Shepard family
Family
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Elise S. Billmyer, Collector, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2350
Overview
The collection contains correspondence and papers of the Brown, Selby, Kirkland, Robine, Spong, Strode, Thomas, Waters, Hammond, Billmyer, Shepherd and Hamtramck families. Includes genealogical information on the Brown, Billmyer, Shepherd, and Hamtramck families; ledger, 1795-1796; and a receipt book, 1835-1843, of Walter Brown Selby.
Dates:
1636 (1757-1850) 1961
Shephard Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3147
Overview
Isaiah Shephard of Ritchie and Wood counties was the progenitor of this family which frequently corresponded with one another. Many of the letters were received by Roxie Shephard, as a young woman, from her friends and suitors. Much of the collection deals with Hiram W. Shepherd including correspondence while he was in World War I. Pvt. Shephard served in France attached to the A.E.F. General Headquarters 1st Army Motor section as a chauffeur. While a soldier he comments much about his...
Dates:
1874-1926
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- Account books 1
- Maps. 1
- Missouri 1
- Ritchie County (W. Va.) 1
- Shepherdstown. 1
- Tyler County (W. Va.) 1
- Wood County (W. Va.) 1
- World War, 1914-1918 1
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Letters 1 + ∧ less
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