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Born: Abt 01/Aug/1816  Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH	Eliza Johnson
Married:  28/July/1835  Vermillion Co., IN	Marriage record
Died: 07/Dec/1890  Newport, Vermillion Co., IN	The Hoosier State Wednesday Dec 10, 1890
Buried: Chapel Hill (Vermillion Chapel) Cemetery, Vermillion Co., IN	Eliza wife of Ben Shepard died Dec 7, 1890 aged 74 yrs, 4 mo. 6 days

FATHER

John Johnson

MOTHER

Elizabeth unknown

HUSBAND

Ben Shepard

CHILDREN

1,   Hiran Shepard  b. 1836

2.   Elizabeth Shepard  b. 1838

       d. abt 1863

3.   Lewis Shepard b. 1839

4.   Mary Elma Shepard b. 1842

5.   Harriet (Hattie) Shepard b. 1845

6.  Caroline (Callie) Shepard b. 1846

7.   Selina W. Shepard b. 1848

8.   Ellen Shepard b. 1850

9.   Judson Porter Shepard b. 1854

10. Florence Shepard b. 1856

11. Susan Shepard b. 1860

Eliza Johnson Shepard was one of the oldest of several children and even though they settled in different states, Eliza remained very close to at least one of her younger sisters, Linda.  In an album given to her granddaughter, Grace Shepard, Eliza had added a photo of her own sister, "Aunt Linda Houk".    See photo on her page, Verlinda Johnson

According to the obit of Harriet Shepard Harlan, Ben Shepard was an "honored and faithful member of long standing" in the Baptist church. The obituary on Ben Shepard says, "he was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church."   He and Eliza had 11 children. Hiram remained a Baptist. Lewis, Mary Elma, Salina, Ellen became Methodists. Harriet became a Methodist "in her girlhood" but later "went to the Baptist denomination." Caroline died in 1869 apparently having not joined any church. Susan died in 1880 also not having joined any church. The religion of the other three children is not known.  The obituary for Eliza, his wife, says the funeral was preached by the Rev. John W. Parrett.  Rev. Parrett was the Methodist minister who officiated at the funeral of Enoch White in 1878.

According to the obituary of her daughter, Elma Shepard Wright, "Eliza Johnson, was born in Cincinnati of English descent and came to Indiana with her family as a child about 1820."

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