Robert Sheppard/1850 Al census

In 1850 Alabama Census, Fayette County, Division 15, Dwelling 191, there is Robert Shephard 36 NC, Sarah 37 NC, Margaret 14 NC, Elisa 6 NC, William 8 NC, Thos 6, NC, Adaline 3, AL, John 2 AL, Richmond 1/12 AL.Where is this family in 1860?Are they the Sheppards that showed up in Rankin County, MS in late 1860's?Jo Dunn Sheppard