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[[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S.
Living with parents in 1870.
1870 Census: Redfield, Oswego Co, New York
George Shepard, age 14, bp NY
1880 Census: Sandy Creek, Oswego Co, New York
George Shepard, age 24, bp NY, p's bp NY, Works in Tannery
Flora Sheppard, wife, age 22, bp NY, p's bp NY
Eddie Shepard, son, age 2, bp NY
Martin Shepard, father, age 55, bp NY, p's bp NY
Polly Shepard, mother, age 48, bp NY, p's bp NY
Note Emily, age 12, is not listed.
Going by list of George's children's names in Shepard file on World Connet>
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2455294&id=I520316108
found census below...
1900 Census: Worth, Jefferson Co, New York
image 6 & 7 of 20, Note this is the location his father died.
Transcribed Effie as Elfie.
George Shepard, head, Sept 1855, age 45, m 23 yrs, bp NY, p's bp NY, Farssar [?] not farmer or laborer.
Lizzie V. Shepard, wife, Mar 1875, age 25, m 5 yrs, 2 births 0 living, bp NY, p's bp NY
Merton L. Shepard, son, Dec 1881, age 18, bp NY, p's bp NY, Laborer
Lewis N. Shepard, son, July 1882, age 17, bp NY, p's bp NY, Laborer
George H. Shepard, son, Nov 1884, age 15 bp NY, p's bp NY, Laborer
Mary J. Shepard, dau, Jan 1886, age 14 bp NY, p's bp NY
Effie A. Shepard, dau, Jan 1887, age 13 bp NY, p's bp NY
Charles F. Shepard, adpt son, Sept 1897, age 2, bp NY, p's bp NY
Note the years of marriage. Note Lizzie has 0 living children.
If George had been a married man for 23 yrs his first marriage would be in 1877, possibly before his marriage to Flora.
Did not find father George in 1910. Did find Lizzie and son Charles.
1910 Census: Boylston, Oswego Co, New York
Owens Lowery, age 39, 2m 2yrs, Farm Laborer- house farmer [?]
Lizzie Lowery, age 38, 2m 2yrs, 1 birth 1 living, bp NY, p's bp NY
A??lia Lowery, dau, 1 3/12, bp NY, p's bp NY
Charles Sheperd, st son, age 12, bp NY, p's bp NY
Note Owen's first wife was named Aurelia A. Sharp.
Note this was a second marriage for Lizzie.
1920 Census: Boylston, Oswego Co, New York
Owens Lowry, age 53, bp NY, p's bp NY, Farmer- dairy
Lizzie Lowry, wife, age 44, bp NY, p's bp NY
A??llia Lowry, dau, age 11, bp NY, p's bp NY
Charles Lowry, son, age 19, bp NY, p's bp NY
Virgil Sheperd, nephew, age 9, bp NY, p's bp NY
Leola Sheperd, niece, age 7, bp NY, p's bp NY
Charles the stepson, age abt 22, now using surname Lowrey.
Virgil and Leola were children of Lewis Shepard, Lizzie's stepson.
Note Lizzie was both married to LOWREY and buried with the maiden name SHEPARD, with no mention of her being a Mrs. Shepard.
http://www.nnygenealogy.com/Marriages.asp
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