Shepherd, Sherman B. 1865 - 1908

SHEPHERD

Posted By: Deborah Brownfield - Stanley (email)
Date: 4/16/2005 at 02:06:12

The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa
Thursday, November 26, 1908

And is it so? "A little while,"
And then the life undying,
The light of God's unclouded smile,
The singing for the sighing?
"A little while!" -- O glorious word,
Sweet solace of our sorrow;
And then "forever with the Lord,"
The everlasting morrow!

-- Anon.
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SHERMAN B. SHEPHERD was born in Monroe County, April 3, 1865, and died at Clarinda, Nov. 19, 1908, aged 43 years, 7 months and 16 days. Up to the time of his removal to Clarinda he made his home in Monroe, Lucas and Clarke Counties.

When but a boy he gave his heart to God and united with the Methodist Episcopal Church at Melrose. He lived a sincere, earnest Christian, always doing the right as far as was possible for him to do so.

He leaves to mourn his loss a father and three sisters, three sisters, a mother and one brother having preceded him to the better country. In their loss they are comforted by other members of the family who are with them. The funeral services were held at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Russell, Sunday, Nov. 22nd, at 11 a.m., conducted by the Pastor, D.J. Shenton, and the interment was in the Russell Cemetery.
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*census information

August 24, 1870 Wayne Township, Monroe County, Iowa

Solomon Shepherd, 34, male white, farmer, born in Indiana,

Elizabeth Shepherd, 35, female white, keeping house, born in Indiana

Nancy Shepherd, 14, born in Iowa

Alice Shepherd, 12, born in Iowa

Mary Shepherd, 9, born in Iowa

Rosetta Shepherd, 8, born in Iowa

William Shepherd, 5, born in Iowa

Rebecca Shepherd 5 months, born in Iowa

1880 census Jackson, Monroe County, Iowa

1836 Solomon Shepherd, self, married, male white, age 44, born in Indiana, farmer, father born in Ohio, mother born in Kentucky

1835 Isabella E. Shepherd, wife, married, female white, age 45, born in Indiana, keeping house, both parents born in North Carolina

1861 Mary L. Shepherd, daughter, single, female white, age 19, born in Iowa, at home

1863 Rosetta A. Shepherd, daughter, single, female white, age 17, born in Iowa

1865 Sherman B. Shepherd, son, single, male white, age 15, born in Iowa

1873 Lyddia M. Shepherd, daughter, single, female white, age 7

June 5, 1900 Page County, Iowa Hospital

Sherman B. Shepherd, white male, age 32, single, born in Iowa

*IF the 1870 census is the family of Sherman B. Shepherd, as you can see he is not listed as a member of the household. Unless William, age 5 is really Sherman? Or Sherman was was being taken care of by someone else?