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Elijah A. LIPSCOMB

Elijah A. LIPSCOMB

Male 1881 - 1966  (85 years)

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  • Name Elijah A. LIPSCOMB 
    Census 1880  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born 8 Jan 1881  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Death record states birth date as Jan 8 1878. But age in 1930 Census was 50, and in 1900 Census was 19, with birth date given as Jan 1881.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900, 1910, 1920  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930, 1940  Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1 Mar 1966  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Bethel Cemetery, Washington, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I73058  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 29 Sep 2017 

    Father Irvin Granville LIPSCOMB,   b. 1850,   d. 12 Nov 1931, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Ozena Olive BROWN,   b. CA 1856,   d. Bef Sep 1886  (Age ~ 30 years) 
    Family ID F17426  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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) 
    Married 14 Jul 1902  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on May 2 1910:
      Eligiah Lipscomb, 30, farmer, married 8 yrs; wife Samantha, 28, mother of 3 children (all still living); son Thomas, 7; dau Icy, 5; dau Lucy, 3.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Jan 23 1920:
      Eligah Lipscomb, 40, farmer; wife Samantha, 38; son Thomas, 16, laborer in oil fields; dau Icy, 14; dau Lucy, 12; dau Ivy, 9; dau Letty, 6; son Lenard, 4; son Bert, 3 months.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Apr 17 1930:
      Eligia Lipscomb, 50, laborer at odd jobs; wife Samanthia, 48; dau Icie, 24, single; dau Lettie, 17, single; son Leonard, 15; son Bert, 11; dau Cathlene, 6; son Eligia Jr, 3 yr 2 mo; grandson Willie, 5 months.

      1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District), enumerated on May 31, 1940:
      Elijah A. Lipscomb, 66; wife Samantha, 60; dau Kathaleen, 16; son Elijah, 13.
      NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of son Thomas Lipscomb, his wife Meada, and their five children.
    Children 
    +1. Thomas J. LIPSCOMB,   b. 1903,   d. 1972  (Age 69 years)
    +2. Icie LIPSCOMB,   b. 6 Jul 1905, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1995, Marietta, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     3. Lucy LIPSCOMB,   b. CA 1907
    +4. Ivie Bell LIPSCOMB,   b. 20 Jan 1910, Lick Run, New Milton (Blandville), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1981  (Age 70 years)
    +5. Lettie LIPSCOMB,   b. 1913, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1990  (Age 77 years)
    +6. Leonard A. LIPSCOMB,   b. 1915, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1973  (Age 58 years)
     7. Bert LIPSCOMB,   b. 30 Oct 1919, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1985  (Age 65 years)
     8. Cathlene LIPSCOMB,   b. CA 1924
     9. Elijah LIPSCOMB, Jr.,   b. CA 1926
    Documents
    73058_ElijahALipscomb_SamanthaBellLipscomb_MarriageRecord_14Jul1902.jpg
    73058_ElijahALipscomb_SamanthaBellLipscomb_MarriageRecord_14Jul1902.jpg
    Family ID F31100  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    73058_LIPSCOMB_ElijahA_1878-1966_DeathRecord.jpg
    73058_LIPSCOMB_ElijahA_1878-1966_DeathRecord.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2024] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S1849] Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV.

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 458 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793995&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as E. A. Lipscomb, 23, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and S. B. Lipscomb, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married on July 14 1902 "at the residence of Malen Lipscomb."