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Bervil C. Shepard

Male 1915 - 1988  (72 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Bervil C. Shepard was born 1 Oct 1915, Tennessee (son of Marion Arthur Shepherd and Etta O. Miller); died 10 Feb 1988, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Bervil — Sarah Ruth Maples. Sarah (daughter of Nathaniel Redmond Maples and Lousia Jane "Ida" Cogdill) was born 14 Sep 1920, Tennessee; died 26 May 2011, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 28 May 2011, Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Eleanor Yvonne Shepard was born 21 Feb 1937; died 18 Jun 2002; was buried 21 Jun 2002, Hampton Veterans Memorial Gardens.
    2. Gerald Cleo Shepard was born 29 Jan 1939, Tennessee; died 21 Feb 1939, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 22 Feb 1939, Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    3. Carol Shepard
    4. Judy Shepard

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Marion Arthur Shepherd was born 14 May 1888, Tennessee (son of George Pleasant Shepherd and Phynethy Elenora "Ellen" Ownby); died 1 Oct 1931; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 122.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 86.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 338.

    Marion — Etta O. Miller. Etta (daughter of William Thomas Miller and Elizabeth Fowler) was born Jul 1893, Tennessee; died 3 Nov 1957, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Etta O. Miller was born Jul 1893, Tennessee (daughter of William Thomas Miller and Elizabeth Fowler); died 3 Nov 1957, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 12, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Lawrence B. Shepard was born Abt 1915, Tennessee.
    2. 1. Bervil C. Shepard was born 1 Oct 1915, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 1988, Knox County, Tennessee.
    3. Homer Shepard was born Abt 1920, Tennessee.
    4. Lizzie M. Shepherd was born Tennessee.
    5. Ada B. Shepherd was born Abt 1925, Tennessee.
    6. Bunie L. Shepherd was born Abt 1927, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  George Pleasant Shepherd was born 3 Feb 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James W. Shepherd and Rebekah Morris); died 7 Sep 1926; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 122.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 85.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 187, 338.

    George married Phynethy Elenora "Ellen" Ownby 28 Sep 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee. Phynethy (daughter of Marion Harrison Ownby and Sarah Proffitt) was born 7 Jan 1863, Tennessee; died 26 Jul 1893; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Phynethy Elenora "Ellen" Ownby was born 7 Jan 1863, Tennessee (daughter of Marion Harrison Ownby and Sarah Proffitt); died 26 Jul 1893; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 122.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 85.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 338.

    Children:
    1. Alexander Shepherd was born Dec 1880.
    2. William Albert Shepherd was born 15 Jul 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 May 1964; was buried Williams Cemetery (New Salem), Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Etta Shepherd was born Apr 1884.
    4. Rebecca Shepherd was born Abt 1886; died See Notes.
    5. 2. Marion Arthur Shepherd was born 14 May 1888, Tennessee; died 1 Oct 1931; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Shepherd was born Abt 1890; died See Notes.

  3. 6.  William Thomas MillerWilliam Thomas Miller was born 20 Jan 1861, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of Isaac Miller and Rachel Jones); died 20 Jan 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 22 Jan 1934, Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 12, Cocke County, Tennessee

    William married Elizabeth Fowler 6 May 1882, Cocke County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Captain Asberry Fowler and Elizabeth Holder) was born 2 Jun 1858, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 8 Dec 1938; was buried Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Fowler was born 2 Jun 1858, Cocke County, Tennessee (daughter of Captain Asberry Fowler and Elizabeth Holder); died 8 Dec 1938; was buried Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 12, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. James Asberry Miller was born 4 Feb 1881, Tennessee; died 7 Apr 1955, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Apr 1955, Open Door Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. Sara Alice Miller was born Sep 1886, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 1918.
    3. William Lawson Miller was born 20 Jun 1887, Tennessee; died 4 Apr 1965; was buried Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    4. Miller died Bef 1901.
    5. Miller died Bef 1901.
    6. 3. Etta O. Miller was born Jul 1893, Tennessee; died 3 Nov 1957, Knox County, Tennessee.
    7. Bradley Miller was born 15 Apr 1896, Tennessee; died 6 Aug 1908; was buried Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. David Cranson Miller was born 15 Oct 1900, Tennessee; died 6 Sep 1963, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Central Point Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    9. Hollis J. Miller was born 7 Dec 1901, Tennessee; died 14 Feb 1984; was buried Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James W. Shepherd was born 15 Dec 1827, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Father's surname may have been Dean.

