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The SHIPP Family - Pg. 5
Descendants of WILLIAM H. SHIPP continued
3-Penny M. S. NICHOLS was born in Jan 1891 in Florida, died in
1941 at age 50, and was buried in Romeo, Florida.
Research Notes: 1900 United States Federal Census
about Penny M S Nichols
Name:Penny M S Nichols Home in 1900:Lebanon, Levy, Florida Age:9
Birth Date:Jan 1891 Birthplace:Florida Race:White Ethnicity:American
Relationship to head-of-house:Daughter Father's Name:Thomas M
Father's Birthplace:Georgia Mother's Name:Narcissa A Mother's
Birthplace:Florida Marital Status:Single Residence :Precinct 3,
Ellzey & Precinct 5, Lebanon, Levy, Florida Occupation:View Image
Neighbors:View others on page Household Members: Name AgeThomas M
Nichols 30 Narcissa A Nichols 26 Penny M S Nichols 9 Wilse C
Nichols 6 Columbus J Nichols 4
1920 Census - Levy Co., Florida - Married to Grover Lucas. This
census shows ages for Penny and Grover as 27 years.
Grave site for Mrs. G. C. Lucas ( Romeo Cemetery ) has Birth and
Death dates as 1888 - 1941.
1910 United States Federal Census
about Dannie Nickles
Name:Dannie Nickles Age in 1910:21 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1889
Birthplace:Florida Relation to Head of House:Daughter Father's
Name:Ton Father's Birth Place:Florida Mother's Name:Siss Mother's
Birth Place:Florida Home in 1910:Lebanon, Levy, Florida Marital
Status:Divorced Race:White Gender:Female Neighbors:View others on
page Household Members: Name AgeTon Nickles 48 Siss Nickles 46
Dannie Nickles 21 Wilts Nickles 14 Cloumbus Nickles 13
1920 United States Federal Census
about Penny Lucas
Name:Penny Lucas [Penny Lucus] Home in 1920:Lebanon, Levy, Florida
Age:27 years Estimated Birth Year:abt 1893 Birthplace:Florida
Relation to Head of House:Wife Spouse's Name:Grover Father's Birth
Place:Florida Mother's Birth Place:Florida Marital Status:Married
Race:White Sex:Female Able to read:Yes Able to Write:Yes Image:73
Neighbors:View others on page Household Members: Name AgeGrover
Lucas 27 Penny Lucas 27 Alley Lucas 22
1930 United States Federal Census
about Penney Lucas
Name:Penney Lucas Home in 1930:Romeo, Marion, Florida Age:41
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1889 Relation to Head of House:Wife
Spouse's Name:Grover Occupation: Education: Military service:
Rent/home value: Age at first marriage: Parents' birthplace: View
Image Neighbors:View others on page Household Members: Name
AgeGrover Lucas 38 Penney Lucas 41 Barney Nichols 11 Ruby Nichols
9
Penny married Grover LUCAS, son of Unknown LUCAS and Unknown. The
marriage ended in divorce before 1910. Grover was born in 1893 and
died on an unknown date.
3-Columbus J. "Nick" NICHOLS was born on 16 Dec 1897 in Dunnellon,
Florida, died on 24 Jul 1962 in Columbia County, Florida at age
64, and was buried in Romeo, Florida.
Research Notes: 1900 United States Federal Census
about Columbus J Nichols
Name:Columbus J Nichols Home in 1900:Lebanon, Levy, Florida Age:4
Birth Date:1896 Birthplace:Florida Race:White Ethnicity:American
Relationship to head-of-house:Son Father's Name:Thomas M Father's
Birthplace:Georgia Mother's Name:Narcissa A Mother's
Birthplace:Florida Marital Status:Single Residence :Precinct 3,
Ellzey & Precinct 5, Lebanon, Levy, Florida Occupation:View Image
Neighbors:View others on page Household Members: Name AgeThomas M
Nichols 30 Narcissa A Nichols 26 Penny M S Nichols 9 Wilse C
Nichols 6 Columbus J Nichols 4
1910 United States Federal Census
about Cloumbus Nickles
Name:Cloumbus Nickles Age in 1910:13 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1897
Birthplace:Florida Relation to Head of House:Son Father's Name:Ton
Father's Birth Place:Florida Mother's Name:Siss Mother's Birth
Place:Florida Home in 1910:Lebanon, Levy, Florida Marital
Status:Single Race:White Gender:Male Neighbors:View others on page
Household Members: Name AgeTon Nickles 48 Siss Nickles 46 Dannie
Nickles 21 Wilts Nickles 14 Cloumbus Nickles 13
1920 United States Federal Census
about Columbus Nichols
Name:Columbus Nichols Home in 1920:Lebanon, Levy, Florida Age:23
years Estimated Birth Year:abt 1897 Birthplace:Florida Relation to
Head of House:Son Father's Birth Place:Florida Mother's Name:Emily
Mother's Birth Place:Florida Marital Status:Married Race:White
Sex:Male Able to read:Yes Able to Write:Yes Image:73
Neighbors:View others on page Household Members: Name AgeEmily
Nichols 52 Phoebe Nichols 88 Columbus Nichols 23 Clara Nichols 20
Barnard Nichols 4/12 Leona Nichols 4 6/12
Noted events in his life were:
* He worked as a Railroad Worker - Track Layer.
