Elizabeth Shippey

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Shippey was born on 1 April 1792, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, her father, Samuel Shippey, was 29 and her mother, Sarah Johnston, was 28. She married Davidson Mitchell about 1820, in Union, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States in 1850 and Union, South Carolina, United States in 1860. She died on 15 January 1872, in Jonesville, Union, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Jonesville, Union, South Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Davidson Mitchell
1795–1863
Elizabeth Shippey
1792–1872
Marriage: about 1820
Ephraim B Mitchell
1825–
Elijah Mitchell
about 1828–1862
Sarah Ann Mitchell
about 1832–1942
Lucinda Mitchell
about 1833–1943
Elias Cornelius Mitchell
about 1828–1905
James Merriman Mitchell
1830–1864
Josephus Cephus Mitchell
1839–1861

Sources (7)

  • Elizabeth Mitchel, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Or Shipley Shippey - birth-name: Elizabeth SHIPPEY
  • Elizabeth Shippey Mitchell, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: variant of Shippee .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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