Brief Life History of Pearl Maude
When Pearl Maude Shipman was born on 27 December 1896, in Texas, Missouri, United States, her father, William Arthur Shipman, was 26 and her mother, Nancy Jane Wilson, was 24. She married Grover Dow Wright on 9 June 1913, in Lucas, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Lucas, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, United States in 1930. She died on 17 December 1975, in Coffeyville, Montgomery, Kansas, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Coffeyville, Montgomery, Kansas, United States.
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- Pearl Wright, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
- Pearl Shipman Shipman, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
- Pearl Shipman, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam
The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.
1917 · Camp Dodge
Original construction of the Camp Dodge began in 1907 and was originally planned to provide a place for the National Guard units to train. In 1917, it was handed over to national authorities and expanded to become the regional training center for World War I forces. The Camp was named after Brigadier General Grenville M. Dodge, who organized Iowa's first National Guard unit. When the war ended, the camp was downsized and turned back over to the state until the start of World War II. Today, Camp Dodge has served only as a Guard and Reserve installation.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a boatman or mariner, or perhaps for a boatbuilder, from Middle English schipman ‘ship man’.
English: occupational name for a shepherd, from Middle English schep, ship ‘sheep’ + -man.
Americanized form (translation into English) of Dutch Schepman or of its already extinct variant Schipman, cognates of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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