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William Wesley Shipley 1882 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 November 1882

Birth Location: Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 6 August 1930

Death Location: Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Hiram Shipley

Mother: Polly Ferguson

Spouse(s): Clara Shipley

Children(s): Lee Shipley, Mary Shipley, Robert Shipley, Russell Shipley, Bernice Shipley

William Wesley Shipley was born in 1882 in Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of Hiram Shipley and Polly Ferguson. William Wesley Shipley married Clara Belle Shipley, and had children including Lee Edward Shipley, Mary Cordelia Shipley, Robert Paul Shipley, Russell Shipley, Bernice Kathleen Shipley. William Wesley Shipley passed away in 1930 in Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Wesley Shipley was born in 1882 in Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of Hiram Shipley and Polly Ferguson.
  • William Wesley Shipley married Clara Belle Shipley, and had children including Lee Edward Shipley, Mary Cordelia Shipley, Robert Paul Shipley, Russell Shipley, Bernice Kathleen Shipley.
  • William Wesley Shipley passed away in 1930 in Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Shipley's Ancestors

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William Shipley
1882 – 1930
Birth Place: Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
Hiram Shipley
1811 – 1896
Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
Polly Ferguson
1849 – 1935
Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
Grandparents
Samuel Ferguson
1817 –
Kentucky, USA
Lucinda Polly
1818 –
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ferguson
1790 – 1845
Sarah Thompson
1797 – 1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ferguson
1761 – 1814
Alice Lee
1761 – 1845
William Thompson
1742 – 1806
Sarah Patterson
1756 – 1833

William Shipley's Descendants

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William (Wesley) Shipley (2 November 1882 – 6 August 1930) m. Clara (Belle) Shipley (9 June 1887 – 8 April 1932)
  1. 1. Lee (Edward) Shipley (4 April 1907 – 26 December 1968) m. Iola (Ruth) Massena (27 Jul 1909 – 14 January 1992)
    1. 1. Donald (L) Shipley (4 August 1931 – 13 December 2014) m. Eva
      1. 1. Kimberly Shipley m. Evans
      2. 2. Martha (Diane) Shipley m. Damian (S.) Dittmer m. Carl Steele
    2. 2. Jack (A) Shipley (abt 1934 – )
    3. 3. Alice Shipley (abt 1936 – )
    4. 4. Margaret (Ann) Shipley (abt 1939 – )
  2. 2. Mary (Cordelia) Shipley (19 Aug 1908 – 9 Feb 2001) m. J (Wilbur) Kasting (abt 1907 – )
    1. 1. John (Robert) Kasting (abt 1942 – )
  3. 3. Robert (Paul) Shipley (20 February 1910 – 26 July 2002)
  4. 4. Russell Shipley (4 April 1913 – 24 September 1970)
  5. 5. Bernice (Kathleen) Shipley (27 May 1929 – 19 February 1930)

William Shipley's Timeline

2 Records

1882
2 November 1882
Birth of William Wesley Shipley in Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
1930
6 August 1930
Age 48
Death of William Wesley Shipley in Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 November 1882
    Event Place: Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 August 1930
    Event Place: Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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