John Edgar SHIPP

                   SOURCE:   1. "The Shipp Family Genealogy" revised, compiled by Ralph D. Shipp
            2. Family Records

NOTE:   1. John Edgar Shipp, lawyer and writer, went to Americus, GA. to live
             in 1886. He founded the town of Cordale in 1889. He remained there
             four years promoting many industrial enterprises. In 1893 he
             returned  to Americus and resumed his law practice. He is the author
             of "Giant Days, or the Life and Times of William H. Crawford." He
             has also written numerous historical and educational articles for
             newspapers and magazines.