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 THE SHEPARDSON FAMILY. 
 
 A Record of the Line of Zephaniah Shepardson, 
 Guilford, Vermont. 
 
 BY JOHN EATON SHEPARDSON. 
 
 SEPTEMBER I, 1907. 
 
 THIS pamphlet gives the ancestry and descendants (in part) 
 of Zephaniah Shepardson" {Daniel, *^ John^ Daniel^ Dan- 
 iel '). The records are not complete and the object in print- 
 ing them at this time is, ( i ) to secure in printed form copies of 
 the written manuscript so that, should the original be destroyed 
 by fire or otherwise, the result of a considerable amount of effort 
 in securing these records will not be lost, and (2) to stimulate the 
 interest among those connected with the Shepardson family, in 
 the hope that they will add greatly to these records, so that when 
 the Genealogy of the Shepardson Family is printed the record 
 of Zephaniah Shepardson's descendants will be as complete as 
 possible. 
 
 Any one possessing Shepardson records and interested in this 
 family is asked to send corrections and additions in the way of 
 relationships, dates, personal record and family history to Francis 
 W. Shepardson, 5592 Kimbark avenue, Chicago, Illinois, who is 
 securing the records of all Shepardsons in America. 
 
 The genealogical records so far as at present known are as 
 follows : 
 
 1. Daniel Shepardson, blacksmith of Charlestown, Mass., coming 
 from nalem. Admitted to the Church in Charlestown 8 June. 1633 
 Removed to Maiden, where he died 26 July, 1644. His wife was Joanna 
 
 , maiden name and date of marriage unknown. She survived her 
 
 husband and married (2) Thomas Call, Sr. She died 30 January, 1661. 
 Children: 
 

 SHEPARDSON. 
 
 Hi 
 
 I. Ltdia SHEPARDSON, bapt 24 July, 1637; .ti. CD Thomas Call, Jr.; 
 (2) Thomas Skinner. Child, Joanna Call, b. March, 1660. 
 
 II. Amos shepardson, b. 1639. 
 
 2. lii. Daniel Shepardson, bapt. 14 June. 1641. 
 
 IV. JOANNA SHEPARDSON. bapt. 13 March, 1642; m. November, 1661, 
 Roger Kennicut of Maiden, and later removed to Swanzey. Chil- 
 dren. Joanna, Lydia and John. 
 
 V. HUTH SHEPARDSON, b. . 
 
 2. UAXiEL SiiEPAUDsoN {Daniel') succeeded his father as black- 
 smith at Maiden. He was a freeman of Middlesex County, Mass., 29 
 May, 1674, and took the oath of fidelity 15 December, 1674. He mar- 
 ried 11 April, 1668, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Call, Sr., and widow 
 of Mr. Samuel Tingley of Maiden. He removed to Attleboro where he 
 had fifty acres about half a mile from "Old Town" on the Bay Road. 
 He was lone called "old goodman Daniel Shepardson." He came near 
 losing his property at one time, as the Attleboro records indicate. He 
 was selectman of Attleboro in 1698. He died 3 August, 1723 [one 
 record says 1743]. His wife, Elizabeth, died 21 February, 1715-1716. 
 So far as known his children were: 
 
 I. Daniel Shepardson, b. 11 July, 1669; lieutenant in 9th Mass. Regt. 
 
 against Canada in 1691. He died 11 March, 1691, at Anticosta. 
 
 3. ii. John Shepardson, bapt. January, 1671. 
 
 iii. Elizabeth Shepardson; m. Robert Fuller, 19 January, 1699. 
 Iv. Mart Shepardson; m. Joseph Ingraham, 11 April, 1700. 
 V. Joanna Shepardson; m. John Puller, 22 December, 1701, and d. 
 
 before 29 June, 1720, when he m. (2) Widow Sarah Follett. 
 vl. Nathaniel Shepardson, bapt. 28 October, 1680. 
 vii. Jonathan Shepardson, b. 22 July, 1685, d. 15 October, 1685. 
 
 3. John Shepardson' (Daniel.^ Daniel') lived in Attleboro until 
 about 1697, when he moved to Rehoboth. He married 9 April, 1694, 
 Elizabeth Fuller, who was born 12 May, 1678, and baptized 30 May, 
 i679, daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Wilmarth) Fuller of Attle- 
 boro. Inventory of his estate was taken 3 December, 1708, showing 
 £64 16s Od. 
 
 Children, recorded in Attleboro: 
 
 1. Ruth Shepardson, b. 14 July. 169.'); m. 10 January, 1716-1717, 
 Epliraim Lane, son of John and Sur.ih Lane. Many descendant.s 
 in Norton, Mass. She d. 1752. 
 
 II. Mehitable Shepardson, b. 31 January, 1696-7. 
 
 III. Sarah Shepardson, b. 13 February, 1698-9, d. 28 April, 1699. 
 «. Iv. Daniel Shepardson, b. 16 March. 1699-1700. 
 
 v. Amos Shepardson, b. 30 September, 1704. 
 vl. John Shepardson, bapt. 17 April, 1709. 
 
 4. Daniel Shepardson* (John." Daniel,- DanieV) lived in Attle- 
 boro, Mass., and, as his grandfather and great grandfather before him, 
 followed the blacksmith's trade. He was a lieutenant (ensign) in 
 Capt. Geo. Marcy's Fourth Co. of Col. Jos. Dwight's Ninth Mass. Regt., 
 in the expedition to Cape Breton in 1745, where the undisciplined 
 militia of New England took Louisburg from the veteran troops of 
 France (N. E. Hist, and Gen. Reg. Vols. 24 and 25). He m. in Attle- 
 boro (1) Hannah Richardson, 9 December, 1725. She d. 26 September, 
 1726, leaving an infant son. He m. (2) Mary Washburn of Taunton, 
 Mass., 9 May, 1728, who survived him. His will, recorded in Taunton, 
 is dated 13 April, 1770, and was presented for probate 11 July, 1770. 
 
 Each of the sons m. in Massachusetts and later moved to Guilford 
 In Southern Vermont and became prominent in the early affairs of that 
 town and that part of the state, when it was wrested by Vermont from 
 the control of New York. Children, all recorded in Attleboro: 
 
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 Author 
 (Ptrion) 
 
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SHEPARDSON. 8 
 
 i. Daniel Shepardson, b. 5 September, 1726. 
 
 il. John Shepakdson, b. 16 February, 1729. 
 
 iii. Hannah Shepardson, b. 29 December, 1730; m. Alexander Balkcorn 
 of Norton, Mass., 17 January, 1750. 
 
 5. iv. Zephaniah Shepardson, b. 6 May, 1733. 
 
 V. Stephen Shepardson, b. 11 August, 1735. 
 
 5. Zephamah Shepardsox ° (Daniel,* John,^ Daniel,^ Daniel^) lived 
 in Attleboro until about 1770, when with his three brothers and their 
 families he went to Guilford, Vt. He m. (1) Ruth Hills (b. 1 July, 
 1733; d. 16 October, 1782), dau. of Samuel and Mary Hills; (2) Da- 
 maris, widow of David Church. She d. 28 July, 1797, aged 54 years 10 
 months; (3) Mrs. Lucinda Chase of Halifax, Vt., 1 June, 1798. She d. 
 "at the Chinesee Country of a fever" 30 September, 1809. 
 
 The town records at Guilford, Vt, show that in 1770 Sam'l Curtis 
 deeded Lot 125 in Guilford Township, Windham County, Vt., consisting 
 of 100 acres, to Zephaniah Shepardson, yeoman, of Attleborough, 
 Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay, for a consideration of £60. 
 His brother, John Shepardson, was a witness to the above deed. 
 
 At the first recorded town meeting of Guilford the record reads: 
 
 "May ye 19th, 1772. Then the freeholers and other Inhabeits of the TratJt 
 of Land called Guildford, in County of Cumberland and Province of New 
 York, met together and by a majority of vots made choyce of : 
 
 "1. Samuel Nichol, Esq., Moderator of said meeting. 
 
 "2d. John Shepardson, Town Clerk. 
 
 * • • • • 
 
 "13th. Zephaniah Shepardson, Hezekiah Stowell and John Barney, over- 
 seers of poor." 
 
 At the town meeting in 1773 he was appointed to the positions of 
 constable, of overseer of highways and of overseer of poor, and in 1776 
 elected a surveyor of highways. His stock marking is thus recorded: 
 
 "Be it remembered that all the cattle, sheep and swine in the town of 
 Guilford that is marked with two square holes one above the other through 
 the right ear, and a cross on the left ear, is Zephaniah Shepardson. Guil- 
 ford, 25th , 1802. William Bigelow, Totv7i Clerk." 
 
 Zephaniah Shepardson, with his brothers Daniel and John and their 
 sons, took an active part in the controversy respecting the New Hamp- 
 shire Grants from 1770 to 1786, Zephaniah and Daniel supporting the 
 New York government, which attempted to retain jurisdiction over 
 Cumberland County (now Windham Co., Vt.), v/hile John, first favor- 
 ing New York, was afterward equally active in supporting the Vermont 
 government. B. H. Hall, in his "History of Eastern Vermont," gives a 
 full account of the controversy. 
 
 Zephaniah was one of about one hundred who received land granted 
 to the "sufferers in opposing" the Government of Vermont by New York 
 State. He received in 1786 a grant of 100 acres and his son Joseph 263 
 acres in Montgomery County (now Town of Bainbridge, Chenango Co., 
 New York). An entire township was given to the "Vermont sufferers." 
 He, however, did not leave Guilford. His homestead was the original 
 lot 125 in Guilford and his house a frame structure standing high, with 
 hip roof and without ells or additions, was burned in the sixties. The 
 new house replacing it, now (1907) occupied by Charles Shepardson, 
 was erected upon the old foundations. He was called "Lieutenant," 
 and in a deed of Dec. 10, 1793, giving half of Lot 125 in Guilford to his 
 son Jared of Guilford, yeoman, for £200, he is mentioned as "Zephaniah 
 Shepardson, Gentleman." He died in Guilford, 16 October, 1804, "of a 
 billions complaint on thirty-six hours after attacked." 
 
