David Rowland Shiplett of VA and OH

Submitted by:
Cyndi Simpkins simpkins@tampabay.rr.com
My Shipletts of Ohio

Other Researchers on this line:
Kerri Chamberlain BChambe849@aol.com INVALID
Dave Shiplett dlsatti@hom.net

Comments: David had a sister Keziah and a brother Jack . We found Keziah married a James Dollings in 1829 (Vol. 2 marriage book Muskingum Co., Ohio). 1839 Keziah Dollings married a James Wilcox, ( Vol. 3 marriage book Muskingum Co.). Jack did not marry. Two of the Dolling girls are daughters of William Dollings also of VA. William Dollings relocated to Ohio and was next door neighbors to Rowland. Rowland Shiflett and William Dollings witnessed a deed together along with other Shiflett men in Orange County in 1825. So Rowland, Keziah and Jack left VA sometime after Mar 1825 and arrived there before 1829 when Keziah marries. Rowland signed his name on the deed as Shiflett; he changed his name after relocating to Ohio. Also, on the 1820 Orange Co. Census, there is a Jack Shiflett listed. This is the only time Jack appears in VA. See also: Gallery Page of David Rowland Shiflet Family.

23 Oct 1998

"Amy Shiplett wrote her daughter Axie years later: One thing we've got to be proud of is none of the relatives ever went to the pen - not even to jail - on either side of the family. Your grandparents were poor. They were well thought of, and well respected. When Grandpa (Caleb) Hughes died he hadn't an enemy - always tended to his own business. Grandfather (Roland) Shiplett never harmed anybody."

Rowland Shiflett (Shiplett) b.c. 1813 VA, d. 15 Jan 1886, Muskingum Co., OH at his son Nelson's home; bur. Mt. Sterling Cemetery, OH (It is believed by some researchers that Rowland was b. in Louden Co., VA near Culpepper, but records from Albemarle and Orange do not support this.)

m. 27 Jun 1830 Musinkum Co., OH to Elizabeth Franklin b. 1813 Marlin, VA; d. 19 Nov 1881, Muskingum Co., OH while visiting her son, George; bur. Mt. Sterling Cemetery, OH; d/o Charles and Catherine Councilman Franklin

Issue:

2. Simeon Donald Shiplett b. 15 Sep 1830 OH, d. 17 Nov 1912 New Holland, OH (as stated on his death certificate, other sources list his birth year as 1834); bur. Bates-Gambell Cemetery, Marion Township, Fayette Co., OH; served 97th OH m. 1866, Hestor Anna Bates, bur. New Holland, OH

3. Simeon R. Shiplett
3. Mary Shiplett m. Mr. Coy
3. Dora Shiplett m. Melvin Bryan
3. Effie Shiplett b. 1869
3. Charles Shiplett
3. Myrta Marie Shiplett b. 7 Jul 1882; d. 11 Jun 1983

2. Lemetta Ann Shiplett b. 1836 Mt. Sterling, Muskingum Co., OH m. William Harmon

3. Lizzie Harmon
3. William Harmon
3. Ella Harmon

2. Nelson Trimble Shiplett b. 26 Mar 1832 Charles Franklin Farm, Mt. Sterling, Muskingum Co., OH; d. 16 Apr 1921 Mt. Sterling, OH of a stroke; m. 7 Jun 1857 at the Hughes farm, by Rev. Sherrard of Mt. Sterling, Amy Hughes b. 2 Jul 1840 Mt. Sterling, d. 10 Sep 1930; d/o William Perley (Caleb) and Amy Allen Hughes. Caleb was a shoemaker. Nelson grew up to be a potter.

