William D Shepard Jr. (1905 - 1977)

Born 26 Apr 1905 in Bessie, Lake, Tennessee, USA

Ancestors

Son of William Riley Shepard Sr. and Della Mae (Henry) Walters

Descendants

Died 12 Oct 1977 at age 72 in Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California, USA

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Biography

William was born in 1905. He passed away in 1977.

Sources

• "Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909", Ancestry.com, Name: Willie Dee Shepard, Birth Date: 26 Apr 1905, Birth Place: Bessie, Lake, Father: William Riley Shepard, Mother: Della Mae Henry
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGQY-K31 : 20 May 2014), Willie Shepard, Oct 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPCM-Q55 : 26 November 2014), Willie D Shepard, 12 Oct 1977; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV22-3B1Y : 13 December 2015), Willie D Shepard, ; Burial, Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California, United States of America, Arroyo Grande Cemetery; citing record ID 74367552, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36366877/obituary_for_willie_d_shepard_aged_72/

DNA

• Paternal and maternal relationships are confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between B Hill and his 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are his 2nd great grandparents/her great grandparents, William Rhylie Shepard. and Della Mae Henry.. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd cousin 1x removed, based on sharing 188 cM across 9 segments.