Researching Karen Sheard
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2743 people with the Sheard surname? In that year Sheard was ranked number 1444 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Karen means "pure" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Karen Sheard on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Karen Sheard in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Sheard ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Karen Sheard and the Sheard Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sheard 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 Sheard family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Karen Sheard at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Karen Sheard using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Karen Sheard.
Research the Sheard surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Sheard Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 2531 people with the Sheard surname in the UK? Sheard is now ranked number 2036 for popularity in the UK. |
Sheard Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Karen Sheard.
Study MyTrees for information on the Sheard family and people looking to contact living Sheard relations.
Check out One Great Family for Sheard records submitted by people who are already researching the Sheard Family Tree.
Find Karen Sheard from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Sheard Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Sheard surname in the USA? Sheard is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Sheard Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Karen Sheard. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Karen Sheard
Karen Clark Sheard
Karen Valencia Clark Sheard (née Clark; born November 15, 1960) is an American Grammy Award-winning Gospel singer, musician, songwriter, and businesswoman. Clark-Sheard is the wife of the current Church of God in Christ Presiding Bishop J. Drew Sheard and she serves as the current First Lady of the COGIC denomination. Clark–Sheard is best known as the youngest member of influential gospel group the Clark Sisters. Clark–Sheard is also the mother of contemporary gospel singer and actress Kierra "Kiki" Sheard. She has released five solo albums, seventeen with the Clark Sisters and collaborated with her son J. Drew Sheard II and her daughter Kierra Sheard.
During the hiatus of the Clark Sisters, Clark–Sheard rose to fame after she recorded her critically acclaimed and much anticipated solo album Finally Karen, which spawned her hit, "Balm in Gilead" (a re-recording of a song she originally recorded as part of the Clark Sisters back in the 1980s for their Heart & Soul album) the R&B-flavored "Just For Me" and "Nothing Without You" – a contemporary duet with R&B diva Faith Evans. Finally Karen became one of the most successful gospel albums of 1998 earning Sheard a Grammy nomination and earning her a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for "Best Female Vocalist"
After her debut album success and much touring, Clark–Sheard was hospitalized in 2001 after one of her blood vessels burst during a cosmetic procedure, resulting in doctors giving her a 2% chance of survival. Her testimony inspired the title name for her long-awaited sophomore project, 2nd Chance released in 2002. Clark–Sheard recorded two more live albums, including The Heavens Are Telling and It's Not Over (which featured some studio recordings), before releasing All in One, Clark–Sheard's first all-studio-recorded album in 13 years. The album debuted at #2 on the U.S. Billboard Gospel Chart and #98 on Billboard's Top 200 albums chart, while its first single "Prayed Up" has so far peaked at #9 on the U.S. Billboard Gospel Songs chart.
Singers Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Faith Evans, SWV, Kameron Lacroix, Blu Cantrell, Lil' Mo, Missy Elliott, Kelly Price, Kanye West and Fantasia all count Karen Clark-Sheard as one of their vocal influences.
Source: Karen Clark Sheard, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Sheard
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