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John Sheppard (Floyd County, KY, farmer)

b. 1812?

Floyd County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Son of Nancy Sheppard. Married to Elizabeth Stone Sheppard. Father of David Sheppard, Enoch Sheppard, Mary Sheppard, Daniel Sheppard, Cresia Sheppard, Elias Sheppard, Nancy Sheppard, Wesly Sheppard, John Sheppard, Sally Sheppard, Alamander Sheppard, and Andrew Sheppard. Resident of Floyd County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Floyd County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Floyd County, p. 437A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Floyd County, p. 45.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Floyd County, Precinct 3, p. 535A.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994034, Floyd County Births, p. 66.

Citation

Sheppard, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281301 (November 12, 2026).

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