Sheppard, Lewis Washington
| Birth Name | Sheppard, Lewis Washington |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 86 years, 9 months |
Notes
Note
Lewis W. Shepherd, born Dec. 15, 1771 in Spotsylvania, VA; died Sept. 15, 1858 in Greene Co., IL; married 1st Alley "Ali" Johnson (b. July 18, 1766, d. Mar. 13, 1825), Aug. 29, 1793; Lewis served in the War of 1812, and was at the Battle of New Orleans. Lewis was the second of the John Shepherd children to live briefly in Ashe County, NC.
He purchased 200 acres on both sides of the South Fork New River in Fleetwood, NC on March 5, 1808. The family removed to Kentucky about 1811 along with brothers Stephen and Andrew and their families. Lewis completed the sale of his Ashe County land on Nov. 13, 1814 to his brother-in-law, Elijah Jennings. The Lewis Shepherd family settled on Russell Creek in Adair Co., KY.
A few years later Lewis sold his farm and moved to a 200-acre tract of land on Goose Creek in Russell Co., KY. About 1829, Lewis and family moved to, and settled in, southern Morgan Co., IL
(From Find a Grave Memorial #36203575)
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | 15 Dec 1771 | Spotsylvania, Virginia | ||
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| Death | 15 Sep 1858 | Greene, Illinois, United States of America | ||
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| Burial | Sheppard Cemetery, Greene, Illinois, United States of America | |||
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Shepherd, John James Sr. | 10 Aug 1734 | 11 Jun 1810 | |
| Mother | Jennings, Sarah | 4 Jun 1732 | 21 Apr 1810 | |
| Brother | Shepherd, John James Jr. | 10 Nov 1760 | 7 Mar 1812 | |
| Brother | Shepherd, James Madison Sr. | about 1762 | 6 Sep 1822 | |
| Sister | Shepherd, Susannah | about 1762 | 13 Mar 1816 | |
| Sister | Shepherd, Lucy | about 1764 | 31 Dec 1844 | |
| Sister | Shepherd, Nancy | 17 Nov 1765 | about 12 Jul 1833 | |
| Brother | Shepherd, Stephen | 20 Sep 1769 | 1 Oct 1825 | |
| Sheppard, Lewis Washington | 15 Dec 1771 | 15 Sep 1858 | ||
| Sister | Shepherd, Ann | |||
| Sister | Shepherd, Sarah | |||
| Sister | Shepherd, Delphia | |||
| Brother | Shepherd, Andrew | 13 Aug 1783 | 13 May 1856 |
Families
Family of Sheppard, Lewis Washington and Johnson, Alice Jane |
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| Married | Wife | Johnson, Alice Jane ( * 18 Jul 1766 + 13 Mar 1825 ) | |||||||||||||
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Sheppard, Thornton | 9 Aug 1795 | 9 Nov 1874 |