Bible Records of Lewis Sheppard

Family Bible of Lewis Sheppard

Contributed By: Jim Kirk

This branch of the Sheppard family moved to the Adair/Russell County area of KY about 1810 but most of Lewis' family moved on to the Morgan/Greene County area of Illinois about 1830.

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Family Record.
Deaths of parents	Deaths of Children
Ali Sheppard first Consort of Lewis Sheppard dec^d March the 13^th 1825 58 years & 8 months	Salley Hopper died Aug^t the 1^st 1840 aged 40 years & 4 months & 25 days
Jane Sheppard second Consort dec^d March The 21^st 1838 aged 60 years & 6 days	Lewis J. Sheppard departed this life January the 12^th 1850 about 10 oclock in the evening aged 48 years & 18 days
Lewis Sheppard sen^r departed This life September 15^th in the A.D. 1858. Aged 86 years, 8 months and 21 days	Joshua Hopper departed this life Aug^t the 18^th 1853 age not known
Headstone of Lewis Sheppard (click photo to see larger version)	Nancy Sheppard wife of Lewis J. Sheppard departed This life January 10 1854 Aged 58 years 2 months & 26 days
	Jessie T Barrow Departed this life January the 30^th 1863 Aged 79 years, 23 days.
Transcribed by Jim Kirk 3/26/2003	Nancy Barrow Departed this life July the 26^th 1889 aged 92 years, 5 mos oo

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Aaron W. Barrow born^d July the 12^th 1827	Francis M. Barrow Born January the 29 1???
James Barrow born^d March the 18^th 1823	Maria H. Moore was bor(n) ? ? February 22^nd 18??
Palmira Barrow born^d Feb the 5^th 1825	Sarah Ann Hoover was born in Indian(a) Sept. 2^nd, 1826
Thornton S Barrow born^d March the 14th 1827.	Deaths
John L. Barrow born^dDec. the 22 1830	Sarah Ann Moore wife (of) Aaron W. Barrow depar(ted) this life October 20^th, 18?? Aged 72 years, 1 month a(nd) 18 days.
Simeon Barrow born^d February the 10^th 1833	Aaron Warner Barr(ow) Departed this life Janua(ry) 2^nd, 1903 Aged 81 years 5 month’s and 20 days
Marshall J Barron Born^d Aug. the 3^rd 1835	Transcribed by Jim Kirk 3/26/2003

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Deaths	Jehu Sitton was born March the 4^th 1815
John L. Barrow Departed this Life (De)c. the 23^rd 1863 (Ag)ed 33 years and one day	Palmira Sitton born February the 5^th 1825
(In)fant son of Jehu and Palmira Sitton Born December the 22, 1866	An Old Relic. Miss Nina Borrow of Patterson, is the recipient of an old family Bible willed to her by an aged great aunt, Palmyra Sitton, who died near Waverly, Sangamon county, Illinois, April 28, 1905. This Bible was purchased by Lewis Sheppard in the year of 1838 and at the time of the purchase Mr. Sheppard was 67 years of age. And now the Bible is in the hands of the fifth or sixth generation. Contributed. January 25, 1906
Transcribed by Jim Kirk 3/26/2003

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The following are the ages of James Hiram & Rebecca Jane Barrow, and their children.	Deaths
James Hiram Barrow was born Greene County Illinois June 9^th 1858.	Retta Ann Barrow departed this life August 14^th 1890. Aged 2 years 5 months and 27 days.
Rebecca Jane his wife, was born in Schuyler County Missouri Sept. 12^th 1857	Edward Lewis Barrow passed away March 8^th 1951. Aged 66 years 5 months and 10 days
James Hiram Barrow and Rebecca Jane Barrow was married March 25^th 1880.	Nina May Barrow passed away March 26^th 1966. Aged 85 years 1 month and one day
The following are the ages or births of their children.
Nina May Barrow was born in Sangamon County Illinois February 25^th 1881
Edward Lewis Barrow was born in Callaway County Mo. November 29^th 1884
Retta Ann Barrow was born in Callaway County Mo. February 16^th 1888
Nina May Barrow married Roy Gius of Patterson, Ill. On Nov 6^th 1909.