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Winthrop Earl Shepardson

Winthrop Earl Shepardson

Male 1904 - 1976  (72 years)


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  • Name Winthrop Earl Shepardson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
    Birth 26 Nov 1904  Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21
    Winthrop Earl Shepardson - birth 1904
    Winthrop Earl Shepardson - birth 1904
    Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910. (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.)
    V542, p. 115
    Gender Male 
    Burial 1976  Holly Hill, Volusia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 12
    Death 4 Dec 1976  Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6, 12, 20
    • Age: 72
    Person ID I210  My Tree
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

    Father Jason Ivan Shepardson,   b. 27 Nov 1875, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1922, Northampton, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mabel Gertrude Wetherbee,   b. 5 May 1876, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1957, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 15 Oct 1901  Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
    Family ID F65  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Catherine McKenzie,   b. 25 Sep 1898, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1980, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 28 Sep 1925  Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • marriage registered in Albany, NY. ceremony performed at 1st Lutheran Church of Albany by Dr. Chalmers D. Fronz.
    Children 
     1. Mary Margaret SHEPARDSON,   b. 12 Apr 1926, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 2011, Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F52  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

    Family 2 Alma Turner Gurley,   b. 7 Jun 1903, Windsor, Bertie, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1957, Norfolk, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Marriage 5 Jan 1931  Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 29
    Children 
     1. Living Shepardson  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Janet Gertrude Shepardson,   b. 23 Apr 1933, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 2019, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F53  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

    Family 3 Marie P West,   b. 12 Dec 1909, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 May 2008, Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 98 years) 
    Marriage Aft 23 Dec 1936 
    Family ID F55  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

    Family 4 Edwina Beard,   b. 8 Nov 1911, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1992, Volusia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 22 Mar 1952  Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [22, 30
    Family ID F54  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

  • Photos
    Winthrop Earl Shepardson 1924
    Winthrop Earl Shepardson 1924
    From Catherine MacKenzie's photo album. Notation says "Shep 1924 Above Silver Lake" in her handwriting.
    Winthrop Earl Shepardson - birth 1904
    Winthrop Earl Shepardson - birth 1904
    Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910. (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.)
    V542, p. 115
    Shepardson-West divorce decree 04 nov 1930 Norfolk Probate Court Dedham MA
    Shepardson-West divorce decree 04 nov 1930 Norfolk Probate Court Dedham MA
    Winthrop & Catherine Shepardson divorce 1930
    Winthrop & Catherine Shepardson divorce 1930
    Winthrop Shepardson - Alma Shepardson divorce
    Winthrop Shepardson - Alma Shepardson divorce
    Winthrop Shepardson - Alma Gurley Shepardson divorce announcement. The Berkshire County Eagle, p. 6, 23 Dec 1936,
    Winthrop and Ama Shepardson daughter born 01 Jan 1936
    Winthrop and Ama Shepardson daughter born 01 Jan 1936
    Winthrop Shepardson and his daughter Mary Margaret
    Winthrop Shepardson and his daughter Mary Margaret
    Edwina and Winthrop Earl Shepardson with Mary Margaret (Shepardson) Bence and her daughter Catherine
    Winthrop Gravestone
    Winthrop Gravestone
    Winthrop & Catherine Shepardson divorce
    Winthrop & Catherine Shepardson divorce
    Doris, Mother S. and Shep at Hampton Beach
    Doris, Mother S. and Shep at Hampton Beach
    Doris Shepardson, Mabel Gertrude (Wetherbee) Shepardson and Winthrop Earl Shepardson Caption on photo written by Catherine (McKenzie) Shepardson

    Histories
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