David Cheever Shepard

1813 - 1898  (84 years)

• Name	David Cheever Shepard  [1]
  Born	11 Apr 1813	Salem, Essex, MA, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	12 Apr 1813	Salem, Essex, MA, USA   [2]
  Resided	1839	, , IL, USA   [2]
  Came to Illinois in 1839, settling in Kendall County
  Census - 1850	28 Sep 1850	Kendall, Kendall, IL, USA   [3]
  1850 United States Federal Census, Illinois, Kendall, Kendall 28 Sep 1850, Dwelling 112, Family 123 Shepard, David C., 37, M, w, farmer, 1200, MA --- (enumerated as David C Shepherd) Shepard, Susan, 37, f, w, England --- (enumerated as Susan Shepherd) Shepard, Sarah, 7, f, w, IL --- (enumerated as Sarah Shepherd) Shepard, Jane?, 5, f, w, IL --- (enumerated as Jane Shepherd) Shepard, Margaret, 4, f, w, IL --- (enumerated as Margaret Shepherd) Shepard, David C, 3, m, w, IL --- (enumerated as David C Shepherd) Shepard, Philo, 17, m, w, NY--- (enumerated as Philo Shepherd)
  Census - 1860	9 Aug 1860	Kendall, Kendall, IL, USA   [4]
  1860 United States Federal Census, Illinois, Kendall, Kendall 9 Aug 1860, Post Office: Bristol, Dwelling 153, Family 153 Shepard, D C Shepherd, 47, m, w, farmer, 3500, 870, MA --- (enumerated as D C Shepherd) Shepard, Elizabeth, 44, f, w, PA  --- (enumerated as Elizebath Shepherd) Shepard, Sarah, 16, f, w, IL, attending school --- (enumerated as Sarah Shepherd) Shepard, Jane, 14, f, w, IL, attending school --- (enumerated as Jane Shepherd) Shepard, David, 12, m, w, IL, attending school --- (enumerated as David Shepherd) Shepard, Margaret, 10, f, w, IL, attending school --- (enumerated as Margrett  Shepherd) Shepard, Charles, 8, m, w, IL, attending school --- (enumerated as Charles Shepherd) Shepard, Peter, 6, m, w, IL, attending school --- (enumerated as Peter Shepherd) Shepard, Susan, 4, f, w, IL, attending school --- (enumerated as Susan Shepherd) P Becknet, 25, m, w, farmhand, Hanover
  Occupation	Atlantic Ocean   [2]
  	Sea captain
  Died	20 Jan 1898	Oswego, Kendall, IL, USA   [2]
  Buried	Naausay Township, Kendall, IL, Au Sable Cemetery
  Notes	David Cheever Shepard (headstone photos) Birth: Apr. 11, 1813, Salem, Essex County. Massachusetts, USA Death: Jan. 20, 1898, Oswego, Kendall County, Illinois, USA SHEPARD, David C. Apr 11, 1813 - Jan 20, 1898 Susannah M., His Wife Feb 9, 1812 - Apr 3, 1856 Elizabeth H., His Wife May 11, 1813 - Sep 6, 1897 James L. March 19, 1853 - June 18, 1864 David C., Jr. Feb 12, 1848 - May 18, 1869 Jane C. Gable Jan 13, 1845 - Oct 24, 1870 Family links: Spouse:  Susannah Mary LeStourgeon Shepard (1812 - 1856)* Children:   Infant Sons Shepard (____ - 1861)*   Jane C. Shepard Gable (1845 - 1870)*   Margaret R. Shepard Edwards (1846 - 1929)*   David Chever Shepard (1848 - 1869)*   James L. Shepard (1853 - 1864)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Aux Sable Grove Cemetery, Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, USA Maintained by: Albert Arnold Sprague, I... Originally Created by: James Seidelman Record added: Oct 27, 2001 Find A Grave Memorial# 5897615 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5897615 20 Oct 2016 [FindAGrave] +++++++++++++++++++++++++ His death date from picture of headstone provided by Elmer Dickson, Chico, CA. Info on second wife also derived from picture. Marriage: Kendall County Marriages by Grooms: Schul-Simpk <http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilkendal/VitalRecords/MarriageRecords/Grooms/Kendall/KendallGrooms_Sad-Shob.htm> If that does not work, use this: <http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilkendal/VitalRecords/MarriageRecords/Grooms/Kendall/> These records were compiled from microfilm copies of Kendall County marriage records filmed by the Latter Day Saints Church. Information in Kendall County Marriage Registers, Book A-1, Book 1 and Book 2, have been combined to construct the document. These Marriage Registers cover the period from May 1841 to September 1915. Marriage Book: A1 Page: 3 [5]
  Person ID	I1444	AC-Family
