9. Charlotte Ellen Batchellor & Abel Meade Shepperd

by Catherine Sevenau on February 12, 2011

FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY

Charlotte Ellen Batchellor

2nd of 2 children of Isaac H. Batchellor & Ellen Charlotte Chatfield
Born: Dec 26, 1874, Clear Creek, Arapahoe County, Colorado
Died: Mar 22, 1950 (age 76), Colorado
Buried: Mar 25, 1950, Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Denver County, Colorado
Occupation: Worked at creamery 1900; clerk for Tramway Co. in 1903
Married: May 5, 1920, Abel Meade Shepperd, Boulder, Jefferson County, Colorado

Abel Meade Shepperd
Son of James Shepherd & Martha H. Wiggins
Born: Jun 24, 1868, Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio
Died: Oct 28, 1936 (age 67), Denver, Denver County, Colorado
Buried: Oct 30, 1936, Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Denver County, Colorado
Occupation: Minister in Nebraska and Wyoming, grocer in Denver
Married (1): Apr 3, 1890, Elizabeth Jane “Bessie” Poole, prob Ohio
Four children: Muriel Claire Shepperd, Helen Mary Shepperd, Gertrude Shepperd, Beulah “Virginia” Blanche Shepperd
Divorced: bef 1920; lost all contact with his family after leaving
Married (2): May 5, 1920, Charlotte Ellen Batchellor, Boulder, Jefferson County, Colorado
Children: None

Elizabeth “Bessie” Jane Poole

Daughter of Jerome Poole & Mary Aughey
Born: Oct 5, 1869, Ohio
Died: Oct 2, 1947 (age 77), Lacon, Marshall County, Illinois; stroke
Buried: Oct 6, 1947, Ridgewood Cemetery in Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois
Occupation: Public school teacher
Married (1): Apr 3, 1890, Abel Meade Shepperd, prob Ohio
Four children: Muriel Claire Shepperd, Helen Mary Shepperd, Gertrude Shepperd, Beulah “Virginia” Blanche Shepperd

1. Muriel Claire Shepperd

Born: Mar 1891, Ohio
Died: Dec 3, 1955 (age 63), Lacon, Marshall County, Illinois; cancer
Buried: Dec 7, 1955, Ridgewood Cemetery in Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois
Occupation: Public high school teacher (Latin & math), Lacon, Marshall County, Illinois
Never married, no children

2. Helen Mary Shepperd

Born: Mar 21, 1893, Ohio
Died: Mar 17, 1974, (age 80), Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; stroke
Buried: Mar 20, 1974, Ridgewood Cemetery in Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois
Occupation: Public school teacher

Married: 1920, Francis Thomas “Frank” Fisher, prob Illinois

Born: Sep 27, 1897, Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa
Died: Jun 3, 1975, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; cancer
Buried: Jun 7, 1975, Ridgewood Cemetery in Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois
- One child: Dona J. Fisher
1. Dona J. Fisher
Born: 1924, Illinois

3. Gertrude Shepperd
Born: abt 1896, prob Ohio
Died: 1896, shortly aft birth, prob Ohio

4. Beulah Blanche “Virginia” Shepperd
Born: Jun 30, 1900, Ohio
Died: Mar 21, 1977 (age 76), Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; stroke
Buried: Mar 24, 1977, Ridgewood Cemetery in Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois
(no headstone, buried above daughters)
Married: Mar 5, 1921, Walter Harry Borg, Sr., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Three children: Walter Harry Borg, Jr., Beverly Borg, ___ Borg

Born: May 19, 1924, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Died: Jun 23, 1996, Arlington Heights, Cook County, Illinois
Married: Mildred “Millie” Lorraine Borg
Three children

(Walter Borg: son of John A. Borg & Caroline Hawkinsen
Born: Apr 3, 1896, Maywood, Cook County, Illinois
Died: Feb 12, 1988 (age 91), Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Buried: Feb 16, 1988, Ridgewood Cemetery in Des Plaines,
Cook County, Illinois, no headstone, buried next to his wife)

1. Walter Harry Borg, Jr.

2. Beverley Borg
Born: 1928, Illinois

3. unkn Borg

Note: Name is variously spelled Shepperd, Sheperd, Shepherd

Charlotte Ellen Batchellor & Abel Meade Shepperd Timeline

History, Census Records, Newspaper Articles, Letters, etc.:

	Book Excerpt	Census Record	Letter, Family Note, Diary
	Military Record	Newspaper	Voter Record, Land Record, City Directory
Note: The spelling and punctuation in the following census records, certificates, newspaper articles, documents and letters have been copied as written (though periods were added in some letters to have them make sense). However, you won’t remember this and will send me notes wanting to correct them.

Timeline: History, Census Records, Newspaper Articles, Letters, etc.

Dec 26, 1874: Birth of Charlotte Ellen Batchellor, 2nd child of Ellen Charlotte Chatfield and Isaac H. Batchellor, in Clear Creek, Arapahoe County, Colorado.
Note: Clear Creek is northwest of Denver

Dec 27, 1874: Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Arapahoe County, Colorado (pg 4):

BORN.
BATCHELLOR—At Clear Creek, December 26, 1874, to the wife of I.H. Batchellor, a daughter.

