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Martha Hunter Shepherd

Birth
Wheeler Springs, Houston County, Texas, USA
Death
5 Oct 1943 (aged 82)
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Burial
Grapeland, Houston County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Martha had lived at 2520 Eakin in Dallas with her son, John, for 2 years at the time of her death. She was widowed. The daughter of Warren and Melvina Hunter, born in the Carolinas.
We first find Martha on the 1900 Houston County Census living in Precinct 5, Grapeland. Mattie tells the census taker she and George married in 1880. She is the mother of 7 children. All living at the time of the census:
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George Shepard Head Male 40 Texas
Marthey Shepard Wife Female 38 Texas
June Shepard Daughter Female 19 Texas
Melina Shepard Daughter Female 17 Texas
Cas Shepard Son Male 16 Texas
Rigy Shepard Son Male 14 Texas
Sarah Shepard Daughter Female 12 Texas
Emmer Shepard Daughter Female 9 Texas
John Shepard Son Male 6 Texas
On the 1920 Houston County Census Martha and George are still living in Grapeland with their family. She is 59 years old:
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George Shepard Head Male 60 Texas
Martha Shepard Wife Female 59 Texas
John Shepard Son Male 24 Texas
David Shepard Son Male 19 Texas
Fida Shepard Granddaughter Female 18 Texas
Martha had lived at 2520 Eakin in Dallas with her son, John, for 2 years at the time of her death. She was widowed. The daughter of Warren and Melvina Hunter, born in the Carolinas.
We first find Martha on the 1900 Houston County Census living in Precinct 5, Grapeland. Mattie tells the census taker she and George married in 1880. She is the mother of 7 children. All living at the time of the census:
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George Shepard Head Male 40 Texas
Marthey Shepard Wife Female 38 Texas
June Shepard Daughter Female 19 Texas
Melina Shepard Daughter Female 17 Texas
Cas Shepard Son Male 16 Texas
Rigy Shepard Son Male 14 Texas
Sarah Shepard Daughter Female 12 Texas
Emmer Shepard Daughter Female 9 Texas
John Shepard Son Male 6 Texas
On the 1920 Houston County Census Martha and George are still living in Grapeland with their family. She is 59 years old:
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George Shepard Head Male 60 Texas
Martha Shepard Wife Female 59 Texas
John Shepard Son Male 24 Texas
David Shepard Son Male 19 Texas
Fida Shepard Granddaughter Female 18 Texas


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