Bio: Sheppard, Andrew  (1819 - 1882)

Contact:  Stan
Email:  stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Sheppard, Shepperd, Sheperd, Pierson, Snow, Smock, Kent, Fallon, Mackey, Linchen, Thompson, Ladue, Dean, Stearns, Miller, Rumpel, Smith, Preston, Jay

----Sources: 1881 History of Northern Wisconsin

ANDREW SHEPPARD, proprietor sawmill. Sec. 32, P. O. Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Born in Canada, April 25, 1819. Came to Galena, Ill., in 1839, and worked there until the Spring of 1840, came up the Black River to what was then known as O'Neill's Creek, but which has since been changed to Perry Creek. Here he worked at the lumber business and in the Summer of 1842 built a saw-mill on Squaw Creek, remaining there over thirty years, during which time he built fifteen sawmills and two grist-mills on Black River. Mr. Sheppard is a member of the M. E. Church and was married in Rock Island Co., Ill., to Miss Arminda Pierson; she was born in Pennsylvania, March, 1828. They have three children—Elizabeth, now Mrs. Albert Snow, residing at Le Claire, Iowa ; Mary A., now Mrs. Smock, of Davis Ferry, Black River, and Andrew W., still living at home. They have lost four children — Jeremiah, Susanna, Arminda and May.

*Andrew Sheppard died 4 Nov 1882 at the age of 63 and is buried in the Riverside Cemetery, Black River Falls, Jackson Co., Wisconsin. Jeremiah Sheppard (d: 2 Aug 1871 at the age of 27 yrs. 2 mo., 17 da) is buried in the same lot as is Andrew W. Sheppard (d: 9 Nov 1889 at the age of 39 yrs 3 mo, 14 da).

1850 Federal Census, Black River, Crawford, Wisconsin, United States, dwelling 523, family 523, line 37

Andrew Shepherd

Household Members
Andrew Shepherd M 36 Canada
Arminda Shepherd F 28 Ohio
Jeremiah Shepherd M 8 Wisconsin
Elisabeth Shepherd F 1 Wisconsin

1870 Federal Census, Albion, Jackson, Wisconsin, United States, pg. 44, dwelling 318, family 331.

Jeremiah Shepherd, white, male
Household Members
Jeremiah Shepherd M 25y (1845 Wisconsin)
Mary A Shepherd F 24y Canada
Arminda Shepherd F 5y Wisconsin
William H Shepherd M 3y Wisconsin
Celestia Shepherd F 1y Wisconsin
Sarah Burgess F 17y Canada

1880 Federal Census, Albion, Jackson, Wisconsin, United States, pg. 304

Andrew Shepperd, white, married American male
occupation : Lumber Manufacturing
father's birthplace : Germany
mother's birthplace : England

Household Members
self Andrew Shepperd M 61 (1819 Canada)
son Andrew W. Shepperd M 29 Iowa, United States
wife Arminda Shepperd F 60 Alabama, United States
grandson Wm. Henry Shepperd M 13 Wisconsin, United States
other Mary Preston F 18 Wisconsin, United States
grandmother Lydia A. Smith F 80 Canada
other Chas. Rumpel M 21 Germany
other Nicholos Rumpel M 18 Germany
other Chas. Miller M 28 Germany
other Henry Stearns M 18 Canada
other J. W. Dean M 22 Canada
other George Ladue M 32 Canada
other Dell Smock M 19 Illinois, United States
other George Thompson M 22 Illinois, United States
other Wm. Linchen M 22 Canada
other Jas. Mackey M 25 Canada
other James Fallon M 21 Wisconsin, United States
other Burt Smock M 19 Illinois, United States
other John E. Kent M 27 New York, United States

Wisconsin Marriages

Jeremiah Shepperd
bride's name: Mary A. Jay
marriage date: 01 Sep 1864
marriage place: Albion, Jackson, Wisconsin
groom's father's name: Andrew Shepperd
groom's mother's name: Amanda Sheperd
bride's father's name: Thomas D. Jay
bride's mother's name: Margaret Jay

James Smock
bride's name: Mary Shepperd
marriage date: 04 Jul 1872
marriage place: Melrose, Jackson, Wisconsin
groom's father's name: Like Smock
groom's mother's name: Ann Smock
bride's father's name: Andrew Shepperd
bride's mother's name: Arminda Shepperd

Milton Robisen
bride's name: Lessie Sheppard
marriage date: 08 Oct 1888
marriage place: Jackson, Wisconsin
groom's father's name: H. V. Robisen
groom's mother's name: Harriet Robisen
bride's father's name: Jerimiah Sheppard
bride's mother's name: Mary Sheppard

Alonza Davis
bride's name: Laura Margareth Shephard
marriage date: 11 Oct 1890
marriage place: Jackson, Wisconsin
groom's father's name: Joseph Davis
groom's mother's name: Louisa Ogden
bride's father's name: Jeremiah Shephard
bride's mother's name: Mary Jay