    Buried in Dockery Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 464.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 338.

    James married Rebekah Morris 18 Oct 1853, , Jefferson, Tennessee. Rebekah was born Abt 1833, Tennessee; died 29 Mar 1911; was buried Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Rebekah Morris was born Abt 1833, Tennessee; died 29 Mar 1911; was buried Dockery Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Morristown was named after Rebekah's family.
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    Reference:
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 464.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 338.

    Children:
    1. Elihue Lacy Shepherd was born 30 Jul 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 May 1927; was buried Henry's Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Cyntha Shepherd was born 1856, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 4. George Pleasant Shepherd was born 3 Feb 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Sep 1926; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Sarah Matilda Shepherd was born 1861, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Nancy Eliza Shepherd was born 1867, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Martha Shepherd was born 1869, , Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Marion Harrison OwnbyMarion Harrison Ownby was born 6 Dec 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Aaron Ownbey and Mary "Polly" Buckner); died 26 Feb 1917; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQP-L1

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 115, 122.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 85.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 141.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.

    Marion married Sarah Proffitt 17 Mar 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of James Jackson Proffitt and Celia McMahan) was born 28 Oct 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1934; was buried 7 Jan 1934, Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Sarah ProffittSarah Proffitt was born 28 Oct 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Jackson Proffitt and Celia McMahan); died 6 Jan 1934; was buried 7 Jan 1934, Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQP-ZW

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 115, 122.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 85.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 141.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.

    Children:
    1. 5. Phynethy Elenora "Ellen" Ownby was born 7 Jan 1863, Tennessee; died 26 Jul 1893; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Lydia Q. Ownby was born 16 Jul 1865, Tennessee; died 6 Sep 1936; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Elizabeth "Betty" Ownby was born 25 Dec 1869, Tennessee; died 30 Aug 1936; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary Ownby was born 14 Mar 1871; died 14 Mar 1871.
    5. Martha Emaline Ownby was born 21 Jun 1872; died 20 Sep 1911, Bales, Pottawatamie County, Oklahoma; was buried Bethel Acres Cemetery, Union, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
    6. John Walker Ownby was born 27 Sep 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Apr 1946; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Ashley Decator Ownby was born 25 Jan 1879; died 15 Oct 1907.
    8. Celia Ethel Ownby was born 19 Sep 1881; died 5 Aug 1893.
    9. Ezalee Ownby was born 5 Apr 1883; died 9 Feb 1906; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Birtha Ownby was born 16 Oct 1884.
    11. Aaron A. Ownby was born 13 Mar 1886, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1960, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Jackson Ownby was born 24 May 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Sep 1947; was buried Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. Mindy Lenora Ownby was born 3 Nov 1892; died 4 Sep 1893.

  5. 12.  Isaac Miller was born 1839 (son of Jacob Miller and Susannah); died 1863.

    Isaac — Rachel Jones. Rachel (daughter of Wyatt Jones and Hannah Harkins) was born 1839, Tennessee; died Bef 1881. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Rachel Jones was born 1839, Tennessee (daughter of Wyatt Jones and Hannah Harkins); died Bef 1881.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. 6. William Thomas Miller was born 20 Jan 1861, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 20 Jan 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 22 Jan 1934, Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Wiley Franklin Miller was born 12 Apr 1863, Tennessee; died 18 Nov 1934; was buried Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  Captain Asberry FowlerCaptain Asberry Fowler was born 1830, South Carolina (son of Elizabeth); died 15 Feb 1906; was buried Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Asberry — Elizabeth Holder. Elizabeth (daughter of William Holder and Mary) was born 1834, Tennessee; died 1923. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Elizabeth Holder was born 1834, Tennessee (daughter of William Holder and Mary); died 1923.
    Children:
    1. 7. Elizabeth Fowler was born 2 Jun 1858, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 8 Dec 1938; was buried Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Martha Jane Fowler was born 18 Mar 1860, Tennessee; died 24 Jan 1929, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Jan 1929, Dunn Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    3. Lemuel A. "L. A." Fowler was born 12 Dec 1861, Tennessee; died 23 Feb 1923; was buried Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Eliza Fowler was born Abt 1863, Tennessee.
    5. Sarah Fowler was born Abt 1868, Tennessee.
    6. Elijah "Lige" Fowler was born 29 Jan 1866, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 1943; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    7. Mary Fowler was born Abt 1870, Tennessee.
    8. Algia Fowler was born 10 Feb 1877, Tennessee; died 25 Jan 1917; was buried Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Fowler


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