Dec 27, 1874: Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Arapahoe County, Colorado (pg 4):

CITY & VICINITY.
It was a girl, this time, and a bachelor was the father of it. As a county commissioner, the sire of that girl has achieved no little renown, conducting himself in a manner highly creditable to all concerned. Of late years the said bachelor has worn his own underclothing, and the public have forgiven him for a theft committed twelve years ago, whereby Ed Bliss lost a lot of nice silk underwear. Go in, Bach!

Jun 7, 1880: Federal Census for Leadville, Lake County, Colorado:

VICTOR
Mrs. Fred Adams is enjoying a visit with her sister, Miss Calla Chatfield, and cousin, Miss Batchelder, both from Denver.
Note: Mrs. Fred Adams is Jacqueline (Chatfield) Adams (age 31). She and her sister Calla (age 20) are the daughters of Isaac W. Chatfield. Miss Batchelder (age 25) is their cousin Charlotte Batchellor, the daughter of Isaac’s sister, Ellen.

Jun 2, 1900: Federal Census for Denver, Arapahoe County, Colorado:

Batcheller, Ellen C.: head, widow, born Mar 1846, age 54, widow, 2 children born, 2 children living, born Illinois, father born Connecticut, mother born Vermont, occupation none
Batchellor, Walter D.: son, born Dec 1872, age 27, single, born Colorado, father born Maine, mother born Illinois, Bookkeeper at coal company
Batchellor, Charlotte E.: daughter, born Dec 1874, age 25, single, born Colorado, father born Maine, mother born Illinois, Bookkeeper

Note: The Batchellor’s are living at 1825 Emerson Street in Denver

Apr 18, 1910: Federal Census for Denver, Denver County, Colorado:

Batcheller, Ellen C.: head, rents, widow, age 64, widow, 2 children born, 2 children living, born Illinois, father born Connecticut, mother born New York, occupation none
Batchellor, Walter S.: son, single, age 37, born Colorado, father born Maine, mother born Illinois, public accountant in an office
Batchellor, Charlotte: daughter, single, age 35, born Colorado, father born Maine, mother born Illinois, occupation none

1913: City Directory for Denver, Denver County, Colorado:

Batchellor Charlotte E Miss, r 913 20th av
Batchellor Ellen C Mrs, r 913 20th av

Jan 6 & 7, 1920: Federal Census for Denver, Denver County, Colorado:

Batcheller, Ellen C.: head, rents, widow, age 70, born Illinois, father born Connecticut, mother born New York, occupation none
Batchellor, Charlotte: daughter, age 40, single, born Colorado, father born Maine, mother born Illinois, occupation none

Note: Ellen is age 74 and her daughter Charlotte is 45

May 5, 1920: Marriage of Charlotte Ellen Batchellor and Abel Meade Shepperd in Boulder, Jefferson County, Colorado. Charlotte is 45, Abel 50.
Note: Abel Shepperd is divorced and has three daughters: Muriel Claire Shepperd (age 28), Helen Mary Shepperd (age 26) and Beulah Blanche Shepperd (age 19). Upon leaving his first wife and children, all contact was severed, and in his first family he was not spoken of again.

Apr 10, 1930: Federal Census for Denver, Denver County, Colorado:

Shepperd, Abel M.: head, age 60, rents $40 per month, married, age 60, age 50 at 1st marriage, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born West Virginia, grocer in groc. market
Shepperd, Charlotte E.: wife, age 55, married, age 45 at 1st marriage, born Colorado, father born Maine, mother born Illinois

Note: Abel & Charlotte are renting a house at 1814 Marion Street, Denver, Denver County, Colorado.

Oct 28, 1936: Death of Abel Meade Shepperd (age 67), husband of Charlotte Ellen Batchellor, in Denver, Denver County, Colorado.

Oct 30, 1936: Burial of Abel Meade Shepperd in the Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Denver County, Colorado.

Mar 22, 1950: Death of Charlotte Ellen (Batchellor) Shepperd (age 76), daughter of Isaac H. Batchellor & Ellen Charlotte Chatfield, in Colorado.

Mar 25, 1950: Burial of Charlotte Ellen (Batchellor) Shepperd in the Fairmount Cemetery (section 9) in Denver, Denver County, Colorado, alongside her husband, Abel Meade Shepperd.
Note: The Batchellor and Shepperd families are buried in the same section (9) of the Fairmount Cemetery (except Walter’s wife, who is buried in Wyoming). Ellen and her husband Isaac Batchellor share a marker. Walter, his sister Charlotte and her husband Abel Shepperd, have individual markers.

