William married Elmira Gothard on 12 Mar 1872 in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Elmira (daughter of James Gothard and Susannah Lea) was born in in Hamilton County, Tennessee; died in in Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Hughes Cemetery, Bakewell, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Nancy Shipley was born in in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
2. James Shipley was born in in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
3. William Lafayette Shipley was born on 8 Jul 1876 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 24 Feb 1959 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in May Cemetery, Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
4. George Shipley was born in in Hamilton County, Tennessee.