 His will, presented for probate in District of Marlboro, Brattleboro, 
 Vt., Nov. 3, 1804, by Lucinda Shepardson, his widow, is curious, though 
 in a form commonly used at that time. It reads as follows: 
 
4 SHEPARDSON. 
 
 3tt thf Namr of (Soft, Amril. the 20th day of July in the year of our Lord 
 one thousand cisht hundrt-d and two, I, Zephaniah Shepardson of Guilford, 
 in the County of Windham and State of Vermont, Gentlemen, being in a con- 
 siderable state of health in body and mind and memory, thanks be given to 
 God therefore. Therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body and 
 knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this 
 my last will and testament, that is to say principally and first of all I give 
 and recommend my soul into the hands of God who gave it and my body I 
 recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent and christian manner at the 
 discretion of my executrix, nothing doubting of the word of God that at the 
 general resurrection th(re sh.all be a reservation of all things and that when 
 he who is our life shall appear I shall be like him, complete in body and 
 soul preserved and raised by the mighty power of God. 
 
 And as to touching such worldly estate where with it has pleased God to 
 bless me with in this life, that I have not disposed of heretofore, I now give, 
 demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form : Imprimis 
 — I give and bequeath to Lucinda Shepardson, my lawful wife, all my cows 
 and all my sheep and other meat stock, my horse and side-saddle, together 
 with my cutter and the tackling thereto belonging, and the one-half of my 
 wearing apparel, together with all my other movables. Items — I give to my 
 son Zephaniah Shepardson, and to my daughter Ruth Barney, and to my son 
 William Shepardson, and to my son Jared Shepardson, and to my daughter 
 Demaris Billings Shepardson, and to my son David Church Shepardson, each 
 of them twelve and one-half cents, together with the one-half of my wearing 
 apparel, equally divided among them, having given each of them their pro- 
 portion out of my estate heretofore. Item — I give to my beloved grandson, 
 William Shepardson, my saddle on which I ride. My wife, Lucinda Shepard- 
 son, likewise I constitute, make and ordain my sole executrix of this my last 
 will and testament. And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul 
 all and every other former wills, testaments, legacies, bequeaths and executors 
 by me in any ways before named, willed or bequeathed, ratifying this and no 
 other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto 
 set my hand and seal the day and year above written. 
 
 Zephaniah Shepardson. 
 
 Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Zephaniah Shepardson 
 as his last will and testament in the presence of subscribers, John Slator, 
 William Chaver, Hannah Palmer. 
 
 Children, the first five born in Attleboro, Mass.: 
 
 Zephaniah Shepardson, b. 21 March, 1755. 
 
 William Shepardson, b. 25 July, 1756. 
 
 Ruth Shepardson, b. 16 September, 1758; m. John Barney of Gull- 
 ford, Vt., and had one son William, who d. 6 December, 1S09, 
 ago 21. 
 
 Joseph Shepardson, b. 27 October, 1760. 
 
 Jared Shepardson, b. 18 July, 1763. 
 
 Demaris Billings Shepardson, m. at Guilford 30 January, 1806. 
 James Alverson of Halifax, Vt. 
 vli. David Church Shepardson, a blacksmith of Guilford, Vt. He owned 
 land in Bainbridge, N. Y., in 1816, and may have moved there. 
 
 6. Zephaniah Shepardson" {Zephaniah,^ Daniel.* John,^ Daniel," 
 DanieV) was a clock-maker and faimer in Guilford, Vt. He was in 
 the Continental Army, and a journal written by him in 1800 at Guil- 
 ford recounts his ten months' service. He enlisted January, 1776, at 
 Guilford, for one year, in Capt. Carlisle's company, Col. Bedell's Regt. 
 of the New Hampshire Line, and soon after marched to Chesterfield, 
 N. H.; to Charlestown, N. H.; to Ticonderoga, N. Y.; on the ice to 
 Crown Point; waited until ice was broken up, then by water to Port 
 St. Johns; to Lawrence; by water to South Lawrence; ten miles across 
 South River to Fort Ann; then three miles to the Cedar Falls, where 
 they fortified and scouted under Butterfield until May, 1770. A two 
 days' fight occurred here, and, out of provisions and ammunition, they 
 surrendered 20th May to the British and their allies, the Indians. 
 After ten days a prisoner, plundered of his property, stripped in part 
 of his clothing and "on scanty allowance, two or throe ounces of meat 
 and little or no bread but burnt crusts only," he was exchanged and 
 returned to the army. He marched to Aderson; there ill for five 
 weeks with smallpox, and soon after for a number of months with 
 "Camp Ail," when his father hired a substitute in his place, came to 
 camp (Lieut. Col. Wait's under Gen'l Gntes) and brought him home to 
 Guilford ill and broken in health. He closed his journal thus: 
 
 6. 
 
 1. 
 
 7. 
 
 ii. 
 
 
 iii. 
 
 8. 
 
 iv. 
 
 9. 
 
 v. 
 
 
 vi. 
 
SHEPARDSON. 5 
 
 "I received Continental bills which were of little or no value ; the loss of 
 health, the loss of time, the loss of money and the loss of all my property, 
 be the same more or less ; now considering these circumstances I candidly 
 think I need a compensation from my country as a merit or restoration." 
 
 In the fall of 1777 he served 17 days in Capt. David Stowell's com- 
 pany in Col. William Williams' regt. From June 29th to July 5th, 
 1777, he was in Capt. Stephen Shepardson's company. He seems to 
 have been a fifer. He was called "Lieutenant." He d. in Guilford, 19 
 August, 1837. He was m. three times: (1) To Rachel Wilkins, dau. 
 of Daniel and Rachel Wilkins; she d. of quick consumption, 28 Septem- 
 ber, 1787, aged 32 years 8 months; (2) To Lettice Barney, 10 January, 
 1788. She was b. 4 January, 1763, of Captain John and Rebecca (Mar- 
 tin) Barney of Guilford, and d. 11 May, 1831. (3) To Sarah (Babcock) 
 Stedman, widow of Philemon. She d. 1 August, 1838, aged 82. There 
 were 15 children, all born in Guilford. At one time the combined age 
 of those living was about 1,200 years. 
 
 i. Rachel Shkpardson, b. 21 March, 1779; m. Samuel Nichols of 
 Halifax, 11 August, 1799. 
 
 Leonard Shepardson, b. 14 September, 1780, d. 5 August, 1835. 
 
 Darius Shepardson, b. 18 December, 1782, d. 19 November, 1867. 
 
 Ruth Shepardson. b. 16 June, 1785; m. 9 November, 1804, Caleb 
 Cole of Brattleboro, Vt., d. 17 April, 1862. Four children. 
 
 Susanna Shepardson, b. 4 June, 1787 ; m. Millard. Two oh. 
 
 Ira Shepardson, b. 21 October, 1788, d. 7 April, 1870. 
 
 Sally Shepardson, b. 3 July, 1790; lived to old age; unmd. 
 
 Zephaniah Shepardson, b. 20 February, 1792. 
 
 Martin Shepardson, b. 13 February, 1794. 
 
 James Shepardson, b. 17 July, 1795. 
 
 Lewis Shepardso.n, b. 1 September, 1798. 
 
 SOPHRONA Shepardson, b. 30 July, 1800; m. John Wilcox (bro. of 
 Philena), d. 15 October, 1876, at Guilford. Three ch. 
 
 Lurinda Shepardson, b. 17 August, 1802; m. John Bucklin of Guil- 
 ford, d. 26 March. 1874. No ch. 
 
 Clark Shepardson, b. 19 August, 1804. 
 
 John Barney Shepardson, b. 5 June, 1808. 
 
 7. William Shepardson ° {Zephaniah,'^ Daniel* John,' Daniel,* Dan- 
 iel^) was a millwright, mill owner and farmer. He was in the 
 Revolution in the Guilford Company of his uncle, Capt. Stephen Shep- 
 ardson, in 1777. After the Revolution, with his brothers, Joseph and 
 Jared, he worked in Canada for several seasons, building mills. In 
 1786 he acquired land in Halifax, Vt., and moved thereto. In 1799 he 
 exchanged his Halifax farm with his brother Jared for the latter's 
 one-hundred-acre farm in Guilford, and occupied the same with his 
 father, to whom he leased half the land and one-third of the buildings. 
 On a trip to Lansingburg, N. Y., he became ill and 18 February, 1804, 
 "died of a consumption and was bro't to Guildford and entired." His 
 estate administered by his wife and son Thaddeus was inventoried 19 
 June, 1804, at $2,447, with claims against same of $989, his farm being 
 listed at $2,000. The probate records and his tombstone refer to him as 
 "Colonel," but this was evidently his rank in the militia. He m. Grace 
 Fitch, who d. 1 February, 1808, of consumption, aged 48. Four of the 
 children died of consumption. Children: 
 
 i. Thaddeus Shepardson, b. 1783, d. 23 December, 1809, at Penob- 
 scott, Mass. 
 
 William Shepardson, b. 21 December, 1787. 
 
 Reuben Shepardson. 
 
 Grace (Gratia) Shepardson, living in 1822. 
 
 Cynthia Shepardson, m. Hudson, d. February, 1804, of con- 
 sumption in the Genesee Country. 
 
 Charlotte Shepardson, living in 1822. 
 
 HA14T Shepardson, b. 19 November, 1796, d. 3 October, 1822. 
 
 
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.6 SHEPARDSON. 
 
 19. vlll. Elias SHEPARDSON, mentioned in brother Hart's will of 1822. 
 
 ix. Polly Shepardson, d. 17 July, 1808, of consumption. 
 X. Henry Shepardson, b. 1804. 
 
