Thomas
Melton
Shipley
Sr.
Born about in Illinois, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Shipley
and Mary (McCracken) Shipley
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Nelson) Shipley
— married
26 May 1842 in White, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Florence Emily (Shipley) Wright
Died about
at about age 58
in White County, Illinois, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Jan 2017
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Biography
Buried at Pearce Farm Cemetery, Emma Township, Sec 35, White County, Illinois, USA.
Notes
Could this be him? The other people in that census at that house how the wrong names. "Illinois State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:61T2-R6Z : 11 March 2018), Milton Shipley, Township 3S Range 8E-Township 5S Range 14W, White, Illinois; citing Township 3S Range 8E-Township 5S Range 14W, White, Illinois, 6, p. 54, Illinois State Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm.
Sources
- The following site was provided to Gordon Dyson by a member of the Shipley-1223 family. http://www.oocities.org/heartland/prairie/8712/nelson.html
- "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF2L-N28 : 3 November 2017), Thomas Shipley and Susanne Heuff, 10 May 1833; citing White, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 977,068.
- "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBV-QQG : 15 August 2017), Thomas Shipley, White, Illinois, United States; citing p. 288, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 73; FHL microfilm 7,644.
- "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF2L-L41 : 3 November 2017), Thomas Shipley and Elizabeth Nelson, 26 May 1842; citing White, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 977,068.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M857-NR1 : 12 April 2016), Thomas Shipley, White county, White, Illinois, United States; citing family 417, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "Illinois State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:61TG-63Z : 11 March 2018), Thomas Shipley, Township 3S Range 8E-Township 5S Range 14W, White, Illinois; citing Township 3S Range 8E-Township 5S Range 14W, White, Illinois, 3, p. 90, Illinois State Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
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