Ancestors of Carol Jeanne Shepherd

Generation No. 1

1. Carol Jeanne Shepherd, born Private. She was the daughter of 2. Edward John Shepherd and 3. Ila Jeanne Smith. She married (1) Russell Lee Maynard Private. He was born Private. He was the son of Marion Lindsay Maynard and Roselyn Elizabeth Fairhurst. She married (2) John Patrick Kirkpatrick Private. He was born Private. He was the son of James Parker Kirkpatrick and Bonnie Faye Johnston.

Generation No. 2

2. Edward John Shepherd¹, born 10 Mar 1925 in Oelwein, Fayette Co., Iowa¹; died 11 Jul 1977 in Concord, Contra Costa Co., California^2,3. He was the son of 4. Richard Earl Shepherd and 5. Elsie Alma Mickels. He married 3. Ila Jeanne Smith Private.

3. Ila Jeanne Smith, born Private. She was the daughter of 6. William Ara Smith and 7. Clara Daisy Brisco.

Notes for Edward John Shepherd:

Edward John Shepherd was in the Army during World War II. He was in the Pacific Theater, seeing New Guinea, Japan and the Philippines. Service number 37 674 929, Technician Fourth Grade, 27th General Hospital. Separated at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 16 February 1946. His separation Qualification Record states date of entry 3 Aug. 1943. Section for description --related civilian occupation reads-- Baker: Served overseas in the Asiatic Pacific Theater of Operations for 22 months with the 27th General Hospital. Baked bread, pie, and other related products, such as rolls, cakes, and pastries in a fixed and mobile bakery. Requisitioned supplies and kept records on received supplies and work done.

He was drafted out of high school and later earned his GED. Attended college at San Louis Obispo on the G.I. bill. Left college and worked various bakeries in California. Lived in Vallejo and commuted by bus to Foster's Bakeries in San Francisco. He and his wife lived in Santa Rosa and Pittsburg, California before settling in Antioch. Worked 26 years for Fibreboard Paper Products the Wilbur Ave. Plant in Antioch, California. He was president of the Paper Makers Union in 1951.

He loved to hunt deer and duck. He loved to fish for striped bass and built and used his own boat. He kept it at Sherman Island near Antioch.

Obituary from the Antioch Daily Ledger: Edward John Shepherd Sr., 52, died Monday in a Concord hospital. An Iowa native, Mr. Shepherd moved to Oakley 3 1/2 months ago after living in Antioch since 1950. He came to California in 1946. He had been a Fibreboard employee since 1951. Mr. Shepherd was a member of Western Pulp and Paper Makers Union Local 606, Martinez Gun Club and Brentwood Rod and Gun Club. He is survived by his widow Ila Jeanne Shepherd of Oakley; daughter Carol Kirkpatrick of Marysville; son Edward J. Shepherd, Jr., of Oakley; mother Elsie Medouse [Medaus] of Iowa; brothers Charles Floyd Shepherd of Colorado, and Richard Earl Shepherd of Iowa; sister Lucille Zolczynski of Iowa, and one grandson. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Antioch. Burial will be at Oak View Memorial Park in Antioch. The family prefers donations to the Edward John Shepherd Sr. Memorial Fund [at the church].

Children of Edward Shepherd and Ila Smith are:

1 i. Carol Jeanne Shepherd, born Private; married (1) Russell Lee Maynard Private; married (2) John Patrick Kirkpatrick Private.

ii. Edward John Shepherd, Jr., born Private; married Sheryl Lynn Seronello Private; born Private.

Generation No. 3

4. Richard Earl Shepherd⁴, born 01 May 1904 in Appalachia, Wise Co., Virginia⁵; died 02 Sep 1967 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois⁶. He was the son of 8. William Floyd Shepherd and 9. Sarah "Lucile" Hays. He married 5. Elsie Alma Mickels 07 Feb 1923 in Oelwein, Fayette Co., Iowa⁷.

5. Elsie Alma Mickels⁸, born 03 Jun 1902 in Oelwein, Fayette Co., Iowa⁹; died 19 Oct 1989 in Oelwein, Fayette Co., Iowa¹⁰. She was the daughter of 10. John Gustaf Mickels and 11. Martha Augusta Meisner.

Notes for Richard Earl Shepherd:

On the 1930 U. S. Census of Oelwein, Fayette Co., Iowa shows Richard with his wife Elsie, children, Charles, Edward and Lucile. Occupation of Richard is fireman for the railroad.

