Lewis Edward Phipps, Sr.
1888 - 1966 (78 years)-
Name Lewis Edward Phipps Suffix Sr. Birth 16 Jan 1888 Sand Lick, Raleigh Co., WV 
[1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Male Census 2 Jun 1900 Raleigh Co., WV [5] 1900 - Crocket Phipps was 43 years old, born Jul 1856, a farmer. His wife, Mary L., was 39 years old, born May 1861. They had been married for 19 years, 8 children born, 8 children living. Also living in the household were their children: Walter (age 15, born Jul 1884); Nettie (age 14, born Jul 1885); Lewis R. (age 12, born Jan 1888); Nemiah (age 10, born Dec 1889); Enoch H. (age 7, born Mar 1892); Della (age 5, born Sep 1894); and Narma (age 2, born Mar 1897). All household members were born in West Virginia with parents born in West Virginia except Mary whose father was born in Virginia and mother was born in North Carolina.
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Occupation 1918 Oswald, Raleigh Co., WV [6] woodsman for McKell Coal & Coke Co. Census 9 Apr 1930 Marfrance, Greenbrier Co., WV [7] - Lewis Phipps was 42 years old, renting a home in G & E Addition. Also living in his household were wife, Virginia H. (age 36); daughter, Blanch Day (age 18, married); son, Hansford (age 15); daughter, Margie (age 13); daughter, Francis (age 11); daughter, Stella (age 8); daughter, Louise (age 5); son, Edward (age 4); son, Frank (age 2-1/12); and son-in-law, Ernest Day (age 25).
Physical Description 1942 [8] having blue eyes and brown hair, 5'-8", 135 lbs. Soc Sec Num 236-54-0490 [4] Name Lewis Russell Phipps [2] Occupation Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV timberman (Phipps & Sons Lumber Co.) Find A Grave Link https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55581584 Find A Grave Memorial 55581584 Death 13 Oct 1966 Crawley, Greenbrier Co., WV [1, 4] Cause: acute pulmonary edema/congestive heart failure Burial 15 Oct 1966 Old Amwell Cemetery, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV [1] Person ID I14652 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 16 Dec 2025
Father David Crockett Phipps, b. 9 Jul 1857, Sand Lick, Raleigh Co., VA d. 26 Apr 1933, Sprague, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 75 years) Mother Mary Louvena Milam, b. 6 May 1861, Logan Co., VA d. 12 Apr 1936, Kimberly, Fayette Co., WV (Age 74 years) Marriage 4 May 1880 Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV [9] Family ID F6997 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Virginia Ellen Haley, b. 22 Jul 1892, Hinton, Summers Co., WV d. 21 Aug 1975, Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 83 years) Marriage 27 Jul 1908 Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV [10] - Married at the home of the minister, James Sweeney.
Children 1. Effie May Phipps, b. 12 May 1909, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV d. 26 Jun 1987, Hillsboro, Washington Co., OR (Age 78 years)2. Blanche Mildred Phipps, b. 1 Dec 1911, Surveyor, Raleigh Co., WV d. 21 Jul 1993, Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 81 years)3. Hansford Houston Phipps, b. 2 Aug 1914, Mount Hope, Fayette Co., WV d. 15 May 1971, Portland, Multnomah Co., OR (Age 56 years)4. Margie Carrie Phipps, b. 21 Dec 1916, Kilsyth, Fayette Co., WV d. 9 Feb 1997, Meadow Bridge, Fayette Co., WV (Age 80 years)5. Nellie Frances Phipps, b. 27 Feb 1919, Oswald, Raleigh Co., WV d. 5 Oct 1994, Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 75 years)6. Stella Retha Phipps, b. 29 Jan 1922, Oswald, Raleigh Co., WV d. 5 May 2010, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 88 years)7. Louise Phipps, b. 16 Jun 1924, Marfrance, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 10 Oct 2006, Newport, Lincoln Co., OR (Age 82 years)8. Lewis Edward "Eddie" Phipps, Jr., b. 19 Apr 1926, Crawley, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 6 Oct 1974, Washington Co., OR (Age 48 years)9. Harry Frank Phipps, b. 20 Feb 1928, Crawley, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 27 Aug 1951, Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., VA (Age 23 years)10. Alice Gertrude "Trudy" Phipps, b. 4 Aug 1930, Marfrance, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 27 Mar 2001, Lordsburg, Hidalgo Co., NM (Age 70 years)11. Ulysses Simpson "Ulyss" Phipps, b. 21 Jan 1933, Marfrance, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 26 Nov 2020, Tonasket, Okanogan Co., WA (Age 87 years)12. Noah Floyd Phipps, b. 21 Jul 1935, East Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 6 Aug 1996, Silva, Wayne Co., MO (Age 61 years)Family ID F6480 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Nov 2025
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Event Map 
Census - 9 Apr 1930 - Marfrance, Greenbrier Co., WV 
Occupation - timberman (Phipps & Sons Lumber Co.) - - Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV 
Death - Cause: acute pulmonary edema/congestive heart failure - 13 Oct 1966 - Crawley, Greenbrier Co., WV 
Burial - 15 Oct 1966 - Old Amwell Cemetery, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - 1920 Giles Co., VA Census
Newport District
23 Jan 1920
191/194 Phipps, Louis 34 M Head WV WV WV Forester Saw Mill
Virginia 28 F Wife WV WV WV
Effie 10 F Dau WV WV WV
Blanche 8 F Dau WV WV WV
Hansford 6 M Son WV WV WV
Margory 3 F Dau WV WV WV
Frances 11/12 F Dau WV WV WV
The Raleigh Register, 3 June 1953
Police Court Fines
Two motorists were lodged in the Raleigh County Jail Tuesday on charges of driving while intoxicated after both had been involved in minor accidents.
