Will and Emma Shipe
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Will and Emma Shipe
Subject
Shipe, William C. "Will" (1875-1947)
Shipe, Emma Lee (Lichliter) (1877-1958)
Description
Portrait of Will and Emma Shipe when they were young.
William C. “Will” Shipe and Emma Lee (Lichliter) Shipe were lifelong Fort Valley residents and farmers. Will was the son of John and Isabelle (Smith) Shipe while Emma was the daughter of Abraham and Virginia (Burke) Lichliter.
Will and Emma married in February 1900 and lived with Emma’s parents at first. Ten years later, they had two children of their own, Pauline V. and Paul C., and lived on “Fountain Road” in the Fort. Over the next three decades, Will and Emma continued to farm their land.
In the 1930 census, their grown son, Paul, his wife and two children lived with them. In 1940, Will and Emma are listed with three young grandchildren: Paul C., Joanna P. and Brooks M. Their son and his wife were no longer there.
William C. “Will” Shipe and Emma Lee (Lichliter) Shipe were lifelong Fort Valley residents and farmers. Will was the son of John and Isabelle (Smith) Shipe while Emma was the daughter of Abraham and Virginia (Burke) Lichliter.
Will and Emma married in February 1900 and lived with Emma’s parents at first. Ten years later, they had two children of their own, Pauline V. and Paul C., and lived on “Fountain Road” in the Fort. Over the next three decades, Will and Emma continued to farm their land.
In the 1930 census, their grown son, Paul, his wife and two children lived with them. In 1940, Will and Emma are listed with three young grandchildren: Paul C., Joanna P. and Brooks M. Their son and his wife were no longer there.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified by Jeanette C. Ritenour who knew both subjects and had seen the same photo before.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
000273
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negatives
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Will and Emma Shipe,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed May 1, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/22506.
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