Esther May Hunt and Ernest Weythman Shepard

ERNEST WEYTHMAN SHEPARD, son of ANNA MAY WEYTHMAN and MARTIN EMOR SHEPARD, was born June 17, 1894 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska,⁶³²⁵ and died February 14, 1939 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa.^{2863, 6325} He is buried in Lincoln Memorial Park, Lancaster County, Nebraska.²⁸⁶³

He married ESTHER MAY HUNT on November 20, 1912 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska.⁷⁸⁹² She was born May 14, 1893 in Iowa,⁵⁶ and died November 3, 1992.⁷⁸⁹¹ She is buried in Lincoln Memorial Park, Lancaster County, Nebraska.⁷⁸⁹¹ She married (2) Monte L. Hardwick March 29, 1941 in South Sioux City, Dakota, Nebraska (b. April 30, 1897, Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa;^{3726, 6358} d. May 25, 1959, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska;⁶³⁵⁸ bur. Woodbine Cemetery, Harrison County, Iowa^{3726, 456} ).²²⁸⁴

• Descendant Reports
  • Maturin Ballou Descendant Report (Ancestor of Ernest W. Shepard)
  • Robert Pike Descendant Report (Ancestor of Ernest W. Shepard)
  • Eleazer Arnold Jr. Descendant Report (Ancestor of Ernest W. Shepard)
  • Eleazer Albee Descendant Report (Ancestor of Ernest W. Shepard)
  • John Smith Descendant Report (Ancestor of Ernest W. Shepard)
  • Captain John Whipple Descendant Report (Ancestor of Ernest W. Shepard)
  • Valentine Whitman Descendant Report (Ancestor of Ernest W. Shepard)
  • John Sayles Descendant Report (Ancestor of Ernest W. Shepard)
  • Roger Williams Descendant Report (Ancestor of Ernest W. Shepard)
  • Reverend Joshua Winsor Descendant Report (Ancestor of Ernest W. Shepard)
  • Elisha Smith Descendant Report (Ancestor of Ernest W. Shepard)
  • Pardon Davis Descendant Report (Ancestor of Ernest W. Shepard)
  • Barent Van Buren Descendant Report (Ancestor of Ernest W. Shepard)

Children of ESTHER MAY HUNT and ERNEST WEYTHMAN SHEPARD:

1. ANNA MARGUERITE SHEPARD, b. September 20, 1913, Nebraska;⁵⁶ m. CHARLES MORRIS REICHENBACH on May 11, 1935 in Sarpy County, Nebraska²²⁸⁴; d. November 28, 1976.²⁸⁷³
2. EMOR OREN SHEPARD, b. October 21, 1921, Nebraska;⁵⁶ m. JEANETTE MARIE SIMMONS on February 21, 1946 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa⁷⁶⁴⁹; d. August 3, 2002.⁵⁶
3. CHARLES ERNEST SHEPARD, b. September 1, 1923, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska;²⁸⁷⁷ d. February 13, 2008.²⁸⁷⁷



Personal Information

Monte L. Hardwick

• was a Veteran of World War I⁷⁸⁹³
• was Superintendent for Iowa Power and Light Company⁷⁸⁹³

Marriage Announcements and News

Nebraska State Journal, November 24, 1912⁷⁸⁹²

Miss Esther Hunt was married to Ernest Shepard at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Cadwallader, 615 North Twenty-third street Wednesday eavenign, Rev. Mr. Boeye performing the ceremonty. Thirty-two guests were present. The bride is a niece of C. M. Cadwallader. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt [sic] will make their home at 2223 R street in this city.

Newspaper Articles

Council Bluffs Nonpareil, February 1, 1948²⁸⁷⁵

Mother Sees Two Sons Graduate

Mrs. Monty Hardwick has returned from an eastern trip made to see her two sons receive their degrees from two famous institutions, the University of Wisconsin and the Case Institute of Technology.

Her younger son, Charles E. Shepard, received his bachelor of science degree in applied mathematics and mechanics from Wisconsin the first of the week and will remain in Madison to begin work on his master's degree and to teach at the university.

At Cleveland, O., Mrs. Hardwick attended commencement exercises at Case Institute Jan. 24 when her elder son, Emor O. Shepard, was presented with his bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering.

He has accepted a position with Westinghouse in Pittsburgh in the department of power control and development. He and Mrs. Shepard, the former Jeanette Simmons of Council Bluffs, will leave this week for their new home in Pennsylvania.

Obituaries

Nebraska State Journal, February 15, 1939²⁸⁶³

SHEPARD—Ernest W. Shepard, Council Bluffs, died there Tuesday. Surviving are his wife, Esther May; daughter, Mrs. Anna Marguerite Reichenbach of Council Bluffs; two sons, Emor and Charles of Councuk Bluffs; sister, Mrs. Cecil McClung of Lincoln, and father M. E. Shepard of Lincoln. Funeral services at 1 p. m. Thursday at Hodgmans. Rev. E. L. Geissinger will officiate. Burial in Lincoln Memorial Park.

May 26, 1959⁷⁸⁹³

Monte Hardwick

Monte L. Hardwick, 62, 1415 Avenue B, died Monday at the Veterans Hospital in Omaha, following a two-year illness.

Born at Red Oak, he was a Council Bluffs resident 30 years. Mr. Hardwick was a superintendent for the Iowa Power and Light Co. until 20 months ago when he took sick leave. He is a veteran of World War I.

Survivors include: widow, Esther M.; daughter, Mrs. Edward Lee of Oklahoma City, Okla.; mother, Mrs. Addie Buss Hardwick of Forestburg, S. D.; sister, Mrs. Henry Effling of Forestburg, S. D.; and two grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Meyer Chapel. Philip T. Durham, pastor of the First Christian Church, will officiate. Interment will be at the Woodbine cemetery.

Lincoln Star, November 7, 1992⁷⁸⁹¹

Shepard — Esther Hardwick, 98, Omaha, formerly Lincoln, Council Bluffs, Iowa, died Tuesday (11/3/92). Survivors: sons, Emor, Pittsburgh, Charles, San Jose, Calif.; stepdaughter, Margaret Lee, Oklahoma City; grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by first husband, Ernest Shepard; second husband, Monte Hardwick.

Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Maple Crest Care Center, Omaha. Graveside services: 11:15 a.m. Saturday, Lincoln Memorial Park. Meyer Funeral Home, Council Bluffs.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 16, 1900177	Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska	Martin Emor Shepard Anna May Weythman Pardon Ballou Shepard Ernest Weythman Shepard Cecile Caroline Shepard
April 19, 1910176	Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska	Martin Emor Shepard Anna May Weythman Pardon Ballou Shepard Ernest Weythman Shepard Cecile Caroline Shepard
January 2, 1920316	Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska	Ernest Weythman Shepard Esther May Hunt Anna Marguerite Shepard
April 4, 1930315	Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska	Ernest Weythman Shepard Esther May Hunt Anna Marguerite Shepard Emor Oren Shepard
April 4, 19402872	Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa	Esther May Hunt Emor Oren Shepard Charles Ernest Shepard