Husband: Elijah Lipscomb
Born: Jul- -1885 1
Died: Jan-12-1907 in Market, Doddridge Co, WV 2 (see note 1)
Cause of death: drowned 2
Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: James F. Lipscomb (1816 - )
Mother: Susan Reed (1845 - )
Wife: Rebecca Jane Reed
Married: Apr- 9-1905 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
Born: Nov- 9-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 (see note 2)
Died: Jun-22-1947 in Institute, Kanawha Co, WV 4 (see note 3)
Buried: County Farm Cemetery in Institute, Kanawha Co, WV 4
Resided: County Farm in Institute, Kanawha Co, WV 4
Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920, McClain Hghts in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 4)
Resided: 1911 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1910 in Rush Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 6 (see note 5)
Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: William Reed (1852 - 1932)
Mother: Rachel Ann Lowther (1858 - 1939)
Other spouse 2
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (2) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 90 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5044571&Type=Death. (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Elijah Lipscomb, 21, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Rebecca Reed, 23, b. in Ritchie Co, res. in Doddridge Co. Married Apr 9 1905 "at his own residence in Doddridge County, W.Va." Officiated by J. T. Folger, a Licensed Minister of the M. P. Church. Informant for marriage license: Elijah Lipscomb. (NOTE: It is unclear whether "his own residence" refers to the husband's residence or the minister's.), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794396&Type=Marriage. (4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1456928&Type=Death. (5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795051&Type=Marriage. (6) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) Event Notes Note (1) News item, West Union Herald, Thursday, January 17, 1907, in its entirety: MAN DROWNED AT MARKET Elijah Lipscomb was drowned at Market Saturday morning. He lives on the Marshall Maxwell place, and was employed by Mr. Maxwell about the store on that day, on account of the high water. The store building is located very near the stream, which was very high and they were moving things out of its way. While thus engaged, a chicken got in the stream and started to float off. Mr. Lipscomb started after the fowl, but his friends advised him to let it go. The chicken floated down the stream a short distance and lodged agains a tree. Mr. Lipscomb waded out to it; as he reached for it, he slipped off the bank into the stream. He came to the surface twice, but floated rapidly away. An effort was made to catch him, but with no avail. His body was found Sunday morning by Johnson Lowther, where it had lodged against some bushes. The funeral took place Sunday. Lipscomb was a poor man and a hard worker. He leaves a wife and two small children. Note (2) Birthplace given as Ritchie County in 1905 marriage record, but as Doddridge County in 1911 marriage record. Death record shows it as Nov 9 1879 in Doddridge County, but although her family was in Doddridge County for the 1880 Census, she was present for enumeration. The 1900 Census shows her birth date as Nov 1880. Note (3) Informant for her death record was Clarence E. Husk, Osage, WV, relationship not stated. Note (4) Listed as sister-in-law Rebecca Deans (sic), 32, married (corrected from something else), in household of her widowed brother-in-law Esta Pierce and his children. Also present was Rebecca's son Robert, age 6. Note (5) Listed as servant Rebecca Reed, 28, widowed, mother of 2 children (both still living), occupation servant for a private family, in the household of Joseph Leeson (40, widowed) and his six children. Her two children were not present.