Dr. John Tolbert SHIPLEY of Eastern TN
Looking for any information on my g-grand father, Dr. John Tolbert Shipley, b. 12-25-1837, son of Enoch and Elizabeth HOSS Shipley, who was the son of Nathan and Elizabeth HAILE Shipley, all of Washington Co., TN. John was left an orphan, raised by his older siblings when in 1844 his father Enoch was killed on a trip to N.C. and his mother died soon afterward. Dr. John Shipley m. Sallie TALLEY, dau of Peter and Sarah STEADMAN Talley, and became physician for the Erie Community in Roane and Loudon counties. They had 7 children, 4 of which were alive in 1900. John died in 1911 and Sallie in 1920.They were buried in Blue Springs Cemetery.If you have any information on his ancestry or descendants, pictures, documents, knowledge of relatives, etc.please contact me at DJSH10199 @gateway.net.Thank you.