Cybill Shepherd

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Birth Name: Cybill Lynne Shepherd

Place of Birth: Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.

Date of Birth: February 18, 1950

Ethnicity: English, some Scottish

Cybill Shepherd is an American actress, singer, and model. Her roles include The Last Picture Show, The Heartbreak Kid, At Long Last Love, Chances Are, Texasville, and the shows Moonlighting and Cybill, among other works.

Cybill is the daughter of Patty and William Shepherd. She has a daughter, actress Clementine Ford, with her former husband, nightclub entertainer David M. Ford; and two children with her former husband, chiropractor Bruce Oppenheim.

Cybill’s paternal grandfather was William Jennings Shepherd (the son of William Alfred Shepherd and Maryland/Maryellan Frazier/Frasher). Cybill’s grandfather William was born in Kentucky. Cybill’s great-grandfather William was the son of Harvey Shepherd and Hester Ann Booth. Maryland was the daughter of Nathan Hasten Frasher and Rebecca Jane Ratcliff.

Cybill’s paternal grandmother was Ethel M. Phillips (the daughter of Alvin Franklin Phillips and Mary Ethel Breedlove/Breadlove). Ethel was born in Ohio. Alvin was the son of Edgar Phillips and Ida Alice Haines. Cybill’s great-grandmother Mary was the daughter of John C. Breedlove and Mahala Florence Spriggs.

Cybill’s maternal grandfather was named Norwell “Cy” Shobe (the son of Cyrus Shobe and Clara).

Cybill’s maternal grandmother was Elsie Gladys “Tommy” Toler (the daughter of William Thomas Toler and Etta W. Wesson). Elsie was born in Arkansas. William was the son of George T. Toler and Martha J. “Mattie” Wyatt. Etta possibly was the daughter of Tomie Wesson and Maudine Nicholson.

Sources: Genealogy of Cybill Shepherd – https://www.geni.com

Marriage record of Cybill’s paternal grandparents, William Jennings Shepherd and Ethel M. Phillips – https://www.familysearch.org

Genealogies of Cybill’s paternal grandfather, William Jennings Shepherd – https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
https://www.familysearch.org

Genealogy of Cybill’s paternal grandmother, Ethel M. (Phillips) Shepherd – https://old.findagrave.com

Genealogy of Cybill Shepherd (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.wikitree.com

Death record of Cybill’s maternal great-grandfather, William Thomas Toler – https://old.findagrave.com

2 Responses

  1. andrew says:

    Cybill’s maternal grandfather was Norwell “Cy” Shobe (the son of Cyrus Shobe and Clara)

    Cybill’s maternal grandmother was Elsie Gladys “Tommy” Toler (the daughter of William Thomas Toler and Etta Wesson). William was the son of George T. Toler and Martha J. Wyatt. Etta was possibly the daughter of Tomie Wesson and Maudine Nicholson

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179352353/william-toler

  2. andrew says:

    Cybill’s paternal grandfather was William Jennings Shepherd (the son of William Alfred Shepherd and Maryland Frazier/Frasher). Cybill’s great-grandfather William was the son of Harvey Shepherd and Hester Ann Booth. Maryland was the daughter of Nathan Hasten Frasher and Rebecca Jane Ratcliff

    Cybill’s paternal grandmother was Ethel Phillips (the daughter of Alvin F. Phillips and Mary Ethel Breedlove/Breadlove). Alvin was the son of Edgar Phillips and ? Haines. Mary Ethel was the daughter of John C. Breedlove and Mahala Florence Spriggs (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83749346/ethel-m.-shepard)

    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3GF-VPY

    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SPXC-D88

    paternal grandfather: https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=poki00&id=I071724

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