of Madison County, Iowa · documented from the public record
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Jesse P. Shepherd d. 1893
Jesse P. Shepherd⚭ Martha Shepherd
childrenWinfield S. Shepherd
Their story
What the record says
History of Madison County, Iowa.
Native of Ohio.
Blacksmith by trade.
Migrated to Warren County, Iowa spring 1853, then Madison County spring 1854.
Farmed near Winterset in the Guye neighborhood.
Moved to Kansas 1859, back to Indiana, returned to Madison County 1862.
Served one year as a soldier in the Mexican War.
Died Feb 27, 1893 at Winterset.
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