William Amos Shipley (1846 - 1916)

Born 14 Mar 1846 in De Witt, Illinois, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Jane (Marvel) Shipley — married 18 Jan 1874 (to 6 Apr 1916) in De Witt County, Illinois, USA

Descendants

Died 6 Apr 1916 at age 70 in Waynesville, DeWitt, Illinois, USA

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Biography

William Amos Shipley was born on March 14, 1846 in De Witt County, Illinois. He was the son of James M Shipley and Jane Branson.

On January 18, 1874, he married Nancy Jane Marvel, b: 1850 in De Witt, Illinois. The couple lived in Waynesville Township, De Witt County, Illinois, USA. They had the following 5 children there: ^[1]

1. Amy Ellen Shipley
2. James Shipley
3. George Thomas Shipley
4. Wilhelm Douglas Shipley
5. Edwin Francis Shipley

William A. Shipley passed away in 1916 in Waynesville, De Witt, Illinois. He was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery, Waynesville, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA.^[2] His wife survived his passing. On March 11, 1923, having left Illinois to live with her daughter, Amy Violette in Oregon, she remarried to a half-first-cousin (different grandmothers), George Washington Marvel, b: November 20, 1844 in Gibson Co., Indiana. He was a two-time widower. The couple lived in Independence, Polk County, Oregon, where Nancy passed away on December 12, 1936. Her body was returned to be buried next to her first husband at the Evergreen Cemetery, Waynesville, De Witt, Illinois, USA.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ The Marvel and Wesley Family Tree on RootsWeb: Nancy Jane Marvel Well-researched family genealogy.
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #58197647 retrieved 20 Jan 2019 - William Amos Shipley
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #58197669 retrieved 20 Jan 2019 Nancy Jane Marvel Shipley Marvel. Note: Her death certificate, on F.A.G. memorial, states she died on 12 Dec. 1936, not on 13 Dec.

1. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85L-F7Z : 12 April 2016), William Shipley in household of James Shipley, De Witt county, part of, De Witt, Illinois, United States; citing family 134, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXJZ-CVG : 22 August 2017), William Shipley, Barnett, De Witt, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 69, sheet 312C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0203; FHL microfilm 1,254,203.
3. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS7L-YK3 : accessed 17 January 2018), William Shipley, Barnett Township, De Witt, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 5A, family 78, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,297.
4. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKH6-ZJY : accessed 14 November 2018), W M Shipley, Barnett, De Witt, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 70, sheet 6A, family 117, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 237; FHL microfilm 1,374,250.
5. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3DL-JSZ : 27 December 2014), Wm Shipley, 06 Apr 1916; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,531,027.