Ninth Generation

1717. Delilah "Dilly" MAY was born on 18 March 1832 in Guilford Co., NC.^121,813 She appeared in the census in 1850 in South District, Alamance Co., NC. Dilly, 18, F, NC
She appeared in the census in 1880 in Coble, Alamance Co., NC.³¹⁰ D. SHEPHEARD Self F W W 46 NC Occ: Keeping House Fa: NC Mo: NC
Thomas A. SHEPHEARD Son M S W 19 NC Occ: Works On Farm Fa: NC Mo: NC
Araminty SHEPHEARD Dau F S W 14 NC Fa: NC Mo: NC
Angella SHEPHEARD Dau F S W 12 NC Fa: NC Mo: NC
Charles H. SHEPHEARD Son M S W 7 NC Fa: NC Mo: NC
Daniel W. SHEPHEARD Son M S W 7 NC Fa: NC Mo: NC Dilly died on 30 May 1891 at the age of 59 in Guilford Co., NC.^121,264 She was buried in June 1891 in Brick Church Cemetery, Guilford Co., NC.¹²¹

Delilah "Dilly" MAY and Jacob SHEPHERD III⁸¹³ were married about 1854 in NC. They appeared in the census in 1870 in Coble Twp., Alamance Co., NC. Page 28 B, Holt's Store P. O., Aug 1870, line 10, dwelling 82, family 82
Shepherd, Jacob, 45, M, W, Farmer, 1130, 1000, NC
Delia, 37, F, W, Keeping House, NC
Perry, 13, M, W, at home, NC
Banks, 11, M, W, at home, NC
Augustus, 8, M, W, at home, NC
Arminta, 4, F, W, At Home, NC
Ann, 2, F, W, At Home, NC
Notes: One died 14 Sep 1871 - Four others.... Infant of Jacob and Delilah Shepherd died Jan, 4, 1861 ,,,, Infant of Jacob and Delilah died July 2, 1870, (Two no dates) (Brick Church Records)
Jacob SHEPHERD III, son of Jacob SHEPHERD and Sarah WEITZEL, was born on 18 November 1827 in Guilford Co., NC.²⁶⁴ He died on 17 October 1876 at the age of 48 in Guilford Co., NC.^121,264 Shepherd book has 17 Oct. He was buried in October 1876 in Brick Church Cemetery, Guilford Co., NC.¹²¹

Delilah "Dilly" MAY and Jacob SHEPHERD III had the following children: