Jul-28-2018
Husband: Christopher C. Lipscomb
Born: ca 1830 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1880 in Ritchie Co, WV 2 Resided: 1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: John Lipscomb (1787 - ) Mother: Bethesda Theresa "Thursy" Costlo (1792 - ) Other spouse 1 Other spouse 3 Notes
Wife: Elizabeth "Betsy" Adams 3,4,5 Married: Jun-18-1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 6
Born: ca 1832 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1 Died: bef Apr 1880 7 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Resided: 1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1 Father: William Adams (1805 - 1861) Mother: Lucinda Wright (1809 - 1852) Other spouse 1
M Child 1: William Lipscomb Born: May-17-1857 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 8,9,10,11 Died: Sep-17-1939 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Buried: in Mt. Union Cemetery, Straight Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 13,14 Census: 1930 at Bone Creek, near Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 15 Census: 1910 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 15 Wife: Emily H. Reed b. Sep- -1857 d. 1930 Census name: Emma Married: Sep-14-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
F Child 2: Eliza Alice Lipscomb Also known as: Alice Lipscomb 4 Born: Apr- 5-1859 at Straight Fork, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16 (see note 1) Died: Nov- 2-1933 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 17,10 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14,18 Resided: in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Benjamin Franklin Zahn b. Jun- -1857 d. 1944 Census name: Franklin Zahn Married: Jan- 1-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 19
M Child 3: Godfrey D. Lipscomb Born: Dec-16-1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,2 Died: Aug-11-1938 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 17 Buried: in Troy Cemetery, Gilmer Co, WV 17 Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 17 Resided: 1925 in Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1918 in Tennerton, Upshur Co, WV 20 Resided: 1885, 1890 in Gilmer Co, WV 21 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: farmer 17 Wife: Mary D. Moneypenny b. ca 1870 Married: Mar- 5-1885 in Gilmer Co, WV 21 Wife: Rebecca Reese b. ca 1865 Married: Dec-27-1918 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 20 Wife: Jerusha C. Drain b. ca 1856 Married: Apr-20-1890 in Gilmer Co, WV 21 Wife: Marie T. Spurr b. May-10-1908 d. Mar-15-1998 Married: Nov- 8-1925 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 22
F Child 4: Mary Ellen Lipscomb Born: ca 1866 in Gilmer Co, WV 23,2 Died: May-27-1950 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 23,24 Buried: in Randolph Cemetery, Rt 18 South, West Union, WV 23 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: William Silas Payton b. ca 1857 d. bef May 1950 Also known as: Silas Payton 25,4,26,27,28 Married: Dec- 2-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
M Child 5: Benjamin Franklin Lipscomb Born: Sep-25-1868 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,29 (see note 2) Died: Jan-14-1940 in Chesapeake, Kanawha Co, WV 17 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18,14 (see note 3) Resided: in Chesapeake, Kanawha Co, WV 17 Census: 1910 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1892 in Gilmer Co, WV 29 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: laborer 17 Occupation: 1910 farmer 30 Wife: Victoria Reed b. May-18-1878 d. Dec-13-1930 Married: Dec-25-1892 in Ritchie Co, WV 29
F Child 6: Viola Lipscomb Also known as: Ola Lipscomb 31 Born: Feb- 2-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 32,1,33 Died: Oct-18-1963 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 32,33 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 32,14 Resided: near in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 32 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 laundress 34 Husband: John M. Leeson b. Mar- 1-1866 d. Dec-27-1920 Married: Aug- 3-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 1
F Child 7: Ruthie Lipscomb Census name: Rusia Lipscomb 35 Born: ca 1873 in Ritchie Co, WV 2 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: James Fry b. ca 1869 Also known as: James Frey 36 Married: Mar-15-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
F Child 8: Myrtle Lipscomb Born: Dec-24-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 37,1 Died: Apr-10-1922 in Camden on Gauley, Webster Co, WV 37 Buried: in Camden on Gauley, Webster Co, WV 37 Census: 1920 near Camden on Gauley, Webster Co, WV Census: 1910 in Fork Lick District, Webster Co, WV Resided: 1903 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Husband: Silas Hamilton Russell b. Jul-26-1875 d. Jan- 6-1927 Census name: Hamilton Russel Married: Oct-11-1903 in Doddridge Co, WV 38
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 239. (4) Death record of daughter. (5) Birth record of daughter. (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, There appear to be two entries for this marriage, both in handwritten ledgers. (1) MR p. 13: Christopher Lipscomb, 25, son of John Lipscomb; and Elizabeth Reed, 23, dau of William Adams; date of entry May 21 1855. (2) MR p. 114: Christopher Lipscomb, widowed, farmer, age 24, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of William Lipscomb; and Elizabeth Reed, widowed, 17, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of William Adams; married Jun 18 1855 in Doddridge County. (Note: It is likely that the first entry is for a marriage bond or the issuance of the license, while the second entry is for the marriage itself. Wife's age given in the second entry is presumably a clerical error, as is identification of husband's father as William rather than John.) (7) Record of husband's remarriage. (8) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (9) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) (10) Headstone (year only) (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 212, line 47 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792174&Type=Marriage. (12) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV. (13) Headstone. (14) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (15) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (16) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (18) Findagrave.com. (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Benjamin F. Zahn, age 27 as of Jun 9 1882, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Eliza A. Lipscomb, age 23 as of Aug 8 1882, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Jan 1 1883 "at the residence of Louis Lipscomb," officiated by Milton C. Czigans, a Minister of the Gospel. MR p. 171 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790223&Type=Marriage. (20) Upshur County Marriage Records, Buckhannon, WV. (21) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. (22) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Godfrey Lipscomb, 60, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co; and Marie Spurr, 17, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Nov 8 1925 in West Union. MR p. 450 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795912&Type=Marriage. (23) Obituary. (24) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (25) Death record of son. (26) 1860 Census. (27) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (28) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (29) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (30) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (31) Obituary of sister. (32) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV. (33) Grave marker (year only) (34) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (35) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District) (36) Obituary of wife's sister. (37) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (38) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Hamilton Russell, 28, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Myrtle Lipscomb, 24, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Oct 11 1903 "at the residence of Milton Hickman in Doddrige Co," officiated by J. T. Folger, a licensed Minister of the M.P. Church. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793844&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone is 1858, but birth record shows it as Apr 5 1859. Death record states birthplace in Doddridge County as Straight Fork, Hughes River. Note (2) Birth date on headstone is 1870. Although his death record states birthplace as Ritchie County, his marriage record in Ritchie County shows birthplace as Doddridge County. In this case, the marriage record is considered to be more reliable, as the information was provided by himself. Note (3) Death record states burial location as Ritchie County. But his headstone, shared with his wife, is located at Freeman Cemetery on Piggin Run in West Union.Name Index