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Benjamin Shepherd

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Benjamin Shepherd

Birth
Brooke County, West Virginia, USA
Death
15 Apr 1863 (aged 65)
Rosbys Rock, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Glen Easton, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Benjamin married Mary "Polly" Gregg Oct 25, 1821 in Ohio Co., Virginia.
In 1797 Brooke Co., Virginia was formed from Ohio Co., Virginia. Brooke Co., was in Virginia until 1863 then it became West Virginia.

1826, Benjamin Shepherd bought land in what is now Marshall County W.V. where he and his wife, Mary, settled and reared their family. He was a farmer, owned large vindyards, and was a merchant of note. He was a pioneer school teacher before marriage, was a Road Supervisor in Marshall County, and served in the Virginia Militia. When the B & O railroad was extended west to the Ohio River, they bought a right of way through his farm for their tracks and a tunnel (Shepherd's tunnel) near Roseby's Rock, Marshall Co., W.V.

Their child's burials that has not been found is
Sarah D. Shepherd (1825–1904) married in 1852 Marshall Co., West Virginia to William Patterson, he died in 1857.
Benjamin married Mary "Polly" Gregg Oct 25, 1821 in Ohio Co., Virginia.
In 1797 Brooke Co., Virginia was formed from Ohio Co., Virginia. Brooke Co., was in Virginia until 1863 then it became West Virginia.

1826, Benjamin Shepherd bought land in what is now Marshall County W.V. where he and his wife, Mary, settled and reared their family. He was a farmer, owned large vindyards, and was a merchant of note. He was a pioneer school teacher before marriage, was a Road Supervisor in Marshall County, and served in the Virginia Militia. When the B & O railroad was extended west to the Ohio River, they bought a right of way through his farm for their tracks and a tunnel (Shepherd's tunnel) near Roseby's Rock, Marshall Co., W.V.

Their child's burials that has not been found is
Sarah D. Shepherd (1825–1904) married in 1852 Marshall Co., West Virginia to William Patterson, he died in 1857.

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