Charles Biddle Shepard

(1808-1843)

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Biographical Data

Important Dates

Charles Biddle Shepard was born on December 5, 1808. He died on October 31, 1843.

Places of Residence

• New Bern, NC, from December 5, 1808 [1].

Schools Attended

• University of North Carolina, between 1827 and 1830. The Hon. Charles Biddle Shepard of New Bern took an AB at UNC in 1827 and received an MA in 1830 [1].

Occupations

• Congressman, between 1837 and 1841 [1].
• State Representative, between 1832 and 1833 [1].

Relatives

• Spouse: Mary Donnell [1]. They had two daughters, Margaret Shepard  [1] and Mary Shepard  [1].
• Others: Samuel S. Nelson (son-in-law) [1], James A. Bryan (son-in-law) [1], Margaret Spaight (mother-in-law) [1] and John Robert Donnell (father-in-law) [1].

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).