3. Eliza Ellen Shiplett b. 4 Jul 1858, d. 21 Jun 1938 m. 20 Apr 1887 James Edward Wharton, a blacksmith, b. 26 Dec 1857; d. 3 Nov 1934; lived near Mt. Sterling
3. Emily Jane Shiplett b. 2 Oct 1860, d. 14 Jun 1921 m. Ross Simpson b. 12 Jul 1857, d. 12 Apr 1930; s/o James Simpson. they moved to Belvidere, Ill in 1883, then to Enid, OK in 1907.
3. Charles E. Shiplett b. 11 Mar 1863, d. 1865 from a cold
3. Mary Catherine (Maid) Shiplett b. 3 Jun 1865, d. 7 Mar 1940; m. 1) Shelby Atwell, d. 1903; m. 2) Emmett Hersey d. 25 Feb 1929. Lived in Gratiot and Newakr, OH
3. Sarah Mellisa (Kate) Shiplett b. 2 Dec 1867 m. 1) Adelbert Stoner, d. 30 Apr 1894 Belvidere, IL; m. 2) Irwin O. Fay, d. Dec 1934. In 1903 they moved to Seattle, WA
3. Louetta Shiplett b. 12 Sep 1870,d. 17 Feb 1937 m. Alfred Martin, d. 14 Oct 1928. Lived and died in Columbus, OH
3. William Shiplett d. at 6 wks of age
3. Welcome Morrison Shiplett b. 12 Aug 1874 d. 2 May 1931 on the old farm; m. 1921 Dorothy Shupe (had 2 children by a previous marriage). Last family members to live on the old Hughes-Shiplett farm near Mt. Sterling. Contracted smallpox in 1897 and lost his hearing.
3. Axie Geneva Shiplett b. 4 Jul 1877 d. 21 Nov 1955 Belvidere, IL; m. 3 May 1894 Beloit, WI Fred Hall, b. Feb 4, 1859 Belvidere, IL; d. 17 Jul 1946. Both lived and bur. Belvidere, IL
3. Nellie Avis Shiplett b. 12 May 1880, d. 18 Nov 1952; m. 16 Nov 1897 R. S. (State) Van Allen, d. Sep 1947. Lived and died at White Cottage, OH
3. Edward Mansfield Shiplett b. 1 Jul 1883 m. 10 Mar 1906 Mary Williams, d. 7 Mar 1940

2. Nathan Shiplett b. 1832 Muskingum Co., OH, d. in his twenties

2. James Alfred (Albert) Shiplett b. c. 1838, Mt. Sterling, OH; d. 29 Mar 1914Redfield, OH; served 32nd OH 637 Regiment m. Martha Dollings, b. 30 Sep 1842 Hopewell Township, Licking Co. (sic), OH; d. 31 Jan 1911, d/o William Dollings. Both bur. Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Somerset OH(?)

3. Joseph N. Shiplett b. 17 Feb. 1867, Mt. Perry, OH in Hopewell Township of Muskingum Co., OH; was a coalminer; m. 1 Feb 1890 Bertha Mae Farmer b. 1873, d. 1 Oct 1922. Lived near Redfield in Clayton Township in the Somerset area.
3. Cyrus Shiplett b. 1869
3. Cora Shiplett m. John Williams b. 1872; lived in Toledo, OH
3. William Shiplett b. 1874
3. Emmet Ray Shiplett b. 1878

2. William Franklin Shiplett b.c. 1840 Mt. Sterling, OH; d. 7 May 1873, bur. Asbury Cemetery; served28th or 78th OH Regiment; m. Anna Cromer; lived at White Cottage, OH

3. Anna Shiplett m. Peter Cromer
3. Addie Shiplett m. Parker Brandon
3. Sherman Shiplett
3. Walter Shiplett
3. Frank Shiplett
3. Mabel Shiplett m. Mr. Reber
3. Carrie Shiplett m. William Francis

2. Charles Shiplett b. 1841 OH, d. 14 Dec 1864, served 9th OH Cav. m. Sarah Dollings, d/o William Dollings

3. Lena Shiplett m. Mr. Eversole
3. Ella Shiplett m. Carl Woodward
3. Edward Shiplett
3. Tuck Shiplett
3. Birdie Shiplett m. Frank Yearly

