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Shepherd, Rebecca

Female 1850 - 1926  (~ 75 years)


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  • Name Shepherd, Rebecca 
    Birth Dec 1850  Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 1926  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Jesse Young Cemetery, Avawam, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I22875  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 28 Jun 2020 

    Father Shepherd, Levi,   b. Between 1810 and 1815   d. 1880, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Mother Kilbourne, Sarah,   b. Between 1812 and 1815, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880 (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Marriage 26 Jun 1832  Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Young, Jesse,   b. 9 Oct 1841, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 1916, Leslie, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Young, Tiney,   b. 10 Aug 1884, Leslie, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1965, Locust Grove, London, Laurel, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F123130  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Wells, Robert B.,   b. 1846, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 16 Aug 1867 
    Divorce 3 Apr 1885  Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The divorce was granted on the grounds that Robert had deserted Rebecca.
    Children 
    +1. Wells, Polly Jane,   b. 2 Dec 1878, Big Creek, Clay, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1933, Lynch, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    Family ID F9281  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Dec 1850 - Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDivorce - 3 Apr 1885 - Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1926 - Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Jesse Young Cemetery, Avawam, Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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