Samuel Shepherd1
b. May 1873
| Father | Thompson Shepherd1 b. abt 1836 |
| Mother | Mary Jane Ward2 b. abt 1838 |
| Birth | May 1873 | Samuel Shepherd was born in May 1873 in Virginia.3 |
| Cens-1880 | 23 Jun 1880 | In 1880 Samuel was enumerated as a young child living in his mother's household in Smyth County, Virginia. She was indicated as widowed or divorced. Samuel's 3 older sisters were also living at home, along with his 2 year old brother Stephen. His older brother, 13 year old Mathew, worked as a laborer in another household.2,4 |
| Legatee | 19 Jul 1897 | Samuel's great aunt, Jane Buchanan, died in the summer of 1897. Her will left the bulk of her estate to Samuel, noting that he" had been very kind to her in her old age". She also left $500 to Samuel's sister Aurelia.5 |
| Cens-1900 | 6 Jun 1900 | Three years later Samuel was enumerated as the head of a household in Smyth County that also included his 66 year old widowed mother and 40 year old sister Aurelia.3 |
| Marriage | after 1900 | He married Sallie (?) after 1900 in Smyth County, Virginia.6 |
| Cens-1910 | 27 Apr 1910 | Samuel and Sallie continued to reside in Smyth County after their marriage. They were recorded in 1910 as the parents of 4 children: May, Thomas, Janie and Howard. Samuel was working on a farm which he was renting.6 |
| Cens-1920 | 6 Jan 1920 | Ten years later he was working as a laborer at a rock quarry, as was his brother Mathew. Samuel owned his own home which was not mortgaged. Three more children had been added to the family since the 1910 census: Conley, Walker and Clyde.7 |
Family | Sallie (?) | |
| Children | ||
| Charts | Descendants of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn Descendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?) |
| Last Edited | 22 Jun 2007 |
Citations
- [S1742] Judy B. Anderson, Virginia Connections - A Genealogical History of the Thompson-Ward Family, p. 394.
- [S521] Mary Shepherd household, 1880 U.S. cens., Smyth Co., Virginia, pop sched., 84th District, ED 84, page 48D, dwelling 416, family 443, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 45 of 52. Enumeration includes: Mary Shepherd, 45, wid or div, keeping house; Amelia, 20, dau; Laura, 16, dau; Ellen, 21, dau; Samuel, son; Stephen, 2, son; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
- [S682] Sa__ Sheppard household, 1900 U.S. cens., Smyth Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Rich Valley District, ED 84, sheet 6A (p. 88 stamped), dwelling 82, family 83, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 11 of 50. Enumeration includes: Sa__ [written over] Sheppard, 27, b. May 1873, sgl, farmer, rents farm; Mary J., mother. 66, b. Jan. 1834, wd, mother 6 children, all living; Arelia, sister, 40, b. Oct. 1859; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
- [S521] Hamil Poston household, 1880 U.S. cens., Smyth Co., Virginia, pop sched., 84th District, ED 84, page 46B, dwelling 416, family 443, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 43 of 52. Enumeration includes: Hamil Poston, 30, laborer; Elizabeth, 28, wife; also 4 children; Mathew Shepherd, 13, laborer; all b. VA.
- [S1241] Jane B. Buchanan will (recorded 1897), Smyth County, Virginia Will Book 7: 328.
- [S1138] Samuel Shepherd household, 1910 U.S. cens., Smyth Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Saltville precinct, ED 87, sheet 11B, dwelling 263, family 296, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 22 of 44. Enumeration includes: Samuel Shepherd, 36, marr #1, marr 9 yrs, farmer, rents farm; Sallie, wife, marr #1, marr 9 yrs, mother 4 children all living; May, dau, 8; Thomas, son, 6; Janie, dau, 3; Howard, son, 6/12 [?]; all b. VA, all parents b. VA.
- [S835] Samuel A. Shepherd household, 1920 U.S. cens., Smyth Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Rich Valley district, ED 117, sheet 4A (p. 108 stamped), dwelling 63, family 66, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 7 of 57. Enumeration includes: Samuel A. Shepherd, 48, laborer at rock quary, owns home, no mortgage; Sallie, wife, 36; Bessie M., dau, 17; Thomas A., son, 15; Lula J., dau, 13; Howard L., son, 10, Conley W., son, 7; Walker R., son, 4; Clyde _, son, 2; all b. VA, all parents b. VA.