AMERICA THE GREAT MELTING POT
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Grace Shepard | see FAMILY TREE |
Born: 26 Aug 1875 Newport, Vermillion Co., IN See bible record on page for Joe White |
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Married: 18 Oct 1899 Quaker, Vermillion Co., IN see Family Bible on page for Joe White and wedding announcement on page for her husband, Earle O. White |
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Died: 9 Aug 1947 Dana, Vermillion Co., IN
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Buried: Helt's Prairie Cemetery, Vermillion Co., IN |
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FATHER
MOTHER
HUSBAND
One day after Earle had graduated from Purdue in 1897, Grace's father, Dr. Lewis Shepard, met up with Sam White on the road common to their houses. Lewis asked if Earle was home from Purdue and then mentioned they were having a party at their house the next weekend. The fathers decided it would be nice for Earle and Grace to get better acquainted and Sam offered that "Earle will be at the party." They were married two years later.
The young couple lived in Dana, Indiana where Earle was half owner of the State Bank of Dana. They then moved to Arcadia, IN for two years to settle the business affairs of his brother, Cliff. They built the "Brick House", shown above, about 1910 and moved back. There is a photo of Grace, Earle and their four children on the page for Earle O. White.
Grace's mother, Susan Hannahs, had died when Grace was five so she was raised as an only child of Lewis Shepard. However, after her mother's death, her father moved back in with his parents and unmarried sisters into the "Old Shepard House" which was on the property behind where the "Brick House" stands. Grace was raised with aunts, uncles and many cousins and she was as close to them as any brothers or sisters.
During World War II the "Brick House" was confiscated by the government since it was too close to the Army Compound testing biological warfare. The family moved back to Dana where Joe had been born.
Grace was given a photograph album from her "Grandma Grandpa Hannahs" Dec 25, 1887. This album was filled with many Shepard relatives by Grace's grandmother, Eliza Johnson Shepard. There were also photos of "Aunt Sally Hannahs Monet", "Lucretia Sexton", etc.
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CHILDREN 1. Warren Shepard White b. 06 Oct 1901 2. Joe White b. 19 Dec 1902 3. Mary Elizabeth White b. 08 Jan 1905 4. Max Shepard White b. 13 Nov 1906 5. Martha Frances White b. 28 Sep 1909
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