William Alfred Shepherd & Claudia Daisy Robinson Family
William Shepherd in 1915 at the age of 55 Claudia Daisy Robinson Shepherd in 1894 at the age of 21
This page is devoted to all of the documents and records collected for the William A Shepherd family. In 1860 William was born in Highland County, Ohio to Theodore Shepherd and Eliza J Cox Shepherd. His father farmed 50 acres there. In 1884 William married Florence Emma Gorman and moved to Wabaunsee County, Kansas. There was inexpensive land there and many more economic opportunities. He and Emma had 4 children but she died shortly after the birth of their fourth child Arther (Yes it is spelled this way on his grave marker). Arther died a few days later.
William had three small children as well as a farm. He met young Claudia Daisy Robinson in church and they were married in 1895. They had 8 more children. For a time the family sought better oportunity in St. Clair, Missouri but moved back to Kansas about late 1916 or early 1917 settling in El Dorado, Kansas. Daisy died in 1917 of influenza and pneumonia just at the start of the big flu epidemic that killed millions. Some of her childen contracted the flu also but survived. William Shepherd was a merchant in El Dorado and still kept in touch with brother Charley in Harveyville. Towards the end of his life he began to travel to visit his children. It was on one such visit he died while visiting his daughter Bertha in Tacoma, Washington.
William A Shepherd Family Group Sheet : With first wife F. Emma Gorman
William A Shepherd Family Group Sheet : With second wife Claudia Daisy Robinson
Federal Census Records : 1880 1900 1910 1920 1930 The 1930 census he is living with his daughter Mabel and her family.
Kansas State Census Records : 1885 1895 1905 1915 1925
Kansas State Agricultural Census Records : 1885 1905
Marriage Certificate - Emma Florence Gorman was William's first wife. They were married in Highland, Ohio in 1884 and left for Kansas.
Marriage Certificate - William and Daisy were married in the Brandt Hotel in the town of Alma.
Will Shepherd Land Purchases - Like most of those in his time, he bought and sold land as he had the funds or needed money. None yet from Missouri.
Map of Will Shepherd's land - This is an overlay so you can see the modern roads around his land. This is in Plumb Township of Wabaunsee County.
Emma's land - Emma Florence Gorman Shepherd (William's 1st wife) had 80 acres in Wabaunsee in her own name
Plat Map 1902 - Shows Will's 80 acres
Wabaunsee School - William is a Trustee
Claudia Daisy Death Certificate - She died of complications from the flu and pneumonia
Claudia Daisy Robinson Grave Marker 01 02 03
Wm Shepherd Death Certificate - William died while visiting his daughter in Tacoma, WA.
William A Shepherd Death Notice - Harveyville Monitor 1934
William A. Shepherd Grave Marker - William died while visiting his daughter Bertha Shepherd Cowger in Tacoma, WA. He was buried there rather than being returned to Kansas.
11 Wabaunsee County Cemeteries - This document describes the various cemeteries in Wabaunsee County, Kansas including Wilmington Cemetery in which many Shepherds and Robinsons are buried.
Index of Wilmington Cemetery - This includes many of the Kansas Shepherds
William Shepherd News Articles - These are from local papers in Wabaunsee and Butler County mentioning William and/or his family.
Their Children : (1st four children are from his 1st wife Emma)
W. Walter Bertha Mabel Arthur Alfred Leo Lulu Claudia Odessa Nellie Olive Gladys Theodore Frank Verna
Updated on 19 July 2020
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