Shep's Place Family Tree

1920: George, 55 years, and Mattie, 53 years, had only two children at home: Mide, 23, and Martha, 14. George's occupation was real estate salesman.

1930: After Martha's death, George boarded with William B. and Eliza Metcalfe in Hartford. He was then 63 years old. Also living with the Metcalfes was Eliza's mother, Mary Pierce.

George lists himself variously as blacksmith, miller, merchant and salesman. A notice in 1899 tells that he had gone to Parkersburg to look after the interests of the Cascade Water Filter Business, of which he was the head. He had invented the water filter. He and Martha had seven children.

Dr. C.W. Petty