As a child he moved with his mother to Morris County , Texas , where he attended the local schools .
Sheppard was born in Bluffton , Alabama on April 13 , 1852 .
As a child Sheppard moved with Sheppard 's mother to Morris County , Texas , where he attended the local schools .
Sheppard was born in Bluffton , Alabama on April 13 , 1852 .