Richard Earl was a Chicago Great Western Railroad engineer. As a railroad workers union representative, he traveled from Chicago to Iowa and visited the children after the divorce from Elsie. He was a member of the Masons.

Obituary from the Chicago Tribune, Sunday, September 3, 1967, Section 1A, page 7:

Shepherd, Richard Earl Shepherd, beloved husband of Florence L.; dear father of Charles, John, Richard Jr., Lucile Zolcznski, Edwin, and Darlene Graham; 16 grand-children; fond son of Lucile; dear brother of James, Georgia Biddle, and Virginia. Visitation 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m., Monday, at Drechsler-Brown Funeral Home, 283 S. Marion Street (Wisconsin Avenue), Oak Park. Masonic services under the auspices of the Laurel Lodge, No. 1057, A. F. & A.M., Monday 8 p.m. Funeral services 1 p.m. Tuesday. Interment Mount Emblem. Member of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Chicago Commandery, No. 19, K. T.; Wiliam Egan Royal Arch chapter, No. 126, Medinah Shrine, past patron of Guardian chapter, and past master of Laurel Lodge. 383-3191.

Notes for Elsie Alma Mickels:

Obituary provided by Oelwein Area Genealogical Society: Mrs. Elsie Medaus died Thursday, 19 October 1989 at Oelwein Care Center, age 87. She lived at 115 First Avenue SW in Oelwein and was a retired homemaker. Funeral services were held at Hintz Geilenfeld Funeral Home and burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. She was survived by 2 sons, Richard Shepherd of Oelwein and Charles Shepherd of Colorado Springs, Colorado and her daughter Mrs. Stanley (Lucile) Zolczynski of Oelwein. She had 9 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Frederick Medaus who was born 4 November 1898 and died 25 November 1968, age 70. Elsie was preceded in death by her parents, 5 brothers, 2 sisters.

Children of Richard Shepherd and Elsie Mickels are:

i. Charles Floyd Shepherd¹¹, born 26 Jan 1923 in Oelwein, Fayette Co., Iowa¹¹; died 25 Sep 1996 in Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado^11,12; married Marie J. Swick Private¹³; born Private.

Notes for Charles Floyd Shepherd:

Charles Floyd Shepherd was in the Army during World War II. Family information is that he was in the European Theater. He retired from the Army as a Chief Master Sergeant.

Obituary from Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph Newspaper, Friday, Sept. 27, 1996 B4:3

Charles Floyd Shepherd, 73, retired from the Army, died Sept. 25, 1996, at a local care facility. He also worked in civil service at Fort Carson. Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at Rock of Ages Lutheran Church, 120 N. 31st St., Blunt Mortuary, 2929 W. Colorado Ave., is handling arrangements. Mr. Shepherd was born Jan. 27, 1923 in Oelwein, Iowa to Richard and Elsie (Mickles) Shepherd. He was married May 4, 1950 to Marie Swick, who lives in Colorado Springs. He also is survived by a son, Charles F. Jr. of Deland, Fla., a daughter Charlotte Powell of Rock Springs, Wyo,; a brother, Richard; a sister Lucille Zolczynski; and nine grandchildren. Mr. Shepherd served in the Army for 23 years during World War II and the Korean War. He was stationed at Fort Carson. He was a former commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 101. Memorial contributions may be made to Rock of Ages Lutheran Church, 120 N. 31st. St., Colorado Springs 80904; or Silver Key Senior Services, 2250 Bott Ave., Colorado Springs 80904.

2 ii. Edward John Shepherd, born 10 Mar 1925 in Oelwein, Fayette Co., Iowa; died 11 Jul 1977 in Concord, Contra Costa Co., California; married Ila Jeanne Smith Private.

iii. Lucile "Lou" Martha Shepherd, born Private; married Stanley Paul Zolczynski, Sr. Private; born 24 Sep 1920 in Oelwein, Fayette Co., Iowa¹⁴; died 22 Dec 2006 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa¹⁴.

Notes for Stanley Paul Zolczynski, Sr.:

No cemetery; his body was donated to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

iv. Richard Earl Shepherd, Jr., born Private; married Janice May Schulmeister Private; born Private.

6. William Ara Smith¹⁵, born 28 Jan 1875 in Dubuque, Dubuque Co., Iowa¹⁵; died 10 Oct 1943 in Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa¹⁵. He was the son of 12. William Wayne Smith and 13. Ida Emma Isadore Hosier. He married 7. Clara Daisy Brisco 19 Oct 1900 in Osage, Mitchell Co., Iowa¹⁵.

