Jul-28-2018
Husband: William Burt Chipps Also known as: Burt Chipps 1
Born: May- 5-1889 in Ritchie Co, WV 2,3,4,5 Died: May-10-1948 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 2,4 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 6 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1911 in Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1900 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: mail carrier (retired) 2,7 Father: William Lonzo Chipps (1863 - 1939) Mother: Martha Jane Hickman (1869 - 1934)
Wife: Dollie Bell (Yerkey) Sherwood 1 Census name: Dollie Married: Mar-19-1911 in Doddridge Co, WV 5 (see note 1)
Born: Dec-31-1889 in Beech Lick (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 8,5,4 Died: Jan-18-1941 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 2,4 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 2,6 Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Father: Ulysses Grant Sherwood (1866 - 1953) Mother: Martha Elizabeth Yerkey (1871 - )
M Child 1: Roscoe Hayward "Bunk" Chipps Also known as: Bunk Chipps Born: Jan- -1912 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 9,10,5 (see note 3) Died: Oct-18-1966 in Mansfield, Richland Co, OH 11,10 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 6 Census: 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1934 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1920, 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 farm laborer 12 Wife: Opal B. Knight b. Jun- 8-1913 d. Jan- -1994 Wife: Gretna Pearl Nicholson b. Mar-20-1916 d. Mar-30-1996 Married: Feb-23-1934 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 5
F Child 2: Zethra Devere Chipps Census name: Zethrie D. Chipps Born: Mar-13-1914 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 9,13,4,5 Died: Oct- -1977 4 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 14 Resided: in Salem, WV 15 Census: 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Denver Gale Bowen b. Jul-11-1915 d. Jul- -1986 Also known as: Gale Bowen 16,17 Married: Feb- 5-1938 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5
F Child 3: Sophia Belle Chipps Census name: S. Bell Born: Sep-17-1915 10,2,18 Died: Nov-14-1959 in Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 2,10 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 6 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Alteus P. Bailey b. ca 1914 Census name: Altus Bailey Married: Apr- 4-1934 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 19
F Child 4: Lillian Ruth Chipps Census name: Ruth D. Chipps Born: Aug-22-1920 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 20,9,12 Died: Jun-12-1988 20 Resided: in Mt. Clare, Harrison Co, WV 21 Census: 1930, 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Earl Abraham Greynolds b. ca 1919 Married: Dec-16-1949 in Harrison Co, WV 19
Sources: (1) Birth record of daughter. (2) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (3) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (4) Headstone (year only) (5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (6) Findagrave.com. (7) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District). (8) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Dolly Bell Yerkey, white female, born Dec 31 1890 (sic) at Beech Lick, Doddridge County. Mother: Martha Elizabeth Yerkey. Father: (blank). NOTE: This birth record is a typewritten ledger transcribed from the original handwritten records. In at least this case, the birth date was entered incorrectly, as shown by the following court document information: Doddridge County Court Case No. 5471, Book 7, Page 76, states that "Martha E. Yerkey was delivered of a female bastard December 31, 1889," in connection with which the Court found U. G. Sherwood guilty of a charge of bastardy on July 29 1890. BR p. 373, Line 3351 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2605499&Type=Birth. (9) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) Headstone. (11) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (12) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (13) Social Security Death Index. (14) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (15) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Maryland before 1951. (16) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 385. (17) Death record of sister. (18) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District). (19) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (21) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. Event Notes Note (1) at the home of Jesse Stutler Note (2) In 1910, listed as Dollie B. Yerkie, 20, single, a servant in the household of William Stutler (80, widowed) and his son Jesse & Sarah (Yerkey) and family. Sarah was Dollie's aunt. Note (3) Birth date given in WV Births Index as Jan 10 1912, but date on headstone is Jan 9 1912.Name Index