Leonidas Henry Shipp, Sr.

Birth Date: approx. 1872-1880 (census); 1876 (death certificate)

Date of Death: October 2, 1938

Mother: Elizabeth Harvey Shipp

Father: Isaac Shipp

Siblings: Joe Shipp, Minnie Shipp Franklin, Emma Shipp, Stella Shipp Johnson, Harvey Shipp

Children: Eva Shipp (Harvey), Minnie Shipp (Walker), Louella Elizabeth Shipp (Walker), Clara Shipp (Harris), Eddie Shipp, Mack Charles Shipp, Leonidas Henry Shipp, Jr. and Leola Lydia Shipp (Colvin)

Spouse: Clara Alexander (Shipp)

Nickname: L.H., Lee H.

Burial: Porterdale Cemetery 
Columbus
Muscogee County
Georgia, USA

 

1880 United States Federal Census
about Lee Shipp

Emma Shipp and Harvey Shipp are listed as being present in the house but on a different form.

 

1900 United States Federal Census
about Lee Shipp

Marriage Certificate  

Husband Shipp, Lee
Wife Alexander, Clara
Date 1904-01-13

 

1902 City Directory
about Lee Shipp

 

1906 City Directory
about Lee Shipp

 

1910 United States Federal Census
about L H Shipp


 

 

1910 City Directory
about Lee Shipp

 

1914 City Directory
about Lee Shipp

 

1918 United States Federal Census
about Lee Shipp

 

1920 United States Federal Census
about Lee H Shipp

 

1930 United States Federal Census
about Lee Shipp

Lee O Shipp is Leola Lydia Shipp (Colvin) and Lee E Shipp is Louella Elizabeth Shipp (Walker).

 

Death Certificate

Title Shipp, Lee
County of Death Muscogee
Date of Death 1938-10-02
Certificate Number 26502
Age at Death 62 years
City of Death Columbus
Race or Ethnic Origin African American
Father's Name Ike Shipp
Mother's Name unknown
Year of Death 1938
Sex Male
First Name Lee
Last Name Shipp
Occupation Laborer
Marital Status Married
Cause of Death Apoplexy, Hypertension
Burial Porterdale Cemetery
Informant Clara Shipp (wife)
Format Document

 

 

Porterdale Ledger