To have a child is to decide forever
to have your heart go walking around
outside your body.
~Elizabeth Stone
to have your heart go walking around
outside your body.
~Elizabeth Stone
Hello Family and Friends,
Greetings
to all of you from Alameda, California, the home of our grandson Logan
Alexander Shepard, whose first birthday is today! Logan is the son of
Nathan and Chenda Shepard, the sister of Preslea, and the first grandson
of Cindy and me. But he will not be the last. Logan's little brother is
due to arrive this summer in July or August. And if you ask his mom
Chenda, he can't come soon enough!
A GGGrand.
Logan is the 11th of the 12 GGgrandchildren of Leroy and Nola Gower,
and the 11th of the 13 GGgrandchildren of William and Bura Shepard. He
also has the unique distinction of being the first GGgrandson of Will
and Bura Shepard with the last name Shepard. But there will be others --
perhaps many others -- who will arrive in their time and will be able
to pass on the Shepard name to future generations.
The following is a photo presentation to celebrate Logan's Birthday. (If the following does not play correctly, select this link.)
Another Alexander. Logan's
middle name is the same as that of his 5th Great Grandfather Alexander
Davis. I have not mentioned the name of Alexander Davis in this blog
for a few months now. He is buried in Spencer, Indiana next to his
daughter Elizabeth Davis Carter. Our larger family of Davises and
Shepards collected funds last fall to get a new headstone for them.
Their headstones were old and broken and badly in need of replacing. I
just received a picture from cousin Jerry Davis showing that the new
headstone is now in place.
If
you happen to be anywhere near Spencer, Indiana this summer be sure and
visit the New Union Cemetery which is home to the graves of many Davis
ancestors, in particular the graves of Alexander and his daughter
Elizabeth Davis Carter. The New Union Cemetery is easy to locate. It is 5
miles northwest of Spencer at the corner of Rattlesnake Rd and McKay
Rd. (also marked as Shepard Patrick Rd.)
Two
other descendants of Will and Bura Davis Shepard will celebrate
birthdays in the next couple of days: Jason Shepard and Darren Boyd.
Jason is also a Ggrandson of Leroy and Nola Shannon Gower.
A Grand. Happy Birthday tomorrow, May 16, to Darren Boyd of Santee, California. Darren is the son of Terry and Thelma Boyd and a grandchild of Will and Bura Davis Shepard. The 12 grandchildren of Will and Bura were born over a period of almost 30 years, between 1936 and 1964, with Darren being the final one. Darren is the father of Courtney, Brandyn and Kori.
Darren: "Hi Steve. Things are good. Very busy. Courtney moved out; just Brando and Kori left. Just being a dad and working. Hope everyone is awesome." See a picture of Darren with his 3 kids in a blog post from last week.
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Steve
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