Harvey George Shipp, Sr.

 

Birth Date: 1865-1868 (census); February 9, 1965 (death certificate)

Date of Death: September 21, 1942

Mother: Elizabeth Harvey Shipp

Father: unknown (adopted by Isaac Shipp)

Siblings: Leonidas Henry Shipp (Lee Shipp), Minnie Shipp Franklin, Emma Shipp, Stella Shipp Johnson, Joe Shipp

Children: Harvey Shipp, Jr., Jessie Shipp Brooks, Dora Shipp, Alberta Shipp

Spouse: Beatrice Helms Shipp

Nickname:

 

1870 United States Federal Census
about Harvey Shipp

 

1880 United States Federal Census
about Harvey Shipp

Listed as being present in the house, but on a different form, are Isaac Shipp, Elizabeth Shipp, Joe Shipp, Lee Shipp and Minie Shipp. Paralee Patterson is listed as being a cousin.

 

1900 United States Federal Census
about Harvey Shipp

Joseph Marion is listed as the head of household and is likely Harvey Shipp's employer.

Harvey Shipp is listed as married in 1900 but it cannot be discerned to whom he is married.

 

1910 United States Federal Census
about Harvey Shipp

Harvey Shipp indicated on the 1910 census that he and Beatrice Helms Shipp had been married 6 years. Therefore, he was married to someone different on the 1900 census.

Harry Ship is likely Harvey Shipp, Jr.

John Allen is listed as a boarder.

 

1910 City Directory
about Harvey Shipp

 

 

1912 City Directory
about Rev. Harvey C Shipp

 

1914 City Directory
about Rev. Harvey Shipp

 

1916 City Directory
about Rev. Harvey Shipp 

 

1918 City Directory
about Rev. Harvey Shipp

Harvey Shipp is listed on the Columbus, GA registry in 1918. His daughter, Alberta Shipp, died in Cleveland, OH in 1918 as well. Therefore, Harvey Shipp moved his family to Cleveland, OH in 1918.

1920 United States Federal Census
about Harvey Sheep

Dora Helms is Beatrice Helms Shipp's mother. Menda Talluy is Beatrice's aunt.

 

1930 United States Federal Census
about H. George Shipp

Christine Taylor is listed as a lodger.

 

1940 United States Federal Census
about Howay George Shipp

 

Death Certificate

Title Shipp, Harvey George
County of Death Cuyahoga
Date of Death 1942-09-21
Certificate Number 52674
Age at Death 77 years
City of Death Cleveland, Ohio
Race or Ethnic Origin African American
Father's Name Shipp
Mother's Name Elizabeth Mccellar
Year of Death 1942
Sex Male
First Name Harvey George
Last Name Shipp
Occupation  
Marital Status Widowed
Cause of Death Myocarditis, Hemiplegia, Cerebral Hemorrhage
Burial Evergreen Cemetery
Informant Harvey Shipp (son)
Format Document

"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8MD-1SN : 9 March 2018), Harvey George Shipp, 21 Sep 1942; citing Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, reference fn 52674; FHL microfilm 2,024,033.