7. Clara Daisy Brisco¹⁵, born 03 Mar 1884 in Nashua, Chickasaw Co., Iowa¹⁵; died 27 Mar 1982 in Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., California¹⁵. She was the daughter of 14. Thomas Jefferson Briscoe and 15. Jennie Lee Clason.

Notes for William Ara Smith:

State of Iowa Adjutant General's Department Certificate states,"William A. Smith age 23. Residence Dubuque, nativity Iowa. Enlisted June 24, 1898 in Company "A" 49th Iowa Infantry. Mustered into Federal Service June 24, 1898. Mustered out May 13, 1899, Savannah, Georgia. Service in Cuba from December 21, 1898 to April 4, 1899. From Page 235 of Book Ancestors and Descendents of Abigail Ferris and James Clason of Stamford, CT. and Beaver Dam, Wisc. by Fay Morehouse Medhaug, Waterloo, IA, April 1987. Took photos of the ships in Havana Harbor while in service.

William Ara Smith's discharge paper for Federal service is recorded 25 Feb. 1942 in book 31, page 293 in Black Hawk County Recorder's office.

William A. Smith was a Private of Captain W. H. Swift's Company A of the 49th Regiment of Iowa National Guard from 9 October 1899 until removal from company station 29 September 1900. Character Good, service honest and faithful. Usual occupation photographer.

William was a Corporal in C. W. Cotton's Company 13 of the 53 Regiment of Iowa National Guard enlisted 7 May 1902 until 17 November 1903. Character Good, service honest and faithful. Usual occupation fireman [rail road].

William's Pension Certificate No. 1212951reads: It is hereby certified that in conformity of the laws of the United States William A. Smith who was a Private Co. A 4th Regt. Iowa Infantry is entitled to a pension at the rate of eighteen dollars per month to commence November 12, 1924. His widow Clara received widows benefits after his death.

Was a photographer and had his own shop before he married. His granddaughter Fay Medhaug stated that he had studied to become a Baptist preacher when young but became disenchanted by the hypocrisy and dropped out.

William was a retired Illinois Central Railroad Engineer. His Railroad Retirement Board number was A-45115. He retired May 11, 1936. A letter from Illinois Central System stated he had worked for them 36 years before he retired. He received a lifetime pass to ride the railroad for himself and his wife.

On the U. S. Census of 1910 at Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa, William A. Smith appears with his wife Clara D., children Genevieve, William, May, and Emma, his parents William W. and Ida and his brother Raymond F. William A. is a locomotive engineer, William W. is a stationery engineer and Raymond is a wood worker at a door factory. They are living at 225 Ankney St.

Clara and William with their 6 children, his parents and a lodger are on the 1920 Census of Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa.

On the U. S. Census of Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa 1930 shows William with his wife Clara, children Mae, Howard, Harry, and Ila. William is an engineer with a railroad. Mae (May) occupation is telephone operator. Harry was a bell hop at a hotel.

Notes for Clara Daisy Brisco:

Clara stopped going to school after the 8th grade to stay home to take care of her sick mother. She was hanging laundry out to dry when her future husband William saw her from his train. He was a train engineer. He thought she was very pretty. She had blue eyes and blonde hair. She was a very motherly woman and loved babies. Her hobbies or skills were sewing and making braided wool rugs. She was known for her delicious cinnamon rolls.

Clara Smith homesteaded at Mobridge, South Dakota with her five eldest children (to Harry). This was at Isabelle, South Dakota. It was located near the North Dakota border, closest town was Lemon. This was about 1912. Her father-in-law was with her and the children while her husband William continued to work for the railroad. They lived in South Dakota a short while and then returned to Iowa. They lived at Waterloo, Iowa until after William Ara died. Clara and her daughters May and Ila Jeanne moved to Long Beach, California in 1944.

Marriage Notes for William Smith and Clara Brisco:

Clara stated her age as 18 in 1900 in order to marry. She was actually only 16. Her daughter May always reminded family members of this fact.

Children of William Smith and Clara Brisco are:

i. Henry Smith¹⁵, born 29 Jun 1901 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa^15,16; died 06 Jul 1901 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa¹⁶

ii. Genevieve Clara Smith¹⁷, born 17 Jan 1903 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa¹⁷; died 15 Dec 1975 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa¹⁷; married (1) Clarence Nathaniel Morehouse 18 Jan 1921 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa¹⁷; born 28 May 1891 in Mt. Vernon Township , Linn Co., Iowa¹⁷; died 26 Sep 1969 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa¹⁷; met (2) Henry E. Lenius Aft. 1930; born 1895¹⁸; died Oct 1959.

