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Spring Valley Cemetery ~ Robert Jerome Shepard ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Shepard, Robert Jerome
LAST NAME: Shepard FIRST NAME: Robert MIDDLE NAME: Jerome NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
GENDER: M TITLE: 
BORN: 6 July 1888 DIED: 30 Dec 1950 BURIED:  (Spring Valley Cemetery)
OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  Zena, Polk Co., Oregon
DEATH PLACE: Albany, Linn Co., Oregon
NOTES: 

1900 OR CENSUS - Robert J. Shepard, age 11, b. Jul 1888 in Oregon, is enumerated with James, age 45, occupation farmer, b. Jul 1854 in Missouri, and Josephine, age 46, mother of 10 children 9 of whom are living at the time of the census, b. Jun 1853 in New York, along with Agnes E., age 21, b. Nov 1878 in Utah, Claiborne L., age 16, b. Nov 1883 in Oregon, Alice G., age 13, b. Apr 1887 in Oregon, Frederick G., age 8, b. Jan 1893 in Oregon, and Ruth J., age 5, b. Nov 1894 in Oregon.

1910 WA CENSUS – R.J. Shepard (21y, b Oregon) enumerated with parents J.R. (55y, b Missouri, married 34y, occupation farm manager) and Josephine (56y, b New York, mother of 10 children, 8 living at time of census) and 3 siblings, all born in Oregon, Alice G. (22y), and Fred C. (18y) and Ruth J. (15y); also with family were three servants

WWI Draft Registration Card - Robert Jerome Shepard, 28, of Haines, Alaska; born 6 July 1888, Salem, Oregon; occupation USRO  training camp student; married; dependent wife

1920 OR CENSUS – Robert J. Shepard (31y, b Oregon, occupation civil engineer) enumerated with wife Grace W. (30y, b Louisiana), his parents James Ray (65y, b Missouri, occupation farmer) and Josephine A. (66y, b New York) and brother Fredrick C. (28y, b Oregon)

1930 AK TERRITORY CENSUS - Robert J. Shepard, age 41, occupation road district supervisor, b. Oregon, is enumerated with Grace W., age 42, b. Loisana [Louisiana], along with Marjorie, age 5, b. California.

DEATH CERTIFICATE: 

OSBH DC (Linn County 1950) #13143 - Robert Jerome Shepard, male, civil eng, dairyman, married (Grace W.), b. 6 July 1888 at Zena, Oregon, d. 30 Dec 1950 in Albany, Oregon (Albany Hospital - usual residence Rt. 8 Box 551, Salem) at the age of 62 years, name of father James R. Shepard, maiden name of mother Josephine Lockley, interment Zena; informant Grace W. Shepard.

OBITUARY: 

Robert J. Shepard, late resident of Salem route 6 (Zena), at an Albany hospital, December 30, Survived by wife, Grace W. Shepard of Zena; daughter, Mrs Marjorie Washburn of Zena; sisters, Mrs Alice Garlington of Missoula, Mont, Mrs Ruth S. Hosch of Scio; brothers, E. Ray Shepard of Washington, DC, Ralph C. Shepard of Zena, Fred C. Shepard of Bend, and grandchildren, Hal and Bobby Washburn of Zena. Services will be held Wednesday, January 3, 1:30 pm at the Clough-Barrick chapel with the Rev Dudley Strain officiating. Interment at Zena cemetery.

Capital Journal, Tuesday, January 2, 1951, page 12

INSCRIPTION: 

Shepard
Robert J.
1888 - 1950
[shares marker with Grace]

SOURCES: 

Janssen Compilation
Saucy Survey & Photographs
OSBH DC (Linn County 1950) #13143
1900 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Spring Valley, ED 172, sheet 1B) 

1910 WA CENSUS (Klickitat co, Hardison, ED 119, sheet 1A)

WWI Draft Registration Card (Ancestry.com)

1920 OR CENSUS (Multnomah co, Portland, ED 101, sheet 8B)

1930 AK TERRITORY CENSUS (3rd Juditial Dist., Chitina, ED 12, sheet 1B)

CJ, 2 Jan 1951, page 12 

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