Mary Hyder Hughes Shepherd 1844-1925
Back in 2001 D. Koyzis and D. Ingham contributed a lot of info on Mary Shepherd in later life in MI but considered her earlier background a mystery. I've studied the Hyder family, including Mary, because her niece is one of my ancestors. Here is a very brief list of my findings:
1850 Washington Co. TN cen
Jacob age 33 and Eizabeth age 33(Bean)Hyder
Sarah age 11
Marth age 9
MARY age 6
John Miller age 67, carpenter
1860 Washington Co. TN cen
Jacob age 45 and Elizabeth age 43 Hyder
Martha age 19
MARY age 16
1861 NOV 7 Mitchell Co. NC-FamilySearch
Marriage of William Hughs and Mary Hider
1870 Mitchell Co. NC
Jacob age 50 and Sarah age 26 [2nd wife] Hyder
Elizabeth age 1
MARY age 26
Edney age 7 male
[all of these were under the name of Hyder; Edney was probably Edna, female; son William not listed but would have been about age 7; this could be a mix-up of the two children??]
[no William Hughes found]
1880 Mitchell Co. NC cen
David age 22 and MARY age 36 Sheperd
William age 15, stepson
Nelson age 4, son
John age 10/12, son
[All listed under the name Sheperd, but William was a Hughes and Nelson was a Hyder according to MI records]
Mitchell Co. NC GenWeb, Delayed Birth Certificates
John Shepard b 29 JUL 1879
father David Shepard, mother MARY Hyder
[marriage must have occurred about 1877-1878]
I hope that somebody is still interested in this family.
Barbara Cantrell