Rebecca was born the daughter of Henry Maggard and Rebecca Parker. She was born between 1832 (1834 in some records) , and 1841(in some trees). Using oldest found record year 1832 per Wiki rule. She married William "Will" Shepard in about 1850. They may have had the following known children (dates only estimated) :
John Shepherd 1852–1919
William Henry Shepherd 1852–1926
Elizabeth Shepherd 1852–1946
Nancy Shepherd 1853–
Andrew Jackson Shepherd 1858–1929
James Shepherd1859–1933
Rebecca A Shepherd 1862–
Rachel Shepherd 1865–
Rebecca Jane "Jane" Shepherd 1867–1942
Isom J Shepherd 1872–1955
Dock Riley Shepherd 1875–1957
She passed away about 1900 in Wise County, Virginia.
1850 United States Federal Census: Name Rebecca Shepherd Gender Female Age18 Birth Year 1832, Birthplace Virginia Home in 1850 District 31, Lee, Virginia, USA Married within the Year Y Line Number4Dwelling Number362 Family Number377 Household Members Name John Shepherd Age46, Name Nancy Shepherd Age45, Name William Shepherd Age 21, Name Rebecca Shepherd Age18, Name Mahala Shepherd Age16, Name Thomas Shepherd Age14, Name Elizabeth Shepherd Age12, Name Reley Shepherd Age10, Name Andrew Shepherd Age8, Name Mathias Shepherd Age 6, Name Ann Shepherd Age3[1]
1870 United States Federal Census Name Rebecca Shepherd Age in 1870 36 Birth Year 1834 Birthplace Kentucky Dwelling Number115Home in 1870 Richmond, Wise, Virginia Race White Gender FemalePost Office Big Stone Gap Occupation Keeping HouseCannot ReadY Cannot WriteY Inferred Spouse William Shepherd, Inferred Children Andrew Shepherd; Rachael Shepherd; Rebecca A Shepherd; Elizabeth Shepherd; Henry Shepherd; John Shepherd; James ShepherdHousehold Members Name William Shepherd Age39, Name Rebecca Shepherd Age36, Name Henry Shepherd Age18, Name John Shepherd Age16, Name James Shepherd Age14 , Name Andrew Shepherd Age12, Name Rachael Shepherd Age10, Name Rebecca A Shepherd Age8, NameElizabeth Shepherd[2]
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 May 2020), memorial page for Rebecca Maggard Shepherd (1834–1900), Find A Grave: Memorial #169133465, citing Glencoe Cemetery, Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Daisy (contributor 48097245) .
Death Record of Child: Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 Name Rebecca Shepherd Gender Female Spouse Will Shepherd, Child Dock Riley Shepherd[3]
Thanks to Marie Allen for starting this profile.No sources. The events of Rebecca's life were either witnessed by Marie Allen or Marie plans to add sources here later.
Thanks to Larry Maggard-82 for : WikiTree profile Maggard-148 created through the import of LNMaggard GEDCOM.ged on Apr 9, 2012 by Larry Maggard. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Larry and others. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Marie and others.
Merge of Maggard-148 and Maggard-345 completed on 12 May 2020 by Morrison-4392 sources added
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edited by Loretta Morrison