Recently I requested the obit for D. W. Sheppard from the Greenville Public Library. I am trying to determine the parents of William Garrison Sheppard (his death certificate says unknown for parents and his obit doesn't say either). D. W. Sheppard and William Garrison Sheppard are buried near each other at Rocky Creek Baptist Church cemetery. I am hoping that I can find William Garrison Sheppard's parents through a sibling if I can locate any. D. W. Sheppard died 28 June 1926 in the City hospital. The obit indicates his wife is living but does not give her name. Four daughters-Mrs. B. B. Greer, Mrs. G. F. Ballenger, Mrs. P. F. Emory of Greenville and Mrs. J. B. Shelton of NC; three sons-J. H. Sheppard of NC, W. D. Sheppard of Kannapolis and W. P. Sheppard of Augusta GA; four brothers-H. V. Sheppard of Simpsonville, J. A., Jack and J. D. Sheppard of Greenville; three sisters-Mrs. H. V. Christopher and Mrs. Ed Vaughan of this city and Mrs. Mae Dillard of Simpsonville. If anyone recognizes this family and knows of a connection between them and William Garrison Sheppard, I would appreciate your input. Thanks-- Suzanne C. Matson

A W. G. Sheppard made burial arrangements for Mrs. Maryana (C.) Sheppard 11/19/1906 (his wife). Also burial arrangements for Miss (E.) Mattie Sheppard 11/13/1906 (his daughter). Preceeding from Mackey Mortuary Death Records. ( ) denotes info on Headstones. D. William isn't adjacent to W. G. Note that D. W.'s wife was Alice Godfrey and other Sheppards are buried close to D. W. (Greenville Co. Cemetery Survey, Vol. 1) Herb Clark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Suzanne Matson" <scmatson@alltel.net> To: "Greenville List" <SCGREENV@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 9:48 PM Subject: [SCGREENV] D. W. Sheppard > Recently I requested the obit for D. W. Sheppard from the Greenville > Public Library. I am trying to determine the parents of William Garrison > Sheppard (his death certificate says unknown for parents and his obit > doesn't say either). D. W. Sheppard and William Garrison Sheppard are > buried near each other at Rocky Creek Baptist Church cemetery. I am > hoping that I can find William Garrison Sheppard's parents through a > sibling if I can locate any. > D. W. Sheppard died 28 June 1926 in the City hospital. The obit indicates > his wife is living but does not give her name. Four daughters-Mrs. B. B. > Greer, Mrs. G. F. Ballenger, Mrs. P. F. Emory of Greenville and Mrs. J. B. > Shelton of NC; three sons-J. H. Sheppard of NC, W. D. Sheppard of > Kannapolis and W. P. Sheppard of Augusta GA; four brothers-H. V. Sheppard > of Simpsonville, J. A., Jack and J. D. Sheppard of Greenville; three > sisters-Mrs. H. V. Christopher and Mrs. Ed Vaughan of this city and Mrs. > Mae Dillard of Simpsonville. > If anyone recognizes this family and knows of a connection between them > and William Garrison Sheppard, I would appreciate your input. Thanks-- > > Suzanne C. Matson > Visit the Greenville County, S.C. GenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~scgreenv/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCGREENV-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thank you for responding. The W. G. Sheppard you mention is William Garrison Sheppard. His first wife's name was Minerva Walker who died 19 Nov 1906. She is buried next to him at Rocky Creek. Mattie died 13 Nov 1903 according to her headstone. Her real name was Martha. Mattie was their younger daughter. Their older daughter was Mamie who married Jefferson Davis Holtzclaw. Suzanne C. Matson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herb Clark" <herbertfsc@bellsouth.net> To: <scgreenv@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:43 PM Subject: Re: [SCGREENV] D. W. Sheppard >A W. G. Sheppard made burial arrangements for Mrs. Maryana (C.) Sheppard > 11/19/1906 (his wife). Also burial arrangements for Miss (E.) Mattie > Sheppard 11/13/1906 (his daughter). Preceeding from Mackey Mortuary Death > Records. ( ) denotes