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James F. LIPSCOMB

James F. LIPSCOMB

Male 1816 -

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  • Name James F. LIPSCOMB 
    Born Nov 1816  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • But age 51 given at time of 1871 marriage would put birth in about 1820, while age 70 in the 1880 Census puts it in about 1810..
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880, 1900  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 2] 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Ritchie Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), Western District, enumerated on Aug 29 1850:
      James Lipscomb, 33, farmer; Matilda, 33; William, 10; Christopher, 7; Alcinda, 4; Irwin G, 6 months.

      1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 7 1860:
      James Lipscomb, 45, farmer, value of personal estate $30; Nancy, 35; C. (male), 18; L. (female), 17; Mary, 15; Granville, 9; Mark, 7; B. F. (male), 5; M. (male), 3; Racheal, 1.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest Twp):
      Jas. F. Lipscomb, 54, farmer; Marcus, 15; Malan, 12; Rachel, 11; Foster, 9; Ellender, 7; Francis, 5; Susana, 2; Irvin G, 20.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 8 1880:
      James Lipscomb, 70, farmer; wife Susan, 35; son Francis M, 14; dau Suseana, 11; son Allen, 7; son Landford, 5; dau Flora V, 3; dau Elisebeth, 9 months, born Aug 1879.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 9 1900:
      James F. Lipscomb, 83, b. Nov 1816, farmer, married 29 yrs; wife Susan, 55, b. (month blank) 1845, married 29 yrs, mother of 8 children (7 still living); dau Elizabeth, 19, b. Sep 1880, single; son Elijah, 14, b. Jul 1885; son H. McClellan, 13, b. Mar 1887.
      (NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of James & Susan's daughter and son-in-law, Emma & John Wanstreet.)

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Apr 29 1910:
      Susan Lipscomb, 55, farmer (own farm), widowed, mother of 8 children (6 still living); dau Jennie, 30, single; son Allen, 25, single, laborer on home farm; son Langford, 20, single, laborer on home farm; dau Elizabeth, 17; dau Emma, 11; granddau Lovie (or Louie) M, 7; granddau Iva M, 6; grandson Clella, 4; granddau Rosa G, 1.
    Person ID I30316  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2016 

    Father John LIPSCOMB,   b. CA 1787 
    Mother Bethesda Theresa "Thursy" COSTLO,   b. CA 1792 
    Family ID F11666  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Matilda JETT,   b. CA 1817  [3] 
    Married 30 Oct 1838  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
    +1. William LIPSCOMB,   b. CA 1840, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Christopher Columbus LIPSCOMB,   b. 6 Jul 1843, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1932, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    +3. Alcinda LIPSCOMB,   b. CA 1845, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Irvin Granville LIPSCOMB,   b. 1850,   d. 12 Nov 1931, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F25586  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nancy E. REED,   b. CA 1829,   d. 20 May 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 41 years) 
    Married 9 Oct 1852  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
    +1. Marcus L. "Mark" LIPSCOMB,   b. 1853, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1917, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     2. B. F. LIPSCOMB,   b. CA 1855
    +3. Malen LIPSCOMB,   b. Aug 1858, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1939, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years)
    +4. Rachel LIPSCOMB,   b. Sep 1859
    +5. Foster LIPSCOMB,   b. 30 May 1861, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1901  (Age 40 years)
    +6. Ellender LIPSCOMB,   b. CA 1863
    +7. Francis Marion LIPSCOMB,   b. 28 Mar 1865, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1932, Meadowbrook, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    +8. Susannah LIPSCOMB,   b. 6 Dec 1867, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1890  (Age 22 years)
    Family ID F12508  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Susan REED,   b. 1845 
    Married 12 Oct 1871  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
    +1. Allen LIPSCOMB,   b. 30 Jun 1873, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Langford LIPSCOMB,   b. CA 1875
    +3. Flora Jenny LIPSCOMB,   b. 31 Jan 1876, Auburn, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1945, Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     4. Elisabeth LIPSCOMB,   b. Aug 1879
    +5. Emma May LIPSCOMB,   b. 1 Aug 1881, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1945, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     6. Joseph LIPSCOMB,   b. CA 1883, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1890, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 7 years)
     7. Elijah LIPSCOMB,   b. Jul 1885,   d. 12 Jan 1907, Market, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 21 years)
    +8. H. McClellan "Clell" LIPSCOMB,   b. 14 Mar 1888, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1962, Porto Rico (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F11665  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1891] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    2. [S2020] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    3. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    4. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    5. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).

    6. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as James F. Lipscomb, widowed, 51, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of John & Thursy; and Susan Reed, 25, of Doddridge Co, dau of Marcus & Elizabeth. Married Oct 12 1871. Relationship, if any, between James F. Lipscomb's two wives is unknown.