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	Jeremiah Shepard,   b. 26 Aug 1782, Salem, Essex, MA, USA ,   d. 7 Sep 1824, Salem, Essex, MA, USA  (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Ruth Chever,   b. 21 Feb 1784, Salem, Essex, MA, USA ,   d. 3 Jan 1878, Aurora, Kane, IL, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Married	9 Dec 1810	Salem, Essex, MA, USA   [1]
  	Family links: Children:   David Cheever Shepard (1813 - 1898)*   Andrew Jackson Shepard (1815 - 1899)*   Jeremiah Shepard (1817 - 1898)*   James C. Shepard (1820 - 1896)*   Ruth Cheever Shepard Richardson (1820 - 1906)* [6]
  Family ID	F587	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 1	Susannah Mary LeStourgeon,   b. 9 Feb 1812, London, , , England ,   d. 3 Apr 1856, Kendall Twp., Kendall, IL, USA  (Age 44 years)
  Married	23 May 1842	, Kendall County, IL, USA
  	Marriage: Kendall County Marriages by Grooms: Schul-Simpk <http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilkendal/VitalRecords/MarriageRecords/Grooms/Kendall/KendallGrooms_Sad-Shob.htm> If that does not work, use this: <http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilkendal/VitalRecords/MarriageRecords/Grooms/Kendall/>
  Children	1. Sarah Shepard,   b. Abt 1843, , , IL, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jane Shepard,   b. 13 Jan 1845, , , IL, USA ,   d. 24 Oct 1870  (Age 25 years)   3. Margaret R. Shepard,   b. 8 Mar 1846, Kendall Twp., Kendall, IL, USA ,   d. 19 Feb 1929, Oswego, Kendall, IL, USA  (Age 82 years)   4. David Chever Shepard, Jr.,   b. 12 Feb 1848, , , IL, USA ,   d. 18 May 1869  (Age 21 years) + 5. Charles F. Shepard,   b. 20 Sep 1850,   d. 25 Jan 1935  (Age 84 years)   6. Peter Shepard,   b. Abt 1853, , , IL, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. James L. Shepard,   b. 19 Mar 1853,   d. 18 Jun 1864  (Age 11 years)   8. Susan Shepard,   b. Abt 1856, , , IL, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2008
  Family ID	F628	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 2	Elizabeth H. Ewing,   b. 11 May 1813,   d. 6 Aug 1897  (Age 84 years)
  Married	3 Feb 1857
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2010
  Family ID	F1588	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Apr 1813 - Salem, Essex, MA, USA Alt. Birth - 12 Apr 1813 - Salem, Essex, MA, USA Resided - 1839 - , , IL, USA Married - 23 May 1842 - , Kendall County, IL, USA Census - 1850 - 28 Sep 1850 - Kendall, Kendall, IL, USA Census - 1860 - 9 Aug 1860 - Kendall, Kendall, IL, USA Died - 20 Jan 1898 - Oswego, Kendall, IL, USA Buried - - Naausay Township, Kendall, IL, Au Sable Cemetery  = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones	2 Headstones
  	Cheever, David C. (1813-1898) married (1) to Susannah Mary LeStourgeon (1812-1856) and (2) Elizabeth (Unknown) (1813-1897) Headstone at the Au Sable Cemetery, Naausay Township, Kendall, IL Photo provided by Elmer Dickson
  	Cheever, David C. (1813-1898) married (1) to Susannah Mary LeStourgeon (1812-1856) and (2) Elizabeth (Unknown) (1813-1897) Headstone at the Au Sable Cemetery, Naausay Township, Kendall, IL Photo provided by Elmer Dickson

  
  

• Sources

  [S177] Surname / Shepard: Shepard Familes of New England, Gerald Faulkner Shepard, (New Haven, Connecticut: The New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1973.), 3: 309. [S697] Place / U.S.A. / IL: Illinois and Kendall County, Newton Bateman L.L.D. and Paul Selby A.M., editors, (Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1914.), 1: 1048-49. [S63] Census/U.S. Federal: 1850, 1850 United States Federal Census, Illinois, Kendall, Kendall. [S40] Census/U.S. Federal: 1860, 1860 United States Federal Census, Illinois, Kendall, Kendall. [S446] Internet: Find A Grave, Jim Tipton, (Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/.), (http://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 20 Oct 2016); Find A Grave Memorial# 5897615; Maintained by: Albert Arnold Sprague, IV, Originally Created by: James Seidelman. [S446] Internet: Find A Grave, Jim Tipton, (Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/.), (http://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 13 Feb 2017); Find A Grave Memorial# 5899033; Created by: James Seidelman.