Hannah M. Ong

Hannah M. Ong

• Father: F. D. Ong
• Mother: Alice (?)

• Hannah M. Ong was born on 15 December 1860 in Jackson County, West Virginia, or possibly Illinois.
• She married (?) Shepherd.
• Hannah M. Ong became a widow at the circa 1896 death of her husband (?) Shepherd.
• She married Bert Scarborough circa 1897.
• Bert Scarborough and Hannah M. Ong appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Pluma, Lawrence County, Missouri. They were enumerated next to the households of Hannah's daughter Olive Rickman and her brother Orman Ong, and not far from her son Harley Shepherd living with William Ward.
• The following appeared on 9 January 1908 in The Weekly Pioneer-Times: Harley Shepherd died at the St. Joseph's hospital yesterday morning at 3:20 o'clock without having regained consciousness since the accident, which happened to him at the Mogul mill on January 1st. Although an operation was performed on Thursday last for the removal of a blood clot from the brain, he still remained in a comatose state and passed away without being able to tell of the accident that finally caused his death.
       Harley Shepherd was 24 years of age and was born in Kansas. He was the son of Mrs. Mary Shepherd of Pluma and leaves, besides his mother, one brother, Earl, aged about 16 years, and one sister, Mrs. Will Perry of Lead. His father died before the family came to the Black Hills (about twelve years ago) and two of his brothers, Kirk and Lee, disappeared about six years ago and are believed to have been murdered by W. H. Ward, who is serving a life sentence at Sioux Falls for the murder. A body, supposed to have been that of one of the Shepherd boys, was found near Pluma shortly after the disappearance, but the other body was never found. [:CR;]      A coroner's jury consisting of M. M. Jones, C. H. Savage and Joseph Hattenbach, was empaneled yesterday and visited the scene of the accident at the Mogul mill. The inquest will be held this afternoon at 1 o'clock at Booth's undertaking parlors, to which place the body was taken after his death.
       The funeral will be held from his late home at Pluma this afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Frederic Richardson of the Deadwood Baptist church officiating and will be attended by the members of the Deadwood Mine and Mill Men's Union, of which deceased was a member.
• The following appeared on 2 June 1918 in The Deadwood Daily Pioneer-Times: Mrs. H. M. Shepherd went out on the Burlington to Ravenna to Keep house for her son, Earl, who is employed by the Burlington.
• The following appeared on 9 August 1929 in The Montana Standard: (Floral Park) Mrs. Zona Parry of Fullerton, Cal., was a guest for a few days of Mrs. H. G. Knauss of Princeton avenue en route to Deadwood, S. D., to visit her mother, Mrs. Shephard.
• The following appeared on 15 August 1929 in the Deadwood Pioneer-Times: Mr. and Mrs. Earl Shepherd and daughter, Maxine, who have been visiting with mr. Shepherd's mother, Mrs. H. M. Shepherd and his sister, Mrs. Zona Perry, departed on the Burlington yesterday for their home in Alliance, Nebr.
• The following appeared on 10 March 1933 in the Deadwood Pioneer-Times: Mrs. H. M. Shepherd, of this city, left on the Burlington yesterday afternoon for Alliance, called there by the illness of her grandson, Richard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Shepherd.
• The following appeared on 22 June 1939 in The Weekly Pioneer-Times: Miss Maxine Shepherd, who has been visiting for the past two weeks at the home of her grandmother, mrs. H. M. Shepherd, in this city, returned to her home in Alliance, Nebr., Friday morning.
• Hannah M. Ong died on 22 May 1941 at age 80 in Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota, at St. Joseph's Hospital.
• She was interred at Mount Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota.
• The following appeared on 23 May 1941 in the Deadwood Pioneer Times: Mrs. Hannah Shepherd, 80, of Deadwood, a pioneer resident of this section, passed away at St. Joseph's hospital early yesterday morning, adter a lengthy period of failing health. She had been a patient at the hospital since Febraury 7.
       A son, Earl Shepherd, of Alliance, Nebr., arrived in Deadwood a few hours before her death, and was with her when the end came.
       Deceased came to Deadwood in 1894 and had since made her home here. Beside her son she is survived by a daughter, mrs. Zona Parry, of Anaheim, Calif. Her husband died many years ago.
       Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon from the First Baptist church, Rev. John Washburn, pastor of the Methodist church, officiating. Burial will be in the family plot in Mt. Moriah cemetery.
       The body is at the Schulte chapel.
• The following appeared on 24 May 1941 in the Deadwood Pioneer Times: We wish to thank our many friends, the sisters and nurses at St. Joseph's hospital and Dr. Smiley for being so kind during the illness and death of our mother, Mrs. H. M. Shepherd. Earl Shepherd, Mrs. Zona Parry.

• Last Edited: 31 Dec 2015