Ellis Reynolds M.D.

20 January 1847–31 January 1939 (Age 92)
Davis, Iowa, United States

The Life Summary of Ellis

When Ellis Reynolds M.D. was born on 20 January 1847, in Davis, Iowa, United States, her father, William Fletcher Reynolds, was 20 and her mother, Anna Hawley, was 17. She married Dr Milford Bard Shipp on 5 May 1866, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 31 January 1939, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Dr Milford Bard Shipp
1836–1918
Ellis Reynolds M.D.
1847–1939
Marriage: 5 May 1866
Milford Bard Shipp Jr.
1867–1919
William Austin Shipp
1868–1868
Richard Asbury Shipp
1869–1937
Anna Shipp
1872–1873
Bert Reynolds Shipp
1874–1879
Olea Shipp
1877–1954
Ellis Reynolds Shipp
1879–1966
Ambrose Pere Shipp
1882–1883
Paul Elbert Shipp
1885–1885
Nellie Shipp
1889–1966

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 May 1866Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1848
    Age 1
    Find A Grave website photo indicates establishment of the cemetery in 1848. Located at the NE corner of 4th Avenue and N Street. Salt Lake City Cemetery is in The Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah. Approximately 120,000 persons are buried in the cemetery. Many religious leaders and politicians, particularly many leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) lie in the cemetery. It encompasses over 250 acres and contains 9 1?2 miles of roads. It is the largest city-operated cemetery in the United States. The first burial occurred on September 27, 1847, when George Wallace buried his child, Mary Wallace. The burial was two months after the Mormon pioneers had settled the Salt Lake Valley. In 1849, George Wallace, Daniel Wells, and Joseph Heywood surveyed 20 acres at the same site for the area's burial grounds. In 1851, Salt Lake City was incorporated and the 20 acres officially became the Salt Lake City Cemetery with George Wallace as its first sexton.
    1863
    Age 16
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1872 · The First National Park
    Age 25
    Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Reynold , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.Irish (Leitrim): in Ulster the English name in 1 above was substituted for Mac Raghnaill; see McReynolds .History: Christopher Reynolds of Gravesend, Kent, England, arrived in America sometime before his marriage in 1644 in Isle of Wight County, VA.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Rennels
    Raynolds
    Reynold

    Story Highlight

    Dr Ellis Reynolds

    My great grandmother, Ellis Reynolds Shipp was a woman of exceptional quality. Tall, stately, and had been described as queenly. Ellis had been encouraged by Brigham Young to become a doctor becaus …

    Sources (89)

    • Ellis Reynold in entry for Richard A Shipp, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
    • Ellis Shipp in household of Wilfred Shipp, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Alice R Shipp in entry for Burt R Shipp, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"

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