Monterey-Santa Clara-Tulare County CA Archives Biographies.....Shepherd, William A. 1845 - 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll, Editor (1893)

WILLIAM A. SHEPHERD, of Monterey, California, is a native of Lee county, Iowa,
born December 23, 1845. His father, Joseph Shepherd, of San Jose, came overland
to the Pacific coast in 1859, from Iowa, where he had for many years resided,
engaged in farming. He was born in Ohio. He brought with him to this State his
wife and five children, and after their arrival here another child was born to
them. His wife, who before her marriage was Jeannette Hendricks, is still living
at Saratoga, Santa Clara county, the place where they first located.

  In 1864 William A. Shepherd enlisted as a volunteer in Company H, Second
Cavalry, and fought the Indians on the plains in the region of Paradise valley,
at Winnemucca, and other places. He enlisted for three years service, but served
two years only, the war having closed.

  Returning to Saratoga, he spent two years there, after which he located in
Tulare county, where he remained sixteen years, engaged in the manufacture of
brick. He owned a ranch of fifty acres near Tulare city. In 1887 he sold out,
and bought of D. K. Frazier his present ranch, 200 acres. He raises hay and
stock, and conducts a dairy. On his ranch is one of the finest fruit orchards in
Monterey county, the climate and soil of his immediate locality being rich and
well adapted to fruit culture.

  Mr. Shepherd was united in marriage, at San Jose, in 1871, to Miss Rachel
Jones, daughter of Thomas Jones, a farmer. She is a native of Illinois. Their
seven children are as follows: Oscar, George, Benjamin, Henry, Caroline, Myrta
and Walter.

  Mr. Shepherd is a thorough business man, and has the confidence of a wide
circle of acquaintances.


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Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California.

Illustrated.

Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the
Earliest Period of its Discovery to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of
its Auspicious Future; Illustrations and Full-Page Portraits of some of its
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers, and Prominent
Citizens of To-day.

HENRY D. BARROWS,
Editor of the Historical Department.

LUTHER A. INGERSOLL,
Editor of the Biographical Department.

"A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendants."-Macaulay.

CHICAGO: THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY.
1893.

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