Subject: KY-F: BIO: Shepherd, David & James - Shelby Co From: Diana Flynn Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 23:27:42 -0400 SHEPHERD, HENSLEY, BUCHANAN, RIPPY "HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, INDIANA" GOODSPEED BROS. 1884 JACKSON TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON COUNTY, INDIANA PAGE 926 DAVID SHEPHERD, an old and prominent citizen of Jackson Township, was born in Kentucky on the 12th of May, 1813, being the oldest of a family of ten children born to Thomas and Nancy (Hensley) Shepherd. His ancestors were natives of Virginia, from whence they removed to Kentucky, remaining a short time, and in 1818 they immigrated to Indiana, settling in Washington County. The subject of this sketch had poor advantages of schools, but by his energy in after years obtained a fair education. He remained home with his parents until he attained his seventeenth year when he was apprenticed to a gunsmith. On the 25th of May, 1834, his marriage with Polly Buchanan was solemnized, and to this union have been born six children, three of whom are now dead: Eliza, Amanda and Angeline (deceased); Ellen, Mary and Martha. He is a member of the Christian Church, and in politics is a stanch Republican. He is a farmer and blacksmith, and has made life a success. JAMES SHEPHERD, an old and prominent citizen of Jackson Township, was born in Kentucky on the 4th of August, 1816, being the second in a family of ten children born to Thomas and Nancy (Hensley) Shepherd. His parents were native of Kentucky, from whence they immigrated to Indiana in 1818, settling in Washington County. The subject of this sketch had limited advantages of school, but by his energy succeeded in getting a fair practical education. He remained home with his parents until he attained his thirty-second year. In September, 1848, his marriage with Sarah Rippy was solemnized, and to this union have been born six children, four of whom are now living: Thomas J., John F. (dead), Lucy J., Sarah A., Laura E. (Dead), and Nancy A. He is a member of the Christian Church, and contributes liberally to the support of the church. In politics he is Republican,and he is a successful farmer. *****Inserted Note***** From: lonfink@dmrtc.net (Lonnie Fink) Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 16:14:56 -0600 Subject: KY-F: Shepherds from Shelby Co, KY The marriage of Thomas & Nancy HENSLEY occurred in Shelby Co, KY 14-May-1812 Maybe be better to place under Shelby CO, KY! Thanks again Diana for the info!! Lonnie ------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genelaogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons.Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.