Person:Jack Shepard (1)

Jack was reared in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia but it is rumored that he killed a slave and was afraid of a run -in with the law. He was advised by his family to leave. He was in his late teens or early 20's at the time. He moved to Texas and changed his name from Steinbach to Sheperd. He married Luella Snow and they had 3 daughters, Mabel Glen, Lillie Lorene and Beatrice. Lorene married Bobby Faust and had 2 children Bobby and Dorothy. Beatrice married very young and died in childbirth. Jack was a blacksmith in Decatur, Texas

on the 1920 census but was listed as a railroad switchman at the time of his death. His death certificate from Ft. Worth, Texas lists his address as living on Humbolt St. and cause of death was a heart attack.