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Joe Rowland SHAPARD, Sr.

Male 1894 - 1962  (68 years)


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  • Name Joe Rowland SHAPARD  [1] 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 12 Jan 1894  Rockdale, Milam Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 Aug 1962  Glendale, Los Angeles Co., CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 11 Aug 1962  Whittier, Los Angeles Co., CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I36090735251  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 23 Dec 2022 

    Father John Alfonso SHAPARD,   b. 31 Aug 1850, Richmond, Fort Bend Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1918, Rockdale, Milam Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Nannie Grundy BEALL,   b. 15 Jul 1864, Gonzales County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1957, National City, San Diego Co., CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 5 Apr 1882  Rockdale, Milam Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1455  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Irene Marguerite LAAKMAN,   b. 11 Jul 1891, Allison Twp., Lawrence Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1965, Whittier, Los Angeles Co., CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 8 Apr 1920  Allison Twp., Lawrence Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 23 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F1369  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • "Joe Shapard enlisted in the army at Fort Sam Houston in Au
      gust, 1917, and was assigned to Motorcycle Company No. 1 and sent abroad for active service. On arrival overseas he was transferred to the motor transport service, American Expeditionary Forces, where he has proven of such value as to have received favorable mention in a letter from his captain to authorities in Washington, D.C. He is of unusual physical strength, and previous to entering the army was assistant postmaster at Rockdale." He was separated from military service 1 Jul 1919 at Camp Lee, VA, as a sergeant. In 1922 he joined the Los Angeles Police Force, with which he served until his retirement in 1955.

  • Sources 
    1. [S_638797795] Ancestry, SSDI.

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      in Rose Hills Memorial Park.