Shepherd - William
Source: 1881 H. W. Beckwith History of Montgomery County Indiana Chicago: HH Hill, p
511
William Shepherd (deceased) was a native of Highland County, Ohio, and moved
to Tippecanoe County, Indiana, about 1840.
He settled in Sugar Grove, where he lived till death, which occurred
December 27, 1876.
He spent his life in tilling the soil.
His father came from Ireland and served in the revolution.
His wife was born July 23, 1819, in Ohio, and now lives on the Sugar Grove
farm.
She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, as was also her husband.
He left seven children:
Thomas, Albert N., William F., Hale, James R., Elwood, and Edwin.
Thomas was born in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, April 9, 1843.
He lived at home till 1862.
In that year, September 16, he enlisted in Co. E, 72 Ind. Vol. Inf., under
Col. Miller.
During the war he was promoted corporal, and was also transferred to
Wilder's brigade, called by the rebels "Wilder's Hellians,’ so
troublesome were these boys in blue.
Mr. Shepherd battled for his country at Hoover's Gap, Chickamauga,
Farmington, Tenn., all through the Atlanta campaign, then with Thomas to
Nashville and Franklin, on Wilson's raid and at Okolona, Mississippi, and in
many skirmishes.
At Okolona he was taken prisoner, but immediately escaped.
July, 1865, he was discharged, having done valiant work for his country.
He returned to the quiet and toil of the farm.
September 17, 1867, Mr. Shepherd was married to Mary R. Kirkpatrick.
She was born in Tippecanoe County, March 28, 1840.
Her parents, John and Nancy Kirkpatrick, emigrated from Ohio to Tippecanoe
County about 1825.
He died September 12, 1879, aged sixty-nine years, and she died April 14,
1864, aged fifty-one years.
Mr. Kirkpatrick was steward, class-leader, Sunday-school superintendent, and
a pillar of the Church.
In the temperance cause he was a zealous worker.
He left four children.
After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd started for Kansas, where they lived
three years, then returned to Tippecanoe County and farmed till 1876.
At that time, Mr. Shepherd bought the Charles Dazey farm of seventy acres,
at $65 per acre.
Mrs. Shepherd also received 105 acres from her father's estate.
They have added till they now own 357 acres, fine house, etc., and are among
the most thrifty farmers.
They are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is a stalwart
republican.
They have four children:
Lulu, Mamie, Nannie, and Ettie.