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Thomas Wakefield Shipman (1868 - 1942)

Thomas Wakefield Shipman
Born in Lewis, Searcy County, Arkansas, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 11 Sep 1890 in Searcy County, Arkansas, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 15 Dec 1909 in Searcy County, Arkansas, United Statesmap
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Died at age 74 in Sulphur Springs Township, Searcy County, Arkansas, United Statesmap
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Biography

Thomas Shipman was a lifelong Searcy Countian.

Thomas Wakefield Shipman was born on 27 February 1868 in Lewis, Searcy County, Arkansa, son of James Erwin Shipman and Mary Catherine (Hollabaugh) Shipman.[1][2]

Thomas married Fantie E. Boyd in 1890 in Searcy, Arkansas.[3] Their children were:

  1. Ola E. Shipman
  2. Myrtle O. Shipman.[4]

Thomas married Martha Horton on the 15th of December 1909 in Searcy County.[5] They did not have any children together. Thomas' mother died early in 1910 and his father came to live with his family.[6] His father died in 1916 and by 1920 it was just he and Martha living together.[7][8][9]

Thomas died on 20 September 1942 aged 74. He is buried in Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Searcy County.[10]

Obituary

Leslie, Sept 24-T W Shipman, 74, farmer and stockman of the Sulphur Springs community, died at his home Sunday night. Born in the community, he was a member of an early Searcy county family. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs Sam Blair of the Sulphur Springs community and Mrs M H Franks of Conway; and two sisters, Mrs J M Wallace of Fayetteville, and Mrs Cordelia Russell of Alvord, Texas.[11]

A slightly different version names the survivors by the spouses' names: Mrs Sam Blair, Marshall; Mrs Marvin Franks, Little Rock; Mrs John Wallace, Fayetteville and Mrs Steve Russell, Amarillo, Texas.[12]

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNC6-K6C : 28 May 2021), Thomas W Shipman in entry for James E Shipman, 1870. Searcy Co., Ark
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNWP-9FW : 13 January 2022), Thomas Shipman in household of James Shipman, Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
  3. ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMK8-5Y2 : 9 March 2021), T W Shipman-F E Boyd, 11 Sep 1890; citing Marriage, Searcy, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,031,119.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3XW-Y9X : accessed 23 July 2021), Thomas W Shipman, Campbell & Wiley's Cove Townships, Searcy, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 122, sheet 17A, family 231, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,076.
    Thomas W Shipman Head Male 32 Arkansas
    Fantie E Shipman Wife Female 30 Arkansas
    Ola E Shipman Daughter Female 9 Arkansas
    Myrtle O Shipman Daughter Female 5 Arkansas
  5. ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4FQ-67Y : 9 March 2021), T W Shipman-Martha A Horton, 15 Dec 1909; citing Marriage, Searcy, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,031,122.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKV1-XJ4 : accessed 29 October 2022), Thomas Shipman, Wileys Cove, Searcy, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 114, sheet 6B, family 102, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 64; FHL microfilm 1,374,077.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDFN-6LV : 31 January 2021), Thomas W Shipman, 1920. Searcy Co., Ark
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMG3-R1G : accessed 29 October 2022), Thomas W Shipman, Wileys Cove, Searcy, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 2A, line 36, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 89; FHL microfilm 2,339,824.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ2C-Q7F : 8 January 2021), Thomas W Shipman, Little Texas Township, Scott, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-24, sheet 4A, line 30, family 61, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 173. Record incorrectly transcribed. Tom and Martha are in fact, still living at Wileys Cove in Searcy Co.
  10. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 October 2018), memorial page for Thomas Wakefield Shipman (27 Feb 1868–20 Sep 1942), Find A Grave Memorial no. 47371135, citing Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Wileys Cove, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA ; Maintained by nancy weaver (contributor 46992548) .
  11. ↑ Arkansas Gazette Friday, Sep 25, 1942 Little Rock, AR, Page:14
  12. ↑ Arkansas Gazette Wednesday, Sep 23, 1942 Little Rock, AR, Page:6




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