Shepherd, Virginius E., 1827-1896
Biographical Note
Virginius E. Shepherd was born in 1827 in Nansemond County, Virginia, and earned a law degree from the University of Virginia in 1847. He served as a Chief Clerk in the Confederate War Department during the American Civil War.
Shepherd was the first librarian and first treasurer at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (V.A.M.C.), serving from 1872-1875. He also served as the secretary of the faculty from 1872-1881. Shepherd was a professor of languages from 1875-1885 and book-keeping 1882-1885.
Shepherd married Frances E. Watson on September 1, 1848, in Ablbemarle, had they a daughter Fannie E. and son William. He died on March 25, 1896 in Richmond.
External sources:
University Catalogs, 1872-1885
U.S. Federal Census, 1850, 1870-1880
"V. E. Shepherd" in the Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/145563:3723, accessed Feb. 29, 2024.
"Virginius E Shepherd" in the U.S., Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/47939:61982, accessed Feb. 29, 2024.
"Virginia [sic] E Shepperd" in the Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/674377:2558, accessed Feb. 29, 2024.
"Virginius E Shepherd", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93887118/virginius-e-shepherd, accessed Feb. 29, 2024.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
H. L. Phlegar Report of Scholarship
The H. L. Phlegar Report of Scholarship is a report card for Phlegar from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in October 1882. The report is signed by V. E. Shephard, secretary of the faculty at the college.
Showacre Family Papers,
The Showacre Family Papers consists of a handwritten copy of a eulogy for Charles Showacre by Reverend William Runyan and given on May 22, 1864, and an acceptance letter dated September 23, 1873, admitting George D. Showarce to the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College.