Elijah LIPSCOMB
1885 - 1907 (~ 21 years)
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Name Elijah LIPSCOMB Born Jul 1885 [1] Gender Male Census 1900 Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV 
Died 12 Jan 1907 Market, Doddridge Co, WV [2] Cause: drowned - 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.
Person ID I118200 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 12 Jan 2018
Father James F. LIPSCOMB, b. Nov 1816, Harrison Co, (W)VA Mother Susan REED, b. 1845 Family ID F11665 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Rebecca Jane REED, b. 9 Nov 1880, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 22 Jun 1947, Institute, Kanawha Co, WV (Age 66 years) Married 9 Apr 1905 Doddridge Co, WV [3] Documents 
118200_ElijahLipscomb_RebeccaReed_MarriageRecord_9Apr1905.jpg Family ID F50520 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- News item, West Union Herald, Thursday, January 17, 1907, in its entirety:
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Sources - [S1891] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).
- [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 90 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5044571&Type=Death.
- [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794396&Type=Marriage.
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.)
- [S1891] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).