Marcus De Lafayette Shepherd
Birth Date
On 1824 October 10 (Born)
Death Date
On 1904 February 5 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
1824 October 10
Mother
Roxalana Ray
Father
Samuel Shepherd
Baptized by James Sloan
1837 July 2 (Age 12)
Called as Captain to
Marcus De Lafayette Shepherd Company
1848 October (Age 23)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Circa 1848 October
Joined Company
Circa 1848
Company Arrived
Married
Harriet Editha Parrish
1851 March 9 (Age 26)
Called as Captain to
Marcus De Lafayette Shepherd Company
1857 December 1 – 1858 February 16 (Age 33)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Traveling Group
Mary Elizabeth Shepherd (Age 3)
Harriet Editha Parrish (Age 26)
Lyman Andrew Shepherd (Age 1)
Date Details
On 1857 December 1
Joined Company
On 1858 February 16
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Sidney Tanner Company
1861 July 20 – September (Age 36)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1861 July 20
Joined Company
Circa 1861 September
Company Arrived
Served in
Southern States Mission
1881 October 24 – 1882 May 29 (Age 57)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Beaver City, Beaver, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph F Smith
Set Apart By
Joseph Fielding Smith, Sr.
Date Details
On 1881 October 24
Set Apart
On 1882 May 29
Released
Died in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States
1904 February 5 (Age 79)
Media
Marcus De Lafayette Shepherd (1824 - 1904) Profile
Sources
Person
1860 Utah Census
1860 Utah Census.
Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946
Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946.
Mission
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918. 1881 October 9.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 148, Line 2453.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 62, Line 2453.
Southern States Mission history 1832-1964
Southern States Mission history 1832-1964, Vol. 1, Page 346.
Pioneer
Orson F. Whitey, History of Utah: in Four Volumes
Orson F. Whitey, History of Utah: in Four Volumes, Vol. 4.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868
"Memorandum of freight, 1861-1863", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868.
"Account book, 1861-1862", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868.
Pioneers and prominent men of Utah: comprising photographs, genealogies, biographies
Pioneers and prominent men of Utah: comprising photographs, genealogies, biographies. 1913. Page 873.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
William H. Miles diary
William H. Miles diary, July.
Transcript for William H. Miles diary, 1861 July-August and 1862 May-July, fd. 2, 8A-8G
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