Riley Shepherd b 1842 Lee Co VA d 19 Aug 1924 Owsley Co KY; s/o John Riley Shepherd and Nancy Wells. Riley Shepherd m. about 1866 Owsley Co KY to Nancy Jane Morris b 1850 Owsley Co KY d 1938. Children of Riley Shepherd and Nancy Jane Morris;

1. Sarah Elizabeth Shepherd b 1868 KY; m. Eli Taylor

2. Emily Bell Shepherd b 1871 KY

3. U.S. Grant Shepherd b JAN 1874 KY

4. Martha Ellen Shepherd b 1876 KY; m. Lee Blake

5. Mary Ann Shepherd b 1878 KY; m. James Blake

6. Rebecca Jane Shepherd b 1881 KY; m. William M Saylor

7. Jesse Kimber Shepherd b MAY 1883 KY

8. Rhoda M. Shepherd b OCT 1886 KY; m. Henry Sandlin

9. Ora Mae Shepherd b 1891 KY