Born in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Joseph Shepherd
— married
28 Mar 1821 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Jane Amanda (Shepherd) Broyles, Julia Ann (Shepherd) Sluder, Cordelia Pedelia (Shepherd) Adams and Therressa E. (Shepherd) Reynolds
Died
at age 38
in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 May 2012
This page has been accessed 219 times.
Biography
Elizabeth (Horton) Shepherd lived in Appalachia, in North Carolina.
Elizabeth Horton was the daughter of Zephaniah Horton and Jane McCurry Horton. She married Joseph Shepherd.
They had daughters Jane Amanda, Julia Ann, Cordelia Pedelia, and Therressa.
Sources
- WikiTree profile Horton-1354 created through the import of Chambers 3 Family Tree.ged on May 3, 2012 by Alex Chambers. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Alex and others.
- US & International Marriage Records, Joseph Shepherd and Elizabeth Horton, via Ancestry.com;
- US Census, Yancey Co NC, 1850;
- US Census, Knox Co TN, 1850;
- US Census, Bunc Co NC, 1900;
- US Census, Washington Co TN, 1860, 1870;
- Photo of Daniel B. Barkley from jmwwardn via Ancestry.com;
- Texas Death Index, 1903 - 2000, via Ancestry.com;
- Pauline Shepherd Chandler, "Joseph and Elizabeth (Horton) Shepherd", HOBC, Vol II, pp. 335-336;
- NC Death Certificate, Julia Ann Sluder, 1913;
- Ancestry.com's Shepherd's Flock family tree, Horton family tree, Hurst Raby Shepherd family tree.
- David H. Reece, "Thomas and Nancy (Stanton) Shepherd", HOBC, Vol. II, p. 337;
- Grave photo, Cordelia Shepherd Adams, by Natasha - Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 19 September 2021), memorial page for Elizabeth Shephard (unknown–22 Aug 1838), Find A Grave: Memorial #61673252, citing Academy Cemetery, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Gwen Bodford (contributor 47283534) .
- Brodrick Shepherd (http://www.danielprophecy.com/james.html).
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