Margaret Louisa (Vanderbilt) Shepard (1845 - 1924)

Born 23 Jul 1845 in Richmond, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Elliot Fitch Shepard — married 18 Feb 1868 in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1924 at age 78 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Margaret was a member and heiress of the Vanderbilt family.

Appeared in the 1850 U. S. Census in Southfield, Richmond, New York. The household included: Wm. age 29, occupation farmer; Maria L. age 28; Cornelius age 6; Margaret age 5; William age 0; Alex Holmes age 28; Thos Holmes age 26; Washington Holmes age 23; Agustus Holmes age 15; Henry Jackson age 35; Elisa Jackson age 36; Phebe Jackson age 5; John Jackson age 0.

Appeared in the 1855 New York Census in Southfield, Richmond. The household included: Wm. age 34, occupation farmer; Maria L. age 33; Cornelius age 11; Maggie age 10; William age 6; Emily T. age 4; Florence age 1; John Stokes age 34, occupation servant; Michael Scott age 40, occupation servant; James Lennon age 28, occupation servant; John Gaynor age 27, occupation servant; Thomas Morse age 29, occupation servant; Robert Fullom age 21, occupation servant; Thomas Mccullough age 40, occupation servant.

Buried Vanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum, New Dorp, Richmond (Staten Island), New York, United States of America.

Sources

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC16-CRT : 24 December 2020), Margaret Vanderbilt in household of Wm Vanderbilt, Southfield, Richmond, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6QG-B1P : 3 March 2021), Maggie L Vanderbilt in household of William H Vanderbilt, E.D. 2, Southfield Township, Richmond, New York, United States; citing p. , line #35, family #4, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 946,687.

"New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24Z5-PKB : 10 February 2018), W. H. Vanderbilt in entry for Elliott Shepard and Maggie Vanderbilt, 18 Feb 1868; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,544,131.

"New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WBQ-RRT : 3 June 2020), Wm Henry Vanderbilt in entry for Margaret Louisa Shepard, 1924.

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVL-S7VS : 5 August 2020), Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt Shepard, ; Burial, New Dorp, Richmond (Staten Island), New York, United States of America, Vanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum; citing record ID 17739036, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17739036/margaret-louisa-shepard.

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