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Descendants of William Joseph Shipman

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM JOSEPH¹ SHIPMAN was born March 19, 1852 in Ohio, and died November 07, 1932 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He married EMILY HEADLEY Abt. 1870, daughter of HARRISON HEADLEY and MALONE WILLIAMS. She was born March 09, 1852 in Ohio, and died November 22, 1932 in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Notes for WILLIAM JOSEPH SHIPMAN:
March 19, 1852 in Ohio was the date of birth on his Death Certificate. His son Clyde's marriage record states he was born in Bedford Indiana.
Census records for William have conflicting dates of birth. The 1880 Census has William's age as 30 yrs old born in KY, which would make him born in 1850.
1900 Census has his age as 45 born in Indiana, which would make him born in 1855
1920 Census has his age as 66 born in Indiana, which would make him born in 1854.

Sources: Certificate of Death Registration Vigo County Health Department Recorded Locally in Book Volume CH-58 Page 251
Census records from Vigo County Library - Terre Haute, IN

More About WILLIAM JOSEPH SHIPMAN:
Burial: Grandview Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana
Occupation: Cooper

Notes for EMILY HEADLEY:
Death Certificate listed date of birth as March 09, 1852 born in Ohio
1880 Census shows Emily as 30 yrs old this would mean she was born in 1850
1900 Census shows Emily as 50 yrs old and date of birth as March 1850
1920 Census shows her as 64 yrs old this would mean she was born in 1856
All census record show that she was born in Ohio and married to William Joseph Shipman, kids remained the same with the exception of the two that died and the ones that were born.

Obituary states she was 80 yrs old when she died which would mean she was born in 1852.

Sources: Certificate of Death Registration Vigo County Health Department Recorded Locally in Book Volume CH-59 Page 2
Census records from Vigo County Library - Terre Haute, IN

More About EMILY HEADLEY:
Burial: Grandview Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana
Occupation: Seamstress

Children of WILLIAM SHIPMAN and EMILY HEADLEY are:

2.	i.		CLYDE² SHIPMAN, b. November 26, 1894, Terre Haute, Indiana; d. October 07, 1973, Hillsboro, Illinois.
	ii.		FRANCES (FRANK) SHIPMAN, b. Abt. July 1871, Indiana; d. March 26, 1962, Terre Haute, Indiana.

More About FRANCES (FRANK) SHIPMAN:
Burial: April 05, 1962, Mt Pleasant Cemetery

	iii.	ALVIN SHIPMAN, b. February 1887, Indiana; d. December 13, 1948, Terre Haute, Indiana.
3.	iv.	ARTHUR SHIPMAN, b. January 1883, Indiana; d. March 31, 1952, Terre Haute, Indiana.
	v.	ELIZABETH SHIPMAN, b. January 1891, Indiana; d. Abt. 1975, Illinois; m. JIM OLINGER.
4.	vi.	MINNIE SHIPMAN, b. Abt. 1880, Indiana; d. December 19, 1959, Terre Haute, Indiana.

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