Ella Mary Van Vleck Shipley

1860 - 1940  (79 years)

• Name	Ella Mary Van Vleck Shipley
  Nickname	Ola, May
  Born	12 Oct 1860	Joliet, Will County, Illinois
  Gender	Female
  Died	22 Jun 1940	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6228	Rossville
  Last Modified	19 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Joseph Van Vleck,   b. 22 Jan 1821,   d. 25 Jan 1908  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Mary Angeline Crain Van Vleck,   b. 9 Sep 1821, Vermont ,   d. 7 Jan 1901, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 79 years)
  Married	1844	New York
  Family ID	F2459	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Marvin Van Vleck,   bur. Essex Cemetery, Essex, Kankakee County, Illinois
  Married	21 Apr 1880	Grundy, Grundy County, Illinois
  Children	+ 1. Herbert Eugene Van Vleck,   b. 1 May 1878, Gardner, Grundy County, Illinois ,   d. 11 Jul 1929, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 51 years) + 2. Mabel Van Vleck Strimple,   b. 24 Jan 1881, Gardner, Grundy County, Illinois ,   d. 7 Nov 1970, Junction City, Geary County, Kansas  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2019 14:25:13
  Family ID	F1889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Roderick Aquilla Shipley,   b. 1864,   d. 1942  (Age 78 years)
  Married	21 Sep 1888
  Children	1. Maude Shipley Guerreri,   b. 19 Sep 1889, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 2 Oct 1922, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 33 years) + 2. Emma Jessie Shipley Cormack,   b. 24 Jan 1891, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 10 Jun 1915, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 24 years) + 3. Georgia Augusta Shipley Lambert,   b. 1893,   d. 24 Oct 1980  (Age 87 years)   4. Roderick Joseph Shipley,   b. 21 Sep 1894,   d. 10 Jul 1918, Angers, Departement de Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France  (Age 23 years)   5. William Shipley
  Documents		Anniversary- Shipley, Roderick and Ella A homecoming of their children and other relatives was held at the R.A. Shipley home Sunday in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary.
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2017 14:39:36
  Family ID	F1888	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Shipley, Ella 1 Mrs. R.A. Shipley Ola Mary Van Vleck Shipley, 79, passed away Saturday afternoon at 4:30 at her home in Rossville following a long siege of ill health. She was born October 12, 1860, neat Joliet, Illinois, and came to Kansas in 1881. On September 21, 1888, she was married to R.A. Shipley and to them were born five children, two sons and three daughters. One son Roderick, died in France during the World War [missing part] deceased daughters were Mrs. [missing] Guerreri, of Denver and Mrs. [missing] Cormack. Mrs. Shipley was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church. She had made her home in the house where she passed away for the past forty-four years. Surviving to mourn her departure are her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Mabel Strimple of Lawrence; Mrs. Georgia Lambert of Silver Lake; one son William Shipley, Orange, Calif.; thirteen, grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; one brother, C.E. Van Vleck of this city. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. Wright Horton, of Riley, assisted by the local pastor, Rev. C.P. Broadfoot. Music was furnished by Mrs. Edith Goodnow, soloist, accompanied by Mrs. Albert Shaffer, both from Silver Lake. The pallbearers were William Bixby, Walter Cless, Ira Hopkins, Martin Larson, Clarence Gresser and Fred McCollough. Burial was in the Rossville cemetery.
  		Obituary- Shipley, Ella 2 Ella May Van Vleck Shipley Birth: Oct. 12, 1860 Grundy County Illinois, USA Death: Jun. 22, 1940 Rossville Shawnee County Kansas, USA Ella's maiden name was Van Vleck, she married Marvin Van Vleck on 21 Apr 1880 in Grundy, IL. It is believed that he was her cousin.He Died on the trail after a fall from a covered wagon on his way from Illinois to Rossville, Kansas. He is buried in Essex Cemetery, Essex, Illinois. According to the 1880 census for Goodfarm, Grundy Co, IL (Family History Library film 1254209, NA film number T9-0209 Page 377B), Ella and her son, Herbert were living with her parents at that time. There is no mention of her husband, so it is presumed that he had died by that time. She later married Roderick Aquilla Shipley. Family links: Parents: Joseph Van Vleck (1821 - 1908) Mary Angeline Crain Van Vleck (1821 - 1901) Spouse: Roderick Aquilla Shipiey (1864 - 1942)* Children: Herbert Eugene Van Vleck (1878 - 1929)* Mabel Van Vleck Strimple (1881 - 1970)* Jessie Shipley Cormack (1891 - 1915)* Georgia Augusta Shipley Lambert (1892 - 1980)* Roderick Joseph Shipley (1894 - 1918)* Siblings: Thaddeus Joseph Van Vleck (1851 - 1921)* Frank Herbert Van Vleck (1855 - 1935)* Ella May Van Vleck Shipley (1860 - 1940) Charles Eugene Van Vleck (1863 - 1956)* Note: Wife of Roderick Aquilla Shipley Burial: Rossville Cemetery Rossville Shawnee County Kansas, USA Plot: Section 4 Lot 4 GPS (lat/lon): 39.14371, -95.9376