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Details of 1870 Census, Steele Township, Wood County, West Virginia:
p. 22 (ancestry.com page 353), 28 June, 166/144
15. Sheppard, Elza 24, m, w, farmer, born in Ohio
16. Sheppard, Jane 17, f, w, keeping house, born in Virginia
17. Sheppard, Elizabeth 3/12, f, w, born in Virginia
[Note: there is an Elza Shepard family living a few house away, do not know how or if related older than our Elza, or of an age of his father Hartley.]
Details of 1880 Census, Grant District, Jackson County, West Virginia:
p. 36/526D (ancestry.com page 86 of 121, e.d. 46) enumeration district 45, 1 June
31. Shepherd, Elza w, m, 33, head, married, farmer, born in Ohio, parents born in Ohio
32. Shepherd, Jane w, f, 29, wife, married, keeping house, born in West Virginia, parents born in Ohio
33. Shepherd, Elizabeth E. w, f, 10, daughter, single, born in West Virginia, father born: Ohio, mother born: West Virginia
34. Shepherd, Margaret J. w, f, 8, daughter, single, born in West Virginia, father born: Ohio, mother born: West Virginia
35. Shepherd, Thomas W. w, m, 6, son, born in West Virginia, father born: Ohio, mother born: West Virginia
36. Shepherd, Isaiah B. w, m, 4, son, single, born in West Virginia, father born: Ohio, mother born: West Virginia
[possibly moved to Jackson County in 1874 as he is not paying taxes on property after that time see notes for land]
Details of 1900 Census, Tucker Township, Wirt County, West Virginia:
p. 9B (ancestry.com page 18 of 31) enumeration district 128, 1? June, 153/153
77. Sheppard, Elza, head, w, m, born June 1846, 53, married 32 years, born in Ohio, parents born: Ohio, farmer, can read, can’t write, own home, mortgaged, farm
78. Sheppard, Jane, wife, w, f, born Oct 1851, 48, marrried 32 years, born in West Virginia, parents born: Ohio, can read and write
79. Sheppard, Sarah E. daughter, w, f, born Jun 1884, 16, single, born in West Virginia, father born: Ohio, mother born: West Virginia, can read and write
80. Sheppard, William, son, w, m, born Apr 1887, 13, single, born in West Virginia, father born: Ohio, mother born: West Virginia, farm laborer, can read and write
81. Sheppard, Harris, son, w, m, born Apr 1891, 9, single, born in West Virginia, father born: Ohio, mother born: West Virginia
82. Sheppard, Edward, son, w, m, born May 1893, 7, single, born in West Virginia, father born: Ohio, mother born: West Virginia
83. Sheppard, Ada, daughter, w, f, born May 1893, 7, single, born in West Virginia, father born: Ohio, mother born: West Virginia
84. Sheppard, Ebon, son, w, m, born Dec 1895, 4, single, born in West Virginia, father born: Ohio, mother born: West Virginia
[Note: Sommerville family is next door as are Stucky and Gates families.]
Details of 1910 Census, Tucker, Wirt County, West Virginia:
p. 6A (ancestry.com page 11 of 25) enumeration district 114, 26 April, 94/97
11. Sheppard, Elza head, m, w, 65, married, 42 years, born in Ohio, parents born: Ohio, farmer, can read, can’t write, own farm
12. Sheppard, Jane wife, f, w, 58, married, 42 years, born in West Virginia, parents born: Ohio
13. Sheppard, Wayne son, m, w, 19, single, born in West Virginia, father born: Ohio, mother born: West Virginia
14. Sheppard, Edward son, m, w, 17, single, born in West Virginia, father born: Ohio, mother born: West Virginia
15. Sheppard, Ada daughter, f, w, 17, single, born in West Virginia, father born: Ohio, mother born: West Virginia
16. Sheppard, Ebon son, m, w, 10, single, born in West Virginia, father born: Ohio, mother born: West Virginia
17. Buchannan, Lloyd grand-son, m, w, 8, single, born in West Virginia, father born: West Virginia, mother born: West Virginia
Details of 1920 Census, Tucker, Wirt County, West Virginia:
p. 6A (ancestry.com page 11 of 13) enumeration district 192, 22 Jan, 103/104
18. Shepard, Elza head, own home, free of mortgage, male, white, 74, married, born in Ohio, father born: Ohio, *native tongue irish* [
19. Shepard, Jane wife, female, white, 67, married, born in Virginia, father born: Ohio, *native tongue dutch* [
20. Shepard, Ebon son, male, white, 24, widowed, born in West Virginia, father born: Ohio, mother born: Virginia
21. Shepard, Charles W. grand-son, male, white, 4 4/12, single, born in West Virginia, father born: West Virginia, mother born: West Virginia
[Note: enumerated by an Ola F. Sheppard]
Details of 1930 Census, Tygart, Wood County, West Virginia:
p. 19A (ancestry.com page 37 of 102) enumeration district 54-26, 15 April, 359/379, Central Avenue
46. Shepherd, Wayne H.* head, radio, 37, married at age of 23, born in West Virginia, father born: West Virginia**, mother born: West Virginia, eletric miller at steel plant
47. Shepherd, Edna wife, 36, married at age 22, born in West Virginia, father born: West Virginia, mother born: West Virginia
48. Shepherd, Elza father, 85, widowed, married at age 24 or 29, born in Ohio, parents born: Ohio
[*Wayne H. is “Hod/Haud”. **Hod’s father was born in Ohio.] |
1847 - 1935 (88 years)
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