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Husband: Samuel Clawson Chipps Census name: Clawson Chipps Born: Aug- 2-1845 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: Jan- 2-1928 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3,2 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 4,5 (see note 1) Census: 1870 80, 1900 10 20 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Census: 1850, 1860 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 1,6 Military: Pvt, Co G, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 7,8 Father: David Scott Chipps (1824 - ) Mother: Sara Catharine Russell (1826 - ) Other spouse 2
Wife: Elizabeth Rachel Neely 9 Married: Oct- 8-1867 10 Born: Mar- 4-1837 2 (see note 3) Died: Dec-20-1910 at Chipps Run (Nutters Fork), Doddridge Co, WV 2 (see note 4) Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 4 Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 10 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Mother:
M Child 1: John Melvin Chipps Born: 1868 11 Died: 1939 10 Resided: 1910 in Webster Springs, Webster Co, WV 12 Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 2: Mary C. Chipps Born: Nov- -1869 13 Died: Oct-30-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 4 Cause of death: whooping cough 1 Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 3: Phebe Ellen Chipps Born: ca 1872 14 Died: Jul-12-1887 2 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 4 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 4: Sarah Rebecca Chipps Also known as: Rebecca Chipps 15,12 Born: ca 1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 15,14 (see note 5) Died: 1912 16 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 4 Resided: 1910 at Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 12 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Robert H. Vance b. ca 1864 Married: May-10-1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 15
M Child 5: Samuel Lloyd Chipps Born: Apr- 4-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 17 (see note 6) Died: Feb-10-1931 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Buried: in Cascara Cemetery (near Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 17,5 Resided: 1910 in Robinson Fork, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 17 Wife: Sarah Ann Starkey b. Mar- 5-1873 d. Nov-25-1969 Married: ca 1893 18
M Child 6: George Thomas Chipps Born: Oct- 9-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,15 Died: Feb-25-1910 5 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 5 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Cora May Pigott b. Aug- 1-1877 d. Jan- 7-1946 Also known as: Cora May Piggott 19 Married: Jun-17-1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 15
F Child 7: Ida A. Chipps Born: Mar- 4-1880 2,6 Died: Feb- 8-1901 2 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 4 Census: 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (2) Headstone. (3) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as S. C. Chipps, white male, marital status "yes," farmer, b. 1845 in Monongalia Co, parents "not given," died Jan 2 1928 in West Union, cause of death flu and kidney comp, buried Jan 4 1928 at Nutter Fork Cem. DR p. 30. (4) Findagrave.com. (5) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (6) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (7) U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], National Park Service , Ancestry.com. (8) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (9) Death record of son. (10) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (11) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (12) Obituary of mother. (13) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (14) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (16) Headstone (year only) (17) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (18) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (19) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Burial location given in death record as Nutter Fork, but there is a headstone for him at Freeman-Coleman Cemtery, Crystal Lake. Note (2) In 1870, he is reported as being unable to read or write. In 1920, location specified as Nutters Fork Road. Note (3) Age 27 in 1870 Census would put birth in about 1843, age 42 in 1880 Census puts it in about 1838, and age 69 in 1910 Census puts it in about 1841. But headstone shows it as Mar 4 1837. Note (4) Date on headstone is Dec 22 1910, but her obituary states that she died "at her home on Chipps Run, Tuesday December 20th." That date was indeed a Tuesday. The obituary further states that "interment occurred in the Coleman Cemetery the 22nd." Note (5) Birth date on headstone is 1877. But age 7 in 1880 Census and age 23 in 1896 marriage record would put it in about 1873. Note (6) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Apr 1873, but death record states Apr 4 1875.




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