Husband: Hobert Lipscomb
Also known as: Holbert Lipscomb 1
Born: Sep-16-1896 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 2,3 (see note 1)
Died: 1994 3
Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Resided: 1944 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1940 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Census: 1930, Bluestone Road in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1918 in Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Census: 1910 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: B & O Railroad (retired) 8
Occupation: farmer 6
Occupation: 1942 employed by Edwin Maxwell at Morgansville 9
Occupation: 1918 employed by Eugene Payne in Doddridge County 7
Father: Marcus L. "Mark" Lipscomb (1853 - 1917)
Mother: Delila A. Miller (1855 - 1900)
Wife: Lelah Gay Zahn
Also known as: Lelia Gay Zahn 10
Married: Jan- 1-1917 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11
Born: Aug-23-1897 at Grove, Doddridge Co, WV 12,3,10 (see note 2)
Died: 1991 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 13,4
Resided: 1944 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1940 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1915 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 14
Census: 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Benjamin Franklin Zahn (1857 - 1944)
Mother: Eliza Alice Lipscomb (1859 - 1933)
Notes
F Child 1: Gladnalene Lipscomb Born: May-27-1918 at Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Resided: 1938 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 16 Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Delmas Ross Lipscomb b. Apr-29-1917 d. Jul-17-1986 Married: Aug-26-1936 in Harrison Co, WV 17 Husband: Torrence Rodney Bell b. Sep-29-1914 d. Sep-29-2012 Married: Oct- 5-1938 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 16
M Child 2: Bernard Harland Lipscomb
Born: Sep- 7-1921 in Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV 15,18
Died: Jun- 6-1944 in Normandy, France 19,18
Buried: in Normandy American Cemetery, France 20,21
Census: 1940 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Military: Aug-27-1942 - Jun- 6-1944 Pfc, 116th Inf Reg, 29th Inf Div, US Army, WW II (Europe, KIA, Purple Heart) 18
F Child 3: Thelma Iris Lipscomb Also known as: Iris T. Lipscomb Born: May- 7-1924 at Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV 15,22 Resided: formerly in Conyers, Rockdale Co, GA 22,8 Resided: 1946 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1940 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Jul-13-1944 - Aug- 9-1946 SpX, US Navy, Air Traffic Controller, Norfolk NAS Va, World War II (see note 3) Husband: William Low Swisher b. Jan-19-1925 Married: Sep- 4-1946 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 23
F Child 4: Betty Jean Lipscomb Also known as: Jean Lipscomb 24 Born: Jun-20-1928 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Resided: 1977, 2012 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 8,24 Census: 1940 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Ralph Junior Collins b. Apr- 3-1926 d. Jun-22-2011 Married: Jun-27-1948 in Harrison Co, WV 17
F Child 5: Living Husband: Robert Duane Travis b. Mar- 6-1922 d. Sep-15-2006 Also known as: Duane Travis 19,14,25
Sources: (1) Marriage record of daughter. (2) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 203 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2607434&Type=Birth. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Headstone. (5) Obituary of son. (6) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (7) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (8) West Union Record, 6/21/1977. (9) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Hobert Lipscomb, age 21 as of Dec 15 1916, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Lelia Zahn, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Jan 1 1917 "at U. B. Church, West Union, W. Va.," officiated by Geo. W. Burdette, a Pastor of the U. B. Church. (NOTE: As great-grandchildren of John Lipscomb (b. ca 1787), Hobert Lipscomb & Lelia (Lelah) Zahn were second cousins.), MR p. 95 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795637&Type=Marriage. (12) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (13) Findagrave.com. (14) Obituary of sister. (15) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (17) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html. (19) Obituary. (20) West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html, Plot: I Row: 10 Grave: 29. (21) American Battle Monuments Commission, http://www.abmc.gov, http://www.abmc.gov/node/410968#.V1XnvyEgsmd. (22) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (23) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 445 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11797829&Type=Marriage. (24) Obituary of husband. (25) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). Event Notes Note (1) Birth date indicated in marriage record as Dec 15 1895, in his WW I draft registration as Aug 20 1896, and in his WW II draft registration as Aug 20 1897. But his birth record states Sep 16 1896, and the 1900 Census also shows it as Sep 1896. His headstone has only the year 1896. His WW I draft registration gives his middle initial as "O," but his WW II draft registration has the entry "(none)" for his middle name. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1898. Note (3) Following training (boot camp) at Hunter College in the Bronx, New York, she was assigned to the Norfolk Naval Air Station in Virginia, where she worked as an air traffic controller for the duration of her enlistment.