Clint Howery, of Daniel, was arrested after a wreck at Daniels. Lewis Phipps, 66, of Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier County, was jailed after he ran his car through a guard rail at Crab Orchard. The car was damaged extensively, but Phipps was not injured.
The Beckley Post-Herald, 6 June 1953
Lewis Phipps, Meadow Bluff, was fined $50 and costs yesterday by Thurman after pleading guilty to a charge of driving while intoxicated. Phipps also had his license revoke for six months because of the charge.
Beckely Post-Herald, Friday, 14 Oct 1966, p. 17, col. 4
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Lewis E. Phipps Rites Saturday
MEADOW BLUFF (RNS) - Lewis Edwards Phipps, 78, of Meadow Bluff died at 10 a.m. Thursday following a long illness.
A retired timberman, Edwards was born in Raleigh County, Jan. 16, 1888, son of the late Crockett and Mary Luvene Phipps.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Ellen; seven daughters, Mrs. Chase of Hillsboro, Ore., Mrs. Louise Lloyd of Banks, Ore., Mrs. Blanch Thompson of Clintonville, Mrs. Stella Hunter of Meadow Bluff, Mrs. Marjorie McCarty of Hines, Mrs. Francis Hizer of Crawley, and Mrs. Gertrude Thompson of Sam Black; four sons, Hansford of Hillsboro, Edward of Banks, Ulysses of Hillsboro and Noah of Beaverton, Ore.; three sisters, Norma Phipps of Prosperity, Mrs. Wade Foster of Beckley, and Della Honaker of Beckley; 35 grandchildren, and 25 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at the Nickell Funeral Home Chapel at East Rainelle at 2 p.m. Saturday with Rev. Rex Ball in charge.
Burial will follow in the Old Amwell Cemetery. - (Research):Lewis had a sawmill set up at Marfrance, Pollock Knob and at Meadow Bluff.
- 1920 Giles Co., VA Census
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Sources - [S1384] West Virginia State Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, WV State Department of Health Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ :2009.), death certificate 66-014614 (1966), Lewis Edward Phipps, accessed 24 Feb 2024. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1293] West Virginia. Raleigh County. West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, Raleigh Co., WV Birth Register, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ :n.d.), 1888, 31, line 212, Lewis Russell Phipps, accessed 24 Feb 2024. (Reliability: 3).
original record indicates D. B. Phipps, male, born 16 Jun 1888 to D. C. & Mary L. Phipps. D. B. was crossed out and Lewis Russell was written above. - [S1748] WWII Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [Fourth Draft; 'Old Man's Registration'], (Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com : 2010.), (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 Feb 2024), card for Lewis Phipps, Serial No. 1848; Local Board No. 1, Raleigh County, West Virginia. (Reliability: 3).
lists date of birth as 16 Jan 1887. - [S1652] Social Security Administration, SSDI, (Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : 2011)), entry for Lewis Phipps, 1966, SS no. 236-54-0490, accessed 7 Nov 2025 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1510] West Virginia, Raleigh County, FCR: Raleigh Co., WV 1900, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), T623, roll 1771, Town, enumeration district (ED) 121, sheet 1B, p. 292, dwelling 14, family 15, Crocket Phipps, accessed 7 Nov 2025 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1590] WWI Draft Registration Cards, (Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com : 2005.), (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 Nov 2025), card for Louis Phipps, serial no. 1339; Local Board for the County of Raleigh, West Virginia, Beckley. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1728] West Virginia, Greenbrier County, FCR: Greenbrier Co., WV 1930, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), T626, roll 2533, Marfrance Town, enumeration district (ED) 13-17, sheet 8A, p. 21, dwelling 136, family 144, Lewis Phipps, accessed 23 Feb 2024 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1748] WWII Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [Fourth Draft; 'Old Man's Registration'], (Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com : 2010.), (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 Feb 2024), card for Lewis Phipps, Serial No. 1848; Local Board No. 1, Raleigh County, West Virginia. (Reliability: 3).
- [S960] Raleigh Co., WV Marriages 1871-1887.
- [S1335] West Virginia. Raleigh County., Raleigh Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Devision of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), marriage register, 6: 214, Phipps-Haley, 1908; accessed 7 Nov 2025. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1384] West Virginia State Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, WV State Department of Health Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ :2009.), death certificate 66-014614 (1966), Lewis Edward Phipps, accessed 24 Feb 2024. (Reliability: 3).