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.
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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.
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