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I have always had an interest in genealogy because it is a link with history. You wonder what your ancestors thought about the politics and events of the time. You wonder what their lives were like.

These are Isaac (1843-1921) and Narcissus (1850-1923) (Edgefield) Johnson. The Johnsons were my great, great grandparents. Their children were: Benjamin, John, Spellman, Alice, Melanie, Senella, Isaac Jr., Willie, Ella, Mary, and Sarah. They lived in Shellman, Georgia.

These are Houston (b 1878(?)-d 1910) and Ella (1881-1945) (Johnson) Shepherd. The Shepherds were my great grandparents.
Houston and Ella had six children: Narcissus, Edgar James, John, Lucius, Ella, and Houstine. As the family story goes, Houston caught pneumonia and died young. Ella became a widow before she was thirty with six children to bring up alone. This is a picture of Ella (Johnson) Shepherd when she was in mourning.
This is Ella (Johnson) Shepherd, affectionately called "Mama Ella" by her family, in middle age. Although I did not know her, I am told that she was a kind lady.
This is my grandfather, Edgar James Shepherd. I remember him as a kind "giant Teddy bear". Although he was a man of few words, he taught us several life lessons: honesty, "a man's word is his honor", and frugality. He died when he was only 57.
This is my father, Theodore Shepherd. My father reminded me very much of my grandfather. He reinforced the life lessons of my grandfather, but added to them: fairness and sharing with others. An example of this is that no one should eat the last of the cake without offering it to others to share.

These are my parents and my aunt and uncle. From left to right: my mother, my uncle Chester, my aunt Catherine, and seated on the floor -- my father.

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These are Isaac (1843-1921) and Narcissus (1850-1923) (Edgefield) Johnson. The Johnsons were my great, great grandparents. Their children were: Benjamin, John, Spellman, Alice, Melanie, Senella, Isaac Jr., Willie, Ella, Mary, and Sarah. They lived in Shellman, Georgia.
These are Houston (b 1878(?)-d 1910) and Ella (1881-1945) (Johnson) Shepherd. The Shepherds were my great grandparents.
	Houston and Ella had six children: Narcissus, Edgar James, John, Lucius, Ella, and Houstine. As the family story goes, Houston caught pneumonia and died young. Ella became a widow before she was thirty with six children to bring up alone. This is a picture of Ella (Johnson) Shepherd when she was in mourning.
This is Ella (Johnson) Shepherd, affectionately called "Mama Ella" by her family, in middle age. Although I did not know her, I am told that she was a kind lady.
	This is my grandfather, Edgar James Shepherd. I remember him as a kind "giant Teddy bear". Although he was a man of few words, he taught us several life lessons: honesty, "a man's word is his honor", and frugality. He died when he was only 57.
This is my father, Theodore Shepherd. My father reminded me very much of my grandfather. He reinforced the life lessons of my grandfather, but added to them: fairness and sharing with others. An example of this is that no one should eat the last of the cake without offering it to others to share.
	These are my parents and my aunt and uncle. From left to right: my mother, my uncle Chester, my aunt Catherine, and seated on the floor -- my father.