Born in Macon, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joshua Ammons
and Pheriba (Holland) Ammons
Sister of
Sarah (Ammons) Franks, John A. Ammons, Grace (Ammons) Cloer, Martha (Ammons) Holland, Rebecca (Ammons) Hurst, Thomas Ammons, Nancy A (Ammons) Franks and Jehu Richard Ammons
Wife of
Calvin Grandison Shepherd
— married
9 Aug 1849 in Macon County, North Carolina
Descendants 
Mother of
Joseph Joshua Shepherd, John Riley Shepherd, Gracie Emeline (Shepherd) McCall, Martha H. Shepherd, Henry Burton Shepherd, Nancy Jane (Shepherd) McCall, Pherabie Adeline (Shepherd) Ammons, Sara Trese (Shepherd) Rickman, Mary M. (Shepherd) Franks and Margaret (Shepherd) Stamey
Died
at age 67
in Macon County, North Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 15 May 2018
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Biography
Pherabia (Ammons) Shepherd lived in Appalachia, in North Carolina.
Pherabia was born in 1828. She passed away in 1896.
Aside from a Findagrave mention, there are no sources at present for the birthplace of Pherabia.
Sources
- "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXTD-6TW : 4 November 2017), Calvin Shepherd and Pheraby Ammons, 09 Aug 1849; citing Macon, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 19,268.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCX4-9T7 : 20 August 2017), Pheraby Shepherd in entry for Calvin G Shepherd, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 121, sheet 534C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0971; FHL microfilm 1,254,971.
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15409463/ferba-shepherd: accessed 14 February 2019), memorial page for Ferba Ammons Shepherd (17 Dec 1828–28 May 1896), Find A Grave Memorial no. 15409463, citing Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Leatherman, Macon County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by JoAnn Welch Coon (contributor 46853486) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Pherabia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Pherabia:
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~6.25%
~25.00%
George Robert Bowers 
:
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Robert Reed :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Gordon Phillips :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Misty (Maynor) Long :
AncestryDNA
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