Mabel Gordon was
born in May 1889 in Morrilton, Conway County, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Robert T. “Bob” Gordon and Laura Virginia Hanna. Mabel
was raised in Morrilton.
Mabel
married John Henry Shipp on July 5, 1903 in Formosa, Van Buren County,
Arkansas. She was 16 years old and he
was 23 years. John was born on May 29,
1879 in Formosa, Van Buren County, Arkansas, the son of Charles Andrew Shipp,
Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Day.
John
and Mabel were the parents of nine children:
Richard
Oswald Shipp born February 2, 1907
Irene
Shipp born 1908
Charles
William Shipp born October 6, 1911
Merdine
Shipp born February
17, 1916
Lois
Merdine Shipp born April 20,
1917
Ruby
Mae Shipp born March 9,
1918
Duel
Adeline Shipp born March 27,
1920
Two children born and died between 1903
and 1910
In
1910, John and Mabel and their children were living in Walker, Faulkner county,
Arkansas. They lived near Mabel’s
parents and John worked on the farm with his father-in-law. John’s widowed mother was also listed in
their household.
John
registered for the draft for the First World War on September 12, 1918. At that time, he and Mabel were living in
Marshall, Searcy County, Arkansas, where John was working as a salesman for
Furst & Thomas. John was described
as of medium height and slender build, with blue eyes and light-colored
hair. He did not serve in the war.
In
1920, John and Mabel were renting a home in Bear Creek, Searcy County, Arkansas. John was a traveling salesman, peddling
medical supplies.
John
and Mabel moved their family to Dallas, Dallas County, Texas sometime between
1920 and 1923. They separated shortly
thereafter.
Mabel
married Ruben Edward Dorris around 1923 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. This was Ruben’s second marriage as
well.
Ruben
and Mabel had four additional children together:
(Stillborn
male) born February
25, 1924
Gordon
Edward Dorris born June 13, 1926
Guy D.
Dorris born January
21, 1928
Thomas
Gerald Dorris born June 9, 1929
In
1924, Ruben and Mabel were living at 4325 Congress Avenue in Dallas, Dallas
County, Texas. Ruben was employed as a
carpenter and building houses, and Mabel was the proprietor of a rooming house.
By
1931, Ruben and Mabel and their children had moved to a home at 615 Crockett
Street in Dallas, where they stayed until at least 1940.
Ruben
Edward Dorris died on February 7, 1952 at the Parkland Hospital in Dallas,
Dallas County, Texas. At that time, he
and Mabel were living at 3315 Oak Grove in Dallas. Ruben was buried in Restland Memorial Park in
Dallas. He was 75 years old at his
death.
Mabel
Gordon Shipp Dorris died thirteen years later on July 2, 1965 at the Parkland
Hospital in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
The cause of death was stage IV cervical cancer. Mabel was laid to rest beside her husband, Ruben,
in Restland Memorial Park in Dallas. She
was 70 years old at her death.
Notes
for Mabel R. Gordon
Birth & Death: “Mable R Dorris,” Ancestry.com. Texas,
Death Certificates, 1903–1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
1900 US Census: “Mabelle Gordon,” Year: 1900; Census
Place: Morrilton, Conway, Arkansas; Roll: 55;
Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL
microfilm: 1240055. Ancestry.com. 1900
United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Marriage: “Mabel Gordon,” Ancestry.com. Arkansas,
County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
1910 US Census: “Mabel Shipp,” Year: 1910; Census
Place: Walker, Faulkner, Arkansas; Roll: T624_49;
Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 1374062.
Ancestry.com. 1910
United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
1920 US Census: “Mable Shipp,” Year: 1920; Census
Place: Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas; Roll: T625_81;
Page: 5A; Enumeration District:108; Image: 313. Ancestry.com.
1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT,
USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Stillborn Dorris Child: Ancestry.com. Texas,
Death Certificates, 1903–1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
City Directories, 1925-1945: “Mabel Dorris,” Ancestry.com. U.S.
City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
1930 US Census: “Mabel Dorris,” Year: 1930; Census
Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 2313; Page: 9A;
Enumeration District: 0005; Image:216.0; FHL
microfilm: 2342047. Ancestry.com. 1930
United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
1940 US Census: “Mabel Dorris,” Year: 1940; Census
Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: T627_4175;
Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 255-78. Ancestry.com. 1940
United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Burial:
“Mable R Dorris,” Ancestry.com. U.S.,
Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi)
Accessed 28 April 2015
Notes
for John Henry Shipp
Birth & Death: “John Henry Shipp,” Ancestry.com. Texas,
Death Certificates, 1903–1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
WWI Draft Card: “John Henry Shipp,” Registration State: Arkansas;
Registration County: Searcy; Roll: 1530578. Ancestry.com. U.S.,
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line].
Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
1930 US Census: “John H Shipp,” Year: 1930; Census
Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 2313; Page: 4B;
Enumeration District: 0007; Image:325.0; FHL
microfilm: 2342047. Ancestry.com. 1930
United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
WWII Draft Card: “John Henry Shipp,” The National Archives at St. Louis;
St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for
the State of Texas; State Headquarters: Texas. Ancestry.com. U.S.,
World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Provo,
UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Notes
for Ruben Edward Dorris
Birth & Death: “Ruben E Dorris,” Ancestry.com. Texas,
Death Certificates, 1903–1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
1880 US Census: “Edward Dorris,” Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct
8, Bastrop, Texas; Roll: 1290; Family History Film: 1255290;
Page: 166C; Enumeration District: 014. Ancestry.com and The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census[database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
Marriage to Lula: 1900 US Census
1900 US Census: “Ruben E Dorris,” Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice
Precinct 6, Coleman, Texas; Roll: 1620; Page: 4B;
Enumeration District:0023; FHL microfilm: 1241620. Ancestry.com. 1900
United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
1910 US Census: “Ruben Dorris,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice
Precinct 1, Irion, Texas; Roll: T624_1566; Page: 6B;
Enumeration District:0126; FHL microfilm: 1375579. Ancestry.com. 1910
United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
WWI Draft Card: “Reuben Edward Dorris,” Registration State: Texas;
Registration County: Tom Green; Roll: 1983674. Ancestry.com. U.S.,
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line].
Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
1920 US Census: “Rufen E Dorris,” Year: 1920; Census Place: San
Angelo, Tom Green, Texas; Roll: T625_1844; Page: 7B;
Enumeration District: 200; Image: 1039. Ancestry.com. 1920
United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Burial:
“Ruben E Dorris,” Ancestry.com. U.S.,
Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi)
Accessed 28 April 2015
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