Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Shepherd, John, 1901 

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SUFFOLK NEWS MATTER 

Transportation Company at Exit Virginia Chartered 

Sale of Timber - Mr. John Shepherd Dead - A Reception - Heavier Rails - 
   Candidates Suggested - Another Factory Coming - Briefs and Personals. 

      (Special to Virginian-Pilot) 

  Suffolk, Va., March 1. - [...] 

          CITIZEN DEAD. 

  John Shepherd died early this morning at his home on North street, 62 years 
old.  The cause was paralysis, from which he had suffered for several years. 
The funeral will take place at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon from the 
Methodist church. 

  The deceased leaves a widow, whose maiden name was Rebecca Brinkley; three 
daughters and two sons - John L. and Joseph Shepherd, and Mrs. Chas. W. 
Holladay, all of Suffolk; Mrs. Robert Holladay, Isle of Wight county, and 
Gertrude Shepherd, of Suffolk.  Mr. Shepherd was a good and peaceful citizen. 

[...] 


John SHEPHERD, retired farmer, Confederate veteran, 
b. 25 Jul 1838, Isle of Wight Co., d. 1 Mar 1901, at home, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block B, Lot 40*), Suffolk, 2 Mar 1901, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Vol. 8, No. 53, Sat., Mar. 2, 1901, p. 8 

*Additional information: 

Cedar Hill list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_s.txt 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Curtis Fruit - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #9798009. 

We do not have any details of his Confederate service.  He is not identical 
   with the John SHEPHERD in Co. E, 5th VA Infantry. 

He was the son of Thomas & Elizabeth SHEPHERD. 

He 1m. Nancy Ellen MOODY 8 Apr 1858 in Isle of Wight Co. 

Widowed, he married Jane Rebecca BRINKLEY 12 Oct 1882 in Norfolk. 


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