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Shepherd Family Collection
Collection Summary
Title
Shepherd Family Collection
Date
1967 – 1983
Extent
2 archival boxes
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence, MO
Reference code: MCG 1123-SFC
Processed by: Cory L. Johnson, 2016; finding aid created by Cory L. Johnson, 2016
Name of Creator
Ina M. (Shepherd) McGrady
Biographical History
Ina Mary Shepherd was born in Lee’s Summit, Missouri in 1912. She married Henry John Droege in 1927
and had one child, Kenneth Warren, in 1929. Henry passed away in March of 1940. Ina married Frank
McGrady in May of 1940. Frank and Mary passed away just over one year from each other, in April of
1980 and 1981, respectively.
Ina was introduced to genealogy later in her life through correspondence with her friends and family,
and spent her final years sending and receiving a great deal of genealogy queries. She leaves behind an
excellent example of how genealogy research was conducted pre-Internet.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of documents pertaining to the Shepherd family and extended relations. It is
organized into 4 series. Series 1 contains a great number of genealogical queries submitted by Ina over
several years, as well as several personal correspondences. This series is divided into 2 subseries, one
for genealogical queries and the other for personal correspondence. Series 2 contains several
miscellaneous documents. Series 3 are documents pertaining to specific branches of the extended
Shepherd family. The series is divided into 2 subseries, arranged by family name and then by state.
Series 4 contains oversized documents, stored separately from the rest of the collection
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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 4 series.
Box 1
Series 1 – Correspondence
Subseries 1 – Genealogy Queries (1968 – 1981)
Folder 1 – Allen, Howard 1968
Folder 2 – Anderson, Katherine 1968
Folder 3 – Andron, Patsy 1969
Folder 4 – Baker, Hester 1968
Folder 5 – Baugh, Grace 1969
Folder 6 – Baughmann, Ann 1969
Folder 7 – Bergstrom, Dora 1968 – 1970
Folder 8 – Blagg, Gelene 1972
Folder 9 – Blakey, Jo 1969
Folder 10 – Bloxton, Genevieve 1970-1973
Folder 11 – Bork, June 1970-1971
Folder 12 – Breihan, Carl 1969
Folder 13 – Bridgeforth, Hazel 1969
Folder 14 – Brimley, Bliss 1974
Folder 15 – Burkholtz, Lucille 1969
Folder 16 – Burnside, Sylvia 1974
Folder 17 – Byrne, Ellen 1968-1970
Folder 18 – Caldwell, Lois 1969
Folder 19 – Catron, Ada 1969
Folder 20 – Chappell, A.B. 1970
Folder 21 – Church, Asa 1969
Folder 22 – Cristoforo, Mary 1970
Folder 23 – Croft, Mrs. Keith 1971
Folder 24 – Crowell, Emily 1968
Folder 25 – Cuthbertson, Gilbert 1968
Folder 26 – Davis, Alpha 1971
Folder 27 – Davis, James 1968-1969
Folder 28 – Dickerson, Ruth 1971
Folder 29 – Dorman, John
Folder 30 – Droege, Henry 1976-1981
Folder 31 – Duff, Elva 1970
Folder 32 – Duff-Gray, Mare 1970
Folder 33 – Duren, Margaret 1971-1976
Folder 34 – Earnest, Mrs. John 1970
Folder 35 – Elder, Mrs. David 1970
Folder 36 – Elder, Theron 1969-1970
Folder 37 – Ellsberry, E.P. 1970
Folder 38 – Ervin, Loyd 1971
Folder 39 – Faulkner, Ann 1972
Folder 40 – Fischler, Brenda 1969
Folder 41 – Flanary, Evelyn 1969
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Folder 42 – Floyd, Ethel 1971
Folder 43 – Floyd, Penny 1968
Folder 44 – Frost, Earle 1968
Folder 45 – Gault, Robert 1970
Folder 46 – Gilmer, Vera 1970
Folder 47 – Gregory, Paul 1969-1970
Folder 48 – Hall, David 1968
Folder 49 – Hamilton, Emory 1971
Folder 50 – Hayes, Kenneth 1968
Folder 51 – Helmholtz, Marjorie 1972
Folder 52 – Helton, Robert 1969
Folder 53 – Holmes, Mrs. Bee 1968-1971
Folder 54 – Houts, Mrs. Hale 1968-1971
Folder 55 – Howard, Goldena 1970
Folder 56 – Howard, May 1974
Folder 57 – Jenkins, Dorothy 1969
Folder 58 – Johnson, Belle 1970-1971
Folder 59 – Johnson, Donald 1971
Folder 60 – Johnson, E. Audrey 1970
Folder 61 – Kirwan, Joan 1971
Folder 62 – Knorr, Kitty 1968-1970
Folder 63 – Lazenby, Ellen 1971
Folder 64 – Lee, Trudy 1971
Folder 65 – Linton, Opal 1971
Folder 66 – Maggard, Kenneth 1976
Folder 67 – Marshal, Louisville 1969
Folder 68 – Massengill, Barbara 1969