info on Headstones. > > D. William isn't adjacent to W. G. Note that D. W.'s wife was Alice > Godfrey > and other Sheppards are buried close to D. W. (Greenville Co. Cemetery > Survey, Vol. 1) > > Herb Clark > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Suzanne Matson" <scmatson@alltel.net> > To: "Greenville List" <SCGREENV@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 9:48 PM > Subject: [SCGREENV] D. W. Sheppard > > >> Recently I requested the obit for D. W. Sheppard from the Greenville >> Public Library. I am trying to determine the parents of William Garrison >> Sheppard (his death certificate says unknown for parents and his obit >> doesn't say either). D. W. Sheppard and William Garrison Sheppard are >> buried near each other at Rocky Creek Baptist Church cemetery. I am >> hoping that I can find William Garrison Sheppard's parents through a >> sibling if I can locate any. >> D. W. Sheppard died 28 June 1926 in the City hospital. The obit >> indicates >> his wife is living but does not give her name. Four daughters-Mrs. B. B. >> Greer, Mrs. G. F. Ballenger, Mrs. P. F. Emory of Greenville and Mrs. J. >> B. >> Shelton of NC; three sons-J. H. Sheppard of NC, W. D. Sheppard of >> Kannapolis and W. P. Sheppard of Augusta GA; four brothers-H. V. Sheppard >> of Simpsonville, J. A., Jack and J. D. Sheppard of Greenville; three >> sisters-Mrs. H. V. Christopher and Mrs. Ed Vaughan of this city and Mrs. >> Mae Dillard of Simpsonville. >> If anyone recognizes this family and knows of a connection between them >> and William Garrison Sheppard, I would appreciate your input. Thanks-- >> >> Suzanne C. Matson >> Visit the Greenville County, S.C. GenWeb >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~scgreenv/ >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SCGREENV-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > Visit the Greenville County, S.C. GenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~scgreenv/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCGREENV-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

In case you don't have these, here are some census listings for W G Sheppard. I could not find him in 1850. 1910 Chick Springs, Greenville Co., South Carolina W G Sheppard, 71 wd, is listed as father-in-law of J D Hottzclaw 48, whose wife is Mamie 42. 1900 Butler, Greenville Co., South Carolina Garrison W [indexed as H] Sheppard 62 b March 1838, m32y wife Manervia C 62 b Dec 1837 3ch/2liv, dau Mattie E 27 b June 1872 single, all b SC/SC/SC 1880 Butler, Greenville Co., South Carolina Garrison W Sheppard 42, wife Minerva C 42, dau M 11, dau Martha 8, all b SC/SC/SC 1870 Butler, Greenville Co., South Carolina, PO Buenavista W G Sheppard 32 [m] , M C 21 [f], M C 1 [f], all b SC [next family - J A Sheppard 38 [m], S R T 28 [f], D W 12 [m], W T 10 [f], M J 8 [f], Anna 8, Lula 2, David 1, all b SC] [other family in Greenville Co - PO Greenville CH - J A Sheppard 35 [m], S A 28 [f], T H 24 [m] all b SC] [other - in Greenville Ward 2 - John Sheppard 19 university student b SC] 1860 Rocky Creek Division, Greenville Co., SC - PO Buena Vista W G Shepperd 22 farmer b SC is listed with Mary Vaughn 78 $2000,7120 b SC [other Shepperd in same division - Jas A Shepperd 24 farmer $1000/250 b SC is listed with A J Watson 53 [m], Amanda 49 & family, all b SC] [other family in Fork Shoal, Greenville, South Carolina - PO Ashmores Store William Shepperd 34, Mary A 27, John 7, Andrew 2, Josiah 3/12, all b SC] Hope this helps, Melba Clark Suzanne Matson <scmatson@alltel.net> wrote: Thank you for responding. The W. G. Sheppard you mention is William Garrison Sheppard. His first wife's name was Minerva Walker who died 19 Nov 1906. She is buried next to him at Rocky Creek. Mattie died 13 Nov 1903 according to her headstone. Her real name was Martha. Mattie was their younger daughter. Their older daughter was Mamie who married Jefferson Davis Holtzclaw. Suzanne C. Matson --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.