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Matthew Sheldon Shepard

Birth	:	22 Dec 1825 North Carolina, USA
Death	:	8 Mar 1915 Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Villisca Cemetery, Villisca, Montgomery County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.9389000, -94.9747009
Description	:	60th wedding anniversary: M. S. Shepard and Susan Detherage were married in Knoxville, Illinois, May 9, 1850, or 60 years ago Monday of this week. And in honor of this occasion neighbors and relatives from a distance to the number of thirty gathered at their home to enjoy the day with them. The age of the groom is 87 years while that of the bride is 78 and both are enjoying fair health for ones of their years. An elaborate dinner was served and the day was made one long to be remembered by Mr. and Mrs Shepard and their guests. Mr. Shepard has been a member of the Masonic lodge for 63 years and... Read More	60th wedding anniversary: M. S. Shepard and Susan Detherage were married in Knoxville, Illinois, May 9, 1850, or 60 years ago Monday of this week. And in honor of this occasion neighbors and relatives from a distance to the number of thirty gathered at their home to enjoy the day with them. The age of the groom is 87 years while that of the bride is 78 and both are enjoying fair health for ones of their years. An elaborate dinner was served and the day was made one long to be remembered by Mr. and Mrs Shepard and their guests. Mr. Shepard has been a member of the Masonic lodge for 63 years and with this fact, in view some of the members of that order made, up a purse of $30.50 and called at their home Monday evening and presented it to them. The members of the lodge who were there were: H. H. Heinsfurter, Dr. F. M. Kelsay, Supt. H. A. Glackemeyer, W. A. Stillians; J. Y. Wickeraham, J. C. Whitehill, P. D. Minick, F.L. Roninson, A. D. Wycoff; D.E. Lomas; Dr. J. H Osborn; J.M.Tinsley; and W. O. Van Camp. The presentation speech was.made by Supt. Glackemeyer and was responded to by both the bride, and groom. The bride gave a very interesting talk on their married life and some of the hardships they have passed through together. Holding up her hands she said "these have been my sewing machine for seventy-two years". The relatives present from out of town, were: Julia Gardner of Monmouth, Illinois;, Ida Hahn, of Rio, Illinois; Mrs. Daniel Detherage and children, Roxie, Verla and Everett of Rio, Illinois; G.W. _______ of Warrensburg, Missouri; Mrs. Eva Shepard of Bedford, Iowa; Franik Iddings and wife and daughter Mrs. Nancy Iddings, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Stewart; S. J. Hattan of Red Oak and E. A. Shepard and his wife and son Manford of Oakland, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Shepard have enjoyed the respect of Villisca people for nineteen years, having come here in 1891, and all join, in wishing them many more years of happy wedded life. A piece of poetry was composed and read by Mrs. Ida Hahn. Villisca Review - 12 May 1910 Announcement courtesy of BrysonSearcherJMM (Thank you!!)∼MATTHEW SHELDON SHEPARD Matthew Sheldon Shepard of this city, died at the hospital for the insane Monday morning at the age of 89 years. The cause of Shepard's death was old age. He had been failing in health for some time. He had been confined to the hospital some three weeks prior to death. Mr. Shepard was well known in the community as he has been in Montgomery county for over 60 years. He had lived in Villisca over 25 years and waas acquainted with almost every resident in this city. Matthew Sheldon Shephard was born in Nor Carolina December 22, 1925 and was 89 years of age at the time of his death. He moved with his parent to Salem, Oho when he was of a young age and the family later moved to Minerva, Ohio, where he grew to manhood. He was married to Miss Susan Deatherage inon May 9, 1850, at Knoxville, Illinois and to this union six children were born, one of whom survive. Those deceased are: Emma Helen, James Almon, Charles B., Frank G., and Ella M. A son, Edwin A. of Oakland, Iowa, and four grandchildren, Susie and Myra Shepard of Osceola, Mae Powers of Republic city, Kansas, and Manford Shepard of Oakland, now attending college in Ames, Iowa are living. Mr. and Mrs. Shepard resided at Knoxville County, Illinois until 1883, when they moved to Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa. They resided in Red Oak until 1885, when they moved on a farm in Fairfield Township, moving to Villisca in 1889. The family was well known in this community and have many friends here who mourn their deaths. Villisca Review, Villisca, Iowa, Wednesday, March 10, 1915, page 4

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Matthew Sheldon Shepard death on 8 Mar 1915 in Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.9389000
Longitude: -94.9747009

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Susan Matilda Deatherage Shepard

(1832 - 1915)

Siblings

Children

Charles Douglas Shepard

(1854 - 1906)

Ellen M “Ella” Shepard Powers

(1866 - 1909)

Edwin Achilles Shepard

(1869 - 1928)

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Coordinate: 40.9389000, -94.9747009

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