Dear Mary

#2. This Post will focus on our greatgrandmother Mary Emmaline Hess Shepard aka "Little

Mommy." Mary was born 23 January 1873 in Russell County,VA. She was the 2nd child

born to Henry David Hess and Julia Ann West Hess. On 20 February 1889, Mary married

George Aught Shepard. George and Mary lived on Kent's Ridge (up Little River) in Russell

County,VA. Their only child Leona Alice Shepard was born here on 19 February 1890 and on 20

January 1909, at the age of 19, she married Archie Graham Duff. They had twelve children - 10

boys and 2 girls. Until next time.......