The Late Mrs. Shipley
One of Round Valley's Earliest Residents Passes from Life

Mrs. Elizabeth M. Shipley, one of the earliest settlers in Round Valley, died at her home 
there at 11:45 Saturday night.  Her husband, A. J. Shipley, passed away recently.

Mrs. Shipley fell while getting out of an automobile on Thursday.  Her head struck the car 
fender.  Not long afterward a condition of coma began, and she passed away without 
recovering consciousness.

Mrs. Shipley, then Miss Roberts, came to Round Valley with her stepfather, John E. Jones, 
and mother, in September 1865.  Their residence before had been in Carson Valley. This 
country was then wild, wholly unsettled, and without communication.  There was no supply 
point closer than Aurora, Nevada.  Necessity compelled the little family to adopt many 
makeshifts.  Their flour was ground in a mill driven by hand power.  Mr. Jones shod his 
family with clogs made by him.  He hewed out slabs with which to build a house.  In all 
respects it was thorough pioneering.  From such conditions came the old-time hospitality 
characteristic of Round Valley, and of which Mrs. Shipley had her full share.

She was married in 1866, and Round Valley has been her home ever since.

Mrs. Shipley will long be remembered by her neighbors and man friends for her true 
womanliness and high character.

She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. James A. McBride, and four sons, John R., W.F., Roy 
and Adrian Shipley; two brothers, W. D. and R. E. Roberts, a half brother, John E. Jones, 
and three half sisters, Mrs. E. D. Suits, Mrs. Charlotte Riggs, and Miss Deborah Jones.

The Inyo Register, Bishop, Inyo County, California
July 4, 1918
Transcribed by Pat Houser for Inyo County GenWeb, December 29, 2004