tippett, sherman
unknown – unknown
- Name variants
- Sherman Tippett; Tippett, Sherman
- Record count
- 9
- Sources
- court_cases,guardian_bonds,life_events,v2_names
- Places seen
- Dexter; T27N R10E, Stoddard County, Missouri
- First event date
- 1-Mar-15
- Last event date
- 8-Mar-26
Timeline — 15 events
- 1924-07-11 Bloomfield. Sherman Tippett, wealthy Bloomfield landowner sentenced two years ago to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine for a state liquor law violation, was arrested in Detroit, Mich., and held for Stoddard County authorities after the State Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's decision; Sherif…
- 1925-02-27 Dexter. Sherman Tippett, a moonshiner previously pardoned by Gov. Hyde, was arrested as one of those responsible for the death of Rev. C. O. Fitzpatrick; trial set before Esq. Doc. Brydon at Bloomfield Co-mentioned: Curtis Tucker. Quote: "Sherman Tippett, Moonshiner Pardoned By Gov. Hyde, One of the…
- 1925-03-13 Bloomfield. Sherman Tippett waived preliminary hearing before Esq. Brydon at Bloomfield and was sent to jail at Jackson, Cape County; a fund is being raised to employ extra counsel to aid the prosecution Quote: "Sherman Tippett waived preliminary hearing before Esq. Brydon at Bloomfield, last week,…
- 1925-03-27 Bloomfield. Trial of Sherman Tippett of Advance, accused of being the driver of the automobile which ran down and killed Rev. C. O. Fitzpatrick on a highway near Dexter, was continued to next term in circuit court at Bloomfield; defense attorney George Munger ill with influenza; Tippett charged with…
- 1925-04-03 Bloomfield. Change of venue taken Thursday in the manslaughter case of Sherman Tippett; the case was reset for April 22 and the change of venue taken from Judge Walker by attorneys for Tippett; Judge E. P. Dorris of Alton will be called to try the case; Tippett is charged with slaying Rev. C. O. Fit…
- 1925-04-24 Bloomfield. Trial of Sherman Tippett was called Wednesday at Bloomfield; the witness in chief, Tucker, was gone; a bond of $300 was made and Tippett was released from jail; the case was venued to Kennett and set for June 1 Quote: "The case was venued to Kennett and set for June 1."
- 1925-05-08 Dexter. State vs. Sherman Tippett whisky case, continued by the state
- 1925-12-18 Dexter. Sherman Tippett is charged by the state with the murder of Rev. Fitzpatrick, who was struck by an automobile and killed on the highway between Bernie and Dexter last February; Tucker is alleged to have been with Tippett when the accident occurred Co-mentioned: Rev. Fitzpatrick. Quote: "Sherm…
- 1926-01-15 Dexter. Convicted Friday by a circuit court jury and sentenced to four years in the penitentiary for leaving the scene of an accident without reporting to the nearest officers; struck Rev. C. O. Fitzpatrick with an automobile on Highway No. 25, between Bernie and Dexter, February 11, 1925; had a pri…
- 1926-04-30 Bloomfield. Circuit court case taken on change of venue to Judge Dorris Quote: "The Sherman Tippett case and the Frank Riley case were taken on change of venue to Judge Dorris."
- 1926-07-23 Sherman and Ella Tippett to B. R. and Bertha M. Seabaugh, $1.00 and correction of record; W1/2 of lots 6 and 7 of NW1/4 5 and E1/2 of E1/2 of lot 6 of NE1/4 sec. 6, and E 20 acres of the E1/2 of lot 7 of the NE1/4 of 6-27-11 east Co-mentioned: Ella Tippett; B. R. Seabaugh; Bertha M. Seabaugh.
- 1928-02-03 Advance. Paroled on condition he leave Missouri within 10 days and remain away; pleaded guilty in circuit court at Kennett to leaving the scene of the accident in which Rev. C. O. Fitzpatrick was killed; sentenced to four years in prison; may return one week in May and June to remove his family and…
- 1930 T27N R10E, Stoddard County, Missouri. Landowner listed in the 1930 Hixson plat book, Page 18 - T27N R10E, section(s) 10. Entry from the index spreadsheet Aj uploaded 2026-09-23; transcription not yet spot-checked against the plat images Quote: "Tippett, Sherman — Page 18 - T27N R10E, sec 10"
- 1930-04-04 Dexter. Sentenced in Idaho to a year in Federal prison plus a $1,000 fine for transporting liquor, automobile confiscated; years earlier he drove the automobile that killed Rev. C. O. Fitzpatrick on Highway 25 between Dexter and Bernie Co-mentioned: Rev. C. O. Fitzpatrick. Quote: "charged with drivi…
- (undated) State vs. Sherman Tippett (two cases) passed to March 26 by agreement Quote: "State vs. Sherman Tippett (two cases) by agreement this cause is passed to March 26"
Dates and spellings are preserved as found in the source records; contradictions are kept, not smoothed over. See the methodology for how this archive handles uncertainty.