Family:Benjamin Sheppard and Phereby Donelson (1)

Parents: James Sheppard and Mary Harper Benjamin Harper Sheppard b. 1 Jan 1816 Dobbs, North Carolina, United States d. 1869 Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States	Parents: Lemuel Donelson and Elizabeth Whyte Phereby Elizabeth Rachael Donelson b. 16 Oct 1822 Williamson, Tennessee, United States d. 24 Dec 1898 Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States

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Facts and Events

Marriage^[1]^[2]

2 Aug 1838

Children

		Birth	Death
1.	Mary Elizabeth Sheppard	19 Jun 1839 Davidson, Tennessee, United States	7 Jun 1848 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
2.	Phereby Whyte Sheppard	7 Mar 1841 Williamson, Tennessee, United States	30 Jun 1859 Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
3.	Lemuel Donelson Sheppard	16 Jul 1842 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States	Mississippi, United States
4.	Harper Sheppard	1 May 1845 Davidson, Tennessee, United States	24 May 1848 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
5.	Mary Frances Sheppard	1 Mar 1849 Davidson, Tennessee, United States	11 Mar 1856 Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
6.	John William Sheppard	14 Jul 1853 Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States	24 Aug 1903 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
7.	Maida Harper Sheppard	11 Jan 1857 Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States	3 Feb 1942 Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, United States
8.	Julia Howe Sheppard	25 Jun 1861 Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States	2 Jul 1932 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

References

↑ Western Weekly Review, Franklin, Tennessee
August 10, 1838.

"B. Harper Sheppard, lawyer, Jackson, Tenn. married Phereby E. R. daughter of
Lemuel Donelson, dec., Williamson Co., Tenn., August 2, 1838."
↑ Nashville Whig
August 3, 1838.

"Sheppard, B. Harper, Attorney at law of Jackson, Tennessee, married in Nashville on the 2nd inst. by the Rev. A. H. Dasheill to Miss Phereby E. R. Donelson, daughter of the late Lemuel Donelson of Williamson County." See also: Nashville Union, August 3, 1838.