In 1992, the Texas Historical Commission placed historical markers at Shepperd's gravesite and also in Gladewater. Another historical marker had been erected in his honor in 1981 in Odessa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odessahistory.com/jbshep.htm|title=Heritage of Odessa Foundation|publisher=odessahistory.com|accessdate=July 21, 2009}}</ref> | In 1992, the Texas Historical Commission placed historical markers at Shepperd's gravesite and also in Gladewater. Another historical marker had been erected in his honor in 1981 in Odessa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odessahistory.com/jbshep.htm|title=Heritage of Odessa Foundation|publisher=odessahistory.com|accessdate=July 21, 2009}}</ref> |