The Shippy family lived on Lyons Creek. The Ruckert girls and the Beckel girls
  used to work for Mrs. Shippy. William Shippy married Lena Beckel and Frank Shippy
  married Annie Ruckert. 
       Frank and Wiliam played violins and played for dances in the early days.
       When Frank married Annie, Mrs. Shippy, his mother, moved to Woodbine. She was
  a widow at that time. Frank and Annie had no children.
       Frank and Annie lived on the farm where Milton Abei's now reside. From there
  they moved to the farm just north of Woodbine and lived where Oscar Gugler lived
  and then to the place where Lillis Farres now lives.
       Frank was born August 24, 1857 at Metamora, Michigan and came to Kansas in 1871.
  He died April 2, 1934.
       Annie later married John Krautschat. John was born in 1884 and died in 1959.
  Annie was born in 1874 and died in 1962.
       Frank and Annie helped build the Nazarene Church in Woodbine and were faithful
  members. He was very interested in the Farmer's Union Elevator.
       Mr. Charles Hiebert lived with them for a number of years.  
               
  Source: Woodbine, Kansas Centennial, 1887 - 1987, 
          Woodbine through the years pg. 120 
          Submitted by Margaret Shippy