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 Submitted by: John Burnett
 Email address: intoroots@charter.net
 

 Husband: Reason Benjamin SHEPPARD
 Birthdate: September 2, 1867
 Birthplace: Frazeysburg, Muskingum Co., Ohio
 Death date: December 10, 1934
 Place of death: Chadbourn, Columbus Co., North Carolina
 Father: George Franklin SHEPPARD
 Mother: Catherine Elizabeth THOMPSON

 Marriage date: July 01, 1895
 Marriage place: Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio

 Wife: Mary Leona SHOEMAKER
 Birthdate: July 28, 1876
 Birthplace: Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
 Death date: December 20, 1968
 Place of death: Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi
 Father: Seth SHOEMAKER
 Mother: Amy Ann PEASLEY

 CHILDREN

 Child No. 1: Amy Catherine SHEPPARD
 Sex: Female
 Birthdate: January 24, 1896
 Birthplace: Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
 Death date: August 20, 1911
 Place of death: Hendersonville, North Carolina
 Marriage date: Never Married
 Marriage place:
 Spouse's name:

 Child No. 2: Helen Margaret SHEPPARD
 Sex: Female
 Birthdate: March 16, 1897
 Birthplace: Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
 Death date: September 15, 1934
 Place of death: Gatesville, North Carolina
 Marriage date: September 19, 1919
 Marriage place: Chadbourn, Columbus Co., North Carolina
 Spouse's name: Leroy Corbett HAND

 Child No. 3: Dorothy SHEPPARD
 Sex: Female
 Birthdate: October 17, 1900
 Birthplace: Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
 Death date: June 9, 1965
 Place of death: Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
 Marriage date: Unknown at present
 Marriage place:
 Spouse's name: Daniel E. COSTIN

 Child No. 4: Reason Benjamin SHEPPARD
 Sex: Male
 Birthdate: November 22, 1902
 Birthplace: Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
 Death date: April 19, 1905
 Place of death: Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
 Marriage date: Never Married
 Marriage place:
 Spouse's name:

 Child No. 5: William Russell SHEPPARD
 Sex: Male
 Birthdate: February 8, 1903
 Birthplace: Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
 Death date: February 6, 1944
 Place of death: Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
 Marriage date: September 25, 1926
 Marriage place: Windsor, Bertie Co., North Carolina
 Spouse's name: Marie E. GATLIN

 Child No. 6: Lois May SHEPPARD
 Sex: Female
 Birthdate: May 8, 1905
 Birthplace: Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
 Death date: October 1, 2004
 Place of death: Lakeland, Polk Co., Florida
 Marriage date: June 26, 1929
 Marriage place: Florence, Florence Co., South Carolina
 Spouse's name: Edward Julian PENDERGRASS

Reason Benjamin Sheppard
Buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
 
Mary Leona Shoemaker
Buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
 
Children:
 
1.  Amy Catherine Sheppard
     Buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
 
2.  Helen Margaret Sheppard
     Buried at Chadbourn Memorial Cemetery, Chadbourn,  Columbus Co., North Carolina
 
3.  Dorothy Sheppard
     Buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
 
4.  Reason Benjamin Sheppard
     Buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
 
5.  William Russell Sheppard
     Buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
 
6.  Lois May Sheppard
     Buried at Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Tampa, Hillsborough Co., Florida
 

 Documentation: Family records of Mrs. Mary Leona SHOEMAKER SHEPPARD.
 Note: Reason Benjamin SHEPPARD and Mary Leona SHOEMAKER SHEPPARD are
 buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio. Research
 of John Burnett, Ph.D. on the SHEPPARD family taken from birth, death and
 Marriage certificates in Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina and
 Florida.