Upper Bay Cemetery
Delaware County, Iowa

(top of stone an open book not showm)

James Sheppard
Died Aug. 7, 1905
Aged
79 Ys. 7 Ms. 27 Ds.

Born in Maryland 12/10/1826
Married Sarah Garvin on 11/5/1846 in Ohio.
Father of: Mariah (Wiley), Mary (Rogan), Sarah (Stanger), Jemima (Smith), Matthew, Elizabeth (Barker), Flora (Shew), James, Charles, William and Albert.

A great-great-grandfather of mine.