When Pvt. John Coleman “Doc” Shipman {Civil War – Confederacy – Company E, 16th Regiment Arkansas} was born on December 3, 1831, in Missouri. His father, Matthew, was 46 and his mother, Charlotta “Charity” Jordan, was 38.
John Coleman Shipman is a direct ancestor of the Groshans family. His daughter, Charlotte Lucinda “Lottie” would go on to marry Robert Lewis Meador and they would continue the line of ancestry by becoming the parents of Maude Lillian Meador.
The nickname “Doc” is not representative of John Coleman Shipman’s occupation. He was a farmer. He also was a Confederate soldier in the Civil War. He was part of Company E, 16th Regiment of Arkansas.
John Coleman Shipman “Doc” married Temperance “Tempy” Boyd in 1848 in Farwell, Carroll, Arkansas when he was only 17 years old. They had 13 children in 29 years.
The table below lists the children of “Doc” and “Tempy”. It is taken from this website:http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/p/h/i/Suzanne-E-Phillips/GENE9-0015.html
Children of John Shipman and Tempe Boyd are:
| 599 | i. | Josephie Tennessee6 Shipman, born Abt. 1850; died 1928 in Springfield, Mo..She married Milton Tharp. | ||
| 600 | ii. | Benjamin Shipman, born September 1852; died December 03, 1942 in Carroll Co., Arkansas. | ||
| 601 | iii. | Mary”Polly” Shipman, born 1854 in Carroll Co., Arkansas.She married Lo Tharp. | ||
| 602 | iv. | Minerva Josephine Shipman, born October 17, 1855; died April 1934.She married Milton Tharp. | ||
| 603 | v. | Jacob Shipman, born 1858 in Carroll Co., Arkansas; died in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. | ||
| 604 | vi. | Martha F. Shipman, born 1861.She married Lee Tabor. | ||
| 605 | vii. | Louisa Ann Shipman, born 1863.She married John Graham. | ||
| 606 | viii. | Lottie Shipman, born 1865.She married Joseph Lewis Meadows. | ||
| 607 | ix. | Julia Ann “Jewell” Shipman, born 1868.She married Columbus Callen. | ||
| 608 | x. | Lodusca Tryphenia Shipman, born 1872; died 1942 in Denver, Carroll Co., Ark.She married John Myers. | ||
| 609 | xi. | John Elmore Shipman, born April 07, 1873; died December 31, 1935 in Denver, Carroll Co., Ark. |
The first census records that I found with John Coleman Shipman and his wife Tempy were from 1850. At this time, John Coleman, states that he is a farmer. He lists his birth place as Missouri. In the 1850 census their residence is located in Carrollton Township, Carroll County, Arkansas.
John Coleman’s wife “Tempy” states in the 1860 census that she can neither read nor write. The 1860 census for the family is from Hickory Township, Carroll County, Arkansas.
John Coleman Shipman died on December 10, 1904, at the age of 73. In 1905, John Coleman Shipman’s wife, Tempy, applied for pension benefits in Arkansas stating that her husband had served in the Arkansas cavalry.
Research- I have not purchased this book, but it is a complete history of the 16th regiment. http://www.arkansasresearch.com/Statewide/Military/MilitaryCSA16Inf.htm
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