Background
Shipp, Maurine Sarah Harston was born on March 6, 1913 in Holiday, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Paul Edward and Sarah Isabel (Mitchell) Harston.
Shipp, Maurine Sarah Harston was born on March 6, 1913 in Holiday, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Paul Edward and Sarah Isabel (Mitchell) Harston.
Graduate, Illinois Business College, 1945. Student in Real Estate, Springfield Junior College, 1962. Student in Law, LaSalle Extension University, 1959—1962.
With Illinois Department Agriculture, Springfield, 1941-1965, supervisor livestock industry Brucellosis section. Saleswoman Morgan-Hamilton Real Estate Company, Springfield, 1962-1964. Owner, manager Shipp Real Estate Agency, Springfield, since 1965.
Principal appraiser urban renewal Housing and Urban Development, 1971-1972.
Board directors Public Building Commission Springfield, 1971-1983.
Member of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Order Eastern Star, Urban League, Bridge, Iota Phi Lambda.
Married Levi Arnold Shipp, January 30, 1941. Children: Jerome Reynolds, Patricia (Mistress Rodney West. England).