org

EDMUND CINCINNATUS SHEPARDSON (Eri7, Daniel6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Daniel2, Daniel1) legally changed his name from “Cincinnatus” on February 1, 1870 to “Edmund C.” He married Emma Louise Turner (born 1852), January 3, 1874, Athol, MA. Member of the Masonic lodge, Star Lodge, of Athol. He helped L.S. Starret open his shop. Died 1910 & buried in Orange, MA.¹². No known children.

Sources: FWS leaflet #2 & Shepardsons.org

SUSAN STEELE SHEPARDSON (Eri7, Daniel6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married Luther E. Stewart (born 1842, died 1914)¹² of Royalston, MA, 10 April, 1878¹². She was a school teacher. Luther served in Co. “G” 21^st Reg. MA Vol. Inf. She died 1935. Children:

• SARAH E. STEWART, born 1879, Worcester, MA.
• ENA S. STEWART, born 1881, Worcester, MA.
• ERI SHEPARDSON STEWART*, born 1887, Royalston, MA. *Link to Related Families, Stewart Family.

Sources: FWS leaflet #2 & Shepardsons.org

LUKE BEMIS SHEPARDSON (Eri7, Daniel6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Nathaniel3, Daniel2, Daniel1) lived in Royalston, MA. Married Ellen Tandy¹ in 1877 (1850-1939). Luke was a 2^nd generation member of the Masonic lodge, Star Lodge, of Athol. He died September 23, 1933. Both are buried in Royalston.

 

Luke’s grandson, DANIEL E. SHEPARDSON, tells a story of how the family was displeased with Luke’s choice of a girlfriend. When Luke was working on the crews that were building the Hoosac Tunnel he would stay near the job site during the week and come home on the weekends. (The Hoosac Tunnel is one of the greatest engineering feats of the 19th century, 1855-1875. The tunnel was dug 4.75 miles through Hoosac Mountain, linking Massachusetts to Albany, NY. 200 men lost their lives building the tunnel, which is still being used today.) Luke was seeing a girl that lived in Fitzwilliam, NH and when he came home to the farm in Royalston on the weekends, he would travel by horse and buggy up to Fitzwilliam to call on her. The family did not approve of this girl and made their opinions well known. Luke’s sister Delia was one of the most outspoken of the family in her dislike for this girl. Luke had stopped seeing the girl in Fitzwilliam and started calling on the Rev. Tandy’s daughter, Ellen, who lived just up the road. The two families were well acquainted and the Shepardsons loved Ellen Tandy as another sister. Luke and Ellen carried on their relationship in secret for some time, all the while allowing people to believe that Luke was still going to Fitzwilliam. One weekend, before he left for the week to return to the tunnel, Luke announced to the family that he was to be married the following weekend and the family was invited. Luke didn’t say otherwise and the family assumed that the bride was to be the girl from Fitzwilliam. The family’s dislike of this Fitzwilliam girl affected their choices in wedding gifts. Luke’s sister Delia gave the couple just a simple dried flower arrangement. When the day of the wedding came the family was shocked, and Delia mortified, to discover that the girl Luke was marrying was their beloved Ellen Tandy from up the road. Delia now wished dearly to replace the dried flower arrangement with something more ornate but Luke would have none of it. As a constant reminder to Delia and the rest of the family of their behavior, Luke prominently displayed the dried flower arrangement on the fireplace hearth in the living room of the farm where everyone would see it. The arrangement stayed in that location until the day that Delia died in 1929. Children: Link to Daniel in 11th gen

• FLORENCE ETHELYN SHEPARDSON, born August 18, 1876.
• JOHN SHEPARDSON*, born September 15, 1877*, died 1935, suicide by hanging. Body discovered by young DANIEL E. SHEPARDSON. Family tradition holds that John’s reason for suicide was out of shame over his sister Lucy’s marrying Levi Cook*.
• BERTHA M. SHEPARDSON, born October 22, 1879.
• CARL WILFRED SHEPARDSON, born December 5, 1885.
• LUCY SHEPARDSON, born September 21, 1889*. Attended Smith College but did not graduate as she had to return home due to her mother’s failing health*. Married Levi Cook after he left his wife and five children*.

*Refer to Footnotes #1, #12, & #13 for John, and Footnotes #12 & #13 for Lucy. Putting the footnote numbers next to the children causes spacing issues on the website.

 

Source: FamilySearch.org

ELLIOTT BUCK SHEPARDSON (Enoch7, Noah6, Daniel5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married Lucy B. Barney (born July 18, 1816, daughter of Reuben and Polly (Hard) Barney – her great-grandfather, Daniel, was Capt. John Barney’s uncle) on June 27, 1838 in Bennington, VT. He died June 27, 1864 in Monroe, NY and she died February 27, 1900. Both buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY. Children: Link to Related Famies, Barney Family.

• EUGENE AUGUSTUS SHEPARDSON, born September 20, 1842.
• MORTIMER BARNEY SHEPARDSON, born about 1847, New York, died September 1865.
• HELEN L. SHEPARDSON, born October 17, 1850; married Warren Walsh (born June 17, 1838, son of Michael and Ann (Watson) Walsh). He died June 30, 1916 and she died July 5, 1944, both buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY. Two children: (1) Homan Watson Walsh, (2) Elliot W. Walsh.

Source: FamilySearch.org

JARVIS CHRISTOPHER SHEPARDSON (Noah7, Noah6, Daniel5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married Frances Caroline Auld (born July 17, 1832, daughter of John and Mary (Houlton) Auld) on December 13, 1857 in Boston, MA. He died on April 25, 1898 in Everett, MA and she died on March 30, 1905, in Medford, MA. Children:

• ALBERT ROWLAND SHEPARDSON, born October 30, 1865.
• ERNEST WARREN SHEPARDSON, June 12, 1867; married Clara Augusta Palmer, November 10, 1904. He died April 12, 1933 and she died April 29, 1962. One child: ALLEN SHEPARDSON, born 1893.
• SARAH F. SHEPARDSON, born July 10, 1872, died January 3, 1876.

Source: FamilySearch.org

OSCAR SHEPARDSON (Noah7, Noah6, Daniel5, Daniel4, John3, Daniel2, Daniel1) married Nancy Almira Worden (born 1827, daughter of Isaac and Orenda (Adams) Worden) about 1850. She died February 26, 1872 and he died May 14, 1875, both in Medford, MA. Children:

• ALMON FRANK SHEPARDSON, born May 14, 1852 in Massachusetts.
• ——— (son) SHEPARDSON, born November 1, 1865, died before 1870.