Sallie E. Shepherd (1820-1904) was the daughter of John Noble (1785-1855) and Frances Fleming Payne Noble (1787-1855) of Danville,
Virginia. She married William E. Shepherd (d. 1876). They are both buried in
the Old Grove Street Cemetery in Danville.
Papers, 1852-1880, of the Shepherd family of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, consisting of deeds for property in Pittsylvania
County and for property in in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa; two checks for the purchase
of property in Pittsylvania County by Ficklen from William E. Shepherd, trustee of Sallie E. Shepherd; legal opinion of George
W. Read regarding the will of John Noble (1785-1855) of Danville, Virginia, and the
purchase by Ficklen; letter, 3 November 1880, concerning Sarah A. Ficklen's right to land; and miscellaneous notes.
Deed,
16 February 1852,
for 6 acres in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, from George E. Welsh and Elizabeth Welsh to John W. McKinsey. Deed recorded
in Pittsylvania County Court 12 April 1852.
4 p.
Deed,
10 October 1854,
for 12 acres and 12 poles in Pittsylvania County from Charles M. Cosby and Ann M. Cosby, of Danville, Virginia, to John W.
McKinsey of Pittsylvania County. Deed recorded in Pittsylvania County Court 20
November 1854.
5 p.
Deed,
4 May 1858,
for lot numbers 11 and 12 in block 36 in city of Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, from George C. Anderson to James E. Bruce, William
O. Daniels, and Sarah J. Daniels. Deed recorded 4 May 1858 in Lee County.
2 p..
Deed,
4 May 1858,
for lot numbers 11 and 12 in block 36 in city of Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, from James E. Bruce and William O. Daniels to Thomas
Fletcher. Deed recorded 4 May 1858 in Lee County.
2 p.
Deed,
19 May 1860,
for 20 acres in Pittsylvania County from John W. McKinsey to William E. Shepherd, trustee for Sallie E. Shepherd. Recorded
in Pittsylvania County 18 February 1861.
4 p.
Check,
7 December 1862,
for $10,435.07 from John F. Ficklen to William E. Shepherd, trustee of Sallie E. Shepherd for property near Danville.
2 p.
Check,
8 December 1862,
for 2064.93 from John F. Ficklen to William E. Shepherd, trustee of Sallie E. Shepherd for property near Danville.
2 p.
Opinion,
28 February 1863,
of George W. Read concerning provisions in John Noble's will relating to a purchase of land by John F. Ficklen from William
E. Shepherd, trustee of Sallie E. Shepherd, Noble's daughter, with concurrence
by William M. Treadway. Read reiterated his opinion in a note.
1 leaf and 2 p.
Letter,
3 November 1880,
from Harrison[?] Robertson of Danville to Sarah A. Ficklen concerning her right to the property purchased by John F. Ficklen
from William E. Shepherd.
2 p.
Notes,
n.d.,
referring to deeds of sale of property to and William E. Shepherd in 1863 and 1864.
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