Abel Meade Shepperd & Elizabeth Jane “Bessie” Poole

Census Records

Jun 14, 1870: Federal Census for Monroe Township, Guernsey County, Ohio:

Shepherd, James: Head, age 46, Farming, Value of Real Estate $5,000, Value of Personal Property $800, born Ohio, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth
Shepherd, Martha H: age 42, Keeping House, born Ohio
Shepherd, Sylvester W: age 16, Works on farm, born Ohio
Shepherd, Susannah R: age 14. House Work, born Ohio
Shepherd, Sarah E: Daughter, age 12, Attending School, born Ohio
Shepherd, Josaphine: age 6, born Ohio
Shepherd, Mead W: age 3, born Ohio

Note: Family of Abel Meade Shepperd (Mead Sheperd, age 2)

Jun 9, 1880: Federal Census for Monroe, Guernsey County, Ohio:

Sheperd, James: Head, age 58, married, born Ohio, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland, farmer
Sheperd, Martha M H: Wife, age 50, married, born Ohio, father born New Jersey, mother born Pennsylvania, keeping house
Sheperd, Sylvester F W: Son, age 24 single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farm laborer
Sheperd, Sarah E R: Daughter, age 19 single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
Sheperd, Della A J: Daughter, age 16, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
Sheperd, Able M H: Son, age 12, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, at school

Note: Family of Abel Meade Shepperd (Able M.H. Sheperd, age 12)

Jun 10, 1880: Federal Census for Amsterdam, Jefferson County, Ohio:

Poole, G B: Head, age 47, married, born Kentucky, father born Canada, mother born Canada, merchant
Poole, Mary: Wife, age 37, married, born Ohio, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland
Poole, Ella V: Daughter, age 15 single, born Ohio, father born Kentucky, mother born Ohio, at school
Poole, Wilbert L: Son, age 13 single, born Ohio, father born Kentucky, mother born Ohio, at school
Poole, Lizzie J: Daughter, age 11, single, born Ohio, father born Kentucky, mother born Ohio, at school
Poole, Minnie B: Daughter, age 9, born Ohio, father born Kentucky, mother born Ohio, at school
Poole, Carrie B.: Daughter, age 6, born Ohio, father born Kentucky, mother born Ohio, at school
Poole, Pearl L.: Daughter, age 4, born Ohio, father born Kentucky, mother born Ohio, at school
Poole, Emma G: Daughter age 7 months, born Ohio, father born Kentucky, mother born Ohio

Note: Family of Bessie Jane Poole (Lizzie J. Poole, age 11)

Jun 2, 1900: Federal Census for Kearney (Ward 4), Buffalo County, Nebraska:

Shepperd, Able M.: Head, born Jun 1868, age 31, married 10 years, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, minister
Shepperd, Bessie: Wife, born Oct 1869, age 30, married 10 years, 4 children born, 3 children living, born Ohio, mother born W. Virginia, father born Ohio
Shepperd, Muriel C.: Daughter, born Mar 1891, age 9, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
Shepperd, Hellen M.: Daughter, born Mar 1893, age 7, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
Shepperd, Beulah A.: Daughter, born Jun 1898, age 1, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio

Note: 3rd child Gertrude was born & died in 1896

Apr 1, 1910: Federal Census for Harrison Township, Sherman County, Nebraska:

Sheppard, Able M.: Head, 40, married age 20, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born West Virginia, clergyman in local church, rents
Sheppard, Bessie J.: wife, age 39, married 20 years, 4 children born, 3 children living, born Ohio, mother born Kentucky, father born W. Virginia, pubic schoolteacher
Sheppard, Muriel C.: daughter, age 19, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, public schoolteacher
Sheppard, Hellen M.: daughter, age 17, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, pubic schoolteacher
Sheppard, Beulah B.: daughter, age 11, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio

Jan 12, 1920 Federal Census for Cody, Park County, Wyoming:

Shephard, Abel M.: age 47, Widow, born Ohio, father born Ireland, mother born West Virginia, Minister

Note: Abel (age 51) is a lodger in home of Jacob. M. Baston. States he is a widow but wife Bessie is living.

Apr 11, 1930: Federal Census for Lacon, Marshall County, Illinois:

Sheperd, Mariel: Lodger, age 39, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, high school teacher

Note: Muriel Shepperd, oldest daughter of Abel, is renting from Alice Odel, along with two other lodgers

Apr 19, 1930: Federal Census for Chicago, Cook County, Illinois:

Borg, Walter Sr.: Head, owns, Value of Real Estate $7,500, age 32, married at age 23, born Illinois, father born Sweden, mother born Sweden, buyer in Dept store
Borg, Bula: Wife, age 29, married, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
Borg, Walter Jr: Son, age 5, born Illinois, father born Illinois, mother born Ohio
Borg, Beverly: Daughter, age 2, born Illinois, father born Illinois, mother born Ohio

Note: Bula (Beulah, age 31) is Abel Shepperd’s daughter

Apr 19, 1930: Federal Census for Chicago, Cook County, Illinois:

Fisher, Frank: Head, Rents, $35.00 a month, age 32, married at age 23, born Iowa, father born Northern Ireland, mother born Illinois, salesman in auto parts
Fisher, Helen: Wife, age 31, married at age 22, born Ohio father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
Fisher, Dona J.: Daughter, age 6, born Illinois, father born Iowa, mother born Ohio

Note: Helen (age 36), Abel Shepperd’s daughter, is living next to her sister Beulah and her family