David Crockett Phipps
1857 - 1933 (75 years)-
Name David Crockett Phipps Birth 9 Jul 1857 Sand Lick, Raleigh Co., VA 
[1, 2] Gender Male Census 17 Jul 1860 Sand Lick, Raleigh Co., VA [3] 1860 - He was 35 years old, a day laborer. He had personal estate valued at $38. Also living in his household were his wife Mary A. (age 30, a matron), and sons Jesse (age 8), Daniel T. (age 6), Crocket (age 2), and Fielding (age 2 months). All members of the household were born in Virginia.
- Role: Household Member
Census 29 Jul 1870 Marsh Fork, Raleigh Co., WV [4] 1870 - She was 40 years old, keeping house, and had real estate valued at $300. Also living in her household were her children, Jesse (age 20), Crocket (age 14), Henderson (age 9), and Mary M. (age 8). Also living in the household were Mahaly Jones (age 28) and her children, Butcher and Catherine (both age 2). All parties born prior to 1860 are noted as born in Virginia, all younger parties are noted as born in West Virginia.
- Role: Household Member
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.
Census 10 May 1910 Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV Skelton Precinct Census 13 Jan 1920 Dunloop, Fayette Co., WV Census 25 Apr 1930 Sanger, Fayette Co., WV Occupation Fayette Co., WV timber cutter for coal company Find A Grave Link https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32748387 Find A Grave Memorial 32748387 Death 26 Apr 1933 Sprague, Raleigh Co., WV [1, 6] Cause: dropsy/heart disease and complications Burial 28 Apr 1933 Church Of Christ Cemetery, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., WV [1, 6] Person ID I15974 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 14 Nov 2025
Father Eli Fipps, b. 20 Jan 1829, Sand Lick, Logan Co., VA d. 29 Apr 1865, Sand Lick, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 36 years) Mother Mary Ann Daniel, b. 1828, Patrick Co., VA d. 10 Mar 1884, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 56 years) Marriage 20 Nov 1849 Beckley, Fayette Co., VA [7, 8] - According to county records, Eli and Mary were married by Alfred Beckley. According to Eli's Civil War Pension application, they had been married by Rev. Matthew Ellison.
Family ID F7746 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 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] Children 1. Sarah Hattie Phipps, b. 27 Mar 1881, Raleigh Co., WV d. 27 Dec 1939, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 58 years)2. Walter W. Phipps, b. 20 Jul 1883, Raleigh Co., WV d. 26 Feb 1966, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., WV (Age 82 years)3. Nettie Phipps, b. 22 Jul 1886, Raleigh Co., WV d. 8 Sep 1961, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 75 years)4. Lewis Edward Phipps, Sr., b. 16 Jan 1888, Sand Lick, Raleigh Co., WV d. 13 Oct 1966, Crawley, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 78 years)5. Nehemiah H. Phipps, b. 8 Dec 1891, Redbird, Raleigh Co., WV d. 23 Nov 1937, Callaway, Fayette Co., WV (Age 45 years)6. Enoch Henry Phipps, Sr., b. 18 Mar 1894, Marshes, Raleigh Co., WV d. 12 Aug 1940, Beaver, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 46 years)7. Della Jane Phipps, b. 20 Sep 1895, Marshes, Raleigh Co., WV d. 8 Sep 1976, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 80 years)8. Norma Mae Phipps, b. 10 Mar 1898, Saxon, Raleigh Co., WV d. 10 Oct 1978, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 80 years)9. Mary Wavie Phipps, b. 22 Sep 1900, Oley, Raleigh Co., WV d. 6 Aug 1977, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 76 years)Family ID F6997 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Nov 2009
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Notes - Marriage record lists birth date as 9 June 1859.
1910 Raleigh Co., WV Census
Skelton Precinct, 10 May 1910
ED #179, Page 235B
422/424 Phipps, Crocket Head M W 51 M 24 WV WV VA Labor Odd Jobs (Rent)
-----------, Mary Wife F W 52 M 24 9 9 WV WV WV (cannot read/write)
-----------, Nemiah Son M W 18 S WV WV WV Labor Odd Jobs
-----------, Enoch Son M W 16 S WV WV WV Labor Odd Jobs
-----------, Hattie Dau F W 14 S WV WV WV
-----------, Norma Dau F W 12 S WV WV WV
-----------, Wavie Dau F W 9 S WV WV WV
1920 Fayette Co., WV Census
Fayetteville District
28/28/26 Phipps, Crockett 67 M head (cannot write) WV US VA Dirfire? Cutter Coal Co.
