Oliver Sigel SHIPMAN
William Lafayette MELTON
 Martha Diama SHIPMAN  
Husband-1:  Oliver Sigel SHIPMAN
Birth:  13 Sep 1872, Christian Co., Missouri
Death:  6 Sep 1894, Sparta, Christian Co., Missouri
Burial:  Sep 1894, I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Sparta, Christian Co., Missouri
Father:  Joseph Hiram SHIPMAN
Mother:  Mary ROBERTS
Marriage-1:         24 Jan 1894, Christian 
Co., Missouri
Husband-2:  William Lafayette MELTON
Birth:  8 Aug 1879, Highlandville, Christian Co., Missouri
Death:  8 Feb 1920, Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri
Burial:  Feb 1920, East Lawn Cemetery, Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri
Father:  Richard MELTON
Mother:  Mattie WARD
Marriage-2:    1900, Christian Co., Missouri     
Wife:  Martha Diama SHIPMAN
Birth:  20 Nov 1874, Sparta, Christian Co., Missouri  
Death:  7 Sep 1953, Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri 
Burial:  Sep 1953, East Lawn Cemetery, Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri
Father:  William P. SHIPMAN
Mother:  
Louisa YEARY
Children - Marriage-1:   
1. Ruby May SHIPMAN, b: 28 Jan 1895, Sparta, Christian Co., Missouri  
                                    
d: 1 Jan 1991, Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri
                                 
bur: East Lawn Cemetery, Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri
Children - Marriage-2:   
1. Hershel Dean MELTON, b: 13 Apr 1904, Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri
                                       
d: 4 Feb 1971, Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri
                                    
bur: East Lawn Cemetery, Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri
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Notes:     
1910 Federal 
Census Data (T624_0791, Page 266A), Sarcoxie Twp., Jasper Co., Missouri,
             
                                                  
                       Enumeration District: 81, Enumeration Date: 28-Apr-1910, 
Family #173
| 
		 NAME  | 
		
		 Relation  | 
		
		 Sex  | 
		
		 Age  | 
		
		 M/S W/D  | 
		
		 # Yr Mar  | 
		
		 # C Bn.  | 
		
		 # C Liv.  | 
		
		 POB  | 
		
		 Fa. POB  | 
		
		 Mo. POB  | 
		
		 
		
		Occupation  | 
		
		 In Sch  | 
	
| 
		 MELTON, William L  | 
		
		 Head  | 
		
		 M  | 
		
		 30  | 
		
		 M1  | 
		
		 9  | 
		
		 
  | 
		
		 
  | 
		
		 MO  | 
		
		 MO  | 
		
		 MO  | 
		
		 Miner / Jack Mine  | 
		
		 
  | 
	
| 
		 Diama  | 
		
		 Wife  | 
		
		 F  | 
		
		 35  | 
		
		 M2  | 
		
		 9  | 
		
		 4  | 
		
		 2  | 
		
		 MO  | 
		
		 TN  | 
		
		 VA  | 
		
		 None  | 
		
		 
  | 
	
| 
		 Ruby  | 
		
		 Daughter  | 
		
		 F  | 
		
		 15  | 
		
		 S  | 
		
		 
  | 
		
		 
  | 
		
		 
  | 
		
		 MO  | 
		
		 MO  | 
		
		 MO  | 
		
		 None  | 
		
		 
  | 
	
| 
		 Dean  | 
		
		 Son  | 
		
		 M  | 
		
		 6  | 
		
		 S  | 
		
		 
  | 
		
		 
  | 
		
		 
  | 
		
		 MO  | 
		
		 MO  | 
		
		 MO  | 
		
		 None  | 
		
		 
  | 
	
1920 Federal 
Census Data (T625_0915, Page 220A), Springfield Ward 2, Greene Co., Missouri,
          
                                                      
                       Enumeration District: 31, Enumeration Date: 9-Jan-1920, 
Family #279
| 
		 NAME  | 
		
		 Relation  | 
		
		 Sex  | 
		
		 Age  | 
		
		 
		M/S  | 
		
		 POB  | 
		
		 
		Fa.  | 
		
		 
		Mo.  | 
		
		 Occupation  | 
		
		 In Sch  | 
	
| 
		 MELTON, William  | 
		
		 Head  | 
		
		 M  | 
		
		 40  | 
		
		 M  | 
		
		 MO  | 
		
		 US  | 
		
		 US  | 
		
		 Laborer / Ice Plant  | 
		
		 
  | 
	
| 
		 Martha D  | 
		
		 Wife  | 
		
		 F  | 
		
		 44  | 
		
		 M  | 
		
		 MO  | 
		
		 TN  | 
		
		 VA  | 
		
		 None  | 
		
		 
  | 
	
| 
		 Ruby  | 
		
		 Daughter  | 
		
		 F  | 
		
		 24  | 
		
		 S  | 
		
		 MO  | 
		
		 MO  | 
		
		 MO  | 
		
		 Clerk / Dry Goods Store  | 
		
		 
  | 
	
| 
		 Dean  | 
		
		 Son  | 
		
		 M  | 
		
		 15  | 
		
		 S  | 
		
		 MO  | 
		
		 MO  | 
		
		 MO  | 
		
		 None  | 
		
		 X  | 
	
 1930 Federal 
Census Data (T626_1188, Page 28B), Springfield Ward 7, Greene Co., Missouri,
          
                                                                           
Enumeration District: 12, Enumeration Date: 7-Apr-1930, Family #145
| 
		 NAME  | 
		
		 Relation  | 
		
		 Sex  | 
		
		 Age  | 
		
		 M/S W/D  | 
		
		 Age Marr  | 
		
		 POB  | 
		
		 Fa. POB  | 
		
		 Mo. POB  | 
		
		 In Sch  | 
		
		 Occupation  | 
	
| 
		 MELTON, Martha D  | 
		
		 Head  | 
		
		 F  | 
		
		 55  | 
		
		 W  | 
		
		 
  | 
		
		 MO  | 
		
		 TN  | 
		
		 VA  | 
		
		 
  | 
		
		 None  | 
	
| 
		 SHIPMAN, Ruby M  | 
		
		 Daughter  | 
		
		 F  | 
		
		 34  | 
		
		 S  | 
		
		 
  | 
		
		 MO  | 
		
		 MO  | 
		
		 MO  | 
		
		 
  | 
		
		 Bookkeeper / Department Store  | 
	
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Sources:     
1) Death - Husband:  Greene County 
Missouri Vital Statistics - Deaths, Cert. #05848
2) Death - Wife:  Greene County Missouri Vital Statistics - Deaths, Cert. 
#31515