 8. Joseph Shkpabdson' (Zephaniah,'' Daniel* J ohn,^ Daniel,- DanieV) 
 was a carpenter and worked at that trade more than at farming. He 
 lived in Guilford, Vt., until his third child was b., then moved to 
 Leyden, Mass., from which place he moved to Colerain, Mass., where he 
 d. 2 November, 1S21. He served in the Revolutionary war when he 
 was not 17 years old. He was called "Lieutenant." Near the close of 
 the Revolution he went to Boston and enlisted on a privateer, but news 
 of peace arrived before the ship sailed. In 1784 he was one in the 
 attack against the "Vermonters" in Brattleboro, Vt. For his efforts 
 in supporting the "York" government, he, with about one hundred 
 other "Vermont sufferers," received a grant of land in Chenango Co., 
 N. Y. He was a small man, not over five feet seven inches high, but 
 lithe and active. 
 
 He m. (1) 25 October, 1787, Zurvier Packer, who was b. 15 Septem- 
 ber, 1768, dau. of James and Rebecca (Brown) Packer of Guilford. 
 She d. 7 October, 1806, in Leyden, Mass. He m. (2) 15 February, 1807, 
 Lucy Stedman, who was b. 13 September, 1783, dau. of Philemon and 
 Sarah (Babcock) Stedman. He took a great interest in family history 
 and kept careful records of what he could find for the benefit of the 
 future family historian. Children born in Guilford and Leyden: 
 
 20. 1. Jared Shepardson, b. 9 May, 1788. 
 
 ii. Rebecca Shepardson, b. 3 May. 1790; m. 27 April, 1809, Calvin 
 
 Weid of Guilford; d. 27 April 1868. Lived in Coventry, N. Y. 
 
 Seven ch. 
 iii. Zurvier Shepardson, b. 9 March, 1792 ; m. 5 April, 1810, Benjamin 
 
 Smith Grinnel of Leyden, Mass. Lived in Leyden, Mass., and 
 
 Homer, N. Y. Ten ch. 
 Iv. Joseph Shepardson, b. 22 February, 1794; d. 1842; a carpenter. 
 
 Lived and died in Dresden, Ohio. Unmd. 
 v. LuciNDA Shepardson, b. 12 December, 1795; m. 19 February, 1819, 
 
 Ezra Babcock, Jr., of Colerain, Mass. Lived in Scott, N. Y. Four 
 
 ch. 
 
 21. vi. William Henry Shepardson, b. 17 April, 1797. 
 
 22. vii. James Packer Shepardson, b. 7 May, 1799. 
 
 23. vlli. Horatio Jefferson Shepardson, b. 28 December, 1800. 
 
 ix. Salome Shepardson, b. 25 August, 1803; m. 16 December, 1822, 
 Walter Bell, Jr., of Colerain, Mass. Lived in Colerain. Seven ch. 
 
 9. Jabed Suepakoson* (Zephaniah,^ Daniel* John,^ Daniel,^ DanieV) 
 a carpenter and millwright and later a farmer, lived in Guilford, Vt., 
 and the adjoining town of Halifax. The Vermont Revolutionary rolls 
 show that he was on the pay rolls of Capt. Comfort Starr's company of 
 militia of the town of Guilford, "who went out into the service of the 
 State of Vermont in the alarm in the month of October, 1780." 
 
 Soon after the Revolution he worked with his brothers, Joseph and 
 William in Canada, building mills for the French. One mill they 
 erected had a water wheel and a wind wheel, and was also rigged to 
 run by horse power when both wind and water failed. They built one 
 saw-mill with sixteen saws, two for slabbing the logs, and a gang of 
 fourteen saws in one sash. This was before the days of the Muley or 
 circular saws. He m. G December, 1793, Ruth Churrli (b. 29 September, 
 1770; d. in Gerry, N. Y., 9 August, 1850, dau. of David Church = (A"a- 
 thaniel.* fJamuel.' Ramuel^- Richard^) and Demaris, whose maiden name 
 was also Church, and who m. (2) Zephaniah Shepardson, father of 
 Jared, j)s his second v/ife). Jared bought his father's one-hundrcd-acre 
 farm in Guilford in 1793, paying £520 for the same. He lived there 
 until 1799, when he sold his Guilford property to his brother William 
 and purchased from him an 85-acre farm in Lot 54 in the Town of 
 
SHEPARDSON. 7 
 
 Halifax, which adjoins Guilford on the west, moving there the same 
 year. The town records of Halifax contain this memorandum: 
 
 "Halifax, May 2, 1800. To all people to whom these presents shall come — 
 Greeting : Know ye that I, Abner Bemis, of Halifax, being of the sect or 
 denomination of Christians known by the name or appelation as Baptists, do 
 hereby certify that Jared Shepardson is of the same sect or denomination as 
 the subscriber, and that I, the said Abner Bemis, am minister of the same 
 sect or denomination in the Town of Halifax, County of Windham and State 
 of Vermont. Attest : Abner Bemis, Minister." 
 
 Jared took a trip to Leominster, Mass., and there was suddenly 
 taken ill. It was necessary to have him brought to his home in Halifax, 
 where he d. 6 July, 1810, in his forty-eighth year, of "a consumption," 
 and was there buried. He left no will, but his wife was appointed to 
 administer the estate and made guardian of the five younger children. 
 The inventory dated 29 August, 1810, amounted to $2,186.10, and con- 
 tains: "One farm of 117 acres by estimation, $1,700; one yoke oxen, 
 $60; 8 cattle, 21 sheep," etc., etc. 
 
 His wife possessed more than ordinary ability in her administration 
 of the estate, and the care of her family of small children, as is evi- 
 denced by the probate records. In 1817 she moved with her family to 
 Gerry, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., to which place many of her neighbors had 
 removed previously. Children, five recorded in Halifax: 
 
 1. Clarissa Shepardson, b. 7 October, 1794, in Guilford; m. before 
 1811, Solomon Fessenden, d. 6 December, 1868, in Wisconsin. 
 Large family of ch. 
 
 ii. Lucius Shepardson, b. 17 February, 1797, d. 27 March. 1798. 
 
 lil. Demaris Shepardson, b. 1 March, 1799, in Guilford; m. 1826, Wll- 
 lard Bucklin, d. 12 March, 1848, In Gerry, N. Y. Ch. : Clinton 
 Bucklin, Charles Bucklin, Julia D. Bucklin, Willard Bucklin. 
 
 iv. Lucius Shepardson, b. 23 September, 1802 ; d. 29 March, 1803. 
 
 24. v. John Shepardson, i. j.^ ,a Maroh 1804 in Haiifav vt 
 
 25. vi. William Shepardson, {^- ^^ March, 1S04, in Halifax, vt. 
 
 vil. Matilda Shepardson, 
 
 viil. Lucinda Shepardson, 
 
 1 
 
 b. 23 June, 
 
 m. Charles Williams of Rain- 
 ham, Canada; d. 1847 in 
 upper Canada. Ch. : John 
 T., George R. 
 
 \ 1806, in -1 m. Oren Strong; d. 16 Sep- 
 
 Guilford. tember, 1859, in Kansas. 
 
 Ch. : Oren Mollister Strong, 
 Matilda Strong, Laura L. 
 j I Strong, Eleazer Strong. 
 
 10. IBA Shepardson^ (Zephaniah,'^ Zephaniah,^ Daniel,* John,^ Dan- 
 iel.^ Daniel^) moved to New York State, where he d. 7 April, 1870. 
 Children may have been: 
 
 i. Ira Shepardson, of New York City (1877). 
 11. Norris Shepardson, of Belleville, N. Y. (1877) ; d. about 1905. 
 ill. Sally Shepardson, of Belleville, N. Y. (1877). (She may have been 
 his sister.) 
 
 11. Zephaniah Shepaedson '' {Zephaniah," Zephaniah," Daniel,* 
 John,^ Daniel,- Daniel^) was a carpenter and farmer of Guilford, Vt. 
 
 He m. (1) Eunice , who d. 30 July, 1821, aged 24 years 5 months; 
 
 (2) Mary (Polly), dau. of Joseph and Sabra Perry, b. at Newfane, Vt., 
 d. 5 November, 1868, aged 76 years 8 months. He d. at Guilford, 17 
 July, 1875, of dropsy. His will of 18 July, 1870, gave his sister, So- 
 phrona Wilcox, all his real and personal property. He had one dau.: 
 
 i. Mary M. Shepardson, unmd. ; d. 28 February, 1860, aged 38 years 
 10 months. 
 
 12. Maetin Shepaedson' (Zephaniah,^ Zephaniah,'^ Daniel,* John,* 
 Daniel,^ DanieV) lived in Guilford, Vt., and d. 27 October, 1871, at 
 Dover, Vt. He m. Sarah Matthews in Somerset, Vt., who d. 1867. 
 Children: 
 
8 SHEPARDSON. 
 
 I. Charles Shepardson, unmd. In 1906. Lives with his brother, 
 
 Clark H. 
 II. Clark H. Shepardson, farmer, of Willlamsville, Vt. ; married. 
 
 ill. Mary Shepardson, m. Harris ; deceased. 
 
 Iv. Janette Shepardson, m. Cannon. Lives at West Dover, Vt. 
 
 V. Emma (Emiline) Shepardson, d. 23 October, 1864. 
 
 13. James Shepardson ' {Zephaniah,'' Zephaniah,^ Daniel,* John,^ 
 Daniel,- Daniel^) lived in Guilford and then for a quarter of a century 
 was a farmer of Halifax, Vt. He m. Philena Wilcox (sister of John, 
 Stephen and Eunice), who was b. 23 May, 1796, in Halifax; d. 29 May, 
 1871. He suffered from paralysis his last years, and the week before 
 his death (22 October, 1880) fell, breaking his hip. Children, born in 
 Guilford, Vt.: 
 
 i. Janette Thankful Shepardson, b. 27 January, 1833 ; m. Henry 
 Clark Shepardson, her cousin (see No. 28). 
 26. li. Orrin Pier Shepardson, b. 5 August, 1836. 
 
 lil. NoRRis Henry Shepardson, b. 10 December, 1838; d. 11 April, 1902, 
 
 in Halifax; unmd.; a farmer of Halifax, 
 iv. Newell Shepardson, b. 12 December, 1842 ; d. 26 December, 1843. 
 
