Magnificent, Thomas McKelvey Cleaver. What a powerful personal history to draw from. Although I have heroes in my family, including Cousin Willy (Wm. Ewen Shipp), who was killed leading his Troop F in the charge on San Juan Hill (we have a handwritten letter from Theodore Roosevelt attesting to his bravery), I wish I had more details of …
Magnificent, Thomas McKelvey Cleaver. What a powerful personal history to draw from. Although I have heroes in my family, including Cousin Willy (Wm. Ewen Shipp), who was killed leading his Troop F in the charge on San Juan Hill (we have a handwritten letter from Theodore Roosevelt attesting to his bravery), I wish I had more details of earlier family history. My father ( Ewen Cameron Shipp) said we Shipps are direct descendants of Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel (1629-1719), the Scottish Highland chieftain. A man of enormous bulk, he was known for his feats of strength and ferocity in combat. My family members are above average in height, but the only relative I know who might have matched the chief in girth is Great Aunt Kate (Catherine Cameron Shipp) founder of Fassifern School for Girls in Lincolnton and later Hendersonville, NC. She was 6 feet tall and weighed 300 lbs. Often called "the Shipp of State."
Magnificent, Thomas McKelvey Cleaver. What a powerful personal history to draw from. Although I have heroes in my family, including Cousin Willy (Wm. Ewen Shipp), who was killed leading his Troop F in the charge on San Juan Hill (we have a handwritten letter from Theodore Roosevelt attesting to his bravery), I wish I had more details of earlier family history. My father ( Ewen Cameron Shipp) said we Shipps are direct descendants of Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel (1629-1719), the Scottish Highland chieftain. A man of enormous bulk, he was known for his feats of strength and ferocity in combat. My family members are above average in height, but the only relative I know who might have matched the chief in girth is Great Aunt Kate (Catherine Cameron Shipp) founder of Fassifern School for Girls in Lincolnton and later Hendersonville, NC. She was 6 feet tall and weighed 300 lbs. Often called "the Shipp of State."