John Riley Shepherd b 1796 NC d 18 Oct 1877 Owsely Co KY; s/o William C Shepherd and Elvira Lewis. J ohn Riley Shepherd m. about 1820 VA to Nancy Wells 1802 VA d about 1861; d/o Thomas Wells and Rebecca Blevins. (1860 Wise Co VA Census). Children of John Riley Shepherd and Nancy Wells;

I. Henderson Shepherd b 1821; m. Louisa Joseph b 1827; d/o William Clemon "Clemmey" Joseph and Elizabeth Hilton. (1860 Wise Co VA Census).

II. Alfred Shepherd b 1826 Lee Co VA; m. Minerva Morris b 1830 VA.

III. William Shepherd b about 1828 Lee Co VA; m. about 1851 KY to Rebecca Maggard b 1832 Letcher Co KY; d/o Henry Maggard and Elizabeth Parker.

IV. Rebecca Jane Shepherd b about 1830 Lee Co VA d 8 Jun 1891 Bold Camp, Wise Co VA; m. 8 Oct 1844 Letcher Co KY to William H "Devil" Boggs b 1823 Lee Co VA d 18 Jul 1853 Russell Co VA; s/o Elijah "Eli" Boggs and Mary Tabitha Pennington. Rebecca Jane Shepherd m. 1 Feb 1855 Pike Co KY to Wilson "Bacon" Mullins b 12 Apr 1824 Russell Co VA d 4 Nov 1892 Wise Co VA s/o David "Spotted Dave" Mullins and Virginia Jane "Jennie" Short. Wilson "Bacon" Mullins m. 5 Feb 1846 to Rebecca Frances Maggard b about 1832 Taylor Co KY, d/o David "Long Dave" Maggard and Susan Harrison.

V. Phoebe Shepherd b 1832 Lee Co VA d 10 Dec 1884 Wise Co VA; m. 1848 to James Boggs b 10 May 1832 VA d 23 Nov 1884 Wise Co VA; s/o Elijah "Ely" Boggs and Sarah Eldridge.

VI. Mahala Shepherd b about 1834

VII. Thomas Shepherd b 1835 Wise Co VA d 1861 Wise Co VA; m. 28 Nov 1861 Wise Co VA to Lucinda Adams b 1842 Letcher Co KY; d/o Moses Adams and Rebecca Hall.

VIII. Elizabeth Shepherd b about 1838

IX. Riley Shepherd b 1842 Lee Co VA d 19 Aug 1924 Owsley Co KY; m. about 1866 Owsley Co KY to Nancy Jane Morris b 1850 Owsley Co KY d 1938.

X. Andrew Jackson Shepherd b 1844 VA d 1928; m. Martha Ann Morris b 1852 KY d 1934.

XI. Mathias "Silas" Shepherd b 1846 VA d 1933; m. Nancy Florence Minter b 1852.

XII. Ann Shepherd b 1847 VA

John Riley Shepherd
and Elizabeth "Betsy" Baker

John Riley Shepherd b 1796 NC d 18 Oct 1877 Owsely Co KY; s/o William C Shepherd and Elvira Lewis. John Riley Shepherd m. Elizabeth "Betsy" Baker b 1818. Child of John Riley Shepherd and Elizabeth "Betsy" Baker;

I. Wilson Baker Shepherd b about 1849 Perry Co KY d Aug 1900 Leslie Co KY; m. (1) to Sallie Lewis; m. (2) to Susie Asher.

(Source: Don Chesnut - d.chesnut@insightbb.com)