Notes for Clarence Nathaniel Morehouse:

On the U. S. Census of 1930 for Fayette, Fayette Co., Iowa, Clarence N. Morehouse appears with his wife Genevieve C., children, William C., Roy S., and Mintie J. Clarence's occupation is junk dealer.

iii. William Carley Smith^19,20, born 03 Sep 1904 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa²¹; died 21 Jul 1994 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa²¹; married Dorothy Marion Hemmer 13 Jan 1930 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa^22,23; born 17 Jun 1905 in Hawarden, Sioux Co., Iowa^24,25; died 09 Nov 1984 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa.

Notes for William Carley Smith:

Social Security Death Index:

Individual: Smith, William

Birth date: 3 Sep 1904

Death date: 21 Jul 1994

Social Security #: 481-10-4413

Last residence: 50702

State of issue: IA

Waterloo Courier, Sunday, July 24, 1994: William Carley Smith, 89, of Ravenwood Health Care Center, died Thursday, July 21, at Allen Memorial Hospital of natural causes. He was born Sept. 3, 1904, in Waterloo, son of William A. and Clara D. Briscoe Smith. He married Dorothy Marion Hemmer on June 13, 1930, in Waterloo. She died in 1984. Mr. Smith served with the U. S. Navy in World War II. He had been employed as a letter carrier at the Waterloo post office for 21 years, retiring in 1966. He was past state president of the National Association of Letter Carriers. Survived by: a son, William X. of Bloomington, Minn.; a daughter, Bonnie of Waterloo; five grandchildren and two great grandsons; two sisters, Ema Harrington of Oelwein and Jeanne Bauer of Missouri; and a brother, Howard A. of Waterloo. Preceded in death by: a brother Harry; and two sisters, Genevieve Lenius and May Smith. Memorial services; 1 p.m. today at First Baptist Church, with burial in Cedar Township Cemetery, Washburn. Parrott & Wood Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorials directed to First Baptist Church.

iv. May Blossom Smith²⁶, born 24 May 1905 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa²⁷; died 05 Sep 1992 in Van Buren, Carter Co., Missouri²⁷

Notes for May Blossom Smith:

Worked for Pacific Bell Telephone Company for over 45 years, retired. Lived in Iowa, California and Missouri. May gave devoted care to her mother, Clara, which enabled her to live a long life despite health problems.

The Current Local; Van Buren, Mo; Thursday, September 10, 1992 (Front page)

May Smith, Age 86,

Passed Away Sept. 5th

May Smith, age 86, of Van Buren, died at 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

5th, 1992, at Riverways Manor nursing home.

Miss Smith was born May 24, 1905, at Waterloo, Iowa, and was a

retired Bell Telephone traffic clerk. She never married.

A formerly resident of Long Beach, Cal., Miss Smith had lived in

Van Buren the past two years. She was a member of the Long Beach

Business and Professional Women's Club.

Survivors include two sisters, Jeanne Bauer of Van Buren and

Emma Harrington of Oelwein, Iowa; two brothers, Howard A. Smith

and William Smith, both of Waterloo; a nephew and niece, Ed Shepherd

and Carol Kirkpatrick both of Van Buren.

The funeral service was scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday in McSpadden

Funeral Chapel in Van Buren, with Rev. Chuck Browning officiating. Burial

will be in the Van Buren Cemetery.

Social Security Death Index:

Individual: Smith, May

Birth date: 24 May 1905

Death date: Sep 1992

Social Security #: 478-05-8095

Last residence: 63965

State of issue: IA

v. Ida Ema Smith²⁸, born 12 Feb 1908 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa²⁸; died 15 Dec 1999 in Oelwein, Fayette Co., Iowa²⁹; married Regis Arthur Harrington 05 Nov 1927 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa³⁰; born 20 Jun 1907 in Iowa^30,31; died 08 Oct 1959 in Dubuque, Dubuque Co., Iowa^32,33.

