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William Milburn Shipley 1865–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 March 1865

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 12 February 1940

Death Location: Paint Rock, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Shipley

Mother: Mary Carlise

Spouse(s): Hester Shipley, Martha Shipley

Children(s): Benjamin Shipley, Floyd Shipley, Cora Blackwell, Bertha Ricker, Taylor Shipley

William Milburn Shipley was born in 1865 in Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Benjamin Jackson Shipley And Mary C Crabtree Shipley Carlise. In 1880, William Milburn Shipley resided in District 18, Greene, Tennessee, USA. William Milburn Shipley married Hester Jane Ellenburg Shipley, Martha Annie Shipley, and had children including Benjamin H Shipley, Bertha Ricker, Cora Blackwell, Floyd Alexander Shipley, Taylor Hill Shipley. William Milburn Shipley passed away in 1940 in Paint Rock, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Milburn Shipley was born in 1865 in Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Benjamin Jackson Shipley And Mary C Crabtree Shipley Carlise.
  • In 1880, William Milburn Shipley resided in District 18, Greene, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Milburn Shipley married Hester Jane Ellenburg Shipley, Martha Annie Shipley, and had children including Benjamin H Shipley, Bertha Ricker, Cora Blackwell, Floyd Alexander Shipley, Taylor Hill Shipley.
  • William Milburn Shipley passed away in 1940 in Paint Rock, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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William Shipley's Ancestors

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William Shipley
1865–1940
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Benjamin Jackson Shipley
1824–1890
Sullivan County Tennessee
Mary (C Crabtree Shipley) Carlise
1846–1923
Greene, Tennessee
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shipley's Descendants

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William (Milburn) Shipley (30 March 1865–12 February 1940) m. Hester (Jane Ellenburg) Shipley (12 June 1880–15 November 1969) m. Martha (Annie) Shipley (1865–31 August 1922)
  1. 1. Benjamin (H.) Shipley 1887–1983 m. Etta (G) Shipley 1888–
    1. 1. Ottis (A) Shipley 1918–
    2. 2. Pearl (G) Shipley 1925–
  2. 2. Floyd (Alexander) Shipley 1903–1944
  3. 3. Cora Blackwell 1898–1947
  4. 4. Bertha Ricker 1894–1924
  5. 5. Taylor (Hill) Shipley 1901–1969 m. Stella Shipley 1907–

William Shipley's Timeline

3 Records

1865
30 March 1865
Birth of William Milburn Shipley in Tennessee, United States of America
Tennessee, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 15
William Milburn Shipley resided here in District 18, Greene, Tennessee, USA
District 18, Greene, Tennessee, USA
1940
12 February 1940
Age 75
Death of William Milburn Shipley in Paint Rock, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
Paint Rock, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 March 1865
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 18, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 18, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: 1258; Page: 28C; Enumeration District: 044

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 February 1940
    Event Place: Paint Rock, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Paint Rock, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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