Charles Lewis Shepard (1812 - 1872)

Born 15 Feb 1812 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Hurst) Shepard — married 20 Jan 1839 in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

Died 2 May 1872 at age 60 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Charles was born in 1812. He was the son of Edward Shepard and Mary Ayrault. He passed away in 1872. His death notice/obituary in the Cleveland Leader, May 3, 1872 reads in part:

"Another Old Settler passed away..... death of Charles L. Shepard yesterday morning at his late residence. Mr. Shepard some two months ago met with a severe accident by being thrown out of his buggy, resulting in one of his legs being badly broken and confining him to his bed till his death which was caused by internal injuries and nervous prostration....."

It goes on to say that he was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, moved to Cleveland in 1835 "and went into the chair, sash, door and blind manufacturing business with his brother, Daniel A. Shepard.... He leaves a widow and two children [not named].

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Death

BURIAL: Woodland Cemetery Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA PLOT Section: 21 Lot: 16 Grave: 2

Sources

1. ↑ Cleveland Leader newspaper, Cleveland, Ohio, May 3, 1872. notice

• "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDFV-M6K : 25 March 2020), Elizabeth Hurst in entry for C. L. Shepard, 1839.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #107241016
• "Ohio, Cleveland Cemetery Interment Records, 1824-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6WZ-5RJ : 11 March 2018), Charles L Shepard, 05 May 1872; citing p. 195, vol. 1, Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, East Cuyahoga County Genealogical Society, Lyndhurst.
• "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W9B1-4RT2 : 28 May 2019), Charles L. Shepard, died 02 May 1872; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLY-FSS3 : 13 December 2015), Charles L Shepard, 1872; Burial, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States of America, Woodland Cemetery; citing record ID 107241016, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6F1-9ZV : 9 March 2018), Charles L. Shephard, 05 May 1872; citing Death, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, source ID 257, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,977,371.
• "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F62Z-SPF : 9 March 2018), Charles L. Shephard, 05 May 1872; citing Death, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, source ID 257, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,977,371.