George married Matilda Elizabeth Shepard on 19 Jul 1847 in Homer,Courtland,New York, USA. Matilda (daughter of Roswell Shepard, II and Lydia Sprague) was born on 30 Sep 1824 in Montpelier,,Vermont, USA; died on 2 Jan 1917; was buried in Keller Cemetery,Lovington,Moultrie,Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Charles Shepard Hetherington was born on 8 Jul 1848.
2. Henry Shepard Hetherington was born on 20 Oct 1849; died on 9 Aug 1871; was buried in Keller Cemetery,Lovington,Moultrie,Illinois, USA.