Sharpe, George W. (b. 13 AUG 1796, d. 22 NOV 1821)

Note: George is buried in Snow Creek Methodist Churchcemetery, Iredell, NC,

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Before the Revolutionary War, James Sharpe and his brothers, John, Joseph and
Walter, immigrated to what is now Iredell , NC, when it was wilderness. James
and Jane Andrews Sharpe made their home on the north side of the S. Yadkin
River nr. Chipley Ford. James served as a private in the NC Militia during the
Revolutionary War. He served in the Light horse service, under the command of
his brother, Captain Joseph Sharpe. he was also in the Battle of Kings
Mountain on Oct. 7, 1770.

His marker in the Snow Creek Cemetery reads:
In memory of James Sharpe
who departed this life
July 22, 1828, aged 77 years.
Has DAR marker.

From "Roster of Soldiers of N.C. in the American Revolution":
Compiled by the N.C.SDAR
Page 396: Militia -- James Sharpe -- No 8604: Salisbury District
Page 622: Under Clark's State Records: pages 1056, Vol. XVII
Sundry Rolls Militia - Light Horse Service
1 Joseph Sharpe, Capt.
3 James Sharpe, private
5 Hugh Andrews (brother of Jane)

DAR Patriot Index - Volume III:
Sharp, James..b.c.1751..MD..d..7-22-1828..NC..m (1) Janes Andrews... PVT..CS..NC

1820 Iredell NC census:
James Sharpe - 5 in household, plus 15 slaves

Will of James Sharpe, filed May 9, 1825 at Iredell County Courthouse.
Mentions: beloved wife Jane Sharpe, son James, daughter, Eliza Sharpe, Isabelle Chipley.
Sons-in-law, GEORGE ALLISON and Andrew Morrison are executors. Daughter Panthea (married to George Allison) is not in her father's will.
Names of children were taken from a Pioneer Certificate obtained from the Genealogical Society of Iredell County, NC. The Certificate states that James Sharpe settled in Iredell Co. in the 1770's while it was still Rowan County.

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Note: From the "Biography of Panthea (Sharpe) Allison by her great great grandson:

She was daughter of James and Jane Sharpe, was born in Iredell Co. N.C. August 26, 1789. Her father was one of the early settlers of that county. Panthea married George Allison, the son of William Allison, another pioneer. Children: James, William, Jane, George, Nancy (our line) Joseph, Panthea, Anna, Mary Lovina, an infant, stillborn, and Delia, born 1832.
Panthea may be best remembered for the minute record she kept of the approximately 500 babies she delivered in Iredell Co. between 1818 and 1856, including her own grandchildren.
When her baby Delia and her husband moved to the distant state of Iowa, she went with them, in the summer of 1856, and died there in 1868.

1850 Iredell Co. N.C. census:
Pantha Allison 60 NC
A J Tomlin 25 NC
Mary L Tomlin 21 NC

1860 Census of Union, Monroe, Iowa:
John D. Gunn, age 36, Physician
Deliah Gunn, age 26
Margaret Gunn, age 9
Eliza Gunn, age 5
Panthea Allison, age 70

Will of James Sharpe, filed May 9, 1825 at Iredell County Courthouse.
Mentions: beloved wife Jane Sharpe, son James, daughter, Eliza Sharpe, Isabelle Chipley.
Sons-in-law, George Allison and Andrew Morrison are executors. Daughter Panthea (married to George Allison) is not in her father's will.

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Census: Date: 1860
Place: Union, Monroe, Iowa

Note: Thomas Sharpe, Jr., will probated November 22, 1785, in Cecil County, Maryland. From Hall of Records : Annapolis, Maryland

Children mentioned in this will: William, John, James Sharpe of North Carolina (our line), Joseph, Samuel, Walter (deceased), Isbel Wallace, Sarah Reed, Thomas, Mary Plymoten, Elizabeth, second wife Mary and children (minors) Amos, David, Ebenezor.

Thomas was for forty years an elder in the Rock Creek Church. His farm was "Sharpe's Industry."
List of Persons Buried in Sharp's Graveyard, Fair HIll, Cecil Co., MD: Thomas Sharpe, Jr. November 11th, 1785, 67y.

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Event: Type: Fact 1
Place: Divorced 1902

Note: The family bible bought by William Penn Sheppard September 3rd 1886 has Bessie Sheppard's birthday as September 23, 1888, in Oklahoma, Indian Territory.
Her grandfather, John Sheppard, Jr. was 1/2 Cherokee Indian.

