Posted on: Bowie County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Tx/Bowie/498 Surname: Shipps of Bowie County Texas ------------------------- Born in Bowie County, Texas John Henry Shipp b 10-23-1870 d 1-6-1939. Married Elvira Virginia Markham. b 6-13-1878 d 1939 Minerva Jane Shipp B 3-15-1872 d 2-13-1926 I believe she had brothers named Barney and Will. Minerva married (1) Joseph Holmes children Minerva Susan & Joseph Oscar Minerva married (2) Tilman McAdam Cantrell. Children:Ira Bain, John Marcus, Jewel Cullen,Horace Ector, Alice Regina, Lena Olivia, Tilman Marcus. e