Mildred Lois (Roberts) Sheppard (1921 - 2004)

Born 23 Oct 1921 in Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 28 Jun 2004 at age 82 in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Mildred Lois Roberts was born on Oct 23, 1921 in Mississippi, USA as the eighth child of Walter Eugene Roberts and Margaret A Roberts.

She had nine siblings, namely: Leon Franklin, William Augustus, Bessie Mae, Ollie J., Fannie, Roxie, Pearl, James William, and Billie Rose.

She died on Jun 28, 2004 in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA (South Central Regional Medical Center; Age at Death: 82). ^{[1] [2]}

When she was 19, she married Henry Edward Sheppard on Jan 01, 1941 in Jones County, Mississippi, USA. ^[3]

Mildred Lois Roberts lived in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter).

She lived in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA in 1935. She lived in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA between 1935–1993 (Age: 14). She lived in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 18; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). Race: (White)

She was buried in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA (Hickory Grove Cemetery). ^[4]

Henry Edward Sheppard ^[5] and Mildred Lois Roberts had the following children:

1. Jackie.
2. Henrietta.
3. Pam.

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Mildred Lois Roberts Sheppard
2. ↑ Obituary for Mildred Lois Roberts Sheppard pt 2
3. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DMWD-DST2 : Mon Oct 23 22:57:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Edward Sheppard and Mildred Lois Roberts, 1 Jan 1941.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128375297/mildred-lois-sheppard: accessed 9 November 2023), memorial page for Mildred Lois Roberts Sheppard (23 Oct 1921–28 Jun 2004), Find a Grave Memorial ID 128375297, citing Hickory Grove Cemetery, Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by MyrtisJane (contributor 47090616).
5. ↑ Obituary for Henry Edward Sheppard

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB9B-WW5 : accessed 12 March 2018), Walter Roberts, Laurel, Beat 1, Jones, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34-7, sheet 19A, line 6, family 347, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2035.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM1Z-STJ : accessed 12 March 2018), Walter Roberts, Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 2A, line 2, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1151; FHL microfilm 2,340,886.