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James Lester Shipley 1901–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1901

Birth Location: Soochow, China

Death Date: 28 January 1967

Death Location: Smyrna, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Shipley

Mother: Mary Wood

Spouse(s): Martha Grant

Children(s): James Shipley

The story of James Lester Shipley began in 1901 in Soochow, China. James Lester Shipley married Martha M Grant, and had children including James Lester Shipley, Marcus M Shipley, Martha S Shipley. James Lester Shipley passed away in 1967 in Smyrna, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Lester Shipley began in 1901 in Soochow, China.
  • James Lester Shipley married Martha M Grant, and had children including James Lester Shipley, Marcus M Shipley, Martha S Shipley.
  • James Lester Shipley passed away in 1967 in Smyrna, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States of America.

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James Shipley's Ancestors

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James Shipley
1901–1967
Birth Place: Soochow, China
Parents
John Avery Gere Shipley
1870–1946
Easton, MD
Mary (Eleanor) Wood
1872–1961
Botetourt County, VA
Grandparents
James (Lester) Shipley
1838–1937
Baltimore City, Baltimore, Maryland
Elizabeth (Augusta) Gere
1835–1906
Baltimore, Md
Great-Grandparents
Charles Shipley
1814–1904
Mary George
1814–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen George
1787–1854
Mary Simpers
1790–1854

James Shipley's Descendants

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James (Lester) Shipley (24 May 1901–28 January 1967) m. Martha (M) Grant (18 Aug 1906–24 Feb 2008)
  1. 1. James (Lester) Shipley 1931–2007 m. Suzanne Bryant 1944–2001

James Shipley's Timeline

2 Records

1901
24 May 1901
Birth of James Lester Shipley in Soochow, China
Soochow, China
1967
28 January 1967
Age 66
Death of James Lester Shipley in Smyrna, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States of America
Smyrna, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1901
    Event Place: Soochow, China
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Abingdon, Washington, Virginia; Roll: T627_4300; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 96-1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 January 1967
    Event Place: Smyrna, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States of America

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