Ninth Generation

1149. Jacob Riley SHEPHERD was born in November 1848 in Guilford Co., NC.²⁶⁸ He appeared in the census in 1860 in Southern Div., Guilford Co., NC. J. R. Sheppard, 12, M, NC
He appeared in the census in 1870 in Rock Creek, Guilford Co., NC. Joshua (should be Jacob), 20, M, W, working on farm, NC Jacob was living on 16 May 1931 in Guilford Co., NC.⁸²¹ Listed in brother, Daniels, obituary. He died in 1932 at the age of 84 in Guilford Co., NC. He was buried in 1932 in Brick Church Cemetery, Guilford Co., NC.

Jacob Riley SHEPHERD and Mary Catherine SHARP were married on 3 December 1876 in Guilford Co., NC.^268,277 They^268,277 appeared in the census in 1880 in Coble Twp., Alamance Co., NC.⁸²² J. SHEPHEARD Self M M W 30 NC Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: NC
Mary C. SHEPHEARD Wife F M W 25 NC Occ: Keeping House Fa: NC Mo: NC
Ella F. SHEPHEARD Dau F S W 2 NC Fa: NC Mo: NC
They⁸²² appeared in the census in 1900 in Coble Twp., Alamance Co., NC. Page 22 B, Coble Twp., Alamance Co., NC, line 74, dwelling 126, family 127
Shepherd, Jacob R., head, W, M, Nov 1847, 52, M, 23, NC, NC, NC, farmer
Mary C., wife, W, F, Feb 1855, 45, M, 23, 5, 5, NC, NC, NC
John E., son, W, M, Feb 1881, 19, S, NC, NC, NC, farm laborer
Benj. I., son, W, M, Dec 1891, 8, S, NC, NC, NC
Beulah L., daughter, W, F, Sept 1894, 5, S, NC, NC, NC
Clarence C., son, W, M, June 1897, 2, S, NC, NC, NC
Jacob and Mary appeared in the census in 1910 in Coble Twp., Alamance Co., NC. Page 20 A, line 11, dwelling 22, family 22
Shepherd, Jacob R., Head, M, W, 60, M1, 34, NC, NC, NC, farmer
Mary C., Wife, F, W, 55, M1, 34, 5, 4, NC, NC, NC
Benjamin I., Son, M, W, 18, S, NC, NC, NC, farm laborer
Beulah L., Daughter, F, W, 15, S, NC, NC, NC
They appeared in the census in 1920 in Coble Twp., Alamance Co., NC. Page 23 B, 12 Jan 1920, line 75, dwelling 94, family 96
Shepherd, Jacob Riley, head, M, W, 70, M, NC, NC, NC, farmer
Mary C., wife, F, W, 65, M, NC, NC, NC
Ira B., son, M, W, 28, S, NC, NC, NC, farm laborer Mary Catherine SHARP, daughter of Jacob SHARP and Leah WHITSELL, was born in February 1855 in NC.⁵⁶⁷ She appeared in the census in 1860 in South Division, Guilford Co., NC. Mary C. Sharp, 6, F, NC She appeared in the census in 1870 in Rock Creek, Guilford Co., NC. Mary, 15, F, W, without occupation, NC Mary died in 1952 at the age of 97 in NC.⁵⁶⁷ She was buried in 1952 in Brick Church Cemetery, Guilford Co., NC.⁵⁶⁷

Jacob Riley SHEPHERD and Mary Catherine SHARP had the following children: