In a message dated 7/5/2008 9:27:42 PM Central Daylight Time,
bhgarbers(a)cox.net writes:
I am descended from a Susannah Shepherd & John Raley born 1821 Clay Co, IL.
Susannah Shepherd was the daughter of John Shepherd & Frances
Foster.Susannah Shepherd was about the same age as John Raley.Could you be
related to this same line. John is supposed to have been born in NJ.
I don't think so. The Shepherd I am descended Horace B. Shepherd, came to
Knox County from Kentucky with parents from Virginia according to the census.
Coincidentially, H.B. Shepherd was the census taker for Busseron in the 1850
census. I have seen his name spelled "Shepard" many times, but figure the census
lhe took would have the correct spelling. ;-) Also, his obit in the N.Y. Times
in 1892 spelled it Shepherd
Bob Page
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