Tintype photo of Daniel Sheppard, Dan Traverso, Sr.'s maternal grandfather, pictured about the time of his wedding to Mary Miniours on New Year's Eve 1875. They were married in St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Galveston, Texas. Daniel Sheppard was born in Bristol, England to Henry Sheppard and Mary Foote on June 28, 1842. He was a deck hand on the Union transport, the J. B. Ford, on the Cumberland ...
Daniel Sheppard had lost his original discharge papers from the Navy and got this certificate when he applied for his Civil War pension.
Daniel Sheppard in his early 50's about the time of the marriage of his daughter, Emily Elizabeth, to Peter S. Traverso, Jr. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Cotton Screwmen that eventually became the second oldest union in Texas. Screwmen were stevedores who loaded cotton bales onto ships in the port of Galveston. Their screws compressed the bales so more could be compactly stored in the holds of ships. He and his wife, Mary, had five children.
Daniel Traverso, Sr.'s Baptism Certificate that lists his grandfather, Daniel Sheppard, and his grandmother, Mary Sheppard as the godparents.
Envelope for a letter from Daniel's sister, Persis Augusta.
Letter to Daniel Sheppard from his sister Persis Augusta ( 1838 - 1922 ) who mentions that her widowed sister, Mary Jean "Jane" ( b. 1841 ) was living with her. Persis thanks Daniel for money he sent her and discusses his birthdate as recorded in the family Bible.
Mary Persis Sheppard, the niece of Daniel Sheppard and daughter of his younger brother, Henry, who immigrated to Ireland. Mary Persis was born in 1882 and died in 1940. She married Edward Smith in 1910, a sailor, and they moved to London in 1911.
An 1890 copy of the Cerfificate of Marriage of Daniel Sheppard and Mary Miniours who were married December 31, 1875 in St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Galveston, Texas.
Photo of Christopher Sheppard, the nephew of Daniel Sheppard. Christopher was the son of Daniel Sheppard's brother, Henry. Christopher Sheppard ( 1891 - 1935 ) pictured with his wife, Cahterine O' Connell who died in 1959. Christopher worked as a longshoreman.
Portrait photograph of Daniel Sheppard perhaps in the 1880's when he would have been in his 40's. Daniel Sheppard was prominent in the Brotherhood of Cotton Screwmen, a specialize trade union group of stevedores who loaded ships with cargos of cotton bales. They used scew devices to compress the cotton bales so as to load more into ships. The Brotherhood passed a resolution commemorating him on his death and contributed to help his widow with funeral expenses. His position in the union enabled both his son-in-law, Peter Traverso, Jr., and his grandson, Daniel Traverso, to become cotton screwmen.
Left: Lelo and Sadie Silveria, Inez Traverso, Aunt Kate Sheppard Silveria ( one of Daniel Sheppard's daughters ) Dan Traverso, Sr. ( Daniel Sheppard's grandson ) holding son, Danny Jr.
Right: Cousins Sadie Silveria Maxwell, Rose Traverso Nelson and Lelo Silveria Brown, grandaughters of Daniel Sheppard.
Receipt for cemetery plot purchased by Mary Sheppard in May, 1915. Photo of grave marker on the Sheppard plot in Calvary Catholic Cemetery, 2506 65th Street, Galveston, Texas. Date of birth on the marker for Daniel Sheppard should be 1842.
Commercial Printed Remembrance of Mary Miniours Sheppard, wife of Daniel Sheppard. She was born in Waterford, Ireland and died in Galveston, Texas. She was Danny Traverso, Jr.'s great grandmother.
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