Joseph C. Shepherd b about 1822 VA d 3 May 1879 Scott Co VA; buried Shepherd Cemetery, Scott Co VA; s/o John Mooney Shepherd and Mary Polly Collier. Joseph C Shepherd m. 4 Feb 1847 VA to Sarah "Sally" Riggs b 25 May 1820 d 9 Nov 1896 Scott Co VA; buried Shepard Cemetery, Scott Co VA. Children of Joseph C Shepherd and Sarah "Sally" Riggs;

I. Louisa J Shepherd b APR 1847 VA d 10 Jul 1863 Scott Co VA

2. Manda E. Shepherd b 28 JUN 1850 Rye Cove, Scott, VA d 28 Jul 1862 Scott Co VA

3. Mary E. Shepherd b about 1851 VA; m. 1 Apr 1888 Scott Co VA to Bill Hammond b 1850

4. Lucy Ann Shepherd b 9 AUG 1852 VA d 28 Sept 1938 Scott Co VA; buried Shepard Cemetery, Scott Co VA; m. 23 Aug 1870 Scott Co VA to Benjamin C Hill b 1850. Child of Benjamin C Hill and Lucy Ann Shepherd;

I. Nathan J Hill b 25 Apr 1884 VA d 1 Jan 1958 Marion VA; m. Sallie E Wilder b 18 Feb 1890 TN d 3 Sept 1970 Dayton OH. Child of Nathan J Hill and Sallie E Wilder; i. Agnes Eva Hill b 23 Jun 1914 d 18 Jan 1998 Dayton OH

5. Sarah M. Shepherd b 7 JUL 1853 Scott Co VA; m. 22 Dec 1869 Scott Co VA to Harvey G Stanley b about 1850

6. Matilda Frances Shepherd b SEP 1858 Scott Co VA d about 1929 Letcher Co KY; m. (1) to Charles A Donals b 1848 Scott Co VA. Matilda Frances Shepherd m. about 1880 to (2) Thomas Franklin Davis b 1861 TN d 19 Jul 1929 Letcher Co KY

7. John Benton Shepherd b 23 JUL 1860 Hunter's Valley, Scott Co VA d 22 Jun 1913 Scott Co VA; buried Shepard Cemetery, Scott Co VA; m. 21 Apr 1885 Scott Co VA to Amanda Dillon b 17 Mar 1868 VA d 25 Mar 1938 Scott Co VA; d/o Jefferson Dillon and Sally Carter. Children of John Benton Shepherd and Amanda Dillon;

I. Clara Belle Shepherd b JUL 1887 VA

II. Benjamin Franklin Shepherd b MAY 1889 Scott Co VA

III. Charles Patrick Shepherd b MAR 1892 Scott Co VA

IV. Hiram Kay Shepherd b 19 FEB 1894 Scott Co VA

V. James Henry Shepherd b 6 JAN 1896 VA

VI. Joseph Longfellow Shepherd b NOV 1897 Scott Co VA

VII. Sarah Shepherd b 12 SEP 1903 Mabe, Scott, Co VA