John Samuel 'Johnie' Shepherd

1916 - 1968  (52 years)

• Name	John Samuel 'Johnie' Shepherd  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	20 Jun 1916	Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Military Service	2 Mar 1942	Tennessee, USA   [2, 3]
  	US Army - WWII; Staff Sergeant
  Census	1950	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Dorothy
  Death	18 Nov 1968	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Burial	Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [2, 3]
  		Resthaven Memorial Gardens (also known as Shrine of Memories Mausoleum and Chapel) Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee Find a Grave: #2227289
  Person ID	I12476	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Andrew Jackson Shepherd,   b. 2 Feb 1888, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 25 Nov 1951, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Nora Elizabeth Harrison,   b. 7 Feb 1897, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. 1968, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	13 Oct 1912  [2]
  Family ID	F10732	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Lenora Motes,   b. 21 Nov 1922, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 30 Mar 2001, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	6 Apr 1947	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F4435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Jun 1916 - Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Military Service - US Army - WWII; Staff Sergeant - 2 Mar 1942 - Tennessee, USA Marriage - 6 Apr 1947 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Dorothy - 1950 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Death - 18 Nov 1968 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Burial - - Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: District 9, Dickson, Tennessee; Roll: 2245; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: 505.0; FHL microfilm: 2341979. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: District 9, Dickson, Tennessee; Roll: 2245; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: 505.0; FHL microfilm: 2341979 [S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave. [S87] Ancestry.com, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2012;), National Archives at St Louis, MO; St Louis, MO ; Applications for Headstones, 1/1/1925 - 6/30/1970; NAID: NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970 National Archives at St. Louis, MO; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 1/1/1925 - 6/30/1970; NAID: NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General [S4652] Newspapers.com: Obituary of John Shepherd • Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle - 20 Nov 1968, John Samuel "Johnie" Shepherd -- The Leaf-Chronicle; Publication Date: 20 Nov 1968; Publication Place: Clarksville, Tennessee. https://www.newspapers.com/image/353392896/?article=19d94849-83ca-48b0-9798-c4344daa01eb&focus=0.028844053,0.33031097,0.15295313,0.58800876&xid=3355 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Montgomery, Tennesse. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Montgomery, Tennesse