Researching John Shepard
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 852 people with the Shepard surname? In that year Shepard was ranked number 2731 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Shepard on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Shepard and the Shepard Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shepard 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Shepard family tree.
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Research the Shepard surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Shepard Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 552 people with the Shepard surname in the UK? Shepard is now ranked number 3519 for popularity in the UK. |
Shepard Genealogy Databases
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Shepard Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 45574 people with the Shepard surname in the USA? Shepard is ranked number 142 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Shepard Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on John Shepard. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Shepard
John Shepard III
John Shepard III (March 19, 1886 – May 11, 1950) was an American radio executive and merchant. Among his many achievements, he was one of the original board members of the National Association of Broadcasters, having been elected the group's first Vice President in 1923. Shepard co-founded a New England radio network, known as the Yankee Network, along with his brother Robert, in 1929–1930. Shepard was also an early proponent of frequency modulation or FM broadcasting: he established the first FM network, when he linked his station in Massachusetts with one in New Hampshire in early 1941. He also was an early experimenter with home shopping, creating perhaps the first all-female radio station, WASN, in early 1927; the station broadcast some music, but mostly focused on shopping news and information about merchandise that listeners could purchase. Additionally, he created a local news network to serve New England, the Yankee News Service, and was instrumental in getting radio journalists the same credentials as print journalists.
Source: John Shepard III, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Shepard
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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