Sterling Davis Shipley (1831 - 1879)

Born 1831 in McMinn, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lourana Tamsey (Buttram) Shipley — married 1 Sep 1850 in Mcminn County, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died Dec 1879 at about age 48 in Fulton, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Stirling Davis Shipley was born in 1820 in McMinn County, Tennessee. His parents were Uriah Hart Shipley and Mary Anne Davis.

Stirling was a clergyman for the Evangelical Methodist church, as was his father Uriah Shipley.^[1]

Stirling married Lourana Tamsey (Buttram) Shipley (1825-1860) on 27 August 1850 in McMinn County, Tennessee.^[2][3] They had three children:

1. Calvin Embry Shipley^[4] (1851 - 1917)
2. Charles Shipley
3. Mary A. Shipley (1859 - )

In May 1860, his wife Lourana died.

In summer 1860, Stirling was living with his three young children in Douglas County, Missouri.^[1] On 12 September 1860, Stirling married Charlotte Hubbard in Ozark County, Missouri.^[5]

In 1862, Stirling enlist in the Confederate army.

Death

Stirling died in December 1879. He is buried at County Line Cemetery in Baxter County, Arkansas.

Narrative from Findagrave.com:

Sterling Davis Shipley was the 1st child born to Uriah and Anne Davis Shipley, 1831. In 1851 Sterling is living in Greene County Arkansas, but by 1860 he is living in Douglas County, Missouri. He is listed as a clergy on the census. He married Lurana Tansey Buttram September 1, 1850 in McMinn County, Tennessee. They had 3 children, Calvin Ember Shipley born 1851, Charles Shipley and Mary A. Shipley born 1859. His 1st wife Lurana Buttram died in May of 1860, and by September of 1860 , he was married the 2nd time to Charlotte Hubbard. In 1857 Sterling bought 40 acres of land from the United States Goverment for the sum of 50 dollars. This was on Spring Creek, in Douglas County, Missouri. On February 15, 1862, Sterling enlisted in the Confederate Army. He was listed as a wagon master and Clergy. His son Sterling Price Shipley was only 13 days old when he enlisted. Sterling and Charlotte had 3 children, they are Sterling Price born 1862, Tomlan(molly)born 1865, and Sharlotta Ella born 1870. Sterling Shipleys confederate papers say that he was in 4th Missouri Inf. Vols. listed as a private, Company C under a Capt. Hays. Enlisted Febrary 15, 1862, Ozark County, Missouri. Engaged in battles at South Fork, Farmington, Iuka, Detailed as Carpenter. He died in 1879 and his estate was valued at 200 dollars.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZ9-1SW : 19 March 2020), Sterline Shipley, 1860.
2. ↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNDV-V82 : 4 December 2014), Sterling Shipley and Lurana Buttram, 27 Aug 1850; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 31, McMinn, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
3. ↑ "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8YV-NZZ : 17 March 2020), Sterling Shipley, 1850.
4. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3W8-G1G : 13 March 2018), Sterling Shipley in entry for Calvin Ember Shipley, 09 Jul 1917; citing certificate number 20831, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,051,959.
5. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2DL-TNW : 18 January 2020), Stirling Shiply, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDG-4R7 : 12 April 2016), Sterling Shiply in household of U Shiply, McMinn county, McMinn, Tennessee, United States; citing family 1000, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8YV-NZZ : 21 December 2016), Sterling Shipley and Lurana Buttram, 01 Sep 1850; citing , Mcminn, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 830,182.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZ9-1SW : 14 December 2017), Sterline Shipley, 1860.
• "United States Civil War Confederate Papers of Citizens or Businesses, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VW15-L82 : 4 December 2014), Sterling D Shipley, 1861-1865; from "Confederate Papers Relating to Citizens or Business Firms, 1861-1865," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M346 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 928.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNC7-G47 : 7 June 2019), S D Shipley, 1870.
• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3W8-G1G : 13 March 2018), Sterling Shipley in entry for Calvin Ember Shipley, 09 Jul 1917; citing certificate number 20831, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,051,959.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #28331568

Acknowledgements

• Shipley-653 was created by Anthony Young through the import of Young2.ged on Mar 8, 2014.