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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 8a by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1888. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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WILLIAM H. SHEPHERD was born in Bullitt County, Ky., January 5, 3841, and his father, James Shepherd, also a native of Bullitt County, was born July 16, 1817, and married Miss Malinda Welch, whose parents came from Virginia. William H. Shepherd enlisted at Louisville, September 22, 1861, in the Fifteenth Kentucky Volunteers, Federal service, and served three years and six months. He was wounded at the battle of Chickamauga, was taken prisoner and sent to Andersonville, later to Charleston, S. C., and still later to Savannah, Ga., where he was paroled and sent to Annapolis, Md., thence to Louisville, where he was discharged, having been held as a prisoner of war fourteen months. He was married to Miss Melissa Croan, who bore him three children — Daisy D., born January 24, 1867; William, August 5, 1870; and Musette, June 15, 1873. Mrs. Shepherd departed this life December 18, 1873, and in 1875 Mr. Shepherd was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth V. Smith, who has borne him seven children — Nannie, Clara, Julia, Isaac, Charles, Owen and Lydia. Mr. Shepherd owns, cultivates and resides upon a fine farm near Shepherdsville P. O, Bullitt County.
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This family biography is one of 27 biographies included in the Bullitt County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 8a published in 1888 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company. For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 8a
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