Seventh Generation

469. Uriah Hart SHIPLEY⁵⁸ was born on 10 June 1810 in Knox Co., TN.⁵⁸ Date is the one recorded on his tombstone. A little early if his parents were married in 1811.
He died on 14 October 1882 in Springfield, Conway Co., AR.⁵⁸ His Headstone listed the following:
At the top was a Mason emblem
Rev. U. H. Shipley
Born June 10 1810
Died Oct. 14 1882
1865 Missouri Douglas Co. Nov. 29th. Uriah applied for homestead land. He was issued Homestead Certificates No396... This land is located on Rippee Creek in the Brown Twp of Douglas Co.
1871 Arkansas, Conway Co. Springfield. Uriah and family moved to Springfield. Land records dated Nov. 4, 1871 show that he bought land there.
1872 Arkansas Conway Co. On Jan. 26 1872 Uriah registered his credentials as an Ordained Deacon in the Methodist Protestant Church (Deed Book L page 261).
1874, 1877, 1879 Arkansas, Conway Co.. Uriah paid taxes on land he owned.
1880 Arkansas, Conway Co. The last record of Uriah Shipley in Conway Co. Ark. is dated Sept. 29, 1880. It is a promissory note. William M. Shipley is also listed.

Uriah Hart SHIPLEY and Annie DAVIS were married about 1830 in TN.⁵⁸ They^⁵⁸ appeared in the census in 1860 in Douglas Co., MO.⁵⁸ Spring Creek Township Census for Uriah Shipley house #99
U.H. Shipley age 49 Male occupation Clergy E.M.
Ann age 49 Female
William age 18 male
Leander age 16 male (actually this is Leonard Brookline)
Martha age 15 female
Calvin age 13 male
Rebeca age 09 female
Louisa age 07 female
Sterling Davis, Uriah's oldest son lived next door.
1929-1830 Uriah and Ann Davis get married. One source states that family tradition was that Ann was a full blood Cherokee Indian. This source also states that during the first 10 or 12 years of their marriage they spent living in the Ocoee Indian district in Tennessee. Bradley Co was formed from this district and they are listed as among the first settlers of the Eureka Community. Uriah being a Lay Minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church helped form the Eureka Academy, a church school for the Indian children. During the 1840s the family moved back to McMinn Co.
Annie DAVIS was born about 1812 in NC.^58,148 She died on 23 November 1863 in Douglas Co., MO.⁵⁸

Uriah Hart SHIPLEY and Annie DAVIS had the following children:

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Sterling Davis SHIPLEY.
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Mary Elizabeth SHIPLEY.
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Eliza SHIPLEY was born about 1834 in McMinn Co., TN.⁵⁸ Could have been born in the Ocoee Indian District.
She died in 1867 in Izard Co., AR.⁵⁸
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William M. SHIPLEY.
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Leonard Brookline SHIPLEY.
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Martha Jane SHIPLEY was born on 25 April 1845 in McMinn Co., TN.⁵⁸ She died on 4 March 1884 in Douglas Co., MO.⁵⁸
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Calvin Morgan SHIPLEY was born on 24 December 1846 in McMinn Co., TN.⁵⁸ He died on 6 January 1914 in Monett, Barry Co., MO.⁵⁸
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Rebecca SHIPLEY was born about 1849 in TN.⁵⁸
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Mary Louisa SHIPLEY.

Uriah Hart SHIPLEY and Mary H. HICKS were married about 1864 in MO.⁵⁸ They^⁵⁸ appeared in the census in 1870 in Campbell Twp., Douglas Co., MO.⁵⁸ Shipley Uriah, age 60, occupation store clerk
Mary H., age 45,born in Alabama
Louisa, age 18
Shelton, James H., age 25, occupation Blacksmith
They^⁵⁸ appeared in the census in 1880 in Union Twp., Conway Co., AR.¹⁴⁹ Census taken June 11, 1880.
U. H. SHIPLEY Self M M W 70 TN Occ: Farmer Fa: TN Mo: VA
Marey SHIPLEY Wife F W 54 AL Occ: Keeping House Fa: --- Mo: ---
Mary H. HICKS was born about 1825 in AL.^58,149 She died after 1900.⁵⁸