Notes for Ida Ema Smith:

From the back of Ema's funeral card: Ema I. Harrington was born on February 12, 1908 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of William and Clara (Brisco) Smith. She grew up in Waterloo, graduating from East High School in 1926. On November 5, 1927 she was united in marriage to Regis A. Harrington at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Waterloo, Iowa. Ema was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother. Her whole life was centered around her family. She enjoyed making clothes and afghans for all the family, especially the grandchildren. She also would bake cakes and rolls for the family. She had a special candy drawer, and pop for the the grandchildren. Ema had the first color TV in the family, so all the grandchildren wanted to go to her house to watch TV. Her favorite time of the year was Christmas, and Christmas Eve was their big family celebration. Ema was a big bingo player, and enjoyed playing bridge. In her younger days she was very active in all the church activities. She was loved by many and will be dearly missed.

Ema is survived by her daughter, Jo Ann (Wayne) Masters, Santa Teresa, New Mexico; two sons Claire (Anna Mary) Harrington, Oelwein, IA and Regis (Charlotte) Harrington, Augusta, Georgia; fifteen grandchildren, twenty five great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; and a sister, Jeanne Bauer, Van Buren, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her husband, Regis in 1959; a son, Andrew; two sisters, Genevieve and May; three brothers, William, Harry and Howard; a grandson, Rev. Stephen Harrington; and her parents, William and Clara.

She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Sacred Heart Rosary Society, Catholic Daughters of America, Little Flower Circle, Hospital Auxiliary, and the Antique Club.

Waterloo Courier, December 15, 1999: Ema I. Harrington, 91, of Oelwein died Tues. (Wed.) Dec. 15 at Mercy Living Plus, Oelwein, after a lengthy illness; survivors include two sons, Claire of Oelwein and Regis of Augusta, Ga.; a daughter JoAnn Master of Santa Teresa, N.M.; 15 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and two great great-grandchildren; and a sister, Jeanne Bauer of Van Buren, Mo.; she was preceded in death by her husband, Regis; a son, Andrew; two sisters, Genevieve and Mary (May); three brothers William, Harry and Howard Smith; and a grandson; services will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, both in Oelwein; friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Hintz-Geilenfeld Funeral Home, Oelwein, where there will be a 4:30 p.m. Catholic Daughters of America rosary and a 7 p.m. parish rosary; a memorial fund has been established.

Notes for Regis Arthur Harrington:

On the 1930 U. S. Census of Cedar Falls, Black Hawk Co., Iowa, Regis, Emma and their son Andrew are living on Walnut Street. Regis' occupation is manager of an ice cream company.

From the Waterloo Daily Courier, no date: Crash kills ex-mayor of Oelwein. Regis Harrington Sr. owner of the Portable Mill and former mayor died at Mercy Hospital, Dubuque, Iowa from an auto accident 2 miles east of Dyersville. He was enroute to Chicago for the world series with his friend Donald Avenson when he lost control of his car. He was part owner of the Portable Mill since 1957. He was mayor from Aug. 1948 to Dec. 1955. He was active in politics as a Democrat. He was a trustee of the Oelwein Elks and active in the Knights of Columbus. Survivors include his wife Ema, 3 sons Andrew, Claire and Regis Jr. all of Oelwein, and a daughter Joanne Masters of Prospect Hgts., Ill. Services will be at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Oelwein.

vi. Harry Raymond Smith³⁴, born 15 Mar 1911 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa³⁴; died 07 Sep 1984 in Compton, Los Angeles Co., California^35,36; married Gilberta Mae Halfhill 01 Oct 1939 in Hampton, Franklin Co., Iowa^37,38; born 03 May 1908 in Hampton, Franklin Co., Iowa^39,40; died 04 Jul 1980 in Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., California⁴¹.

Notes for Harry Raymond Smith:

At the time of his marriage Harry listed his occupation as carpenter.

Social Security Death Index:

Individual: Smith, Harry

Birth date: 15 Mar 1911

Death date: Sep 1984

Social Security #: 485-03-6747

Last residence: CA 90805

State of issue: IA

Harry Smith was murdered at Compton, California.

Obituary in the Waterloo Courier Sunday, September 9, 1984, Page 6 Section A: Services are pending for Harry Raymond Smith, 73, of Long Beach, Calif., and formerly of Waterloo and Hampton, at Sietsma and Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Mr. Smith who operated two bicycle shops in Long Beach, was slain Friday by a discharged employee of one of the shops Mr. Smith owned. The suspect was arrested. He was born March 15, 1911, at Waterloo, son of William A. and Clara Brisco Smith. He married Gilberta Halfhill Oct. 1, 1939. She died July 4, 1980. Mr. Smith lived in Waterloo before World War II, then moved to Hampton were he lived about five years before moving to Long Beach. He served in the Sea Bees in World War II in the South Pacific. He is survived by two brothers, William C. Smith and Howard A. Smith, both of Waterloo, and three sisters, May Smith and Jeanne Bauer, both of Long Beach and Ema Harrington of Oelwein.

