John FIPPS Jr.
Mary FLESHMAN
Rev. James ELLISON III
(1778-1834)
Mary "Polly" CALLAWAY
(1778-1835)
Fielding FIPPS
(1806-1849)
Eleanor L. ELLISON
(1812-1890)
Paulina "Pliny" FIPPS
(1846-1920)

 

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Benjamin Franklin LEWIS

Paulina "Pliny" FIPPS

  • Born: 13 Apr 1846, Sand Lick, Fayette Co., VA 979,2956
  • Marriage: Benjamin Franklin LEWIS
  • Died: 24 Feb 1920, Sylvia, Raleigh Co., WV at age 73 2956
  • Buried: 27 Feb 1920, Wildwood Cemetery, East Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV 2956

   Cause of her death was pneumonia.

  General Notes:

The Raleigh Register, Thursday, 4 March 1920

Passing of Mrs. Benjamin Lewis

Sylvia Lady Succumbs to Pneumonia - Husband and Son Also Very Ill

Mrs. Benjamin Lewis died at her home at Sylvia early Tuesday morning, February 24th, after a brief illness with pneumonia. She was stricken with influenza while nursing her husband, who is also ill and not expected to recover. She was sick less than three days.
Mrs. Lewis was born at Trap Hill, this county, 75 years ago, and had lived in this state all her life. She has been a member of the Christian church since girlhood and was a faithful church worker. The deceased was the mother of eight children, and is survived by the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Weyman McGinnis, of Clear Creek, Frank Lewis, of Beckley, Mrs. Lucretia Dawson, Mrs. Alfred Jones, Mrs. Etta King and Roscoe Lewis, of Charleston. She is also survived by 18 grand children. Mrs. King and Neice, Miss Pearl Dawson, were here to attend the funeral, also Roscoe Lewis, who developed pneumonia shortly after his arrival here and his wife was called to his bedside. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis were residents of Charleston about 15 years ago, and are well known to many of the older residents of that city.
Funeral services were conducted at the home Friday afternoon at 3:30 by Rev. Gerald Culberson, with burial in Wildwood cemetery, in charge of Undertaker H. T. Calfee.


Pliny married Benjamin Franklin LEWIS. (Benjamin Franklin LEWIS was born on 7 Jan 1838 in Hillsville, Carroll Co., VA,979,2957 died on 12 Mar 1920 in Sylvia, Raleigh Co., WV 2957 and was buried on 14 Mar 1920 in Sylvia, Raleigh Co., WV 2957.). The cause of his death was influenza.




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