Note: her tombstone (Mother; Mary E. Shipley; Nov. 13, 1869 – July 18, 1942) is beside (and matches) one for a Mark, not a Martin Shipley (Father; Mark D. Shipley; Aug. 6, 1871-Jan. 18, 1948) . The birth date in the obituary, which reads November 26,1869, does not match the birth date on Mrs. Shipley’s headstone, which reads November 13,1869. The manager of her FindaGrave memorial, Sheila, provided the following information: His name was Marquis Shipley in reality. He was the son of Marquis De"Lafayette" Shipley and the husband of Mary Mc Donald. They called him Mark. I don't know where Martin came from unless they misunderstood his somewhat unusual given name.

23 July, 1942 - The Enterprise

Mrs. Martin Shipley Died July 18

Mrs. Martin Shipley, a native of Washington County, died at her home in Lyons on July 18. Funeral services were held there on July 21st, and burial was made in the Fort Calhoun cemetery.

As Mary Elizabeth McDonald, she was born November 26, 1869, on the old McDonald farm west of Fort Calhoun; she spent her childhood there. On November 26, 1864, she was united in marriage to Martin Shipley, and for a time they made their home in the Ponca neighborhood. In 1912 they moved into Lyons, where they have since resided.

Survivors are the husband; a son Hugh of Ohio; two daughters, Mrs. Percy Schodt of Plattsmouth and Miss Nellie Shipley at home; two brothers, George and Jim of Blair; and three sisters, Mrs. Frank Shipley of Valentine, Mrs. Frank McBride of Blair and Mrs. Frank Overman of Fort Luppon, Colorado.

~~~Obituary courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings are on file in the Blair Public Library, Blair,Nebraska~~~

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