 14. Lewis Shepardson^ {ZepJianiah,^ Zephaniah,'^ Daniel,* John,^ 
 Daniel,^ DanieV), a farmer of Guilford, Vt.; m. 27 February, 1822, 
 Sarah Gibbs, b. 29 June, 1799; d. 23 October, 1873; dau. of Edmund 
 and Phoebe (Preston) Gibbs and sister of Susan Gibbs of Jamaica, Vt., 
 who m. Otis Shepardson' (Samuel,^ John,^ Daniel,* John,^ Daniel,- Dan- 
 iel'). He d. in Guilford 16 October, 1875. Children: 
 
 Martha Ann Shepardson, b. 22 November, 1823 ; d, 3 April, 1842. 
 
 Hart Gibbs Shepardson, b. 14 May, 1825. 
 
 Henry Clarke Shepardson, b. 23 January, 1827. 
 
 Mary Rexeville Shepardson, b. 13 July, 1829 ; m. 27 November, 
 1851, Hezekiah Fletcher Stone. Lives in Brattleboro, Vt. Ch. : 
 Alpheus Stone, Martha Stone, Harry Stone, Charles Stone. 
 
 Ellen Maria Shepardson, j k oo t^cy, 1099 <d. 20 June, 1S33. 
 Elmira Sophia Shepardson, 1"- -* ^^°-' ^'•^■'- id. 18 June, 1S33. 
 
 Lewis Barney Shepardson, b. 12 October, 1834. 
 
 15. Clabk Shepardson' (Zephaniah,^ Zephaniah,^ Daniel,* John,^ 
 Daniel,^ Daniel') m. 18 December, 1827, in Vermont to Lurinda Frank- 
 lin and then lived ten years in Massachusetts, moving from there to 
 Milwaukee, Wis. He was originally a blacksmith, but in Milwaukee 
 became a builder and contractor and acquired considerable property. 
 In 1874 he went to the Pacific coast and thereafter spent the winters 
 at San Jose, Cal., and summers at Milwaukee. He and his wife cele- 
 brated their golden wedding at San Jose in 1877, at which all their 
 children and families were present excepting one son-in-law and two 
 of the six grandchildren. He d. 25 March, 1885, in Milwaukee. Chil- 
 dren: 
 
 1. Hart F. Shepardson, of Almeda, Cal. (1877) ; deceased. 
 II. Helen Shepardson, m. Wright. Lived at Oakland, Cal. 
 
 (1877). 
 
 111. Mary Shepardson, m. Drake of Drake Bros., druggists In 
 
 Milwaukee (1877). 
 
 16. John Barney Shepardson' (Zephaniah,^ Zephaniah.'^ Daniel.* 
 John,' Daniel,^ DanieV), always called "Barney," was a farmer of 
 Guilford, Vt. He m. (1) Lydia Morey in Guilford, Vt., who d. 14 Octo- 
 ber, 1844, aged 33; (2) in 1S47, Prudence Wheeler (b. in Halifax), who 
 m. (2) A. W. Putnam of Guilford. He d. 8 April, 1864, in Guilford. 
 His homestead of 140 acres which he received from his father, was in 
 1884 occupied by his unmarried dau., Emma. Children: 
 
 
 1. 
 
 27. 
 
 11. 
 
 28. 
 
 lii. 
 
 
 Iv. 
 
 
 V. 
 
 
 vl. 
 
 29. 
 
 vlll. 
 
SHEPARDSON. 9 
 
 i. Angeline SHEPARDSON, b. 16 September, 1834; m. 5 "^^ovember, 18S5, 
 Cushman I. Wilcox of Guilford. Lived and died in Greenfield, 
 Mass. Two ch. 
 
 80. ii. Lucius Barnet Shepardson, b. 22 November, 1837. 
 
 lii. Edmund (Edward) B. Shepardson, carpenter at Guilford (1884) 
 and foreman in tool shop at Greenfield, Mass. (1905). Married. 
 
 iv. Emily (Emma) A. Shepardson, b. May, 1851; m. Judson Alexander. 
 Both deceased ; no ch. 
 
 17. William Shepardson' (William,'^ Zephaniah,'^ Daniel* John," 
 Daniel,^ Daniel^) lived at Guilford, Vt., and Claremont, N. H. He was 
 m. 15 December, 1808, at Guilford, by the Rev. Jason Chamberlain, to 
 Harriett Cambridge of Guilford. He d. 28 December, 1830, at Clare- 
 mont, N. H. Children: 
 
 31. i. William Shepardson, b. 23 June, 1810. 
 
 ii. Mary Shepardson, b. 4 September, 1811; m. John M. Stuart. Two 
 sons. 
 
 32. ill. Reuben Shepardson, b. 18 November, 1813. 
 
 33. Iv. Simeon Shepardson, b. at Guilford. 
 
 V. Eliza Shepardson, b. at Guilford; m. Carlisle. Lived and 
 
 died at Norwich, Vt. 
 
 vi. Harriet Shepardson, d. at Claremont, N. H. 
 
 vil. Hart Shepardson, d. at Fitchburg, Mass.; m. (1) Brown 
 
 (2) Lydia Bartlett. No. ch. 
 
 34. viiL George D. Shepardson, b. 20 November, 1823. 
 
 ix. Lucy Shepardson, b. 1825; m. Horace Perry. Two ch. 
 
 X. Charles Shepardson, b. in Claremont, N. H. ; d. in Unity, N. H., 
 aged 11 years. 
 
 xi. Grace Shepardson, d. in Claremont, N. H. 
 
 18. REtJBEN Shepardson ' { William,' Zephaniah," Daniel* John,' 
 Daniel,' Daniel^) purchased in 1816 an interest in a blacksmith shop 
 and wool carding business in Guilford, Vt. He sold out in 1818 and 
 moved to Gerry, N. Y., where he bought a farm adjoining his cousin, 
 Plinny Shepardson' (Samuel,^ John,'' Daniel,* John,' Daniel,^ Daniel^), 
 and there lived the remainder of his life. He m. Roxey Phelps. Chil- 
 dren: 
 
 i. Mandron Shepardson, d. when small. 
 
 ii. Laurilla Shepardson, m. Hiram Sears. Lived In Gerry, 
 iii. Charlotte Shepardson, m. Charles Horton. Lived in Gerry. 
 
 19. Elias Shepardson' (William,'^ Zephaniah,^ Daniel,* John,' Dan- 
 iel,' Daniel^) lived in West Brooksville, Me., where he d. of consump- 
 tion. He m. Mary Wasson (Masson ?). Children (none living in 1906): 
 
 i. Thaddeus Shepardson, lived in West Brooltsville, Me. Had ch. 
 
 35. ii. Otis Shepardson, lived in West Broolcsville, Me. 
 iii. Thomas Shepardson. 
 
 iv. Lyman Shepardson. 
 
 V. William Shepardson. 
 
 vi. Elias Hart Shepardson, was a sea captain and died at sea. 
 
 vii. Mary Shepardson. 
 
 viii. Eunice Shepardson. 
 
 ix. Grace Shepardson. 
 
 X. Lucy Shepardson. 
 
 20. Jared Shepardson ' {Joseph,' Zephaniah,' Daniel,* John,* Dan- 
 iel,- Daniel^) lived in Guilford, Vt., and Monroe, Ohio, where he d. 11 
 October, 1825. He m. at Zanesville, Ohio, 2 August, 1812, Matilda 
 Denison, dau. of William and Nancy Denison. She d. in Johnson Co., 
 Iowa, 13 December, 1868. He was called "Captain." Children, born in 
 Muskingum Co., Ohio: 
 

 i. 
 
 11. 
 
 
 lit. 
 
 
 Iv. 
 
 36. 
 
 V. 
 
 37. 
 
 vl. 
 
 10 SHEPARDSON. 
 
 ZURVIER Packer Shepardson, b. 9 May, 1813, in Zanesvllle, Ohio. 
 
 Matilda Shepardson, b. 9 May, 1813; m. (1) John N. Headley; (2) 
 John Dunn. Seven ch. 
 
 Maria Shepardson, b. about 1817 : m. Alonzo Denison. Three ch. 
 
 Sdsanna Shepardson, b. about 1820; m. (1) Thos. King; (2) Ed- 
 ward Keeler. Two daughters. 
 
 Napoleon Bonaparte Shepardson, b. 7 January, 1822. 
 
 Jared Joseph Shepardson, b. 24 June, 1824. 
 
 21. William Henby Shepardson ' (Joseph,* Zephaniah," Daniel,* 
 John," Daniel,- Daniel^) lived in Leyden and Colerain, Mass. He m. 
 23 January, 1823, Mary (Polly) Baker of Leyden, dau. of Benjamin 
 Baker (Benjamin and Mary (Sherman) Baker) and his wife, Hannah 
 Tucker. In October, 1835, with his family, he moved from Colerain to 
 Norwich, Ohio. He d. 31 August, 1846, in Union Co., Iowa. Children, 
 first five born In Colerain, last in Norwich: 
 
 38. 1. William Henry Shepardson, b. 2 December, 1823. 
 
 11. Mart Zurvier Shepardson, b. 20 August, 1826; m. 1852, Jonah M. 
 Parsons; d. about 1904. Three ch. 
 
 39. 111. Joseph B. Shepardson, b. 25 July, 1828. 
 
 Iv. LuciNDA Maria Shepardson, b. 22 June, 1831 ; unmd. 
 
 V. Salome Rebecca Shepardson, b. 4 August, 1834; unmd. 
 
 vl. Ltdia Elizabeth Shepardson, b. 12 March, 1837 ; m. 1853, James 
 Lambert. Ten ch. 
 
 22. James Packeb Shepardson ^ (Joseph,* Zephaniah* Daniel,* 
 John," Daniel,' Daniel^) was a blacksmith, and at an early day went 
 to Ohio, first to Coshocton Co., but finally located in Lower Sandusky 
 (now Fremont, Marion Co.), where he d. 24 October, 1834. He m. and 
 had one dau., and perhaps more. 
 
