Milton A. Shepard appeared on the census of 1850 in the household of
Rev. William Finn Shepard and
Sarah H. Shepard in Antioch, Lake County, Illinois, which lists William F. Shepard, 50, born in New Jersey [sic, probably should be New York?]; his wife Sarah, 45, born in New York; their son Harvey S., 26, born in New York; Harvey's wife Sophrona, 24, born in New York; Harvey and Sophrona's son Milton A. 2, born in Illinois; and apparently absent son Milton's wife Cynthia, 21, born in New York. Query: Where was their son Milton in 1850? He was in Contra Costa County, California, in 1860.
1 Milton A. Shepard appeared on the census of 1860 in the household of
Harvey S. Shepard and
Sophronia A. Shepard in Antioch, Lake County, Illinois, which lists H.S. Shepard, 36, born in New York; his wife S.A. Shepard, 32, born in New York; their children (all born in Illinois) Libbie, 13, Milton [mis-indexed as Wilton], 12, Harmon, 7, Herbert, 5; a servant and three farm laborers.
2 Milton A. Shepard appeared on the census of 1870 in the household of Harvey S. Shepard and Sophronia A. Shepard in Antioch, Lake County, Illinois, which lists Harvey S. Shepard [mis-indexed as Shepherd], 46, born in New York; his wife Sophronia [mis-indexed as Sopona], 44, born in New York; and their children (all born in Illinois) Milton, 22, Harmon, 17, Herbert, 15, and Nettie, 10; and a servant.
5 Milton A. Shepard was a farmer in 1870.
5 Milton A. Shepard and
Cyrena E. Shepard appeared on the census of 1880 in Spring Creek, Greenwood County, Kansas, which lists Milton A. Shepard, 32, born in Illinois; his wife Cryena A., 34, born in Indiana; and a farm laborer.
4 He was a farmer in 1880.
4 Milton A. Shepard and Cyrena E. Shepard appeared on the census of 1900 in Eureka, Greenwood County, Kansas, which lists Milton A. Shepard, 53, born September 1846 in Illinois, and his wife Cyrena E., 52, born October 1847 in Ohio. Cyrena had not given birth to any children.
3 He was a farmer in 1900.
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