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James Tolbert Shipley 1804–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1804

Birth Location: Washington Co., Tennessee

Death Date: 1862

Death Location: Piney Flats, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Father: Nathan Shipley

Mother: Elizabeth Hale

Spouse(s): Jane Dyer

Children(s): Robert Shipley, Margaret Shipley, Eliza Shipley, Nathaniel Shipley, Barbara Shipley, Sarah Shipley, David Shipley, John Shipley, James Shipley

The story of James Tolbert Shipley began in 1804 in Washington Co., Tennessee. In 1850, James Tolbert Shipley resided in Division 1, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA. In 1860, James Tolbert Shipley resided in District 8, , Sullivan, Tennessee, USA. James Tolbert Shipley married Jane Jennie Dyer, and had children including Barbara Eleanor Ella Shipley, David Shipley, Eliza Anna Shipley, James K Shipley, John C Shipley, Margaret Shipley, Nathaniel Foster Shipley, Robert Elbert Shipley, Sarah Shipley. James Tolbert Shipley passed away in 1862 in Piney Flats, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Tolbert Shipley began in 1804 in Washington Co., Tennessee.
  • In 1850, James Tolbert Shipley resided in Division 1, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1860, James Tolbert Shipley resided in District 8, , Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.
  • James Tolbert Shipley married Jane Jennie Dyer, and had children including Barbara Eleanor Ella Shipley, David Shipley, Eliza Anna Shipley, James K Shipley, John C Shipley, Margaret Shipley, Nathaniel Foster Shipley, Robert Elbert Shipley, Sarah Shipley.
  • James Tolbert Shipley passed away in 1862 in Piney Flats, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathan Shipley
1768–1840
Birth Location: Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Elizabeth Hale
1768–1850
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
EH

Spouses(s)

Jane Dyer
1807–1867
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Robert Shipley
1852–1920
Birth Location: Sullivan county, Tennessee, USA
RS
Margaret Shipley
1848–1923
Birth Location: Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
MS
Eliza Shipley
1842–1918
Birth Location: Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
ES
Nathaniel Shipley
1848–1917
Birth Location: Sullivan county, Tennessee, USA
NS
Barbara Shipley
1853–1936
Birth Location: Sullivan county, Tennessee, USA
BS
Sarah Shipley
1832–
Birth Location: Sullivan County, Tennessee
SS
David Shipley
1841–1865
Birth Location: , Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
DS
John Shipley
1843–1919
Birth Location: Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., TN
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James Shipley
1835–
Birth Location: Sullivan County, Tennessee
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James Shipley's Ancestors

Self
James Shipley
1804–1862
Birth Place: Washington Co., Tennessee
Parents
Nathan Shipley
1768–1840
Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Hale
1768–1850
Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Shipley's Descendants

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James (Tolbert) Shipley (1804–1862) m. Jane ('Jennie') Dyer (abt 1807–14 August 1867)
  1. 1. Robert (Elbert) Shipley 1852–1920 m. Abigail (J. (Abby)) Rose 1856–1933
    1. 1. Eugene SHIPLEY 1882–1927
    2. 2. Lila (Maude) Shipley 1891–1959
    3. 3. Victoria (Alice) Shipley 1881–1948
    4. 4. Myrtle (May) Shipley 1884–1934
    5. 5. Josie Shipley 1888–1925
    6. 6. Frances (Ellen (Fannie)) Shipley 1875–1948
    7. 7. Martha (Jane) Shipley 1872–1950
  2. 2. Margaret Shipley 1848–1923
    1. 1. Lola (Jane) Shipley 1885–1948 m. Henry (C) Davison 1880–1954
    2. 2. Samuel (Edward) Shipley 1882–1961
    3. 3. Benjamin (Harrison) Shipley 1889–1950
    4. 4. Sidney (Albert) Shipley 1869–1924
  3. 3. Eliza (Anna) Shipley 1842–1918 m. Andrew (Jackson) Davidson 1840–1909
    1. 1. Henry (C) Davison 1880–1954 m. Lola (Jane) Shipley 1885–1948
    2. 2. Joseph (Martin) Davison 1875–1963
    3. 3. Andrew (Joshua) Davison 1878–1956
    4. 4. Nathan (M.) Davison 1873–1949
    5. 5. James (Jackson) Davison 1883–1969
    6. 6. William (Robert) Davison 1869–1938
    7. 7. Margaret (Ellen) Davison 1877–1936
    8. 8. Sarah (Jane) Davison 1866–1939
    9. 9. Katherine (Ann "Katy") Davison 1868–1949
    10. 10. John (Tolbert) Davison 1871–1935
  4. 4. Nathaniel (Foster) Shipley 1848–1917 m. Adeline Curtis 1848–1891 m. Eliza (Ann) Stout 1866–1909
    1. 1. Martin (Monroe) Shipley 1869–
    2. 2. John (D.) Shipley 1871–1921
    3. 3. Bijah (J.) Shipley 1876–1934
    4. 4. Lola (May) Shipley 1877–1948
    5. 5. Roy (George) Shipley 1885–1950
    6. 6. Robert (Milton) Shipley 1899–1969 m. Ernestine (Pearl) McCamey 1905–1964
    7. 7. Edward (Bell) Shipley 1884–1959
    8. 8. Walter (Virgil) Shipley 1880–1958
  5. 5. Barbara (Eleanor 'Ella') Shipley 1853–1936 m. James (Norman) Morris 1857–1936
    1. 1. Bertha (Ann) Morris 1882–1975
    2. 2. Mary (Magdaline) Morris 1880–1954
    3. 3. Flora (Alice) Morris 1885–1967
    4. 4. Charles (S.) Morris 1886–
    5. 5. Ethel (Susan) Morris 1888–1967
    6. 6. Henry (G.) Morris 1890–
    7. 7. Robert (Tolbert) Morris 1893–
    8. 8. Roby Morris 1893–
  6. 6. Sarah Shipley 1832–
  7. 7. David Shipley 1841–1865
  8. 8. John (C) Shipley 1843–1919 m. Mary (C.) Goodman 1850–1931
    1. 1. Andrew (Tolbert) Shipley 1868–1941
    2. 2. Elizabeth Shipley 1871–1934
    3. 3. Jacob (N. or C.) Shipley 1873–1942
    4. 4. David Shipley 1878–1957
    5. 5. Mary (Jane) Shipley 1883–1967
    6. 6. Edna (B.) Shipley 1886–1966
    7. 7. Effie (V.) Shipley 1886–1965
    8. 8. John ("Johnnie") Shipley 1892–1944
    9. 9. Sarah (P) Shipley 1881–1948
    10. 10. Lula (C.) Shipley 1896–1898
    11. 11. Nancy (J) Shipley 1869–1943
  9. 9. James (K.) Shipley 1835– m. Ellen (B.) Crawford 1840–
    1. 1. Mary (F) Shipley 1869–

James Shipley's Timeline

4 Records

1804
1804
Birth of James Tolbert Shipley in Washington Co., Tennessee
Washington Co., Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 46
James Tolbert Shipley resided here in Division 1, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Division 1, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 56
James Tolbert Shipley resided here in District 8, , Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
District 8, , Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
1862
1862
Age 58
Death of James Tolbert Shipley in Piney Flats, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Piney Flats, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Washington Co., Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 1, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 1, Sullivan, Tennessee; Roll: 897; Page: 49b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 8, , Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 8, Sullivan, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1275; Page: 61; Family History Librar

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Piney Flats, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
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