 23. Horatio Jefferson Shepardson ' (Joseph,* Zephaniah," Daniel,* 
 John," Daniel,- Daniel^), a farmer of Colerain, Mass., had previously 
 lived in Guilford and Brattleboro, Vt. He m. 8 February, 1827, Mary 
 Sophia Brown (b. 23 July, 1808, d. 20 May, 1892) of Colerain, dau. of 
 Thomas and Rachel (Franklin) Brown. He and his wife spent their 
 last days at the home of their dau. Sibyl in Greenfield, Mass., where he 
 d. 15 November, 1886. Children, all born at Colerain: 
 
 40. 1. Thomas Jefferson Shepardson, b. 5 November, 1827. 
 
 II. Sibyl Amanda Shepardson, b. 29 June. 1831 ; m. 5 June, 1849, 
 Alonzo G. Miner of Colerain; d. 25 April, 1892. Lived in Green- 
 field, Mass. Four ch. 
 
 ill. Esther Survier Shepardson, b. 18 December, 1832; m. 6 March, 
 1851, Luther B. Stuart of Colerain; d. 2 October, 1879, in Brattle- 
 boro, Vt. One son. 
 
 iv. JERUSHA Ellen Shepardson, b. 3 October, 1835; m. 4 October, 1853, 
 William Martin of Colerain; d. 17 October, 1879. Lived In 
 Colerain. Two daughters. 
 
 V. Rachel Sophia Shepardson, b. 2 March, 1839; m. (1) 6 September, 
 1855. Oliver S. Miner of Leyden, Mass.; (2) Orln S. Nash of 
 Sharpsburg, 111.; d. 6 June, 1877, in Colerain, Mass. Dau. by 
 first .and one son by second marriage. 
 
 24. John Shepardson » (Jared,* Zephaniah,' Daniel,* John," Daniel,^ 
 Daniel') moved from Halifax. Vt., in 1817 with his mother's family to 
 Gerry, N. Y. Here he m. Nancy, dau. of Gilbert Strong of Gerry, and 
 settled upon a farm. Later he moved to West Dunville, Canada, where 
 he d. 20 October, 1840. His widow returned to Gerry and lived with 
 her father until 1843, when she m. (2) Gilbert Sweet. Children born 
 in Gerry, N. Y.: 
 
 1. Lucy A. Shepardson, b. 23 December, 1828; m. Sydney Putnam of 
 
 Pine City, Pa., 1852. Ch. : Frank Putnam, Fred Putnam. 
 11. Hannah O. Shepardson, b. 13 November, 1831; m. (1) Charles 
 Bucklln of Gorry, N. Y. ; (2) James Jonos of Allen, Kan., April, 
 loCO. Lives In Admire, Kan. 
 
SHEPARDSON. 11 
 
 25. William Siiepabdson ' {Jared," Zephaniah," Daniel* John," 
 Daniel^ Daniel') lived in Halifax, Vt„ until thirteen years of age, 
 when his mother moved with her family of small children to Gerry, 
 N. Y. Here he learned the carpenter's trade and also engaged in cut- 
 ting and collecting logs on the banks of Chautauqua and Cassadaugua 
 Creeks, floating them down the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers to Cincin- 
 nati, where they were sold. In the Ohio the logs were floated in rafts, 
 a raft frequently covering an acre of area. In 1838 he went to Cin- 
 cinnati with logs, going from there by water to St. Louis, where he 
 worked at carpentering for sevjeral months before returning to Gerry. 
 His last logging and rafting trip to Cincinnati was in 1844. He m. 
 14 January, 1829, Hannah Eaton (b. at Waterville, Vt, 23 July, 1807, 
 d. at Sugar Grove, Illinois, 11 November, 1887), dau. of Sylvenus Eaton" 
 (Jonathan,* Jonathan,^ John,- John') and Almira Sloan (Alexander). 
 
 In August, 1845, two wagons left Gerry for Illinois. In one was 
 the family of Newton Sterns, a party of four. The second wagon, 
 owned by William Shepardson, contained beside himself, his wife and 
 three children and the family of James Wesson, making a party of 
 eleven. The older members of the party walked. The party passed by 
 way of Erie, Pa., and after a period of six weeks, with a stop of one 
 week for repairs and rest in Indiana and one day mired in the mud on 
 Calumet Flats, within sight of Chicago, reached Naperville, De Kalb 
 County, Illinois, 9 October, 1845, the home of Mr. Thayer, formerly 
 of Gerry. They decided to go no farther west. That winter William 
 Shepardson secured work with the Illinois and Michigan Canal at 
 Lockport, receiving $1.50 per day for himself and team. The next 
 spring he moved to Paw Paw Township, De Kalb Co., 111., where he 
 secured a 40-acre tract from the government at $1.25 per acre, living 
 in a log cabin until 1847, when he moved into his new home. He was 
 a Justice of Peace in 1847 and for several years thereafter; was a super- 
 visor of Paw Paw in 1852 and 1854 and a member of the Illinois Legis- 
 lature, 1852-4. The records of the Johnson Grove Baptist Church, Clin- 
 ton Township, De Kalb Co., 111., for October, 1857, read: "William 
 Shepardson was rec'd a member of the chh by experience, formerly 
 connected with the Methodist." A week or two later his wife was re- 
 ceived, and for the next few years he served frequently on committees 
 of the church. 
 
 In 1862 he sold his farm, which had Increased to 228 acres, to his 
 son, Sylvenus and moved to Aurora, 111., living until his death in the 
 brick house which he purchased at 204 Galena street. In Aurora he 
 held the ofHces of Justice of Peace, Notary Public, and also Police Mag- 
 istrate for many years. In politics he voted for Fremont and was a 
 Republican during the war, but later in life was a Democrat. He d. 
 at Aurora, 111., 24 July, 1882, of paralysis and was buried in Lake 
 Street Cemeterv. Children: 
 
 41. 1. Jared B. Shepardson, b. 4 December, 1830, at Gerry, N. Y. 
 
 42. il. Sylvenus Eaton Shepardson, b. 15 August, 1832, at Gerry, N. T. 
 ill. Helen Emogene Shepardson, b. 22 April, 1840, at Ellicott, N. Y. ; 
 
 m. May, 1873, Dr. Abner R. Bartlett of Aurora, 111.; d. 5 Novem- 
 ber, 1873, in Aurora, 111., and buried in Lake St. Cemetery. 
 
 26. Obbin Pieb Shepabdson ' (James,'' Zephaniah," Zephaniah,'^ Dan- 
 ial,* John,^ Daniel,'^ DanieV), a carriage maker and dealer in raw furs 
 at Brattleboro, Vt.; m. 25 February, 1863, Julia F. Pratt of Manchester, 
 Vt. Child: 
 
 1. Nellie M, Shepardson, b. 9 August, 1866 ; d. 23 February, 1879. 
 
 27. Habt Gibbs Shepabdson ' (Letois,'' Zephaniah,' Zephaniah,'' Dan- 
 iel,* John,^ Daniel,'' Daniel') of Guilford, Vt., until 1 May, 1857, when 
 he emigrated to Minnesota, where he has since lived. Present home, 
 Hastings, Minn. He m. 14 March, 1849, Sarah Starr Franklin, b. 17 
 
12 SHEPARDSON. 
 
 August. 1829, dau. of Samuel and Charlotte T. Franklin of Guilford, Vt, 
 Children, born in Guilford: 
 
 1. Charlotte A. Shepardson, b. 24 December, 1849; m. 27 November, 
 
 1870, at Hampton, Minn., John F. Knowles. Ch. : Harvey Knowles, 
 
 Louisa Knowles, Percy Knowles. 
 li. Stella L. Shepardson, b. 22 November, 1852; m. 15 October, 1878, 
 
 at Gloncoe, Minn., to James L. Thompson. Lives at Redwood 
 
 Falls, Minn. One son, Fred J. 
 
 28. Henby Clark Shepardson' (Zephaniah," ZephaniahJ^ Daniel,* 
 John,' Daniel,' Daniel^) was a carriage manufacturer at Jacksonville, 
 Vt. He m. Janette Thankful Shepardson, his cousin, of Guilford, Vt. 
 (See No. 13i.) He d. 5 June, 1905, at Grafton, Vt. In 1906 his widow 
 moved from Grafton to the home of her dau. Elizabeth at Norfolk, Neb. 
 Children: 
 
 1. Elizabeth Ada Shepardson, b. September, 1860; m. Burr Taft of 
 Brattlcboro, Vt. Lives at Norfolk. Neb. 
 
 li. Nettie May Shepardson, b. 1862; d. aged 3 years 10 months. 
 
 111. Clarence Henry Shepardson, b. 4 April, 1866, at Halifax, Vt. ; m. 
 Annette Morse of Jacksonville, Vt., a carriage manufacturer at 
 Ware, Mass. ; now a lumberman at Bellows Falls, Vt. 
 
 29. Lewis Barney Shepardson' (Lewis,'' Zephaniah,^ Zephaniah,^ 
 DaniieJ.* John," Daniel,- Daniel^) lived (1888) in Marlowe, N. H. He 
 m. Margaret Sullivan, who d. 1904. He d. 1901 in Baldwinsville, Mass. 
 Children: 
 
 1. Nellie Shepardson. 
 
 43. li. Henry L. Shepardson. 
 
 ill. Albert Edgar Shepardson, b. in Shrewsbury, Mass. ; m. Lizzie 
 Mabel Jones (b. in West Amesbury, Mass.) ; a grocer at Dover, 
 N. H. (1897). 
 
 Iv. Anna Shepardson. 
 
 SO. Lvrujs Barney Shepardson * {John,'' Zephaniah," Zephaniah,* 
 Daniel.' John,^ Daniel^- Daniel') lived in Guilford, Vt., and later at 
 Almeda, Cal. He was a veteran of the Civil War, enlisting from Guil- 
 ford in 1861, promoted to sergeant, and mustered out in 1864. He m. 
 1865, Alice Ann Clow in Milwaukee, Wis. Children: 
 
 1. Bertha Shepardson, b. 30 November, 1865. 
 
 il. Helen Louise Shepardson, b. 6 October, 1868. 
 
 ill. Mary Alice Shepardson, b. 16 April. 1871. 
 
 iv. Lucia Shepardson, b. 3 September, 1881 ; B. L. University of Cali- 
 fornia, 1906. 
 
