Shepard, William Blount, 1844-1913

William Blount Shepard (1844-1913) was the son of William Biddle Shepard and Ann Daves Collins, daughter of Josiah Collins II of Somerset Plantation. Following his service as lieutenant in the Civil War, Shepard became an Edenton businessman and farmer. He organized Edenton Cotton Mills, Edenton Peanut Company, and the Bank of Edenton. He served as a justice of the peace and as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He married three times: to Louise C. Harrison, Pauline C. Cameron, and Mildred C. Cameron. He had three children: Thomas, Louise, and Ann Cameron Shepard.