Bessie's Dawes Roll number is #28350. Her mother, Mattie Frances James Sheppard Long made the application February 14, 1901 on behalf of her two children, William Ernest and Bessie Sheppard (for enrollment as citizens of the Cherokee Nation). She did not qualify for membership herself because after the death of her Cherokee husband, she had remarried to a white man.

Asa and Bessie were married in Oklahoma (Indian Territory), October 13, 1907. Oklahoma became a State in Nov.

1910 Wagoner County, Oklahoma Census:
Asa Johnson, age 27
Bessie Johnson, age 22
Fay Johnson, age 1yr 8 months

Asa kept a journal of a trip to Texas hill country in a covered wagon to visit in 1914. And they took a lot of pictures. They moved to the Harper, Texas area about 1916.
They lived in the Harper, Texas area, ranching, about 8 years. Lived for a time near Rio Frio and moved from there to the Pipe Creek community.

1920 Kerr County, Texas Census
"Ewdard" A. Johnson, age 36
Bessie Johnson, age 31
Bessie (Faye) Johnson, age 11
"Ewdard" A. Johnson, Jr. age10
Thelma J. Johnson, age 6

1930 Kerr County, Texas census
Asa E Johnson 46 Arkansas Alabama Tennessee Farmer
Bessie Johnson 41 Oklahoma Oklahoma Tennessee
Bessie F Johnson 21 Oklahoma Arkansas Oklahoma Teacher
Edward A Johnson 19 Oklahoma Arkansas Oklahoma Farmer
Thelma J Johnson 16 Oklahoma Arkansas Oklahoma

Have Bessie's diary covering parts of 1941 and 1942, including "little Patricia's birth" June 13, 1941 and Grandma Johnson's death in May 1942.

Note: Clement died unmarried. No children.

Note: David died unmarried. No children.

Note: Fane died unmarried. No children.

Note: 1900 Cherokee Nation, I.T. census:.....(next door - Lemuel and Ruth Wicked)
George W Sheppard......1856.....44.....I.T....TN....MO
Tellie Sheppard.....July 1872....MO
Charles Sheppard....March 1890....10.....I.T.
Edward Sheppard....Feb 1892....8....I.T.
Pearl Sheppard....Jun 1899....11/12....I.T.

1910 Muskogee Ok. Census:
G. W. Shepherd...54...OK..GA..MO
Stella Shepherd...37...MO..NC..MO
Charlie Shepherd...20..OK
Eddie Shepherd...18...OK
Pearl Shepherd...10...OK
Jackson Shepherd...6...OK
Oliver P Shepherd...2...OK

1920 Muskogee Ok. Census
George W Sheppard...63...OK
Stella Sheppard...49...MO
Pearl Sheppard....20..OK
Jackson Sheppard...17..OK
Perry Sheppard...11...OK
George Sheppard...8...OK

In the 1930 census, Tellie is living with son Perry.

Note: 1870 US Census Maury Co., TN #425
James Shepard age 41 Dry Good Merchant value $9000
E. C. Shepard wife age 37
Anna Sheppard 17
Ella Sheppard age 11
Jas M. Sheppard age 9
Florence Sheppard age 5
Matta Sheppard age 2
H. F. Hagan age 32 male clerk in store
S P Hagan wife age 26
Patricia Booth age 30 domestic servant
Ida Booth age 1
1900 US Census Maury Co., TN
James M Sheppard head of household b. Feb 1828 age 73 married 50 yrs
Emme C. Sheppard wife b. Mar 1833 age 67, 12 children 5 living b. VA/VA/VA
James M. (jr) son b. Jun 1861 single b. TN/TN/VA
Florence Maxvill daughter b. Feb 1865 married 4 years no children b. TN/TN/VA
Soloman T. Maxvill son in law b. Jul 1859 b. TN/TN/TN

Note: EMIGRATION ROLLS 1817-1835
Those who filed to emigrate to Arkansas country, and after treaties in 1828, on to Oklahoma. (The Indians were offered some payment and incentive if they would move west.)
These Cherokee became known as the Old Settlers after the Eastern Cherokee joined them in 1839. (The Old Settlers moved before the TRAIL OF TEARS which was in the winter of 1838-39)

October 11, 1831, moved west, from Conasauga Georgia, now maybe Tennessee. Were paid in 1832.:
Elizabeth Shepherd and one slave

John Shepherd's group : 1 male over 50 (who?), 1 male 25-50 (John ?), 4 males under 10 (Clement, Joseph, Fane & David, probably) 1 female 25-50 (who? Ruth?) and nine slaves.

