There have been several queries on the list, recently, about Shepards. Does anyone have a T. J. Shepard from Jackson Co. who served in Co. E, 6th Fla. Regt. during the Civil War? He moved to Orlando and, apparently, owned a grocery store. I have a copy of a handwritten letter from him in 1906 to Arthur Lewis, which happened to be in Arthur's pension file. If any descendant would like a copy, I would be glad to send one. Cynthia

I'm trying to find my ancestors in the 1900 census and I'm a little frustrated. I can find descriptions of the different enumeration districts which give the precinct, but most of them do not give further info. For example, enumeration district 50 consists of precinct 2. But, that means nothing to me. What I have is township and range. There are only about 20 entire townships (for example T3N, R8W) and about a dozen partial townships in Jackson county in 1900. Can anyone match up the township and ranges with precincts or enumeration districts? I'm most interested in T3N , R8W. This would be so helpful and I'd really appreciate any assistance. Shelley Rutkin Researching Wester, Mathis, and Dykes in Jackson County