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Benjamin Franklin LIPSCOMB

Benjamin Franklin LIPSCOMB

Male 1868 - 1940  (71 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Franklin LIPSCOMB
    Birth 25 Sep 1868  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date on headstone is 1870, but his death record shows it as Sep 25 1868. He was not listed by name in the 1870 Census, but the unnamed male, age 1, was probably him. Although his death record states birthplace as Ritchie County, his marriage record in Ritchie County shows birthplace as Doddridge County. In this case, the marriage record is considered to be more reliable, as the information was provided by himself.
    Gender Male
    Census 1870  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1892  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1910  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [3] 
    farmer 
    Census 1920  Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Occupation laborer  [1] 
    Occupation 1920  [4] 
    laborer at odd jobs 
    Residence Chesapeake, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 14 Jan 1940  Chesapeake, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Burial Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    • Death record states burial location as Ritchie County. But his headstone, shared with his wife, is located at Freeman Cemetery on Piggin Run in West Union.
    Person ID I27379  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 1 Aug 2022

    Father Christopher C. LIPSCOMB,   b. CA 1829, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1891 (Age ~ 62 years)
    Mother Elizabeth "Betsy" ADAMS,   b. CA 1832, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Apr 1880 (Age ~ 48 years)
    Family ID F9182  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Victoria REED,   b. 18 May 1878, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1930, Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)  [8]
    Marriage 25 Dec 1892  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
    +1. Ioda Fay LIPSCOMB,   b. 13 Sep 1896, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1970 (Age 74 years)
    >2. Orpha Mae LIPSCOMB,   b. 2 Sep 1898, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Nov 1992 (Age 94 years)
    +3. Ava LIPSCOMB,   b. 9 Feb 1902   d. 4 Mar 1934, Mt. Vernon, Westchester Co, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)
    >4. Bertha (Brady) LIPSCOMB,   b. 2 Nov 1904, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1976, Toledo, Lucas Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     5. Carson LIPSCOMB,   b. 1905, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1980, Maumee, Lucas Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    >6. Edgar Taft LIPSCOMB,   b. 30 May 1908, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1966 (Age 58 years)
     7. Earl Nathan LIPSCOMB,   b. 19 Jul 1911, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Ishmeal Kenneth LIPSCOMB,   b. 10 Oct 1915, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1976 (Age 60 years)
    Family ID F10364  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    2. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV.

    3. [S2079] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    4. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    5. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    7. [S2550] Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    8. [S1620] Death record of husband.