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Rebecca Carter[1, 2]

Female 1841 - 1928  (86 years)


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  • Name Rebecca Carter 
    Born Dec 14, 1841  Delaware, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died Mar 15, 1928  Elk Mills, Cecil county, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mar 19, 1928  Cherry Hill Methodist Cemetery, Cherry Hill, Cecil county, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Information on death certificate, provided by son Carter Sheppard names Rebecca Sheppard's parents as Joseph Carter, born in MD and ---- Harrigan, born in MD.  Date of birth is listed as December 14, 1841.
      Obituary - Rebecca Carter Sheppard
      After an illness of two years with a complication of ailments Mrs. Rebecca Sheppard, age 86 years, widow of Harold Sheppard and daughter of the late Joseph Carter died on March 15, at her home in Elk Mills where she had long resided.  Five daughters, Mrs. Jane Hamilton of Chester; Mrs. Thomas Seth of Elk Mills; Mrs. Howard Mahan of New Castle; Mrs. William France of Chester; Mrs. John Bostic of Millington; three sons, Charles of Iron Hill; George and Carter Sheppard of Elk Mills, and three brothers, Jonathan Carter of Elk Mills; Joseph of Elkton, and Daniel of Elkton, survive her.  Funeral services were held Monday, with interment in Cherry Hill M. E. Cemetery.
    Person ID I90966  mykindred
    Last Modified Feb 9, 2006 

    Father Joseph M. Carter,   b. Oct 13, 1816, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 03, 1874, Cecil county, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Harrigan,   b. Sep 17, 1820,   d. Feb 01, 1895, Cecil county, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married Nov 13, 1839  Cecil county, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F30432  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charles B. Sheppard,   b. Dec 24, 1831, East Nottingham, Chester county, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 08, 1913, Stanton, New Castle county, Delaware, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Children 
     1. Fanny Sheppard,   d. Y
     2. Tressa "Jane" Sheppard,   d. Y
     3. John H. Sheppard,   b. Jan 02, 1860,   d. Sep 17, 1882  (Age 22 years)
     4. Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" Sheppard,   b. Dec 27, 1861,   d. Sep 16, 1878  (Age 16 years)
     5. Annie Sheppard,   b. Dec 24, 1868, Oxford, Chester county, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 21, 1963, Elk Mills, Cecil county, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     6. Emma Sheppard,   b. circa 1869,   d. Y
     7. Charles B. Sheppard,   b. 1872,   d. Nov 20, 1960, Elkton, Cecil county, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     8. George Sheppard,   b. 1875,   d. May 14, 1944, Elkton, Cecil county, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     9. Richard Sheppard,   b. May 25, 1881,   d. Y
     10. Carter Sheppard,   b. 1883,   d. 1962  (Age 79 years)
     11. Viola Sheppard,   b. Mar 04, 1888,   d. Nov 13, 1965, Elkton, Cecil county, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F30431  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1583] Sheppard, Rebecca Carter - Death Certificate.

    2. [S1553] Gedcom - Johnson, Beth.

    3. [S1578] Cecil County Marriage Licenses 1777-1840, p. 401.