Hiram Shepard

 

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Hiram Shepard

Born: 01 Jan 1836 Newport, Vermillion Co., IN

Married: 09 Jul 1889 Meleansboro, Hamilton Co., Illinois

Died: 16 Dec 1898 Newport, Vermillion, IN
Buried: Lebanon Cemetery off RT 71 north side of the road

FATHER

Ben Shepard

MOTHER

Eliza Johnson

WIFE

Susan Hutson

CHILDREN

1. Jim Shepard
    b. 12 Jul 1890
    d. 06 Aug 1891 Vermillion Co., IN
Hiram Shepard
 

2. Ruth Shepard
    b. 16 Mar 1892

3. Carl Shepard 
    b. 09 Jul 1893 Dana, Vermillion Co., IN
    d. 19 Jun 1961 Niles, Berrien, Michigan

4. Grace Shepard 
    b. 27 Jul 1895

Hiram Shepard
by Susan Brooke
April 2023

Hiram Shepard was born 1 Jan 1836 in Newport, IN. (1) In 1863 when he was 27 he and his brother Lewis were both called for the draft into the Civil War, but there is no evidence that either of them ever served. (2) He studies medicine at the Miami Medical College in Cincinnati and graduated in 1869.  (3)  In 1870 he and his brother Lewis and all his siblings were still living with his father, Ben Shepard, in Newport. (4)  And, he was practicing medicine in Dana.  (5) By 1880 he had moved out of his father's house and was living in Dana probably in a boarding house. (6) He married Susan Hutson on 9 Jul 1889. (1) They had four children but only two were alive at the time of his death.  His home was 8 miles southwest of Newport.  (7)  He had a stroke about five years before he died and then another stroke on 23 Nov 1895. (8)  He died on 16 Dec 1898 and was buried in the Lebanon Cemetery. (9) (10)

Sources

(1) Shepard Bible


Shepard Bible births

Shepard Bible Marriages

Shepard Bible deaths

(2) Draft Record  1 Jul 1863

Civil War Draft Record

Hiram Shepard, aged 27 unmarried, farmer
Lewis Shepard, aged 22 unmarried, farmer

Hiram Shepard graduating from medical school

(3) The Chicago Medical Journal, Volume 26, 1869 pg 170 (google book 

Last, but not least, came the Ninth Annual Commencement Exercises of the Miami Medical College, held in the College building, on Twelfth street, between Elm and Plum streets, March 2d, in the presence of the Faculty and a large number of ladies and gentlemen, the friends of the graduates and students, and of medical education in this city.

(4) 1870 Census

(5) Biographical and Historical Record of Vermillion County, Indiana, 1888 pg 254
"Dr. Hiram Shepard was born in Newport, this county, graduated at the Miami Medical College at Cincinnati, and has been practicing at Dana since 1874."

pg, 255
"Dana Lodge, No 581, was instituted February 10, 1881, with eighteen members, and Hiram Shepard, Noble Grand; Julius C. Groves, Vice Grand; and Fred Rush, Secretary."
 
(6) 1880 census Dana, Indiana

(7) Side view of Dr. Hiram Shepard's home taken summer of 1896 or 1897 Hiram with his children, Carl and Grace 


Home of Hiram Shepard

Portrait of Hiram Shepard, courtesy of Paul Shepard
Hiram Shepard Tintype
Tintype of Hiram Shepard

Tribute from Dana Lodge No. 581

 (8) Obitituary from The Hoosier State Wednesday, December 21, 1898

"Prominent Physician Dies in Vermillion Township - Dr. Hiram Shepard, who resided on his farm, about 8 miles southwest of here, died on last Friday night from paralysis. He had the first stroke about 5 years ago, and 2 or 3 since then. His funeral occurred on last Sunday afternoon and was very largely attended. Services were held at his late residence by Rev. S.R. Sargent of the Baptist Church of Chrisman, IL, after which his remains were interred in the Lebanon Church Cemetery. The Odd Fellows, of which order he was a member, had charge of the remains and buried him according to the rites of that order.

The deceased was born in Newport, this county, January 1, 1836, and died at his home, near Dana, at 10:30 o'clock Friday night, December 16, 1898. Dr. Shepard was married July 9, 1889 to Mrs. Susie Traphagen, who survives him. To them were born 4 children, 2 of whom are dead, James and Ruth. The 2 living are Carl and Grace.

Dr. Shepard graduated at Miami Medical College of Cincinnati, OH, in the spring of 1869. He first located and practiced his profession in Bloomfield, IL, after which he attended a term of lectures at the Indiana Medical College. He then associated himself with Dr. Cuthbert F. Keyes for a number of years. In the early seventies he located in the then prosperous little town of Dana, where he built up an extensive and lucrative practice, to which he gave his undivided attention until his health became impaired, about 5 years ago, when he was compelled to abandon his professional work.

He was a charter member of Dana Lodge No. 581, U.O.O.F., which was instituted in February 1881. Early in the history of his local or subordinate lodge, he attained to the Past Grand's degree. Later he was elected Representative, and still later he was appointed by the Grand Master of Indiana, Deputy Grand Master. The principles and tenets of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows were the governing principles of his life. He helped institute Vermillion Lodge No. 594, of this place, in July 1882.

The deceased was a good citizen, honorable in all his dealings, and highly esteemed by all his acquaintances, who sadly lament his death. He left a wife and 2 little children an estate estimated to be worth not less than $25,000." - Newport Hoosier State, Wednesday, December 21, 1898

 

(9) Biographical and Historical Record of Vermillion County, 1888, pg 119  "The Lebanon Cemetery lay alongside the Lebanon Methodist Church which stood about 40 rods west of Route 71 on the north side of the blacktop road running to Quaker, the area being commonly known as Edgewood. The land on which the church stood was part of the Wabash Ordnance Plant land, but not included within the fenced area, and the church was dismantled along with many other buildings in the vicinity.
The land was entered by Jesse Hollingsworth and passed into the hands of the Carmack family who deeded the land for the church in 1848.
The cemetery is quite small and the names seen on the stones are Castle, Holaday, Keen, McFall, Myers, Nickle, Ricker and Dr. Hiram Shepard and wife Susan. The cemetery is abandoned and is hardly visible from the road, all that can be seen being a clump of briars."

(10) Buried Lebanon Cemetery off RT 71 north side of road running to Quaker, Vermillion Co., IN


Dr. Hiram Shepard Born Jan 1, 1836 Died Dec 16, 1898

From left to right: Ruth, Jim, Dr. Hiram Shepard, Susan

The date on the stone for Ruth is 1863 so this is NOT the infant daughter of Hiram and Susan Shepard.

Jim son of H & S Shepard Died Aug 6 1891 Aged 1 yr 25 ds

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