SHEPARD, Lt. Col. William Atkinson Jr.

1920 - 2014  (94 years)

• Name	SHEPARD, William Atkinson
  Prefix	Lt. Col.
  Suffix	Jr.
  Census	1920	Harrison, Pickaway County, Ohio
  	See father’s census notes for details.
  Born	4 Jan 1920	Duvall, Pickaway County, Ohio   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	Details for 1940 US Federal Census, Genoa Township, Delaware County, Ohio SD 17, ED 21-17, Sheet 3A, Enumerated April 4, 1940; household 48, home owned [by parents], not a farm, lines 33-34 33. Shephard, William, son, male, white, age 20, married, atended school week of March 1, 1940, finished high school, born in Ohio, lived in same house, Delaware County, Ohio, not on a farm, not working for government, not looking for work, no, no, in school, student, not receive extra money elsewhere 34. Shephard, Lois, daughter in law, female, white, age 20, married, did not attend school, finished hight school, born in Ohio, lived in different place, in Delaware County, Ohio [with parents], on a farm, working, not government work, not seeking work, work in a business, 36 hours, waitress, restaurant, private work, worked 45 weeks, made $520 total in 13 months ending Dec 21 1939, did not receive extra income Living with William’s parents William, Sr and Rachel.
  Census	1930	Franklin Township, Franklin County, Ohio
  	See father’s census notes for details.
  Census	1940	Genoa Township, Delaware County, Ohio
  	See census notes for details.
  Died	15 Dec 2014	Dodgeville, Iowa County, Wisconsin
  Buried	His body was donated to the University of Madison for use by students in their medical training. His ashes are with his daughter Sue John 1/27/2017.
  Person ID	I78	Shepard and John Tree
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2017

  
  

  DNA Tests	Y-DNA-78431	SHEPARD, Lt. Col. William Atkinson Jr. (2006)
  	mtDNA-78431	SHEPARD, Lt. Col. William Atkinson Jr. (2011)

  
  

  Father	SHEPARD, William Atkinson,   b. 6 Apr 1886, Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia ,   d. 19 Apr 1973, Safety Harbor, Pinellas County, Florida  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	HAYS, Rachel Ann (Dick),   b. 19 Sep 1888, New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia ,   d. 27 Apr 1986, Safety Harbor, Pinellas County, Florida  (Age 97 years)
  Married	9 Mar 1907	New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia   [2]
  	Wetzel County
  Family ID	F62	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SHAW, Lois Florence,   b. 30 Mar 1920, Huntsberg Township, Geauga County, Ohio ,   d. 10 Mar 2002, Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin  (Age 81 years)
  Married	28 Jul 1938	Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky   [3]
  Children	1. SHEPARD, William Gerald,   b. 27 Feb 1939, Ashley, Delaware County, Ohio ,   d. 27 Feb 1939, Ashley, Delaware County, Ohio  (Age 0 years)   2. (Private)   3. (Private)   4. (Private)   5. SHEPARD, Laurance Alan,   b. 19 Jan 1951,   d. 19 Aug 1978, Maine  (Age 27 years)
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2018
  Family ID	F58	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		William Atkinson Shepard, jr. Grandfather in his Air Force uniform, I am not sure what rank he is at the time this picture was taken. Maybe someone will tell me.
  		William Atkinson Shepard and Lois Shaw Shepard This is my favorite picture of my Shepard grandparents, you can see how young they are. They have not been married very long, taken in 1942-1944.

  
  

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