David,
The only story I know there 'bouts was a cousin Raliegh Shipley wrote a biography can't remember the title to it right off.....sometime after he died someone bought his home there in Dade County and ran onto his writtin's, they in turn sent it to the state of Arkansas Historical musem. I don't know it they allow posting url's on this site or not but if you don't please forgive me n let me know right away.
this will get you close you will still have your homework to get to the actual story: http://libinfo.uark.edu/specialcollections/findingaids/shipleyr.html Happy readin.

Mark