Folder 69 – McBride, Berdetta 1969
Folder 70 – McGrady, Alice 1976
Folder 71 – McGrady L.J. 1975
Folder 72 – Mehringer, Corrine 1969
Folder 73 – Miltenberger, Dolores 1969
Folder 74 – Moberly, Todd 1981
Folder 75 – Moore, Mrs. R.J. 1969-1970
Folder 76 – National Archives and Records Administration 1968
Folder 77 – Nethercutt, Ancel 1971
Folder 78 – Nixon, Nadine 1970
Folder 79 – O’Neal, Beaulah 1971
Folder 80 – Oney, Alfred 1969
Folder 81 – Parrish, Maxine 1969
Folder 82 – Patton, Clara 1971
Folder 83 – Pearson, Mabel Louise 1968-1972
Folder 84 – Pendleton, Allene 1970
Folder 85 – Pendleton, Ben 1968
Folder 86 – Pennington, Betty 1971
Folder 87 – Pruitt, Macy 1971
Folder 88 – Rackley, Jessie 1970
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Folder 89 – Reynolds, John 1975
Folder 90 – Richardson, Laura 1970
Folder 91 – Richardson, Margaret 1970
Folder 92 – Roberson, Rhonda 1981
Folder 93 – Rodriguez, Christine 1971
Folder 94 – Ross, Martha 1971
Folder 95 – Ryder, Helen 1969-1970
Folder 96 – Ryker, Vera 1969
Folder 97 – Schulte, Laurence 1969
Folder 98 – Shelton, Elva 1972
Folder 99 – Shepherd, George query 1969
Folder 100 – Shepherd, Helen 1971
Folder 101 – Shepherd, Ione 1969
Folder 102 – Shepherd, James 1971
Folder 103 – Shepherd, Joshua 1971
Folder 104 – Shepherd, Lola 1970-1973
Folder 105 – Shepherd, Mary 1968
Folder 106 – Shepherd, Nellie 1968
Folder 107 – Shepherd, Robert 1971
Folder 108 – Sheppard, Lillian 1968
Folder 109 – Shore, Mary 1971
Folder 110 – Simmons, Elisabeth 1971-1973
Folder 111 – Slack, Nebel 1972
Folder 112 – Spohr, Rose 1971-1972
Folder 113 – Stayton, M.D. 1972
Folder 114 – Stevenson, Robert 1969
Folder 115 – Strawn, Mrs. W.F. 1969
Folder 116 – Sutphin, Dorothy 1970
Folder 117 – Szostakowski, Joyce 1972
Folder 118 – Taylor, Maxine 1968
Folder 119 – Taylor, Thelma 1970-1971
Folder 120 – Thompson, Shirley 1972
Folder 121 – Thorn, Mrs. Donald 1970
Folder 122 – Tice, Nanette 1972
Folder 123 – University Microfilms 1970
Folder 124 – Vance, Joseph 1971
Folder 125 – Van Note, Mrs. Dwight 1969
Folder 126 – Verhast, Jean 1971-1972
Folder 127 – Vineyard, Arva 1970
Folder 128 – Voight, Velva 1968
Folder 129 – Watkins, Leah 1969
Folder 130 – Watson, Betty 1970-1971
Folder 131 – Weller, Mabel 1971
Folder 132 – Wells, Charles 1970
Folder 133 – Wells, Raymond 1972-1973
Folder 134 – White, Lucy 1968-1972
Folder 135 – Wierbach, Eugene 1972
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Folder 136 – Williams, Betty 1971
Folder 137 – Wise, Elizabeth 1969
Folder 138 – Wood, Gerald 1969
Folder 139 – Wulfeck, Dorothy 1970-1972
Folder 140 – Yocum, Gale 1972
Series 1 – Correspondence
Subseries 2 – Personal (1968- 1980)
Folder 1 – Bilbrey, Gladys 1971-1973
Folder 2 – Bretches, E.R. 1975 – 1976
Folder 3 – Osborne, Don 1970 – 1980
Folder 4 – Spohr, Rose 1976
Folder 5 – Shepherd, Margaret 1968-1972
Folder 6 – Young, Pat 1968
Series 2 – Miscellaneous Files
Folder 1 – Legal Documentation: McVay, Opal 1979-1983
Folder 2 – Miscellaneous Documents
Folder 3 – Notes
Folder 4 – Wright, Louis: Cultural Life of American Colonies
Series 3 – Shepherd Family Branches
Subseries 1 – Name
Folder 1 – A-D
Folder 2 – E-H
Box 2,
Folder 3 – I-P
Folder 4 – Q-S
Folder 5 – T-Z
Subseries 2 – State
Folder 1 – Arkansas
Folder 2 – Connecticut
Folder 3 – Illinois
Folder 4 – Indiana
Folder 5 – Iowa
Folder 6 – Kansas
Folder 7 – Kentucky
Folder 8 – Missouri
Folder 9 – New Jersey
Folder 10 – North Carolina
Folder 11 – Ohio
Folder 12 – Pennsylvania
Folder 13 – Virginia
Folder 14 – West Virginia
Series 4 – Oversize Items
Folder 1 – Lee’s Summit Journal: July 1, 1981
Folder 2 – Lee’s Summit Pictorial News: February 8, 1967
Folder 3 – Microfilm Reproduction: Free Inhabitants of Jackson County, MO
August 25, 1850
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Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Records within this collection are housed in file folders, with some oversized items stored seperately.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
Collection contents
Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Ancestry.com. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
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