George Garfield Shipman

born: 1881, Sterling,Johnson Co.,Nebraska
died: 1954
occu: optometrist in Kansas
spouse: Sara Blanche ``Sallie'' RANDOLPH
born: 4 Oct 1891
died: 27 Oct 1985, Hailey, Blaine Co., Idaho
children:
Randolph J. SHIPMAN (a.k.a. Randolph R. PYLE), b. 4 Oct 1911 Marysville, KS. d. Jun 1975, Albuquerque, NM.
spouse: Lottie ANDREWS

Pedigree Chart

                      |--------
                      |
           |---------
           |          |
           |          |--------
           |
  |------Alfred W. SHIPMAN (1842, Canada - 1920, Pennsylvania)
  |        |
  |        |          |--------
  |        |          |
  |        |---------
  |                   |
  |                   |--------
  |
George Garfield SHIPMAN (1881, Nebraska - 1954)
  |
  |                   |--------James MATTHEWS (1779, Virginia - 1837, Indiana)
  |                   |
  |        |---------Tunstal Quarles MATTHEWS (1807, Kentucky - 1878, Nebraska)
  |        |          |
  |        |          |--------Margaret REED (1784 - 1824, Ohio)
  |        |
  |------Permelia MATTHEWS (1842, Indiana - 1890, Nebraska)
           |
           |          |--------
           |          |
           |---------Harriet STONE (1808, New York - 1895, South Dakota)
                      |
                      |--------
From the Footprints family history:

George, in his mature years, strongly resembled his father in appearance and nature. He was an optometrist with his brother for many years, living in Hutchinson, Kansas for many years. George married a widow, Lottie Andrews, who had several grown children. George was very devoted to his stepchildren, who in turn loved, honored him and called him ``father''. The children and their offspring greatly enriched his life. ``Uncle Charlie'', who was unmarried, also was dear to them.

After his wife, Lottie's death, George remarried. He died shortly thereafter in 1954. His second wife inherited his worldly goods, but it was his devoted stepchildren who had him laid at rest beside his beloved Lottie.

See his brother Charles for additional biographical material.

Family records passed down through Ada (Sprague) Ballou had remembered George as a dentist in Texas. That is shown to be wrong by the Footprints biographies, which record him as an optometrist in Kansas with his brother.

George is listed as divorced in the 1920 census, which is consistent with what I have learned about his first marriage to Sara Randolph.

Sources for this individual: @S150@ @S405@

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