Marjorie Helen (Jamison) Shepherd (1918 - 2002)

Born 24 Nov 1918 in Booneville, Dallas, Iowa, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Lloyd Clyde Shepherd — married 10 Apr 1943 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States

Died 4 Dec 2002 at age 84 in Granger, Dallas, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Born 24 Nov 1918. Booneville, Dallas, Iowa, United States. ^[1] Note: #HI1382.

WWII Military Veteran The US Military had to have alternative organizational elements to incorporate women; for the Coastguard it was the SPARS. ^[2] Marjorie had accounting and record keeping skills that were put to use to pay the sailors aboard ships while they were in San Diego. She had a contingent of burly swabbies to take care of security as she handed out paycheck envelopes of cash to sailors who were extremely well behaved, at least until they got their money.

Died 4 Dec 2002. Granger, Dallas, Iowa, United States. Cause: Congestive heart failure. ^[3]

Buried 7 Dec 2002. Sunny Hill Cemetery, Polk, Iowa, United States. ^[4] FSFTID L6FC-8KV.

FSLINK https:/familysearch.org/tree#view=ancestor&person=L6FC-8KV.

Sources

• Source: S907 "FamilySearch," database, \i FamilySearch\i0 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: (http://www.familysearch.org) Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y

1. ↑ Source: #S907 accessed 3 May 2016), entry for Marjorie Helen Jamison, person ID L6FC-8KV. Certainty: 3
2. ↑ |SPARS history
3. ↑ Source: #S907 accessed 3 May 2016), entry for Marjorie Helen Jamison, person ID L6FC-8KV. Certainty: 3
4. ↑ Source: #S907 accessed 3 May 2016), entry for Marjorie Helen Jamison, person ID L6FC-8KV. Certainty: 3

Research Notes

Note HI1382(Research):[Roger A. Shepherd] Marjorie was actually born in rural Madison County, south of Booneville (according to her). I don't have a birth certificate, so I don't know which county recorded the birth.

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Format: jpg. Baby Marjorie with cousins Maxine and Dorothy. Note: Summer of 1919 based on birth dates and how high the grass is. Marjorie, the youngest by two months, front right, is actually cousin to Maxine's mother Josephine Hiatt. Maxine, the eldest, is standing in back. Dorothy is on the left, making the face. Scrapbook: Y.

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Format: jpg. Marjorie, serious about her banana. Scrapbook: Y.

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Format: jpg. Cupid and friends. Note: The pony Cupid on the Jamison farm in Estherville with Marjorie, Dwight, Madeline, and Louise. Date is about 1928, guessing from the apparent age of (Margaret) Louise who was born in 1925. All rights reserved, this photo may not be published without m. 1928 Scrapbook: Y.

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Format: jpg. Marjorie 1938. Note: Crop from Jamison-Bennett Reunion 1938. Scrapbook: Y.

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Format: jpg. Wedding day. Note: Jacksonville FL April 10, 1943. Scrapbook: Y.

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Format: jpg. Wedding and flowers. Note: Jacksonville FL April 10, 1943. Scrapbook: Y.

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Format: jpg. You have to be happy in Hawaii. Note: Cruising through a great trip. 9 Jan 1994. Scrapbook: Y.