Leonidas Henry Shipp, Jr.

 

Birth Date: 1905-1907 (census); February 17, 1905 (death certificate)

Date of Death: January 30, 1941

Mother: Clara Alexander (Shipp)

Father: Leonidas Henry Shipp

Siblings: Eva Shipp (Harvey), Minnie Shipp (Walker), Louella Elizabeth Shipp (Walker), Clara Shipp (Harris), Eddie Shipp, Mack Charles Shipp and Leola Lydia Shipp (Colvin)

Children: Clifton Shipp (adopted), Amelia Shipp (adopted)

Spouse: Lillie Wade Shipp

Nickname: Lee, L.H., Leon

 

1910 U.S. Federal Population Census

 

1920 U.S. Federal Population Census

 

1928 City Directory

 

1930 United States Federal Census
about L H Shipp

Lydia Alexander is his grandmother.

 

1930 City Directory

On the 1930 census, Leonidas Henry Shipp, Jr. is listed as single and living in Georgia. On the 1930 census, Lillie Wade is listed as divorced and living with her parents. On the 1930 City Directory, Leonidas Henry Shipp is listed as married to Lillie Wade Shipp and living in Florida.

 

Marriage Certificate

Husband Shipp, Leon
Wife Wade, Lillie
Date 1934-11-05

 

1940 World War II Draft Registration

 

Death Certificate

Title Shipp, Leon
County of Death  
Date of Death 1941-01-30
Certificate Number 11377
Age at Death 35 years
City of Death Philadelphia
Race or Ethnic Origin African American
Father's Name Lee Shipp
Mother's Name Clara Alexander
Spouse's Name Lillie Shipp
Year of Death 1941
Sex Male
First Name Leon
Last Name Shipp
Occupation Porter, Circus
Marital Status Married
Cause of Death Diabetic Acidosis, Diabetes Mellitus, Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Burial Columbus, GA
Informant Clara Shipp
Format Document
Cite as

Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 010901-013400

Source Information

Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

   

census

 

Porterdale Ledger