Ida Leonora (Brock) Sheppa (1860 - 1929)

Born 15 Feb 1860 in Elk Creek Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

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Died 12 May 1929 at age 69 in Elk Creek Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Ida was born in 1860. She was the daughter of Steward Brock and Nancy Mitchell and the oldest of their 4 children. Married Austin Whitaker in 1881. They had one son, Ritner Hugh Whitaker 1883-1956. Austin died in 1916. Ida married second, Oscar Sheppa. Oscar had been the husband of Ida’s younger sister, Anna. Both Annie and Ida’s husband, Austin, passed away the same year. Ida passed away in 1929.

Sources

• 1860 United States Federal Census. Pennsylvania > Erie > Elk Creek

Name Ida L Brock, Age 4/12, Birth Year 1859, Gender Female, Race White, Birth Place Pennsylvania, Home in 1860 Elk Creek, Erie, Pennsylvania, Dwelling Number 132, Family Number 139, Household members Name Steward Brock Age 25, Nancy A Brock Age 22, Ida L Brock Age 4/12

• 1870 United States Federal Census. Pennsylvania > Erie > Elk Creek

Name Ida Brock, Age in 1870 10, Birth Date 1860, Birthplace Pennsylvania, Dwelling Number 67, Home in 1870 Elk Creek, Erie, Pennsylvania, Race White, Gender Female, Post Office Edinboro, Attended School Yes, Cannot Write Yes, Inferred Father Steward Brock, Inferred Mother Nancy A Brock, Household members Name Steward Brock Age 36, Nancy A Brock Age 32, Ida Brock Age 10, Willis Brock Age 7, Anna Brock Age 1

• 1880 United States Federal Census. Pennsylvania > Erie > Elk Creek > 158

Name Ida Brack, Age 20, Birth Date Abt 1860, Birthplace Pennsylvania, Home in 1880 Elk Creek, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA, Dwelling Number 113, Race White, Gender Female, Relation to Head of House Daughter, Marital Status Single, Father’s Name Steward Brack, Father’s Birthplace Pennsylvania, Mother’s Name Nancy N. Brack, Mother’s Birthplace Pennsylvania, Occupation, At Home, Attended School Yes, Household members Name Steward Brack, Age 45, Nancy N. Brack Age 42, Ida Brack Age 20, Willis Brack Age 17, Annie Brack Age 11,Ola Brack Age 8

• 1900 United States Federal Census. Pennsylvania > Erie > Elk Creek > 0068

Name Ida L Whitaker Age 40, Birth Date Feb 1860, Birthplace Pennsylvania, USA, Home in 1900 Elk Creek, Erie, Pennsylvania, Sheet Number 4, Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation 72, Family Number 82, Race White, Gender, Female, Relation to Head of House Wife, Marital Status Married, Spouse’s Name A A Whitaker, Marriage Year 1881, Years Married 19, Father’s Birthplace Pennsylvania, USA, Mother’s Birthplace Pennsylvania, USA, Mother: number of living children 1, Mother: How many children 1, Can Read Yes, Can Write Yes, Can Speak English Yes, Household members Name A A Whitaker Age 44, Ida L Whitaker Age 40, R H Whitaker Age 17, Lucy D Whitaker Age 67, Gleed Joslin Age 13, Kenneth Joslin Age 1

• 1910 United States Federal Census. Pennsylvania > Erie > Albion > District 0059

Name Ida Whitaker, Age in 1910 50, Birth Date 1860, Birthplace Pennsylvania, Home in 1910 Albion, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA, Street Elk St, Race White, Gender Female, Relation to Head of House Wife, Marital Status Married, Spouse’s Name A A Whittaker, Father’s Birthplace Pennsylvania, Mother’s Birthplace Pennsylvania, Native Tongue English, Able to read Yes, Able to Write Yes, Years Married 29, Number of Children Born 1, Number of Children Living 1, Household members Name A A Whittaker Age 54, Ida Whitaker Age 50, Kenneth Joslin Age 10

Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968. 1929 > 054001-057000 Name Ida Lenora Sheppa, Gender Female, Race White, Death Age 69, Birth Date 1860, Birth Place Elk Creek Tp, Pennsylvania, Death Date 24 May 1929, Death Place Elk Creek, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA, Father Steward Brock, Mother Nancy Mitchell, Spouse Oscar D Sheppa, Certificate Number56352. Cause of death Pernicious Anemia.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23253836/ida-l-sheppa : accessed 22 May 2022), memorial page for Ida L. Brock Sheppa (unknown–24 May 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23253836, citing Spring Cemetery, Springboro, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Larry R. Bish and Louisa A Bish-Faw (contributor 46509154) .