George Pleasant Shepherd^[1]

1859 - 1926  (67 years)

• Name	George Pleasant Shepherd
  Born	3 Feb 1859	Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Sep 1926  [3]
  Buried	Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I31625	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	James W. Shepherd,   b. 15 Dec 1827, Hamilton County, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Feb 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Rebekah Morris,   b. Abt 1833, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Mar 1911  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Married	18 Oct 1853	, Jefferson, Tennessee
  Family ID	F22546	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Phynethy Elenora "Ellen" Ownby,   b. 7 Jan 1863, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Jul 1893  (Age 30 years)
  Marriage License	27 Sep 1879	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	28 Sep 1879	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	1. Alexander Shepherd,   b. Dec 1880 + 2. William Albert Shepherd,   b. 15 Jul 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 May 1964  (Age 81 years)   3. Etta Shepherd,   b. Apr 1884   4. Rebecca Shepherd,   b. Abt 1886,   d. See Notes + 5. Marion Arthur Shepherd,   b. 14 May 1888, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Oct 1931  (Age 43 years)   6. Shepherd,   b. Abt 1890,   d. See Notes
  Family ID	F11647	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Matilda Dennis,   b. 1874, Tennessee ,   d. 1968  (Age 94 years)
  Children	+ 1. Judge George Russell Shepherd,   b. 7 Jun 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Aug 1985  (Age 89 years)   2. Josie Shepherd   3. Hattie Shepherd   4. Ollie Ray Shepherd   5. Burnett Shepherd   6. Ollie Shepherd   7. Ola Shepherd   8. Valerie Shepherd   9. Tina Shepherd
  Family ID	F21277	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Feb 1859 - Sevier County, Tennessee Marriage License - 27 Sep 1879 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 28 Sep 1879 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 122. Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 85. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 187, 338.

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 233. [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 307D, 1880. Census Place: Jones Cove, Sevier, Tennessee Source: FHL Film 1255277 National Archives Film T9-1277 Page 307D Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace G. P. SHEPARD Self M M W 21 TN Occ: Farmer Fa: TN Mo: TN Finetta E. SHEPARD Wife F M W 16 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN [S83] Willis LaRue Funeral Home Records, (Cocke County, Tennessee), 49, 7 Sep 1926. Shepherd, George Pleasant Birth: Feb 3, 1859 Tn Father: Shepherd, James Tn Mother: Morris, Rebecca Tn Death: 7-Sep-26 Spouse: Dennis, Della Children: 13 Cemetery: Proffitt Brothers: Lihu Sisters: Eliza Hurst #: 31625 [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 499.