Edward Adair probably left at the same time - John's half-brother.

OLD SETTLER ROLL - 1851

Family group 269, Canadian District
John Shepherd

Ruth Shepherd "

William Shepherd "

Albion K Shepherd "

Chiantian Shepherd "

Also, Clem Shepherd and Joseph and wife Nancy Shepherd - Canadian District

OLD SETTLER ROLL - 1894

CA269 JOHN SHEPHERD, dead
A. George Shepherd son age 39
B. Ruth Shepherd Wickett dau 44 see affidavit as to correct age
[ a. Richard Shepherd gson 20
C. [ b. Eliza Shepherd gdau 25
[ c. Malinda Thompson gdau 23

[ a. Charles Shepherd gson 25
D [ b. William E. Shepherd gson 8 J. E. Long, gdn.
[ c. Bessie Shepherd gdau 6 J. E. Long, gdn.

[ a. Jack Shepherd gson 46
E. [ b. Emma Thompson gdau 33

F. Clementine Colston gdau ? 39 (probably s/b daughter)

CA269 WILLIAM SHEPHERD, dead
A. Charles Shepherd son 25
B. Mattie Long wid 31
C. William E. Shepherd son 8 J. E. Long, gdn
D. Bessie Shepherd dau 6 J. E. Long, gdn

CA269 ALBION K. SHEPHERD, dead
A. Richard Shepherd son 20
B. Eliza Shepherd dau 25
C. Malinda Thompson dau 23

Emmit Starr's "History of the Cherokee Indians" :
Gosaduisga (full blood cherokee) Starr does not show her husband, but she probably did not marry Walter Scott, trader, according to D. Hampton.
Elizabeth married James Vann, William Springston, John Shepherd, and Edward Adair.

John Shepherd, Jr. married Ruth Fawling July 29, 1820, Sallie Daniel, circa 1838 and Josephine Killian, circa 1841. (further research by David Keith Hampton shows another wife first, around 1815 named Sally McDonald, who was the mother of Elizabeth.. Marriage dates were supplied by David.)
William Sheppard married, Mary Ann Wilson and Mary F. James. (s/b Mattie)
Children: Charles, William Ernest and "Elizabeth" (Bessie).
(Frequent misspellings: Bessie was her name, not nickname. Mattie, not Mary. And William is shown many places with middle initial as "V" instead of P. for Penn. And last name is sometimes Shepherd instead of Sheppard.)

Also from "History of the Cherokee Indians":
Senators from Canadian District: 1844, John Shepherd.
Senators from Canadian District: 1845, John Shepherd
Councilors from Canadian District 1889, William Shepherd AND the notation that he died January 23, 1890. The same date as Bible.

David Keith Hampton has published January 2005, a new book using Emmit Starr's notes and additional information that was not included in the first one. The book is titled "Cherokee Mixed-Bloods". He did not include research about Gosaduisga. It is not complete and he is working on another volumne.

John Sheppard's mother Elizabeth was married four times, so he had several half-brothers and sisters: including William Burgess, Delilah Amelia Vann, Walter Scott Adair, Edward Adair, James Adair, Jennie Springston, Edley Springston and Charles Faught (Vogt)

Ruth Fawling is listed separately in "Starr" because she was Cherokee. She is probably the one listed on the emigration roll and mother to the four boys.

Sallie Daniel was probably the third wife, also Cherokee, and according to The History of the Cherokee Indians by Emmet Starr, John and Sallie did NOT have any children.

Josephine Killian was definitely the fourth and last wife. She was mother to the younger children, Albert, William, Augustus, Ruth, Clementine, George and John, according to David Keith Hampton, author of "Old Cherokee Families; notes of Dr. Emmet Starr".
The "Old Settler Roll" taken in 1851 lists Shepherds: John, Ruth, & William, as well as Albion (Albert) and Chiantian (Augustus Chouteau) Josephine was not listed as wife in 1851, but that may have been because she was white. William Penn Sheppard was born in 1843.

Dawes applications for George, Clementine, Ruth and Annie (who claims William as her father)

1920 Census for Muskogee, Oklahoma
Ruth (Sheppard) Wicket is living with son-in-law Lon and daughter Alpha Terry. Says she was born in Oklahoma and father and mother "born in the United States" whatever that means...
1930 Census for Muskogee, Oklahoma, she is still living with them, age 79. Says father was mixed-blood and mother was Cherokee.

Note: John Sheppard, Sr. was married to Elizabeth for a few years and they had one child, John Sheppard, Jr. born circa 1797. John Sr. probably died before 1800. At least Elizabeth married William Springston around 1801.

