MATHEW SHEPPERD
Mathew Shepperd is a native of Ontario, Canada, born May 10, 1845. He is a son of James and Elizabeth (Atkinson) Shepperd, who now reside in Audubon county. Mathew Shepperd was married in 1873, to Elizabeth Keyes, also a native of Ontario, Canada. In 1875 he settled in Audubon county, three miles west of Oakfield. Here he owned a large farm, and resided until April, 1883. He then came to Cass county and purchased sixty-two acres on section 36, Brighton township, where he is now living. He is engaged in farming, also in veterinary surgery. Mr. Shepperd is a member of the M. E. church.
Transcribed by Gloria Goltiani from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pg. 603.