 V. Florence Shepardson, b. 9 NoTember, 1886. 
 
 31. WnxiAM Shepardson* {William,'' William,'' Zephaniah.^ Daniel,* 
 John,' Daniel^- Daniel') ra. Sarah Mitchell, who was b. in Bridgewater, 
 Vt., 3 June, 1812, and d. 22 September, 1883. He d. 25 May, 1883. Child: 
 
 1. Marcella Shepardson, b. 10 November, 1833, in East Bethel, Vt., 
 and living (1906) at Bradford, Vt. Unmd. 
 
 32. Reube.n Shepardson" {William,'' William,'^ Zephaniah,'- Daniel,* 
 John,' Daniel,- Daniel^) m. (1) Dorothy Barnard, (2) 4 March, 1845, 
 Hannah P. Eastman, and (3) Mrs. Lucy (Ball) McClure. He d. 9 Sep- 
 tember, 1904, at Claremont, N. H. Children (none by last marriage): 
 
 1. Emily Shepardson, b. 6 February, 1839; m. Bela Graves; d. 30 
 
 November, 1872. 
 
 11. Francis J. Shepardson, b. 15 July, 1841 ; d. 6 December, 1868. 
 
 111. James W. Shepardson, b. 21 January, 1846; d. 11 September, 1847. 
 
 Iv. Elsie E. Shepardson, b. 10 July, 1848; m. at Claremont, Levi R. 
 Dole. Five ch. 
 
 v. Mary Eliza Shepardson, b. 10 September, 1850 ; m. Bela Graves 
 (above). Five ch. 
 
SHEPARDSON. 18 
 
 vi. LUELLA A. SHEPARDSON, b. 5 April, 1852; m. Henry A. Eaton; d. 13 
 
 February, 1906. Son Carl d. May, 1900. 
 vil. Fred Leroy Shepardson, b. 9 July, 1854; d. 23 February, 1875. 
 viii. Clara Belle Shepardson, b. 9 February, 1856; d. 13 March, 1863. 
 ix. Cora Nell Shepardson, b. 5 March, 1857. Lives at Claremont, N. H. 
 
 33. Simeon Shepabdson ' {William,^ William," Zephaniah,^ Daniel,* 
 John,^ Daniel,^ Daniel^) lived in Claremont, N. H. Children: 
 
 1. Frank P. Shepardson, b. 1856 in Newbury, Vt. Moved to Cali- 
 fornia in 1878. An engineer on S. P. R. R. Res. 130 N. Daly St., 
 Los Angeles. 
 
 11. Edward Shepardson, b. 1860. Lives in Vermont. 
 
 34. George D. Shepardson^ (William,'' William," Zephaniah,^ Dan- 
 iel,* John,^ Daniel," DanieV) m. Electa Copeland. He was a dealer in 
 coffins at Marlowe, N. H., in 1885. Children: 
 
 i. Felicia Shepardson, m. G. W. Clyde; no ch. 
 
 II. Charles V. Shepardson, b. 2 November, 1851. 
 
 ill. Josephine Shepardson, b. 22 January, 1853 ; m. J. W. Kenyon. 
 Two sons. 
 
 44. Iv. Edgar D. Shepardson, b. 25 February, 1855. 
 
 V. Cora Shepardson, b. March, 1869 ; m. Frank Emerson. Three ch. 
 
 35. Otis Shepardson* (Elias,'' William," Zephaniah,'^ Daniel,* John,^ 
 Daniel,^ Daniel^) lived all his life in West Brooksville, Me. Children: 
 
 1. Ernest Shepardson, d. at the home of his sister, Mrs. Adams, San 
 Francisco, Cal. 
 
 il. M. P. Shepardson, m. Dr. George C. Adams, a Congregational min- 
 ister of San Francisco, Cal. Is the last living member of this 
 family. 
 
 36. Napoleon Bonaparte Sheperson " (Jared,'' Joseph," Zephaniah," 
 Daniel,* John,^ Daniel," Daniel^) lives in Koszta, Iowa Co., Iowa. The 
 members of this family spell their name Sheperson, as the result of a 
 recruiting officer making a mistake in entering the name upon the 
 descriptive roll when Napoleon Bonaparte enlisted in the Civil War. 
 To avoid trouble with his pension he changed the spelling of his 
 name. In his last years he has become blind. He m. 6 April, 1844, 
 Lanie A. Hollenbeck, in Johnson Co., Iowa. Children: 
 
 1. Louisa Sheperson, b. 19 January, 1845; m. 1869, Ofe Usher. Lives 
 In Atlantic, Iowa. Four ch. 
 
 11. Jared Joseph Sheperson, b. 18 January, 1846; m. 1892. One son 
 died young. 
 
 1 fd. young. 
 
 Hi. Henry M. Sheperson, m. 1891, Elsie Morgan. 
 
 ! b. 12 July, , A farmer at Koszta, 
 
 ( 1850; I la. Has an adopted 
 
 Iv. Joseph Fillmore Sheperson, son, Otis Arlelgh 
 
 j I Sheperson. 
 
 V. Jane Shepardson, b. 5 September, 1853; m. about 1880, William 
 
 Shaw. Lives at Moscow, Idaho. Four ch. 
 vi. Mary Sheperson, b. 13 June, 1859 ; unmd. 
 
 vii. Sarah S. Sheperson, b. 7 October, 1864; m. 1890, Frank McDuff 
 of Atlantic, Iowa. Lives in Clinton, Iowa. Two ch. 
 
 37. Jared Joseph Shepardson * (Jared,'' Joseph," Zephaniah,^ Dan- 
 iel,* John,'' Daniel," Daniel^) lived near Zanesville, in Muskingum Co., 
 Ohio, until 1840, when he emigrated with his mother's family to Tiffin, 
 Johnson Co., Iowa. He was a farmer at Tiffin until 1903, when he sold 
 out and with his wife made his home with their dau., Mrs. Amanda 
 Miller at Fountainelle, Adair Co., Iowa, at which home he d. 28 May, 
 1904. He m. 1853, Charlotte Brown (b. 12 February, 1831, in Hunting- 
 ton Co., Pa.), who is still living with her dau. Children, all born on 
 the farm at Tiffin, Iowa: 
 
14 SHEPARDSON. 
 
 i. Sarah Jane Shepardson, b. 7 July, 1S54 ; m. July, 1S73, Wm. H. 
 Emery: d. 18 December, 1877. No ch. 
 
 ii. Matilda Ann Shepardson, b. 15 April, 1856; d. 5 December, 1877. 
 iii. Henry Harrison Shepardson, b. 17 January, 1858; d. November, 
 
 1874. 
 Iv. MARy Frances Shepardson, b. 14 January, 1860; m. 1 January, 
 1881, Samuel Kindal. Lives at Anthrum, Iowa. Three ch. 
 45. V. Edwin Napoleon Shepardson, b. 31 October, 1S62. 
 
 vi. George Washington Shepardson, b. 10 April, 1863; m. 24 February, 
 
 18S7, Elon Robertson. Lives at Bradshaw, Neb. No ch. 
 vii. Cynthia May Shepardson, b. 9 May, 1865; d. 14 May, 1873. 
 vlli. JARED Joseph Shepardson, b. 6 November, 1867 ; m. 1896, Flossie 
 Speavy. Lives at Tiffin, Iowa. Three daughters and one son who 
 died. 
 Ix. Amanda Elizabeth Shepardson, b. 1 May, 1869; m. 1892, Oliver 
 Miller. Lives at Fountainelle, Iowa. Two sons. 
 
 38. WiLLiA.M Henry Shepardson' (William,'' Joseph,' Zephaniafi,^ 
 Daniel,* John," Daniel,- Daniel^) moved from Colerain, Mass., with 
 his father's family in 1835 to Norwich, Huron Co., Ohio, and later to 
 Glenwood, Iowa, where he lived tor many years. He was unmarried, 
 and his two sisters, Lucinda and Salome, kept house for him, and a 
 nephew ran his farm. He was much interested in Shepardson gene- 
 alogy and wrote the Shepardson history (37 pages manuscript) now 
 possessed by Geo. W. Shepardson, Bradshaw, Neb. He d. March, 1904. 
 
 39. Joseph B. Shepardson' {William,^ Josepfi," Zephaniah,^ Daniel,* 
 John,^ Daniel,- Daniel^) m. (1) 1857, Jane Felch, a widow with three 
 small daughters. She d. 1886, and he m. (2) 1898, Amanda Hardy, a 
 widow with a large family of grown children. By his first marriage 
 he had a dau., who m. James C. Kennedy and has one son, Roy. 
 
 40. Thomas Jefferson Shepardson' (Horatio,'' Joseph," Zephaniah," 
 Daniel,* John,^ Daniel,^ DanieV) was brought up on the farm, but his 
 choice was for mill and mechanical work. He had a mill and owned 
 land at Conway, Mass., for twenty-five years. Later he moved to Sara- 
 toga Springs, N. Y., where he at present resides. He m. (1) 31 August, 
 1853, Desire Harrington (d. 25 September, 1876), dau. of Josiah and 
 Sally (Avery) Harrington of Smyrna, N. Y.; and (2) 28 October, 1884, 
 Amy E. Estes of Northampton, Mass., dau. of Stillman and Irene 
 (June) Estes of Westborough, Me. Children, all born in Conway, 
 Mass. : 
 
 i. Clinton Jostah Shepardson, b. 6 Aug-ust, 1856; unmd. Lives in 
 Phrenix, Ariz. 
 
 li. Mary Ellen Shepardson, b. 28 December, 1858; unmd. For twenty 
 yt'urs has been in the Florence, Mass., silk mills. 
 
 46. Hi. Frank Elsworth Shepardson, b. 2 January, 1862. 
 
 Iv. Arthur Burton Shepardson, b. 24 January, 1869 ; unmd. A pros- 
 pector and miner in California. 
 
