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Malen LIPSCOMB

Malen LIPSCOMB

Male 1858 - 1939  (~ 80 years)

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  • Name Malen LIPSCOMB  [1] 
    Born Aug 1858  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given as Aug 1858 in 1900 Census, and age was given as 20 at time of Nov 1877 marriage. But death record states his age on Feb 11 1939 as 84y 5m 21d, with birth date given as Aug 20, year not specified. The death record thus implies a birth date of Aug 20th or 21st 1854, which appears to be incorrect. Birth place in death record given as Straight Fork in Doddridge County, but marriage record shows his birth place as Ritchie County.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870, 1900, 1910  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3] 
    Died 11 Feb 1939  Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Buried South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I21586  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2017 

    Father James F. LIPSCOMB,   b. Nov 1816, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Nancy E. REED,   b. CA 1829,   d. 20 May 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 41 years) 
    Family ID F12508  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah E. BALL,   b. 22 Feb 1848, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1931, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)  [5] 
    Married 22 Nov 1877  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
    +1. Creed LIPSCOMB,   b. 5 Oct 1876, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1947, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. Sylvanus LIPSCOMB,   b. 10 May 1878,   d. 19 Oct 1897, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 19 years)
    +3. Samantha Bell LIPSCOMB,   b. 24 Mar 1882, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1971, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    +4. Christena LIPSCOMB,   b. Jun 1884,   d. 1961  (Age ~ 76 years)
     5. (Unnamed infants) LIPSCOMB,   b. 10 Oct 1886,   d. 10 Oct 1886  (Age 0 years)
     6. Melissa LIPSCOMB,   b. Apr 1888, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Dessie Ann LIPSCOMB,   b. 30 Mar 1893, Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Feb 1980, Oakland, Garrett Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F7979  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    21586_LIPSCOMB_Malen_DeathCertificate_Feb1939.jpg    		21586_LIPSCOMB_Malen_DeathCertificate_Feb1939.jpg
    1900 Census, Doddridge Co WV, Southwest Dist, 8Jun1900    		1900 Census, Doddridge Co WV, Southwest Dist, 8Jun1900

  • Sources 
    1. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    2. [S1891] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    3. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    4. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).

    5. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    6. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Malen Lipscomb, 20, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of James F. & Nancy; and Hannah Ball, 24, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Shelton & Christena. Married Nov 22 1877.