By request. 36. Isaac F. Shipley, p. 554 ISAAC F. SHIPLEY Was born in Sullivan county, Missouri, February 24, 1841. His parents, Thomas and Louisa Shipley, were natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio, respectively, and came to Missouri in 1840. Like most of those who grew up on the frontier, Mr. Shipley received but a meager education. He was born and reared here, and has witnessed the march of civilization from the pioneer days to the present. When he was young his chief delight was with his gun; to-day it is with young Shipleys. At the beginning of the rebellion he espoused the cause of liberty and in July, 1861, enlisted in company C, Eighteenth regiment Missouri volunteer infantry. The battle of Shiloh was his first engagement, there he was wounded in the leg—his regiment being in the heaviest of the fight was badly cut up. Only about one hundred and fifty came out of the fight, and quite a number of them were wounded, the rest being killed, wounded and taken prisoners. Owing to the condition of their regiment after this battle they were sent home to recruit, and after a year they again went south and joined Sherman's army, and were with him on his famous march to the sea. While in the advance of the army he met an advance of the rebel army, and in a skirmish was wounded in the right foot, which affects him to the present day. He was with Sherman until after the surrender of Lee and Johnson's army, and divided scanty rations of hard-tack and bacon witli the hungry " Johnnies " after they surrendered. Mr. Shipley was married February 18, 1860, to Miss Susan McClarron. She was born August 26, 1848, in Holmes county, Ohio. They have eight children, five of whom are living; namely, Mary E., born January 7, 1867, died May 11, 1872; Alvin, born September 11, 1869, died next day; Laura J., born April 13, 1874; Mary E., born May 13, 1876; Delia, born May 4, 1877; Florence R., born April 19, 1879; and Amanda E., born March 15,1881.