Columbus married Maggie S. C. STEPHENS, daughter of Unknown and
Sivility W. STEPHENS. Maggie was born in Feb 1888 in Florida and
died on an unknown date.
Columbus next married Clara UNKNOWN about 1920. Clara was born
about 1900 in Florida and died on an unknown date. They had two
children: Bernard "Barney" and Ruby.
4-Bernard "Barney" NICHOLS was born in 1920 in Levy County,
Florida and died on an unknown date.
Research Notes: 1920 United States Federal Census
about Barnard Nichols
Name:Barnard Nichols Home in 1920:Lebanon, Levy, Florida Age:4 months
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1919 Birthplace:Florida Relation to Head of
House:Grandson Father's Birth Place:Florida Mother's Name:Clara
Mother's Birth Place:Florida Marital Status:Single Race:White
Sex:Male Able to read:No Able to Write:No Image:73 Neighbors:View
others on page Household Members: Name AgeEmily Nichols 52 Phoebe
Nichols 88 Columbus Nichols 23 Clara Nichols 20 Barnard Nichols
4/12 Leona Nichols 4 6/12
1930 United States Federal Census
about Barney Nichols
Name:Barney Nichols Home in 1930:Romeo, Marion, Florida Age:11
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1919 Birthplace:Florida Relation to Head
of House:Nephew Race:White Occupation: Education: Military
service: Rent/home value: Age at first marriage: Parents'
birthplace: View Image Neighbors:View others on page Household
Members: Name AgeGrover Lucas 38 Penney Lucas 41 Barney Nichols 11
Ruby Nichols 9
4-Ruby NICHOLS.
Research Notes: 1930 United States Federal Census
about Ruby Nichols
Name:Ruby Nichols Home in 1930:Romeo, Marion, Florida Age:9 Estimated
Birth Year:abt 1921 Relation to Head of House:Niece Occupation:
Education: Military service: Rent/home value: Age at first
marriage: Parents' birthplace: View Image Neighbors:View others on
page Household Members: Name AgeGrover Lucas 38 Penney Lucas 41
Barney Nichols 11 Ruby Nichols 9
3-Effie Leona NICHOLS was born on 27 May 1916 in Florida, died on
6 Sep 1990 in Florida at age 74, and was buried in Sand Pond
Cemetery, Dunnellon, Florida.
Research Notes: 1920 United States Federal Census
about Leona Nichols
Name:Leona Nichols Home in 1920:Lebanon, Levy, Florida Age:4 years 6
months Estimated Birth Year:abt 1915 Birthplace:Florida Relation to
Head of House:Daughter Father's Birth Place:Florida Mother's
Name:Emily Mother's Birth Place:Florida Marital Status:Single
Race:White Sex:Female Able to read:No Able to Write:No Image:73
Neighbors:View others on page Household Members: Name AgeEmily
Nichols 52 Phoebe Nichols 88 Columbus Nichols 23 Clara Nichols 20
Barnard Nichols 4/12 Leona Nichols 4 6/12
1930 United States Federal Census
about Leona Wilks
Name:Leona Wilks Home in 1930:Gulf Hammock, Levy, Florida Age:13
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1917 Relation to Head of House:Sister
Occupation: Education: Military service: Rent/home value: Age at
first marriage: Parents' birthplace: View Image Neighbors:View
others on page Household Members: Name AgeNichols Wilks 37 Sevilla
Wilks 23 Beaphis Wilks 17 Eddie Wilks 15 Mable Wilks 13 Nellie
Wilks 3 Narcisie Wilks 65 Leona Wilks 13
Florida Death Index, 1877-1998
about Effie Leona Dias
Name:Effie Leona Dias Death Date:6 Sep 1990 County of Death:Putnam
State of Death:Florida Age at Death:74 Race:White Birth Date:27 May
1916
Effie married Clyde Barnard DIAS, Sr., son of George W. DYESS and
Sina Josanna "Siney" PETERSON, after 1942. Clyde was born on 1 Jan
1906, died on 11 Jul 1973 in Alachua Co, . Florida at age 67, and
was buried in Sand Pond Cemetery, Dunnellon, Florida. They had two
children: Clyde B. and Shirley Leona.
