Shep's Place Family Tree

1860: Stephen, 34, had prospered with $3,000 worth of real estate and $800 of personal estate. Elizabeth has three children at home: W‎[illiam]‎.S. ‎(male)‎ 27, a pilot; Charles 16; and Minerva 13.

1870: Stephen, 64, owns real estate worth $5,000 and had personal assets worth $400. He and Eliza, 59, had only one of their children at home, Minerva 22. Also in the household was William Hayman, 9, ‎(born in Ohio & was attending school)‎. Perhaps William was the son of Sarah Hayman 57 and widowed who lived on a nearby farm with a large family.