Marriage Notes for Harry Smith and Gilberta Halfhill:

The Chronicle Newspaper of Hampton, Iowa October 5, 1939 states Gilberta and Harry were married at the home of her parents.

vii. Howard Ara Smith⁴¹, born 03 Aug 1914 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa⁴¹; died 12 Nov 1997 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa⁴²; married (1) Gertrude Elizabeth Canfield 05 Sep 1936 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa^43,44; born 03 Aug 1917 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa^45,46; died 28 Dec 2004 in Lisbon, Ransom Co., North Dakota⁴⁷; married (2) Doris Mae Wheeler Private⁴⁸; born Private.

Notes for Howard Ara Smith:

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier 13 November 1997. Howard Smith, retired from Illinois Central Railroad after more than 40 years. He was murdered in his home in Waterloo.

3 viii. Ila Jeanne Smith, born Private; married (1) Edward John Shepherd Private; married (2) Harry Alexander Bauer Private.

Generation No. 4

8. William Floyd Shepherd⁴⁹, born 22 Feb 1882 in Whitesburg, Letcher Co., Kentucky^50,51; died 31 Dec 1956 in Bloomingdale, Passaic Co., New Jersey⁵². He was the son of 16. James Shepherd and 17. Sarah Williams. He married 9. Sarah "Lucile" Hays 20 Sep 1901 in Gray Hawk, Jackson Co., Kentucky⁵³.

9. Sarah "Lucile" Hays⁵⁴, born 19 Sep 1885 in Jackson Co., Kentucky⁵⁵; died 15 Sep 1967 in North East, Cecil Co., Maryland^55,56. She was the daughter of 18. Richard Hays and 19. Sarah Mildred Engle.

Notes for William Floyd Shepherd:

Evidently born with last name of Stergil or Sturgill. He was raised in the family of Andrew Jackson Shepherd and Martha Shepherd in Jackson County, Kentucky. He married Sarah Lucile Hays using the name Stergil. The marriage document showing Stergil was sent by Don Hays to Carol Kirkpatrick in 1978. Without his help, this name change would not be known. Don Hays was a nephew of Lucile's. Carol had written to the wrong office at the courthouse in Jackson County, contacting Don Hays by mistake. All documents afterwards show Shepherd.

Worked for various railroad companies laying track. Copies of pension papers from the Railroad Retirement Board in possession of great-grand daughter Carol Shepherd Kirkpatrick.

On the 1910 U. S. Census of Cooper, Mercer Co., West Virginia, Floyd Sheppard appears with his wife Lucy and children Earl, Clide and Georgia. Floyd is a foreman with the rail road. Floyd and Lucy have been married 9 years. Lucy is the mother of 4, 3 of whom are currently living.

William Shepherd appears on the U. S. Census for 1920 at Chartiers, Allegheny Co. Pennsylvania,with his wife Lucille and children Earl, Clyde, Georgia, Virginia, Bruce and James. William's occupation is road master for a railroad. His son Earl is a timekeeper working for the railroad. Son Charles Woodrow is born in February 1920. Census was taken 19 and 20 January, just weeks before Charles was born.

Fred Sheppard with wife Bessie and son Fred appear on the U. S. Census of 1930 at Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. They are living at 53 Franklin St. Fred or William is a foreman for the railroad. Bessie is 22, born New Jersey and states she married at 17. Fred, the son, is 3 years, 7 months old, born in New Jersey. Even though William is listed as Fred all the information shows that this is William and his second family.

Notes for Sarah "Lucile" Hays:

On U. S. Census 1930 of North East, Cecil Co., Maryland Lucille Shepherd appears with her children Clyde, Virginia, Bruce, James and Charles. Their address is 285 Cecil Ave. Clyde and Virgina work as clerks in a drug store. Bruce works as a laborer for Fibre Co. Lucille lists her marital status as divorced. All the children are single.

Children of William Shepherd and Sarah Hays are:

i. Sarah Vesta Shepherd⁵⁷, born 04 Mar 1902⁵⁷; died 01 Jun 1903⁵⁸<