Noted events in his life were:
* He served in the military Army - PVT - World War 2.
4-Clyde B. DIAS, Jr.
4-Shirley Leona DIAS.
Research Notes: Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001
about Shirley Leona Dias
Name:Shirley Leona Dias Marriage Date:Jul 1966 County of
Marriage:Citrus Volume:2441 Certificate:30601 Source:Florida
Department of Health
Shirley married Johnny Marvin O'BERRY in Jul 1966 in Citrus Co.,
Florida. They had one son: David.
5-David O'BERRY.
Effie next married PETERSON.
Narcissa next married Willie SMITH before 1930. Willie was born in
1874 in Florida.
2-Lucy SHIPP was born in 1869 in Florida.
Research Notes: 1870 United States Federal Census
about Lucy Shipps
Name:Lucy Shipps Estimated Birth Year:abt 1869 Age in 1870:1
Birthplace:Florida Home in 1870:Ocala, Marion, Florida Race:White
Gender:Female Value of real estate:View Image Post Office:Ocala
Household Members: Name AgeWilliam Shipps 45 Phebe Shipps 36
William Shipps 12 John Shipps 10 Sallie Shipps 10 Robert Shipps 5
James Shipps 4 Annie Shipps 2 Lucy Shipps 1
2-Wesley Allen SHIPP was born on 9 Jul 1872 in Tidewater, Levy
County, Florida, died on 4 May 1962 in Dunnellon, Florida at age
89, and was buried in Dog Ear Cemetery AKA Black Dirt Cemetery.
Another name for Wesley was Allen Wesley SHIPP.
General Notes: All documentation I have found on Wesley Allen Shipp
has his name as such except his death record and tombstone, on which
he is listed as Allen Wesley Shipp. My family has always referred to
him as Uncle Wes. (12/5/2008)
Research Notes: 1880 - Census Age: 6. This would make his Birth year
at about 1874. Family records show his Birthday as 9 July 1872.
1880 United States Federal Census
about Wesley Shipp
Name:Wesley Shipp Home in 1880:Hase Johnsons, Levy, Florida Age:6
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1874 Birthplace:Florida Relation to Head of
Household:Son Father's Name:William Father's birthplace:Georgia
Mother's Name:Phoebe Mother's birthplace:Georgia Neighbors:View
others on page Occupation:At Home Marital Status:Single Race:White
Gender:Male Cannot read/write: Blind: Deaf and dumb: Otherwise
disabled: Idiotic or insane: View Image Household Members: Name
AgeWilliam Shipp 50 Phoebe Shipp 43 Emily Shipp 14 Narcissa Shipp
13 Wesley Shipp 6 Ellen Shipp 4
1885 - Appears in the Marion Co., Florida State Census, Districts
5&6. Age 9
Florida State Censuses, 1867-1945
about Wesley Shipp
Name:Wesley Shipp RESIDENCE:Districts 5 and 6, Marion, Florida Birth
Place:Florida Age:9 Race:White Gender:Male Marital Status:Single
Relationship to Head of Household:Son Father's Birth Place:North
Carolina Mother's Birth Place:Georgia Page:3 Roll:M845_9
1900 United States Federal Census
about Wesley Shipps
Name:Wesley Shipps Home in 1900:Lebanon, Levy, Florida Age:24
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1876 Birthplace:Florida Relationship to
head-of-house:Head Spouse's Name:Emma Race:White Occupation:View
Image Neighbors:View others on page Household Members: Name
AgeWesley Shipps 24 Emma Shipps 19 Rosanna F Shipps 4 Nellie M
Shipps 2
1910 United States Federal Census
about Wesley Shipp
Name:Wesley Shipp Age in 1910:37 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1873
Birthplace:Florida Relation to Head of House:Head Father's Birth
Place:Georgia Mother's Birth Place:Georgia Spouse's Name:Emma Home
in 1910:Dunnellon, Marion, Florida Marital Status:Married Race:White
Gender:Male Neighbors:View others on page Household Members: Name
AgeWesley Shipp 37 Emma Shipp 27 Rosana F Shipp 14 Eliza N M Shipp
12 Thomas J Shipp 9 Luthes A Shipp 3
1920 United States Federal Census
about Wesley Shipp
Name:Wesley Shipp Home in 1920:Lebanon, Levy, Florida Age:48 years
