Gazlay Family History
William J. Shepherd
Parents
| Father | John Shepherd ( - ) |
| Mother | Sarah Davis (ca. 1811 - 20 May 1876) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 24 December 2013; Last Edited: 25 December 2013 |
| Person ID | 6237 |
| Name | William J. Shepherd |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | ca. 1842 in England1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | to Emma A. Boyd |
| Died | 25 May 1899 in Kings County, New York5, 6 |
| Buried | in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York5 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Emma A. Boyd (daughter of James Boyd and Sarah A. _____) |
| Born | ca. August 1844 in Kings County, New York |
| Married | to William J. Shepherd |
| Died | 8 February 1920 in Queens County, New York |
| Children | of William J. Shepherd and Emma A. Boyd: |
| 1. | William H. Shepherd |
| Born | ca. 1862 in Kings County, New York |
| Died | 26 July 1903 in Kings County, New York |
| +2. | Emma A. Shepherd |
| Born | ca. March 1867 in Kings County, New York |
| Married | to George F. Sherlock |
| 3. | Charles Shepherd |
| Born | ca. December 1869 in Kings County, New York |
| 4. | Florence E. ‘Flora’ Shepherd |
| Born | ca. 1872 in Kings County, New York |
| Died | May 1881 |
| 5. | Ida May Shepherd |
| Born | ca. 1874 in Kings County, New York |
| 6. | Frank W. Shepherd |
| Born | ca. 1876 in New York |
| 7. | Edward S. Shepherd |
| Born | ca. December 1878 in New York |
| 8. | James D. Shepherd |
| Born | ca. August 1881 in New York |
| 9. | Jesse B. Shepherd |
| Born | ca. March 1883 in New York |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, King County, Town of New Lots, Page No. 133, family of William R. [sic] Shepard (27, England, car driver); Emma A. Shepard (24, New York); William H. Shepard (7, New York); Emma Shepard (3, New York); Charles Shepard (7/12, New York).
- New York State Census, 1875, Kings County, Brooklyn, 6th ED, 3rd Ward, Page 2, family of Jas Boyd (60, Kings, janitor); wife Sarah A. Boyd (54, Penn); son Jas A. Boyd Jr. (26, Kings, printer); daughter Sarah Boyd (24, Kings); daughter Mary M. Boyd (22, Kings); son John R. Boyd (17, Kings); s. in l. Wm J. Sheppard (36, England, conductor, NYCRR); daughter Emma A. Sheppard (31, Kings); g. son Wm H. Sheppard (13, Kings); g. daughter Emma A. Sheppard (8, Kings); g. child Flora Sheppard (3, Kings); g. child Ida May Sheppard (1, Kings); border Sarah D. Sheppard (64, England).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Kings County, Town of New Lots, Enumeration District 260, Page No. 22B, family of Wm Shepherd (38, England, steam engineer); wife Emma Shepherd (35, New York); son W. H. Shepherd (17, New York, works in metal factory); daughter Emma A. Shepherd (13, New York); son Charles Shepherd (10, New York); daughter Florence E. Shepherd (8, New York); daughter Ida May Shepherd (6, New York); son Frank W. Shepherd (4, New York); son Edward Shepherd (1, New York).
- New York State Census, 1892, Kings County, Brooklyn, 1st ED, 26th Ward, Page 3, family of William J. Shepperd (49, hotel); Anna [sic] A. Shepperd (46); Charles Shepperd (22); Ida M. Shepperd (18); Frank Shepperd (15); Edward S. Shepperd (13); Jesse O. Shepperd (11); James B. Shepperd (9).
- Find a Grave (website). Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; William I. Sheperd, died: May, 1899; Lot 12808, Section 55 [from record].
- Italian Genealogical Group, New York Death Index, Shepherd, William I., died 25 May 1899 in Kings County; aged 58 years; Cert# 8667.