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Oda Alf SHEPHERD

Oda Alf SHEPHERD

Male 1916 - 1994  (77 years)

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  • Name Oda Alf SHEPHERD 
    Born 24 Apr 1916  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Birthplace given in marriage record as Ritchie County, but WV Birth Index indicates Tyler County.
    Gender Male 
    Military (ENLISTED 8/16/1940)  [4] 
    U.S. Army, World War II 
    Census 1930  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1935  Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1940  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Lake Waccamaw, Columbus Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence Lumberton, Robeson Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Died 26 Jan 1994  Lumberton, Robeson Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Buried Whiteville Memorial Cemetery, Whiteville, Columbus Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7] 
    Person ID I62665  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2021 

    Father Creed Collins SHEPHERD,   b. 2 Nov 1873, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1941  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Ida Bell PYLES,   b. 23 Jul 1883, Wick, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1981  (Age 97 years) 
    Family ID F34635  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ruby Waneta PIERCE,   b. 22 Feb 1917, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 2003  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 6 Nov 1935  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Divorced Y  [8, 9] 
    Children 
    +1. Lewis Alfred SHEPHERD,   b. 8 Mar 1937, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 2015, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. Shirley Lee SHEPHERD,   b. 7 Mar 1939, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 2018, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Documents
    62665_OdaShepherd_RubyPierce_MarriageRecord_6Nov1935.jpg    		62665_OdaShepherd_RubyPierce_MarriageRecord_6Nov1935.jpg
    Family ID F26046  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S2444] North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com, NC Center for Health Statistics, NC Vital Records, NC State Archives).

    3. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    4. [S2512] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    5. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796733&Type=Marriage.

    6. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    8. [S2642] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    9. [S1620] Death record of husband.