In the 1850 census Shepard (age 25) was living in District 22, Marshall, Alabama (as Wildman).[1]
In the 1870 census Shepard (age 45) was living in Subdivision 45, Marshall, Alabama, United States (as Shepard Wildman).[3]
In the 1900 census Shepard (age 75) was living in Justice Precinct 1, Henderson, Texas (living with Robertsons). This is Ferrell's great-great-great-grandfather living with his great-great-grandparents[4]
Shepard was buried in September 1901 in Cottonwood Cemetery, Henderson County, Texas, USA. Stone: "There is rest in heaven"
↑ 1.01.11850 Census: Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. . Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of th. Citing: Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 22, Marshall, Alabama; Roll: M432_10; Page: 200A; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=16108877&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1825; Birth place: Alabama; Residence date: 1850; Residence place: District 22, Marshall, Alabama (accessed 21 December 2020)
↑Marriage: Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18. Citing: Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Henderson, Texas; Roll: T623_1644; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 53. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=48031384&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: Feb 1825; Birth place: Alabama; Marriage date: 1845; Marriage place: Residence date: 1900; Residence place: Justice Precinct 1, Henderson, Texas (accessed 21 December 2020)
↑1870 Census: Title: 1870 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record. Citing: Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Subdivision 45, Marshall, Alabama; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1870usfedcen&h=13187954&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1825; Birth place: Alabama; Residence date: 1870; Residence place: Subdivision 45, Marshall, Alabama, United States (accessed 21 December 2020)
↑1900 Census: Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18. Citing: Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Henderson, Texas; Roll: T623_1644; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 53. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=48031383&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: Feb 1824; Birth place: Alabama; Marriage date: 1845; Marriage place: Residence date: 1900; Residence place: Justice Precinct 1, Henderson, Texas (accessed 21 December 2020)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Shepard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Shepard: