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Ethel Mae Colbert 1898–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Sep 1898

Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1986

Death Location: Coraopolis, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Isaac Colbert

Mother: Ida Shaffer

Spouse(s): Harry Shipley, Frank Shipley

Children(s): Ruth Shipley, Frank Shipley, Glenn Shipley, Gilbert Shipley

Ethel Mae Colbert was born in 1898 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Isaac Jackson Colbert And Ida Olive Shaffer. In 1900, Ethel Mae Colbert resided in Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1910, Ethel Mae Colbert resided in Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA. Ethel Mae Colbert married Frank Edward Shipley, Harry Shipley, and had children including Frank Edward Shipley, Gilbert Glenn Shipley, Glenn Hess Shipley, Robert W Shipley, Ruth Olive Shipley. Ethel Mae Colbert passed away in 1986 in Coraopolis, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ethel Mae Colbert was born in 1898 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Isaac Jackson Colbert And Ida Olive Shaffer.
  • In 1900, Ethel Mae Colbert resided in Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1910, Ethel Mae Colbert resided in Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Ethel Mae Colbert married Frank Edward Shipley, Harry Shipley, and had children including Frank Edward Shipley, Gilbert Glenn Shipley, Glenn Hess Shipley, Robert W Shipley, Ruth Olive Shipley.
  • Ethel Mae Colbert passed away in 1986 in Coraopolis, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Colbert
1855–1944
Birth Location: East Liberty, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
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Ida Shaffer
1865–1925
Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Harry Shipley
1891–1973
Birth Location: Mill Run, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
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Frank Shipley
1918–1962
Birth Location: Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Ruth Shipley
1921–1995
Birth Location: Dickerson Run, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
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Frank Shipley
1918–1962
Birth Location: Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA
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Glenn Shipley
1923–1996
Birth Location: Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
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Gilbert Shipley
1924–1997
Birth Location: Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA
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Ethel Colbert's Ancestors

Self
Ethel Colbert
1898–1986
Birth Place: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Isaac Jackson Colbert
1855–1944
East Liberty, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Ida (Olive) Shaffer
1865–1925
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
William (H) Shaffer
1835–1895
East Bethlehem, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Phoebe (Ann) Worcester
1843–1909
Bridgeport, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Noah Worcester
1813–1870
Mariah Troth
1813–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Troth
1790–1857
Hannah Baker
1791–1867

Ethel Colbert's Descendants

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Ethel (Mae) Colbert (11 Sep 1898–1986) m. Harry Shipley (02 Sep 1891–Aug 1973) m. Frank (Edward) Shipley (20 Mar 1918–3 Apr 1962)
  1. 1. Ruth (Olive) Shipley 1921–1995 m. Craig (Wesley) Rohm 1916–1984
  2. 2. Frank (Edward) Shipley 1918–1962 m. Ethel (Mae) Colbert 1898–1986 m. Agnes (L.) Scholz 1920–2009
  3. 3. Glenn (Hess) Shipley 1923–1996 m. Jenalee Smith 1925–1992
  4. 4. Gilbert (Glenn) Shipley 1924–1997 m. Angeline Cerra 1926–1991

Ethel Colbert's Timeline

8 Records

1898
11 Sep 1898
Birth of Ethel Mae Colbert in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
1900
Age 2
Ethel Mae Colbert resided here in Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 12
Ethel Mae Colbert resided here in Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 22
Ethel Mae Colbert resided here in Connellsville Ward 6, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Connellsville Ward 6, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 32
Ethel Mae Colbert resided here in Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
Ethel Mae Colbert resided here in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 42
Ethel Mae Colbert resided here in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1986
1986
Age 88
Death of Ethel Mae Colbert
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1898
    Event Place: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03670; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 69-586
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2341773
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1410; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1241410
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1344; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1375357
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1410; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1241410

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1344; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1375357

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Connellsville Ward 6, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2341773

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03670; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 69-586

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03670; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 69-586

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1986
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coraopolis, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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