Early Shipletts
These are photos of the early Franklins, Hughes and Shiplett families. Photos date as far back as 1875.
   

Asbury Chapel, founded by Charles Franklin, still in use today.
The Hughes/Shiplett Farm near Mt. Sterling, Ohio. In 1962 only a few out bui...
Wesley Methodist Chapel near New Lexington, Ohio. A number of Shipletts are ...
Amy and Caleb Hughes Gravestone
David Roland Shiplett, c 1875
Elizabeth Franklin Shiplett, c 1875
Gravestone of David Roland and Elizabeth Franklin Shiplett
The Shiplett Siblings
William and Eliza Dollings and other unidentified persons
Nelson and Amy Hughes Shiplett and Family. Nelson was one of Roland's sons.
Amy Hughes Shiplett
Nelson and Amy's Gravestone
James Alfred and Martha Dollings Shiplett, Roland's son
Marriage License of James Alfred Shiplett and Martha Dollings
Cora "Kit", Martha and Alfred Shiplett. Top: Ray, Cyrus, Joe and William
Death certificate of James Alfred Shiplett
Gravestone of James Alfred and Martha Dollings Shiplett
Joseph Bertha Shiplett, James Alfred's oldest son.
Gravestone of Joseph and Bertha Shiplett
G.Adrain Shiplett, another son of James Alfred.
Gravestone of William Surl and Ella Shiplett. William was the son of Joseph ...
Cora Hammond Shiplett, wife of Cyrus, son of James Alfred.
Gravestone of Cora Shiplett
Gravestone of Cyrus Marion Shiplett
Alfred Shiplett, son of Cyrus and Cora
Gravestone of Alfred Shiplett
Ephraim Rockhold Shiplett, son of Roland and Elizabeth Shiplett
1842-1919
Gravestone of Ephraim Shiplett
Gravestone of Amanda Hughes Shiplett, wife of Ephraim
Howard Chapman, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Shiplett Chapman, c 1888
Bessie May German Chapman, wife of Howard Chapman
Chapman Store, Gratiot, OH, c 1915
Leroy Swanster Shiplett, youngest son of David Roland Shiplett
c 1875
Leroy and Sarah Hammond Shiplett, and assorted reltives
Charles Franklin, descendant of the original Charles. He died in the Civil War.
Shiplett Road, near Mt. Sterling, Ohio