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1872 Birthplace:Florida Relation to Head of
House:Head Spouse's Name:Emma Father's Birth Place:Florida Mother's
Birth Place:Florida Marital Status:Married Race:White Sex:Male Home
owned:Rent Able to read:Yes Able to Write:Yes Image:73
Neighbors:View others on page Household Members: Name AgeWesley
Shipp 48 Emma Shipp 40 Nellie Shipp 20 Tommie Shipp 18 Allen
Shipp 11 11/12 Phoebe Shipp 9 6/12 John H Shipp 5 11/12 Ellen
Shipp 3 2/12 Marvin Shipp 11/12
1930 United States Federal Census
about West Shipp
Name:West Shipp Home in 1930:Lebanon, Levy, Florida Age:63 Estimated
Birth Year:abt 1867 Birthplace:Florida Relation to Head of
House:Head Spouse's Name:Emma Race:White Occupation: Education:
Military service: Rent/home value: Age at first marriage: 26
Parents' birthplace: View Image Neighbors:View others on page
Household Members: Name AgeWest Shipp 63 Emma Shipp 55 John H Shipp
16 Ellen Shipp 15 Nellie Dias 31 Marvin Dias 11 Leroy Dias 16
Gladys Dias 15 Eugene Dias 10
Florida Death Index, 1877-1998
about Ailen Wesley Shipp
Name:Ailen Wesley Shipp Death Date:May 1962 County of Death:Levy
State of Death:Florida Race:White Gender:Male
Wesley married Emma NICHOLS on 24 Mar 1894 in Levy County, Florida.
Emma was born in Jul 1880 in Sumter Co., Florida, died on 23 Jul
1954 in Levy County, Florida at age 74, and was buried in Dog Ear
Cemetery AKA Black Dirt Cemetery. They had seven children: Rosanna
Florence, Eliza Nellie M., Thomas J., Luther Allen, Phoebe Ann,
John Henry, and Ellen.
3-Rosanna Florence SHIPP was born in Mar 1896 in Florida, died on
17 Jul 1929 at age 33, and was buried in Sand Pond Cemetery,
Dunnellon, Florida.
Research Notes: 1900 United States Federal Census
about Rosanna F Shipps
Name:Rosanna F Shipps Home in 1900:Lebanon, Levy, Florida Age:4
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1896 Birthplace:Florida Relationship to
head-of-house:Daughter Father's Name:Wesley Mother's Name:Emma
Race:White Occupation:View Image Neighbors:View others on page
Household Members: Name AgeWesley Shipps 24 Emma Shipps 19 Rosanna
F Shipps 4 Nellie M Shipps 2
1910 United States Federal Census
about Rosana F Shipp
Name:Rosana F Shipp Age in 1910:14 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1896
Birthplace:Florida Relation to Head of House:Daughter Father's
Name:Wesley Father's Birth Place:Florida Mother's Name:Emma
Mother's Birth Place:Florida Home in 1910:Dunnellon, Marion, Florida
Marital Status:Single Race:White Gender:Female Neighbors:View
others on page Household Members: Name AgeWesley Shipp 37 Emma
Shipp 27 Rosana F Shipp 14 Eliza N M Shipp 12 Thomas J Shipp 9
Luthes A Shipp 3
1920 United States Federal Census
about Florence Dice
Name:Florence Dice Home in 1920:Morriston, Levy, Florida Age:21 years
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1899 Birthplace:Florida Relation to Head of
House:Wife Spouse's Name:Carr Father's Birth Place:Florida Mother's
Birth Place:Florida Marital Status:Married Race:White Sex:Female
Able to read:Yes Able to Write:Yes Image:87 Neighbors:View others
on page Household Members: Name AgeCarr Dice 25 Florence Dice 21
Roy Dice 6
*George Dice 4* Robert Dice 2 *NOTE: Actual name on Census
Record is Gladys, listed as daughter.
Florida Death Index, 1877-1998
about Rosana Florence Dyess
Name:Rosana Florence Dyess Death Date:1929 County of Death:Levy
State of Death:Florida Race:White Gender:Female
Rosanna married Carl Edward DYESS, son of George W. DYESS and Sina
Josanna "Siney" PETERSON. Carl was born in Dec 1891 in Dunnellon,
Marion Co., Florida and died in 1937 in Citrus Co., Florida at age
46. Another name for Carl was DIAS. They had four children:
Leroy, Gladys, Robert, and Eugene.
