Robert married Agnes Cornelia Carlyle on 24 Dec 1943 in Lenoir, North Carolina, USA. Agnes (daughter of Kirby Coy Carlyle and Effie Mae Skinner) was born on 26 Oct 1926 in Lenoir, North Carolina, USA; died on 7 Aug 2017. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Robert Bruce Shepard was born on 29 Oct 1947 in Lenoir, North Carolina, USA; died on 4 Sep 2014 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina.
2. Susanah Mahaffey was born on 4 Sep 1897 in Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA; died on 20 Feb 1938 in Arcola, Washington County, Mississippi; was buried on 20 Feb 1938 in Hollandale, Washington, Mississippi, USA.
3. Carlyle Thompson Shepard was born on 28 Oct 1951 in Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina; died on 31 Oct 1951 in Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA.
4. Joy Shepard
5. Hal Shepard