 41. Jared B. Shepardson' (William.,^ Jared." Zephaniah,' Daniel,* 
 John,' Daniel,' DatiieV) lived in Gerry, N. Y., until 1845, when, with 
 his father's family, he moved to Illinois. He attended school at John- 
 son Grove (Clinton Township) and East Paw Paw, near his father's 
 farm in Paw Paw, DeKalb Co., 111. In 1862 he moved to Marble Rock, 
 Iowa, where he became engaged in farming. Later, in 1874, with his 
 only brother, Sylvenus, under firm name of Shepardson Bros., he en- 
 tered upon a general banking business at Marble Rock, dealing also 
 in lumber, coal and real estate. The partnership lasted until 1880, 
 when his brother withdrew, and he has continued the banking business 
 to the present (1907). In 1887 he first went to Colton, Cal., invested 
 In fruit groves and real estate there, and since which time he has 
 gone to California for the winter, returning in summer to Marble 
 
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 Rock. In 1907 his leg was amputated as a result of an injury to the 
 foot. He has been elected mayor of Marble Rock for several terms, 
 and in addition has held the following public offices: Postmaster, 
 1SG6; Justice of Peace, 1867; County Supervisor, 1870; member Iowa 
 Legislature, 1875-6. Since his first vote for Fremont in 1856 he has 
 been a Republican in politics. He is a member of the Odd Fellows 
 and the Masonic order. He m. 22 July, 1862, Julia D. Bucklin of 
 Gerry, N. Y. Children: 
 
 i. Helen Emogene SriEPAUDSON, b. 3 February, 1S70; m. 11 June, 1S91, 
 to Earl Van Luven of Colton, Cal. (son of Zura Van Luven), at 
 which place she now lives. Ch. : Jared B. Van Luven, b. 7 July, 
 1892 • Donald Van Luven, b. 1 September, 1899. 
 47. ii. William Shepardson, b. 17 May, 1872. 
 
 iii. Sylvenus Eaton Shepai;dson, b. 4 June, 1878; d. 8 September, 1878. 
 
 42. Sylvexus Shepardsox' {William,'' Jared," Zephaniah,^ Daniel,* 
 John,'' Daniel:- Daniel^) lived at Gerry, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., until 
 thirteen years of age, when he moved by wagon with his father's fam- 
 ily to Illinois, a six weeks' journey ending at Naperville 9 October, 
 1845. He lived with a family one mile west of Warrenville for a few 
 v.eeks and then, his father having secured work on the Illinois and 
 Michigan Canal at Lockport, he went to Romeo near by and lived sev- 
 eral months with Mr. Matthews, a civil engineer upon the canal work. 
 In 1846 he rejoined his family, who had taken up some government 
 land at Ross Grove, Paw Paw Township, DeKalb Co., Illinois. In 1850 
 he, with his brother Jared, spent a winter in the Wisconsin lumber 
 district near Portage. His education was obtained at the district 
 schools at Johnson Grove (Clinton Township) and East Paw Paw, in 
 DeKalb Co., and later he attended for a year the Mt. Morris Seminary 
 in Ogle County. The next three winters, 1859-60-61, were spent in 
 teaching a large district school near Freeport, 111., his summers being 
 spent upon the Ross Grove farm. In 1862 he purchased this farm from 
 his father, which had increased to 228 acres. He m. the year following 
 and lived upon the farm until 1874, when he rented the same and 
 moved to Marble Rock, Floyd County, Iowa, where he formed a part- 
 nership with his brother Jared (as Shepardson Bros.) in the banking 
 business, and was also interested in the lumber, coal and real estate 
 business. This partnership was dissolved in 1880 and he removed to 
 West Park Ave., Aurora, 111. In 1881 he purchased farm property in 
 Sugar Grove, Kane County, 111., and in March following moved one 
 and one-half miles north of the village, where he farmed until 1890, 
 when he removed to 204 Galena St., Aurora, 111., the home place of his 
 father. This time he lived in Aurora until 1902, when he moved back 
 to the old home farm at Ross Grove after an absence of nearly thirty 
 years. Here he lived for sixteen months, when he d. 22 July, 1903, 
 four days after a stroke of apoplexy. He was buried in the Johnson 
 Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township. 
 
 At Ross Grove, Paw Paw Township, he was Justice of Peace, 1870-2, 
 also County Supervisor, 1870-2. At Sugar Grove he was president of 
 the school board in 1882 and represented the township as supervisor in 
 1SS4-7. He v/as an extensive reader and traveller. In 1878 he spent 
 the summer in Europe. Was a member of no church. Physically he 
 was of large frame, over six feet in height and weighed about 210 
 pounds. Politically he was a Republican from his first vote for Fre- 
 mont in 1856 until 1884, since which time he had always been a pro- 
 nounced Prohibitionist. His home at Aurora was the usual stopping 
 place for Prohibition workers, state and national, from 1890 to 1902. 
 At the time of his death he owned farm property in Pleasant Grove 
 Township, Floyd County, Iowa, Victor and Paw Paw Townships, De- 
 Kalb County, and Sugar Grove, Kane County, 111., and city property at 
 Aurora and Earlville, 111. He m. 14 October, 1863, Lucy Maria Judd 
 (b. 22 September, 1832) of Patterson, N. Y., dau. of Daniel Steele 
 
16 SHEPARDSON. 
 
 Judd' {Leveritt* KoahJ^ John* John.^ Thomas.' Thomas') and Ruth 
 Ursula Stevens' (Henry." Eliakim.'- John.* John.'- Thomas.- John'). 
 Children, the first seven born at Ross Grove, the last two at Marble 
 Rock: 
 
 1. Willie Shepakdson, b. 9 August, 1864 ; d. 14 September, 1865, at 
 Ross Grove. 
 
 48. ii. Jared Clayton Shepardson, b. 19 August. 1865. 
 
 49. lii. Charles Judd Shepakdson, b. 2 September, 1866. 
 
 Iv. Harry Shepakdson, b. 30 September, 1867; d. 3 November, 1867, at 
 
 Ross Grove. 
 V. Phillip Jekome Shepardson, b. 9 November, 1868 ; d. 1 September, 
 
 1870, at Ross Grove, 
 vi. Mary Frances Shepardson, b. 11 September, 1870; d. 20 May, 1903, 
 
 at Ross Grove. Graduate of Sugar Grove, 111., Normal School, 
 
 1886 ; attended Northwestern Academy, 1888, and University of 
 
 Illinois, 1888-9, 1890-92. 
 
 50. vil. Ralph Steele Shepardson, b. 2 March, 1873. 
 
 61. vlii. John Eaton Shepakdson, b. 21 May, 1875. 
 
 62. ix. Daniel Judd Shepardson, b. 25 February, 1879. 
 
 43. Henry L. Sheparuso.n " {Lewis,'* Lewis,'' Zephaniah.* Zephaniah,'^ 
 Daniel,* John.' Daniel.- Daniel') lived (1888) at Winchester, N. H., and 
 (1906) at Baldwinsville, Mass. He is interested in box manufacturing. 
 Children: 
 
 1. Albert Henry Shepardson, attended Gushing Academy, Ashburn- 
 
 ham, Mass., 1902. 
 ii. Wi.NFRED Buffem Shepardson. attended Gushing Academy, Ashburn- 
 
 harn, Mass., 1902. 
 
 44. Edgar D. Shepardson' (George,^ William,^ William,'^ Zepha- 
 niah,' Daniel,* John," Daniel^- Daniel') in 1885 was a manufacturer of 
 "Boston Chips" at Marlowe, N. H. He m. Etta Robb. Children: 
 
 i. Ren A Maijde Shepardson, b. 1880 ; m. Horace Sanderson, 
 ii. Don William Shepardson, b. 1882; d. aged 18 months, 
 ill. IVA May Shepardson, b. 1884 ; m. Win. Jenks. 
 
 45. Edwin Shepardson " (Jared," Jared,' Joseph," Zephaniah.^ Dan- 
 iel,* John,^ Daniel^' Daniel') lives in Valley, Neb., and is a fireman on 
 the U. P. R. R. He m. (1) September, 1881, Josephine Sentman, who 
 d. May, 1882, and (2) 1885, Belle Larimore, who d. February, 1904. 
 Children, all by his second marriage: 
 
 i. Shepardso.n'. 
 
 ii. (Dau.) Shepardson. 
 
 lii. Jenny Shepaicdson. 
 
 Iv. Edna Shepardson. 
 
 v. Elmer Shepardson, b. 1894. 
 
 vl. Hazel Shepakdson. 
 
 46. Frank Ei.sworth Shepardson' (Thomas,'^ Horatio.^ Joseph.* 
 Zephaniah,^ Daniel,* John,' Daniel,- Daniel'), formerly a physician in 
 Denver, Col., is at present practicing medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. He 
 m. 28 June. 1893, Ella M. Sommers of Cleveland, Ohio. 
 
 47. William Shepardson* (Jared," William,^ Jared," Zephaniah.'' 
 Daniel,* John,' Daniel," Daniel') lived at Marble Rock, Iowa, and 
 Colton and Los Angeles, Cal. His schooling was at the Marble Rock 
 public schools, the Baptist University and the Los Angeles Business 
 College at Los Angeles. He is at present engaged in the banking busi- 
 ness with his father at Marble Rock. He m. 9 July, 1898, in Chicago, 
 111., Sarah V., dau. of Mrs. Elizabeth Stoliker. Children: 
 
 1. JfLiA Vennita Shepardson, b. 13 May, 1900. 
 11. Elizabeth Shepardson, b. 5 February, 1904. 
 
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 48. Jared Clayton Shepaedson " (Sylvenus,^ William,'' Jared," 
 Zephaniah,^ Daniel,* John,^ Daniel,^ Daniel^) lived with his parents and 
 attended the public schools at Ross Grove, 111., Marble Rock, Iowa, 
 Aurora, 111., and Sugar Grove, 111. In Aurora he also attended Jen- 
 nings Seminary. In 1885 he went to West Patterson, Putnam County, 
 N. Y., where he lived for two years with his uncle Charles Judd, em- 
 ployed in his general store and coal and grain business. He returned 
 to Sugar Grove, 111., in 1888 and soon after, with U. G. Bailey, as 
 Shepardson & Bailey, conducted a general store at Sugar Grove village 
 for three years. 
 