Noted events in his life were:
* He worked as a Locomotive Engineer on 5 Jun 1917 in Rodman
Lumber Co., Stein, Levy Co., Florida.
4-Leroy DIAS was born in 1914 in Levy County, Florida, died on 1
Jul 1931 at age 17, and was buried in Sand Pond Cemetery,
Dunnellon, Florida.
Research Notes: 1920 United States Federal Census
about Roy Dice
Name:Roy Dice Home in 1920:Morriston, Levy, Florida Age:6 years
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1914 Birthplace:Florida Relation to Head of
House:Son Father's Name:Carr Father's Birth Place:Florida Mother's
Name:Florence Mother's Birth Place:Florida Marital Status:Single
Race:White Sex:Male Able to read:Yes Able to Write:Yes Image:87
Neighbors:View others on page Household Members: Name AgeCarr Dice
25 Florence Dice 21 Roy Dice 6 *George Dice 4* Robert Dice 2
*NOTE: Actual name on Census record is Gladys, listed as daughter.
1930 United States Federal Census
about Leroy Dias
Name:Leroy Dias Home in 1930:Lebanon, Levy, Florida Age:16 Estimated
Birth Year:abt 1914 Relation to Head of House:Grandson Occupation:
Education: Military service: Rent/home value: Age at first
marriage: Parents' birthplace: View Image Neighbors:View others on
page Household Members: Name AgeWest Shipp 63 Emma Shipp 55 John H
Shipp 16 Ellen Shipp 15 Nellie Dias 31 Marvin Dias 11 Leroy Dias
16 Gladys Dias 15 Eugene Dias 10
4-Gladys DIAS was born in 1915 in Levy County, Florida.
Research Notes: 1920 United States Federal Census
about George Dice*
Name:George Dice Home in 1920:Morriston, Levy, Florida Age:4 years
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1916 Birthplace:Florida Relation to Head of
House:Daughter Father's Name:Carr Father's Birth Place:Florida
Mother's Name:Florence Mother's Birth Place:Florida Marital
Status:Single Race:White Able to read:No Able to Write:No Image:87
Neighbors:View others on page Household Members: Name AgeCarr Dice
25 Florence Dice 21 Roy Dice 6 *George Dice 4* Robert Dice 2
*NOTE: Actual name on Census record is Gladys, listed as daughter.
1930 United States Federal Census
about Gladys Dias
Name:Gladys Dias Home in 1930:Lebanon, Levy, Florida Age:15 Estimated
Birth Year:abt 1915 Relation to Head of House:Granddaughter
Occupation: Education: Military service: Rent/home value: Age at
first marriage: Parents' birthplace: View Image Neighbors:View
others on page Household Members: Name AgeWest Shipp 63 Emma Shipp
55 John H Shipp 16 Ellen Shipp 15 Nellie Dias 31 Marvin Dias 11
Leroy Dias 16 Gladys Dias 15 Eugene Dias 10
4-Robert DYESS / DIAS was born about 1918 in Levy County,
Florida.
Research Notes: 1920 United States Federal Census
about Robert Dice
Name:Robert Dice Home in 1920:Morriston, Levy, Florida Age:2 years
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1918 Birthplace:Florida Relation to Head of
House:Son Father's Name:Carr Father's Birth Place:Florida Mother's
Name:Florence Mother's Birth Place:Florida Marital Status:Single
Race:White Sex:Male Able to read:No Able to Write:No Image:87
Neighbors:View others on page Household Members: Name AgeCarr Dice
25 Florence Dice 21 Roy Dice 6 *George Dice 4* Robert Dice 2
*NOTE: Actual name on CEnsus record is Gladys, listed as daughter.
4-Eugene DIAS was born in 1920 in Florida.
Research Notes: 1930 United States Federal Census
about Eugene Dias
Name:Eugene Dias Home in 1930:Lebanon, Levy, Florida Age:10 Estimated
Birth Year:abt 1920 Relation to Head of House:Grandson Occupation:
Education: Military service: Rent/home value: Age at first
marriage: Parents' birthplace: View Image Neighbors:View others on
page Household Members: Name AgeWest Shipp 63 Emma Shipp 55 John H
Shipp 16 Ellen Shipp 15 Nellie Dias 31 Marvin Dias 11 Leroy Dias
16 Gladys Dias 15 Eugene Dias 10
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