Garland Carter Sheppard
Son of
William Wesley Sheppard and Rachell Powell
Born - 1826 in Adair County, KentuckyDied - November 11, 1902
Buried - Pinhook Cemetery, Fayette County, Illinois
(South of Bluff City)
Married
1) Lydia Allgood - December 15, 1847 in Fayette Co. IL
2) Lucy Ann Perkins - March 2, 1881 in Fayette Co. IL
Children
Wiley Oliver Sheppard
Garland Carter Sheppard, Jr
William L.Sheppard
Edward Ryman Sheppard
John Sheppard
Lillian Sheppard
Eleanor Sheppard
Mary Ann Sheppard
...He was a carpenter and a blacksmith, was in civil war, and owned 40 acres NW SW Sec.8 T5N,R2E in 1874
...according to Illinois State Archives Civil War Service Report, his first name was listed as 'Garland', and he was 38 years old, 6'1", with light hair, blue eyes and fair complexion, shown a home county of [Adair Co] KY, and a residence of [Marion Co] IL when he was enrolled into service on August 9, 1862 and was given the rank of 'Sergeant.' He was Mustered out on June 6, 1865 in Washington DC with the rank of Second Lieutenant.