 In 1894 he moved to Pleasant Grove, Floyd County, Iowa, upon his 
 father's farm, where he has since been farming. At Sugar Grove he 
 held the offices of town clerk and assistant postmaster, 1888-90, and in 
 Pleasant Grove, highway commissioner, 1899-1902. He was a member 
 of Sugar Grove Cornet Band, 1884; Aurora, 111., City Club, 1888-95, and 
 Charlemagne Lodge No. 245, Knights of Pythias, Aurora, 111. In poli- 
 tics he is a Republican. 
 
 He m. at Marble Rock, Floyd County, Iowa, 17 January, 1894, 
 Maude Beelar, dau. of Charles F. and Diantha L. (Baltimore) Beelar 
 of Marble Rock, Iowa. Children, all born in Marble Rock, Iowa: 
 
 i. Bessie Shepardson, b. 10 March, 1895; d. 15 October, 1895. 
 ii. DoROTHT Jane Shepardson, b. 13 July, 1896. 
 iii. Stlvenus Phillip Shepardson, b. 16 April, 1901. 
 
 49. Chakles Judd Shepardson" {Sylvenus,^ William,^ Jared," Zepha- 
 niah,'' Daniel,* John,^ Daniel," DanieV) attended the public schools of 
 Marble Rock, Iowa, Aurora and Sugar Grove, 111. At Aurora he also 
 attended Jennings Seminary. 
 
 In 1890, when his father moved from Sugar Grove to Aurora he 
 remained on the farm until 1895, when he moved to a farm belonging 
 to his father at Earlville, 111. After his father's death he moved in 
 1904 to the east 120 acres of the home farm at Ross Grove, 111., the 
 place of his birth, where he has since been engaged in farming. 
 
 He was a member of Sugar Grove Cornet Band, 1884-92, and Sugar 
 Grove Baseball Team, 1890-5. In politics he has been a Republican. 
 
 He m. at Sugar Grove, 111., 17 June, 1891, Charlotte McDole, dau. 
 of Samuel Prescott and Susan (Condee) McDole of Sugar Grove. 
 
 50. Ralph Steele Shepardson" {Sylveniis," William,'' Jared," Zeph- 
 aniah,^ Daniel,* Jolin,^ Daniel,^ Daniel^) lived with his parents at Ross 
 Grove, 111., Marble Rock, Iowa, Aurora, 111., Sugar Grove, 111., and 
 again at Aurora, and received instruction in the public schools of 
 Aurora and Sugar Grove. In 1891-2 he attended the Metropolitan Busi- 
 ness College, Chicago, and for several months thereafter was employed 
 in Chicago by the Congregational Publishing Company. In 1902 he 
 entered the preparatory department of the University of Illinois at 
 Urbana, 111. The year following he entered the School of Architecture 
 of the university, receiving a B. S. degree in 1897. At the university 
 he was a member of the Athletic Association, the Architects' Club, the 
 Phi Delta Theta, Alpha Delta Sigma and Shield and Trident fraterni- 
 ties, and the Mandolin Club, and was manager of the Glee and Mandolin 
 Clubs, 1896-7. 
 
 In 1897-8 he was a draftsman in Chicago architectural offices; in 
 189S-9 was architect upon the La Bella Light & Power Co. plant at 
 Goldfeld, Col., for L. L. Summers, Consulting Engineer, Chicago, and 
 in 1899-1900 was architect with F. W. Worst, Aurora, 111. The years 
 1900-2 were spent in farming with his brother Daniel upon his father's 
 Ross Grove farm. In 1902 he formed partnership with Mr. Worst, 
 under firm name Worst & Shepardson, Coulter Block, Aurora, 111., for 
 the practice of architecture, in which he has since been engaged. He 
 
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 was granted license to practice architecture in the State of Illinois in 
 1899. Was elected a member of the American Institute of Architects, 
 1907; the Illinois Chapter of the A. I. A., 1907, and the National Geo- 
 graphical Society, 1907. 
 
 He m. at Chicago, 111., 5 June, 1903, Jessie Younge Fox of Cham- 
 paign. 111., a member of the faculty in the School of Music at the 
 rniversity of Illinois, dau. of Dr. Daniel Jesse and Mary Wade (Speed) 
 Fox of Kinnuindy, 111. 
 
 51. John E.\ton Shepardson {Sylvenus.^ William.'' Jared,'' Zepha- 
 uiait,' Daniel.* John," Daniel;- Daniel') lived in Marble Rock, Iowa, 
 1875-80; Aurora, 111., 1880-2; Sugar Grove, 111., 1882-90; Aurora, 111., 
 1890-8; Kewanee, 111., 1898-1902; New York City, 1902-5, and in North 
 Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, 1905 to date (1907). He attended 
 the public schools of Aurora and Sugar Grove, and in 1890 the West 
 Aurora High School. In the autumn of 1890 he, with his sister Frances, 
 went to the University of Illinois at Urbana, 111., where he completed 
 the year's course in the Preparatory School, and in September, 1891, 
 entered the university in the School of Civil Engineering, from which 
 he received a Bachelor of Science degree in June, 1895. At the uni- 
 versity he was a member of the Athletic Association, the Civil Engi- 
 neers' Club, and held the Kane County Honorary Scholarship to the 
 university, 1891-5, and also a military scholarship, 1892-5. He also 
 took the course in Military Science and was a captain in the Univer- 
 sity Battalion. 
 
 In 1895 he was employed as draftsman in the office of Alexander & 
 Shaw, Civil Engineers, Chicago, and later attended the Metropolitan 
 Business College, Chicago, for several months. He was mechanical 
 draftsman, 1S96-8, with Aurora Boiler Works, Aurora, 111.; in 1898-9 
 Assistant City Engineer of Kewanee, 111., engaged upon sewer construc- 
 tion; in 1899-1902, City Engineer and Superintendent of Water Depart- 
 ment of Kewanee. During his connection with the City Engineer's 
 office 20 miles cement and brick walk, 12 miles sanitary sewers, 8 miles 
 water main and 2 miles brick pavement were constructed. He was also 
 Supervisor of Public Lighting, and was Plumbing Inspector of Ke- 
 wanee, 1899-1902. In 1902 he entered upon graduate work in Bridge 
 and Structural Engineering at Columbia University, New York City, 
 living in Harlem and Brooklyn until 1905, when he joined a field party 
 upon location surveys for the South and Western R. R. in Virginia, 
 Tennessee and North Carolina. In 1906 he became Resident Engineer 
 on the S. & W. R. R., on fourteen miles of construction work in the 
 mountains of North Carolina, with headquarters at Peterson, Relief and 
 Huntdale. He was commissioned Captain (brevet) in the Illinois Na- 
 tional Guard in 1S95, and in February, 1898, was appointed by Brig.- 
 Gen. Andrew Welch, Lieutenant of Engineers, Third Brigade, Illinois 
 National Guard. With the entire Illinois National Guard, he was or- 
 dered to and for two weeks was stationed at Springfield, 111., in April, 
 1898, at the outbreak of the Spanish-American war, but his company 
 of engineers was not mustered into the government service. He was 
 elected a member of the Illinois Society Civil Engineers and Surveyors, 
 1899; an associate member American Society of Civil Engineers, 1903, 
 and a member of National Geographic Society, 1907. He belongs to 
 the Masonic order, having taken degrees in Kewanee, 111., Blue Lodge, 
 1900; Kewanee. III., Chapter, 1901; Princeton, 111., Commandery, 1902; 
 and Chicago. 111., Mystic Shrine (Medinah Temple), 1902. 
 
 52. Damef. JiTDi) Shepardson (Sylvenus,^ William.'' Jared," Zepha- 
 niah.' Daniel' John.' Daniel.- DanieV) lived with his parents in Marble 
 Rock. Iowa, Aurora, 111., Sugar Grove, 111., and again at Aurora. His 
 schooling was obtained in the public schools of Sugar Grove and Au- 
 rora, and also at the Aurora Business College in 1896-7. 
 
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 In 1899-1900 he spent the year in California travel. In 1900-2, in 
 partnership with his brother Ralph, he engaged in farming upon his 
 father's Ross Grove farm, where he has since been located, though the 
 partnership was dissolved in 1902. A year following the death of his 
 father, who had been living with him, 1902-3, his brother Charles 
 moved to and assumed control of the east part of the farm. He was 
 elected school director in Town of Paw Paw in 1907, for three years. 
 He m. in Chicago, 111., 28 August, 1903, Mabel Edith Stern of Water- 
 man, 111., dau. of Michael and Cleora (Merritt) Stern. Children, born 
 at Ross Grove, Paw Paw Township, De Kalb Co., 111.: 
 
 i. Prances Mabel Shepardson, b. 3 July, 1904. 
 ii. Ralph Daniel Shepardson, b. 30 April, 1906. 
 
 SHEPARDSON LEAFLETS. 
 
 Looking forward to a complete genealogy of the Shepardson Family, 
 the following leaflets have been printed: 
 
 1. The Shepardson Family: A Record of the Early Generations in 
 America. By Francis Wayland Shepardson. 7 pp. February 1, 1907. 
 
 2. The Shepardson Family: A Record of the Line of Daniel Shep- 
 ardson, Granville, Ohio. By Francis Wayland Shepardson. 8 pp. 
 April 1, 1907. 
 
 3. The Shepardson Family: Beginning with the Sixth Generation 
 in America. By Francis Wayland Shepardson. 8 pp. May 1, 1907. 
 
 4. The Shepardson Family: A Record of the Line of Samuel Shep- 
 ardson, Guilford, Vermont. By Francis Wayland Shepardson. 16 pp. 
 August 1, 1907. 
 
 5. The Shepardson Family: A Record of the Line of Zephaniah 
 Shepardson, Guilford, Vermont. By John Eaton Shepardson. 19 pp. 
 September 1, 1907. 
 
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