Early Georgia Settlers, 1700-1800s
Index to the 1820 Census of Georgia

24 people with the Surname "Shepherd" including John Jr., John Sr., John and John M.

14 people with the Surname "Sheppard" including John of Putnam county and John of Washington county. On the off-chance that the name was spelled correctly, one of these could be our John.

1 John Shepperd in Jefferson county.

1 John Shepard in Clarke county.

Note: 1930 Muskogee, OK census:
Perry Sheppard.....22...OK
Tellie Sheppard.....59....MO...WD.....mother
George H Sheppard....19....OK....brother

Note: Dawes Roll -Cherokees by Blood - number #21880

Note: WWI Draft Registration Card - June 1917
William E. Long (was using step-father's name)
Born Oct 13, 1886
Nearest relative - "wife and child"

1920 Claremore Ok. Census:
William E. Long age 32 b. OK Father OK Mother TN
Hattie Long age 26 b. ARK Father ALA Mother ARK
Ernestine Long age 6 5/12 b. OK

1930 - see Hattie's record

Note: OLD SETTLER ROLL - 1851

John Shepherd Family group 269, Canadian District

Ruth Shepherd "

William Shepherd "

Albion K Shepherd "

Chiantian Shepherd "

Also, Clem Shepherd and Joseph and wife Nancy Shepherd - Canadian District

OLD SETTLER ROLL - 1894

CA269 JOHN SHEPHERD, dead
A. George Shepherd son age 39
B. Ruth Shepherd Wickett 44 see affidavit as to correct age
[ a. Richard Shepherd gson 20
C. [ b. Eliza Shepherd gdau 25
[ c. Malinda Thompson gdau 23

[ a. Charles Shepherd gson 25
D [ b. William E. Shepherd gson 8 J. E. Long, gdn.
[ c. Bessie Shepherd gdau 6 J. E. Long, gdn.

[ a. Jack Shepherd gson 46
E. [ b. Emma Thompson gdau 33

F. Clementine Colston gdau ? 39 (probably s/b daughter)

CA269 WILLIAM SHEPHERD, dead
A. Charles Shepherd son 25
B. Mattie Long wid 31
C. William E. Shepherd son 8 J. E. Long, gdn
D. Bessie Shepherd dau 6 J. E. Long, gdn

CA269 ALBION K. SHEPHERD, dead
A. Richard Shepherd son 20
B. Eliza Shepherd dau 25
C. Malinda Thompson dau 23

Civil War Service Records show William Shepherd in Company F of the 2nd Cherokee Mounted Volunteers. (Confederate)

William Penn Sheppard was married to Mary Ann Wilson and had a son Charles, born November 7, 1870.

The family Bible shows William and Mattie's marriage as September 25, 1884.
Births:
William Penn Sheppard, Sept 30th, 1843
Mattie F. Sheppard, Sept 26, 1863
William Ernest Sheppard, Oct 13th, 1886
Bessie Sheppard, Sept 23, 1888
Deaths:
Wm. Penn Sheppard, Jan 23rd, 1890
W. E. Sheppard (Long) March 11, 1924
James Edward Long, December 31, 1931
Mattie Sheppard Long, Jan 10, 1951.

His second wife, Mattie Frances James Sheppard Long made the application February 14, 1901 on behalf of her two children, William Ernest and Bessie Sheppard (for enrollment as citizens of the Cherokee Nation). She did not qualify for membership herself because after the death of her Cherokee husband, she had remarried to a white man.
Because Mattie could not produce the marriage certificate, Susan Lynch, wife of Judge Lynch, gave a statement.
She said that her husband performed the marriage ceremony at their house. (September 25, 1884) She said that William Sheppard had been married once before to a cousin of hers, Mary Ann Wilson, who had died.
When asked for the names of William's parents, Mattie replied Jack and Josephine. She never knew either one, they had been dead for years before she met William. (Josephine could have been a step-mother for all she knew.) "Jack" had been married 4 times.

William wrote several letters in 1883 and 1884 asking for license to trade in general merchandise. Don't know if he ever got it.

Also Letter to Mattie's mother, Mrs. H. A. James, Eureka Springs, Ark.
:
Webbers Falls, Indian Teritory
September 19th, 1884
Dear Madam
I am sure that I ougt no longer to delay addressing you upon a subject with which is concerned not only my own happiness but also my duty toward your self. I have had Miss Matties company since she came to this place. I can say to you she has won all my love and affections and I will do all there is in my power to make her happy the rest of her dayes. She has also agreed to give me her heart and hand and it is her request for me to drop you a few lines wich I have done to gratify her wishes.

