Individual Details
Rev. William Silas Shepherd
(1810 - 1862)
Rev. Shepherd, Methodist minister, was killed by bushwhackers duing the Civil War. He was buried on his farm; his grave became the beginning of Bidville Cemetery.
1850 Census. Mountain Twp, Crawford, AR, Hh 48
William Shepherd, 43
Sarah, 40
James A., 18
Matilda, A. 16
Catherine, 14
Henry, 11
Susannah, 9
Thomas, 7
Silus, 6
Mary, 3
Nancy, 6 months
1860 Census. Mountainburg, Crawford, AR, Hh 733
William Shepherd, 50, Farmer, b. AL
Sarah J., 48, b. TN
Children all born in Arkansas
Susanna, 20. Thomas 18. Silas, 16. Mary 13. Nancy 10. William P. 9. Uriah, age 5.
Events
| Birth | 1810 | Alabama | |||
| Death | 1862 | Bidville, Crawford County, Arkansas |  | ||
| Marriage | Sarah Jane Peters | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Jane Peters (1812 - 1892) |
| Child | Mary Ann Shepherd (1847 - 1907) |
| Child | Wesley Uriah Shepherd (1855 - 1907) |
Endnotes
1. Compiled by Doris Stevenson West & Susan Stevenson Sevenburn, History in Headstones; A Complete Listing of all Marked Graves In Known Cemeteries of Crawford County, Arkansas. August 1970. No index. Arranged by cemetery. (Original c1970; The Press-Argus. Reprinted in paperback 1993, Old Van Buren Press; Van Buren, AR), Bidville Cemetery.
2. Compiled by Doris Stevenson West & Susan Stevenson Sevenburn, History in Headstones; A Complete Listing of all Marked Graves In Known Cemeteries of Crawford County, Arkansas. August 1970. No index. Arranged by cemetery. (Original c1970; The Press-Argus. Reprinted in paperback 1993, Old Van Buren Press; Van Buren, AR), Bidville Cemetery.