Name of father Ralph C. Shepard
Maiden name of mother Lela Woods
1910 OR CENSUS - Paul Shepard, age 5 months, b. Oregon, is enumerated with Ralph C., age 28, occupation farmer, b. Utah, and Lela, age 24, mother of 3 children, b. Kansas, along with Dorothy, age 3, b. Oregon, and Maurice, age 2, b. Oregon .

1920 OR CENSUS – Paul W. Shepard (10y, b Oregon) enumerated with parents Ralph C. (38y, b Utah, occupation farmer) and Lela A. (34y, b Kansas) and 6 siblings, all born in Oregon, Dorothy A. (13y), Morris L. (12y), James L. (7y), David S. (6y), Julia E. (3y8m) and Ruth L. (1y7m)

1930 OR CENSUS – Paul W. Shepard (20y, b Oregon) enumerated with parents Ralph C. (48y, b Utah, married at age 24y, occupation farmer) and Lela A. (45y, b Kansas, married at age 20y) and 8 siblings, all born in Oregon, Dorothy A. (23y), Maurice L. (22y), James L. (18y), David S. (16y), Julia E. (14y), Ruth L. (9y), Joseph R. (6y) and Ardon (3y); also with family was Newton A. Mathews (64y, b Illinois, widowed, married at age 37y, occupation laborer)

MARRIAGE – Paul Shepard (son of Ralph E. Shepard & Lela Woods) & Mamie Lucille Murray (dau of Harry E. Murray & Emma Olsen) md 24 Aug 1930, Salt Lake Co, Utah

1940 WA CENSUS – Paul Shepard (30y, b Oregon, occupation junior clerk) enumerated with wife Lucille (30y, b Nebraska); family was living in Portland, Multnomah co, Oregon in 1935

OSBH DC (2000 Marion co) #00-11671

Paul W. Shepard, Nov 19, 1909-May 29, 2000

Paul Shepard, 90, of Salem died Monday. He was born in Salem and graduated from Oregon State Univesity with a degree in agronomy. He worked for First National Bank, taught high school in Gresham during World War II and worked in the shipyards. He worked for Boeing from 1957 to 1962, then moved to Salem where he grew cherries and built homes, retiring to Salemtowne. He was active at the Salem Senior Center and a memer of Zena Presbyterian Church. He married Lucille in 1930, and she died in 1982. He married Frances in 1984, and she died in 1997. Survivors include his sons, Gary of Salem and Dennis of Santa Maria, Calif; daughter, Maria Orbik of Woodland Hills, Calif; brothers, Joe of Salem and Dave of McMinnville; sisters, Arden Welch of Gresham, Ruth Wright of Tennessee; and four grandchildren. Services will be 2 pm Saturday at Zena Cemetery. Arrangements are by Howell-Edwards-Doerksen with Rigdon-Ransom Funeral Directors. Contributions: Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland or Oregon State University Foundation.

Statesman Journal, Wednesday, May 31, 2000, page 5C

Shepard
Paul W.
1909 - 2000
[shares marker with Lucille]

Saucy Survey & Photographs
SSDI
1910 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Spring Valley, ED 252, sheet 5A)

1920 OR CENSUS (Polk co, Spring Valley, ED 365. Sheet 3B)

1930 OR CENSUS (Polk co, Spring Valley, ED 4, sheet 1A-B)

Utah Marriage Records (Ancestry.com)

1940 WA CENSUS (Skamania co, N Bonneville, ED 30-2, sheet 5B)

SJ, 31 May 2000, page 5C