Henry L. Sheperd
Henry L. Sheperd, farmer and dealer in agricultural implements, Dayton, was born in Lancaster County, Penn., October 5, 1824, and is a son of Henry Lewis Sheperd, a native of Switzerland; emigrated to America in 1816, and landed in New York; located in Lancaster County, Penn., where he lived until 1833, when he removed to Ohio, and in 1835 located in Wayne Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, where his death occured January 4, 1861; Mrs. Sheperd died February 4, 1864. The original way of spelling the name Sheperd was Chopord, but the family were called here by the name of Sheperd. After a few years Mr. Sheperd adopted the latter manner of spelling his name which has always been continued by the family. A full and complete genealogy of the Sheperd family may be found in the biography of R. Sloan, among the sketches of Wayne Township in another part of this work. Henry L., Jr., came to Ohio with his parents in 1833, being then nine years of age; he remained upon the farm and assisted his father in agricultural pursuits until 1846, when he and his brother, Jacob H., removed to Dayton and engaged in the foundry; they originated the Buckey Foundry, which business they continued until 1850, when they disposed of their interest. H.L. returned to the old farm and followed farming until March, 1881, at which date he removed to Dayton and engaged in the above business which he now runs in connection with farming. August 10, 1851, he was united in marriage with Sarah E. Rubsam, also a native of Pennsylvania. They were the parents of six children, viz.: Francis M, Laura Z. (deceased), Mary E., Susan S. (deceased), Jacob L. and William B. Mr. Sheperd has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church since 1843.
From History of Montgomery County, Ohio, W. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1882