Records of Donald Shepperd on Ancestry

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Donald Shepperd and the Shepperd Family History

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shepperd Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Shepperd family tree.

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Shepperd Family History Databases

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Some Famous People called Donald Shepperd

Donald Shepperd

Major General Donald William Shepperd (born 1940) is a retired United States Air Force officer who served as the director of the Air National Guard from 28 January 1994 to 28 January 1998. Shepperd holds a master of science degree from Troy State University and attended the Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base. He graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1962 as a distinguished graduate. The retired Major General has also functioned as a military aviation analyst for CNN. His wife is Rose.

Shepperd is also the author or co-author of several books:*Bury Us Upside Down.* Fly Girl* The Class of '58 Writes a Book* Chronicle Series**Wonder Years - The Wheat Ridge Chronicles**Big Mama & Daddy Zach - The South Texas Chronicles**Think Like a Trout - The Frying Pan Chronicles**Bwana Shep - The African Chronicles**Mayday - The Vietnam Chronicles**Mr. Dumbsquat – The Academy Chronicles

In 2010 the new Air National Guard readiness center was named Shepperd Hall after him.

Source: Donald Shepperd, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Shepperd

Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.

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