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John Knox 'Prof' Shipley 1836–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1836

Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 13 Mar 1915

Death Location: Bluff City, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Asa Shipley

Mother: Rosannah Bean

Spouse(s): Mary Boring

Children(s): William Shipley, Florence Neel

In 1836, John Knox 'Prof' Shipley entered the world in Washington County, Tennessee, USA, born to Asa Shipley And Rosannah Rosa Bean. John Knox 'Prof' Shipley married Mary Emily Mollie Boring, and had children including Florence Cordie Neel, William Byran Shipley. John Knox 'Prof' Shipley passed away in 1915 in Bluff City, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1836, John Knox 'Prof' Shipley entered the world in Washington County, Tennessee, USA, born to Asa Shipley And Rosannah Rosa Bean.
  • John Knox 'Prof' Shipley married Mary Emily Mollie Boring, and had children including Florence Cordie Neel, William Byran Shipley.
  • John Knox 'Prof' Shipley passed away in 1915 in Bluff City, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Shipley's Ancestors

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John Shipley
1836–1915
Birth Place: Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Asa Shipley
1805–1860
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Rosannah ('Rosa') Bean
1806–1880
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Shipley
1752–1839
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Keturah ('Kitty' Sutton) Shipley
1752–1816
White Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Russell Bean
1769–1829
Watauga Flats, Washington, Tennessee, United States of America
Rosamond Robertson
1770–1850
Wake, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Bean
1721–1782
Lydia Russell
1726–1788
Colonel Robertson
1733–1798
Susannah Nichols
1742–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bean
1702–1782
Elizabeth Hatton
1701–1782
William Russell
1679–1757
Martha Henley
1692–1784

John Shipley's Descendants

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John (Knox 'Prof') Shipley (22 Jun 1836–13 Mar 1915) m. Mary (Emily "Mollie") Boring (17 Nov 1849–16 September 1935)
  1. 1. William (Byran) Shipley 1884–1961
  2. 2. Florence (Cordie) Neel 1874–1970

John Shipley's Timeline

2 Records

1836
22 Jun 1836
Birth of John Knox 'Prof' Shipley in Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
1915
13 Mar 1915
Age 79
Death of John Knox 'Prof' Shipley in Indian Springs, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
Indian Springs, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1836
    Event Place: Washington County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1915
    Event Place: Indian Springs, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bluff City, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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