democracy in action Joplin, Missouri democracy in action
Thom Shepherd ~ Shepherd-Montessori Institute ~ John Shepherd
1950 ~ Young Peoples Service League of Joplin ~ 1956
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The Tom Shepherd Family
Joplin, Missouri
302 Moffet Ave. - 412 North Moffet Ave. - 816 Richmond Road
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John Abbott Benham Snyder - Mabel Darlington Mitchell Snyder - Clara Olive Snyder Blaise Shepherd - Helen Louise Mitchell
Charles Maynard Shepherd - John Snyder Blaise de Shepherd - Thomas Mitchell Blaise de Shepherd
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John Abbott Benham Snyder and his wife Mabel Mitchell Snyder, natives of Ohio, Indiana and New York, founded the Galena Harrow Plow Factory at Galena, Kansas in 1909 and the J.A. Snyder Bus Company at Joplin in 1914.
They sired one daughter, Clara Olive, born February 16, 1906.
Helen Mitchell, younger sister of Mabel, was reared as their daughter from the age of 12 following the death of their parents, Clara Swift Mitchell and Thomas Darlington Mitchell of Wellsville, N .Y.
In 1934, John and Mabel's daughter, Clara Olive, married D.E. Blaise, a mining engineer connectd with the Admiralty Zinc Company of Picher, Okla., of which his own father E.F. Blaise was president, and El Cedro Silver Company of Guanajuato, Mexico, of which he was a director and president. Clara Olive and Dudley sired two sons, John (Dudley Jr.) in 1937 and Tom in 1938.
In 1949 Clara Olive married Charles M. Shepherd, a native of England, who was a resident of New York City for many years, where he was affiliated with Cities Service Oil Co., prior to being appointed director and treasurer of Empire District Electric Co., which was for many years a subsidiary of Cities Service. Mr. Shepherd died of a possible suicide in May 1955, during a business trip to New York City.
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412 North Moffet Avenue
Joplin, Missouri
1920 - 1969
Mabel Mitchell Snyder, John Snyder.
Helen Mitchell, Clara Olive Snyder Shepherd
1924
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Clara Olive Snyder Blaise and Dudley Blaise own El Cedro Mining Co.
Guanajuato, Mexico Tour Interior Views of House
1937-38
Charles, John and Clara Olive
[Tom Shepherd is the photographer]
Spring River, Kansas
1952
Other views Library
816 Richmond Road - Joplin, Missouri
1950 - 1957
Thomas Mitchell Blaise Shepherd
a/k/a Tommy Separdi
Vizcaya 1964
National Park Seminary
Forest Glen, Maryland
Joplin, Missouri
1953
was founded by Thomas M. Shepherd for the benefit of all humanity
in order to inspire a free, non-competitive, creative learning environment
~ the Shepherd-Montessori Method stimulates and perpetuates a desire to create ~
adherants to the principles are not likely to engage in violence or alcohol-drug dependency
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Irish vocalists Celtic Thunder Irish vocalists
The Island and other legendary greats sung by Keith Harkin and others
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Gateway to the Ozarks
The Lead & Zinc Mining Capital
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