Joseph R and Rose Shepherd
Information comes from the 1899 Illustrated History of Idaho, page 373
Joseph R Shepherd, the current Mayor of the city of Paris, was born in Hampshire, England March 18, 1865, a son of William and Mary Ann (Tracy). His parents came of old English stock and his father was a shoemaker by trade. They became converts to the doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and in 1877 they emigrated to this country, bringing with them their ten children, and located at Paris, where Mr. Shepherd worked at his trade until he retired from active life and he died in 1898, aged seventy-three. He wife survives him and is now (1899) sixty-nine years old.
He was a high priest in his church having done valuable missionary work for it before coming to the United States, and his exertions in its behalf were continued with good results after he took up his residence in Paris. His children except one all live in Paris.
Joseph R Shepherd the seventh in order of birth, attended school in England from his fifth to his twelfth year, when he was brought to Paris. Here he entered upon the work of earning his own living as a boy clerk in the store of the Paris Co-Operative Institution, with which concern he was employed about five years. He then accepted a position with the Wooley Brothers and was employed in their store about three years. He was then engaged as manager of the co-operative store of the town and had charge of all its interests for about five years, during which time he bought and sold large quantities of goods.
In 1891, in connection with others, he organized the Paris Mercantile Company, in which he was a large stockholder and of which he was made business manager. At the expiration of two years he bought out the other stockholders and he has since that time owned and conducted the business of the concern. He deal in every kind of merchandise for which there is any demand at Paris and is a large buyer of the produce of the coutnry round about.
He is the owner of the large frame building in which his business is conducted and which is now too small for its accommodation and is now erecting a large double brick block. He is a man of liberal methods who is willing to invest money to make money and treats his employees so generously that they work for his interests faithfully and tirelessly. In politics he is a Republican. He was one of the organizers of the city of Paris, was one of the first councilmen and is its presnet efficient and popular mayor.
He was married in 1885 to Miss Rose Budge, daughter of State Senator William Budge of Paris and they have six children.
Children of Joseph Russell Shepherd and Rose Budge
1. Joseph Russell Shepherd b-13 July 1885 in
Paris; d-6 Aug 1925 in Logan Utah; br-Logan
2. Alfred William Shepherd b-21 Feb 1887 in Paris; d-12 Feb 1957; br-Paris
Cemetery
3. Clarence Shepherd b-2 Oct 1888 in Paris; d-20 Mar 1919 in Paris; br-Paris
Cemetery
4. David Shepherd b-5 Sep 1891 in Paris; d-5 July 1957 in Santa Cruz California
5. Eva Rose Shepherd b-July 1895 in Paris
6. Harold Shepherd b-28 Nov 1897 in Paris; d-2 Oct 1971 in Santa Cruz California
7. Earl Shepherd b-29 Nov 1899 in Paris; d-29 June 1939; br-Paris Cemetery
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Joseph Russell Shepherd died 28 Jan 1935 in Logan Utah. Rose Shepherd died 18 Aug 1948 in Logan.