Hoping to hear from you soon I remain yours respectfully
William P. Sheppard

William P. Sheppard's will:
Cherokee Nation }
Canadian District }

Know all by these present that I Wm. P. Sheppard, of Canadian District, Cherokee Nation, being in my sound and disposing mind make this my will. That Charley Sheppard is to have Fifty Dollars in cash as his portion to my estate. The remainder of my property and effects, personal and real and mixed of what nature and kind soever and wheresoever the same shall be at my death to go to my wife Mattie Sheppard & my two children I have by her and for them to have and keep, jointly while the said Mattie Sheppard lives. At her death the property and effects as I have mention above to go to my two children Earnest and Bessie Sheppard, my farm situated on the Dirdene Creek and joins Ike Beuge's place on the southern side is not to be sold but keep for Earnest & Bessie Sheppard. Annie Smith has no interest in my estate whatever, she is no child of mine and I never has claimed her as one.
In witness wherof I herewith set my hand in presents of these witness.
This the 21st day of Nov. 1889.
Wm. P. Sheppard

Witnesses
J. W. Bumgaener
Thomas Carlile

I do hereby certify that the above will of Wm. P. Sheppard was signed and witnessed in my presence.
This the 21st day of Nov. 1889.

Irving Vore, Depit Clk.
SEAL Canadian Dist.
C.N.

This will indorsed as follows:
Recorded this 27th day of January 1890
Chas E. Vann
Clk. C.D.

(Annie, who "is no child of mine" listed William as her father on her Dawes application). Must have been step-father.(?)

And the farm "that is not to be sold" was sold by the step-father, James Long.

Emmit Starr's "History of the Cherokee Indians" :
Gosaduisga (full blood cherokee) Starr does not show her husband, but she married Walter Scott, trader.
Elizabeth Scott married James, Vann, William Springston, John Shepherd, and Edward Adair.
John Shepherd, Jr. married Ruth Fawling July 29, 1820, Sallie Daniel, circa 1838 and Josephine Killian, circa1841. (further research by David Keith Hampton shows another wife first, around 1815 named Sally McDonald. Marriage dates were supplied by David.)
Also, William Sheppard married, Mary Ann Wilson and Mary F. James.
Children: Charles, William Ernest and Elizabeth.
(Frequent misspellings: Bessie was her name, not nickname. Mattie, not Mary. And William is shown many places with middle initial as "V" instead of P. for Penn. And last name is sometimes Shepherd instead of Sheppard.
Also from "History of the Cherokee Indians":
Senators from Canadian District: 1844, John Shepherd.
Councilors from Canadian District 1889, William Shepherd and the notation that he died January 23, 1890.

Note: Will of Capt. Jabez Sherwood, late of Greenwich, dated August 16, 1775, probated April 1, 1788, mentions his wife Hannah, and children Jabez, Daniel, Susannah, Elizabeth wife of Daniel Lyon, Rebecca, wife of Daniel Merritt, Ruth, wife of Shubel Kniffen, Hannah, wife of Samuel Peck, Jr., and MARY, WIFE of ISAAC FERRIS.
Executors, his son Jabez and son-in-law Samuel Peck, Jr.
Witnesses James Phillips, Solomon Wright and Daniel Lewis.
Jabez Sherwood refused to qualify, and letters were issued to Samuel Peck, Jr. page 150.
Inventory taken Feb 16, 1785, by John Mead and Joseph Wilson, and filed June 25, 1785, Page 55.
Additional inventory and account filed July 1, 1788, page 156.

Note: Mary is mentioned in her father's will as "wife of Isaac Ferris"

Note: WILL OF NATHANIEL SHERWOOD;
In the name of God, Amen, January 5, 1732. I, Nathaniel Sherwood, of Rye, in Weschester County, being very sick. I leave to wife Abigail, 1/3 of my estate, and ??8 in money towards the maintenance of my daughter Sarah. I leave to my son Nathaniel, 25 shillings. To my son Nehemiah, 30 shillings. To my son Stephen, ??6. To my daughter Rebecca, 5 shillings. To my grand-daughter Elizabeth Sherwood, 10, when eighteen. All the rest of estate to be sold at the discretion of my executors, and divided among my 5 youngest children, JABEZ, Silas, Abigail, Mary and Sarah. I make my wife Abigail, and my trusty friend, Joseph Steward, executors.
Witnesses, Samuel Brown, Thomas Lyons, William Robinson.
Proved, March 20, 1732/3.