Mary L. 62 F wife (cannot read/write) WV GA NC None
Wavie 18 F dau WV WV WV Seamstress
1930 Fayette Co., WV Census
Fayetteville District, Sanger
ED #11-14, SD #9, Sheet 62B
802/809 Phipps, Crocked D. head ($10/mo. rent) M W 77 M 29 WV WV WV Timberman Coal Co.
--------, Mary L. wife F W 68 M 19 WV WV WV
Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Thursday Morning, 27 April 1933, page 3
DAVID P. PHIPPS IS CLAIMED BY DEATH
Aged Sprague Man Dies After Illness Of Several Months
David P. Phipps, 75, of Sprague, died at his home at ten-thirty o'clock yesterday morning, after an illness of several months of dropsy and complications. Mr. Phipps has resided at Sprague for the last ten years, having been a resident of Oak Hill previous to that time.
The deceased is survived by his wife, and the following nine children: Mrs. John Robertson; Miss Albert Arnold, of Maynard; Miss Norma Phipps of Sprague; Mrs. Della Pomeroy, of Sprague; Mrs. Wavy Foster, of Sprague; Walter W. Phipps, of Wriston; Lewis R. Phipps, of Marfrance; Nemiah Phipps, of Sprague; Enoch H. Phipps, of Glen Hedrick.
Complete information pertaining to funeral services was not available last night. Burial will be Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Prosperity, in the family cemetery. Calfee and Son will be in charge of interment.
Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Friday Morning, 28 April 1933, page 3
PHIPPS RITES TODAY
Funeral services for David P. Phipps, 75 years old, who died at his home at Sprague Wednesday morning following an illness of several months, of dropsy and resultant complications, will be held from the Prosperity church, Rev. Wesley McKinney officiating, this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Burial with Calfee Undertakers in charge will be in the family cemetery.
- Marriage record lists birth date as 9 June 1859.
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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.), 1 Jun 2017, death certificate 5388 (1933), David Crockett Phipps, accessed 1 Jun 2017. (Reliability: 3).
- [S2428] Union Civil War Pension, Declaration for Minor's Pension, 2 Feb 1892, Crockett Phipps, minor's pension application no. 539,757, certificate no. 428,817, service of Eli Fipps (Pvt., Co. H, 7th W.Va. Cav. & 8th W.Va. Inf., Civil War) (Reliability: 3).
transcription of Eli and Mary A. Phipps family Bible (published by the New York American Bible Society, 1850) records as recorded by George Bailey, Clerk of the County Court in Raleigh County, West Virginia. - [S2479] Virginia, Raleigh County, FCR: Raleigh Co., VA 1860, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), M653, roll 1373, Coal River Marsh, p. 41, dwelling 300, family 274, Eli Fipps, accessed 10 Oct 2025 (Reliability: 3).
- [S2480] West Virginia, Raleigh County, FCR: Raleigh Co., WV 1870, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), M653, roll 1698, Marsh Fork, p. 362B, dwelling 168, family 167, Mary A. Fips, accessed 10 Oct 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).
- [S840] Obituary: Beckley Post-Herald, Thursday, 27 April 1933, page 3 (Reliability: 3).
- [S2428] Union Civil War Pension, Declaration for Minor's Pension, 2 Feb 1892, Crockett Phipps, minor's pension application no. 539,757, certificate no. 428,817, service of Eli Fipps (Pvt., Co. H, 7th W.Va. Cav. & 8th W.Va. Inf., Civil War) (Reliability: 3).
transcription of Eli and Mary A. Phipps family Bible records as recorded by an unnamed justice of the peace in Raleigh County, West Virginia. - [S1288] West Virginia. Fayette County., Fayette Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), marriage register, 1: 52, Fipps-Daniel, 1849; accessed 14 Nov 2025. (Reliability: 3).
- [S960] Raleigh Co., WV Marriages 1871-1887.
- [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.), 1 Jun 2017, death certificate 5388 (1933), David Crockett Phipps, accessed 1 Jun 2017. (Reliability: 3).