Christy, I'm preparing a book on some Civil War soldiers from Rockland Twp. William G. Sheppard (1836-1902) was a Sergeant in Company L of the 4th PA Cavalry. He is buried in the Rockland Cemetery. Apparently Sgt. Sheppard was taken prisoner in August 1862 somewhere on the Virginia Peninsula between Williamsburg and Richmond. A Captain of Company L, John Pryer Barr, kept a diary. Barr refers on August 9, 1862 to Sheppard returning to the unit. He was an exchanged prisoner. Would you know of any photo of William G. Sheppard or know of someone else who might have one? Thanks, Blair Bollinger On Nov 24, 2004, at 12:04 AM, [email protected] wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0dB.2ACI/1406.1407.1.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Hi, > > My great grandfather was Frank David Shepherd that was born April > 1862. I am unable to locate who his parents are. I was able to find > his grandparents & aunts & uncles, but not able to locate his parents. > On the 1870 census, I found Frank living with William & Susan Shepherd > when he was 9, but also there was a child by the name of Teressa Pryer > that was 8, living with them also. I know that Susan Shepherd had > married John Pryer in Oct of 1862 & then died in 1868. I was wondering > if Frank was her child that she had before she married John Pryer. > Also, on the 1880 census, I found Frank living with his Uncle William > Shepherd his aunt Hannah & their children & also his grandmother Susan > Swartz Shepherd. I have researched all of Susans brothers & sisters & > have not been able to find anyone else that would fit with having > Frank as there child except for Susan. I have tried to search all > kinds of records to locate his parents but I have been unsuccessful. I > was hoping to try to c! > ome from another angle to find out if Susan was his mother or not, or > hoping that someone might have any information on who his parents are. > Frank was my grandmothers father but she was not to fond of him & > unfortunetly she doesnt know. I have been able to research back to > England on the Shepherds, but I am stuck at who Franks parents are. I > was told that Frank Shepherd was half Indian, but have not been able > to find anything to back this up. If you have any information on this > or know of anywhere I could possibly find this information, I would > really appreciate it. Thank you for your time. > > Christy > > > ==== PAVENANG Mailing List ==== > Any questions/problems regarding the Venango County, Pennsylvania list, > contact the listowner, Dave Ross mailto:[email protected] > Visit the Venango County, Pennsylvania Genealogy web site at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pavenang/ >