2. Ephraim Shiplett b. 5/6 Sep 1842 OH, served 9th OH CAL; d. 13 May 1918, White Cottage, OH; m. Amanda Hughes b. 16 Apr 1843, d. 6 Aug 1900 White Cottage, OH; d/o William Perley (Caleb) and Amy Allen Hughes; both bur. Mt. Sterling Cemetery, OH

3. Dora Shiplett b. 16 Aug 1861, d. 26 Jun 1939; m. 30 Mar 1882 John Lewis Reed, b. 6 Feb 1856, d. 12 Jul 1942
3. Laura Shiplett b. 10 Mary 1863, OH; d. 6 Sep 1943; m. 7 Dec 1882 Orlando James Reed, b. 24 Mar 1859 d. 3 Dec 1922. Lived at White Cottage, OH
3. Zera Shiplett (m) b. 18 Aug 1866; twin of Ira. Died as an infant.
3. Ira Menzo Shiplett b. 18 Aug 1866 OH, d. 27 Nov 1941 m. 11 Oct 1890 Mt. Sterling, OH; Della Blanch Riggle, b. Nov. 28, 1871, d. 9 Aug 1930, d/o Oliver and Unknown Dollings Riggle; both bur. Clinton Cemetery, OH; lived Mt. Perry, OH; Barberton, OH; Clinton, OH.
3. Olivet (Ollie) Shiplett d. 1906; m. Charles Williams
3. Oscar Marshall Shiplett b. 18 Aug 1870 Asbury Community, OH; d. Jul 1947; m. Zella May Crooks, b. 23 May 1866, d. 16 May 1932; lived at Porterville, CA
3. Etta Avis Shiplett b. 9 Oct 1872, d. 5 Jul 1943; m. Wilbur Moyer, d. Feb 1940
3. Zoe Alinda Shiplett b. 23 Dec 1874, d. 29 Oct 1954; m. 3 Nov 1895 Roy Moyer
3. Della August Shiplett b. 16 Apr 1877, d. 24 Mar 1955; m. 25 Nov 1896 J. Armour Williams, b. 16 May 1873, d. 10 Dec 1954. Lived at White Cottage, OH

2. Elizabeth Ann Shiplett b. 1844 OH m. Thomas Chapman, served 9th OH Cav.; both bur. Mt. Sterling Cemetery, OH

3. Howard Chapman
3. Charles Chapman
3. Minnie Chapman
3. Lilly Chapman

2. George Cuncilman Shiplett b. 1845 Mt. Sterling, Muskingum Co., OH, bur. Mt. Sterling Cemetery, OH, served in 113th or 122nd OH m. Emily Martin

3. Lillian Shiplett m. 1) Harry Mauk ; m. 2) George Bailey

2. Eliza Shiplett b. 1849 Muskingum Co., OH

2. Leroy Swanster Shiplett b. 4 Apr 1851 Mt. Sterling, Muskingum Co., OH, bur. Asbury Cemetery; m. Sarah Hammond; lived at White Cottage.

3. Henry Shiplett
3. Admiral Shiplett
3. Ode Shiplett
3. Clara Shiplett m. Elmer Riddle

Submitted by Cyndi Simpkins

Rowland Shiplet and wife Elizabeth Franklin 1875
Original in the possession of Ralph Wescott¹

¹ History of the photo from Cyndi Simpkins: I heard from Ralph [Wescott] and he wrote in a letter to me that the pictures he has were given to his mother from Leroy a son of Roland's and his mother was told that Roland had the pics taken in 1875 and all the pics that I have that look like they were taken on the same day were in fact [were] taken all on the same day . Roland it was said wanted them taken and interesting it is said that Simeon did not come home for it as he was still upset with James. . . for a while he lived as a Shiflet and Shipley down in Pickaway county only later to become a Shiplett.

1850 Ohio Census

1850 Census

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