William Henry Shepheard

SHEPHEARD SHEPHARD METCALF

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Date: 10/16/2010 at 16:21:15

History of Woodbury County, Iowa 1984

William Henry Shepheard
By Loraine E Washburn

William Henry Shepheard was born 14 March 1844 in Carroll County, Indiana. He was the son of Andrew and Nancy Shephard, the father born in Ireland, and the mother in Ohio. William lived in Carroll County until at least after 1850. He served in the Civil War, enlisting at Janesville, Iowa. Entering service on October 15, 1861, at Iowa City, he served in: Co A, 14th IA Inf; Co A, IA Inf; and Co K, 7th IA Cav. His cavalry records show that he served in Dakota territory from 1864 until his discharge on 22 June 1866. During this time he was stationed at Fort Sully, and later at Sioux City, where he ran a ferry boat.

He was married 6 April 1867 at the home of Mendall Metcalf of Woodbury County, to Angeline Metcalf, the daughter of Mendall and Rachel nee Munks. The couple remained in Woodbury County until their deaths, and for many years owned a farm consisting of forty acres in Section 14, and forty acres in Section 23 in Grange township, Woodbury County. Descendants have a note in the amount of $500, drawn on the German Savings Bank of Davenport, Iowa, by William and Angeline Shepheard, on 14 January 1887, showing payment until 19 January 1900 with which they purchased the land.

William died at his home there on 5 January 1905, and is buried at Climbing Hill, Iowa. Angeline remained on the farm until her last illness, when she went to live with a daughter in Sioux City. Angeline was born 25 May 1947 in Steuben County, New York. She came with her parents by covered wagon from New York to Woodbury County in about 1854 or 55. She used t tell her great-grandchildren about eating frozen grapes on that trip. She was a tall, thin woman, who stood very straight, and wore high collared dresses. She never wore glasses. It was said that after the birth of one of her children, she got out of bed the next day to cook for threshers. She died 27 February 1930, Sioux City, and is buried at Climbing Hill.

They were parents of eight children, five of whom have descendents in Woodbury County.

1(Helen Rachael, born 23 April 1868, Woodbury County, married 4 January 1887 in the county to Lawrence Burdett ‘Burd’ Brown, 1864-?. They farmed near Bronson, Iowa. She died at Bronson, 7 February 1953, and is buried at Graceland Park in Sioux City. Children: Mrs Alvin ‘Gertie’ Sams, Mrs. Edny ‘Angeline’ Hayden, Mrs. Lester ‘Orpha’ Metcalf, Mrs. William ‘Ora’ Wheatley, Mrs. Noah ‘Violet’ Smith, Mrs. John ‘Luella’ Tate, Sylvanus, and Elmer.

2( Aurelia May, born October 1869, died 7 November 1870, age one year, one month, three days. She is buried in the unnamed grange Township Cemetery.

3( Cora B, born 23 August 1873, Woodbury County, married 24 December 1892, in the county to Nelson G ‘Nelt’ Copenhaver, 1868, Illinois-1948, Sioux City. She died in 1940 and is buried in Graceland Park, Sioux City. In 1917 they farmed in Section 4 of Grange Township . They were parents of two children: Mrs. Adolph ‘Iva’ Fink and Hazel, born 1893, fell into a washing machine and scalded to death in 1897, buried at Graceland Park.

4( Luella Blanche, born 19 June 1877, West Fork township, Woodbury County. Married 7 February 1894, at Luton, Iowa, to Charles Reardon McKnight, she died 31 May 1937, West Fork township. They were farmers. Children: Mrs. Jessie ‘Elsie’ Washburn, Mrs. Clem ‘Alma’ Smith, and Raymond Frank.

5( Florence E, born 20 March 1879, Woodbury County, married 5 April 1899, Salix, Iowa, to Lewis LeMoine. She died 29 March 1937, West Fork township. Lewis was born 1873, Woodbury County, died in Sioux City, 1961. Both are buried at Holly Springs, Willow township cemetery. Children: Seth; William, died in infancy; Lewis, John, Mrs. John ‘Edith’ Gaffrey, Wilbur, Mrs. Merlin ‘Faye’ Davis; Mrs. Daniel ‘Bessie’ Dunom; Mrs. Martin ‘Cora’ Peterson; Dorothy, died age two; Mrs. Grover ‘Maxine’ Huckleberry.

6( Winnie Breeze, born 25 September 1881, was married to George Morey in August 1914, at Bronson, Iowa. She died 26 July 1924 of burns suffered while lighting a stove. She died at Sioux City, and is buried at Climbing Hill. Children: Cecil and Mrs. Roy ‘Ileen’ Johns.

7( Grace E, born 12 June 1884, West Fork township, was married 1910, to John Swanson, 1871, Sweden, to 1948, Moville, Iowa. For thirty years he was county bridge foreman and road foreman for Moville township. They resided at Moville. She later moved to Sioux City, where she died 29 July 1974. Children: Selma, 1913-1931, buried Climbing Hill; Mrs. John ‘Thelma’ Hagey; Mrs. Eugene ‘Alyce’ Kennedy; Ione; Mrs Eldon ‘Joan’ Burr; and Mrs. Carlos ‘Doris’ Swanson.

8) John Andrew, born 4 September 1886, Woodbury County, married 1( 22 January 1913 to Mary Marler, 1895-1915; they had one daughter, Mrs. Arthur ‘Hazel’ Parsons. John married 2( Esther Harmsen. He died 1 November 1963 at Sioux City, and is buried at Climbing Hill