Eli Fipps
1829 - 1865 (36 years)-
Name Eli Fipps Birth 20 Jan 1829 Sand Lick, Logan Co., VA 
Gender Male Census 17 Jul 1860 Sand Lick, Raleigh Co., VA [1] 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.
Military 1861 [2] Civil War: Private, Co. E, 36th Virginia Infantry Military Between 1861 and 1863 [3] Civil War: Private, Co. H, 7th West Virginia Cavalry & 8th West Virginia Infantry - He was enrolled 25 Dec 1861. He was noted as sick in Petersburg, Virginia from 28 May 1862 to 30 Jun 1862; sick at home on surgeon's leave from 31 Aug 1862 to 31 Dec 1862; sick in hospital at Point Pleasant, Virginia from 8 Jan 1863 to 28 Feb 1863 (diagnosed with consumption). He was listed as deserted 7 Jan 1863, returning home to Raleigh County, never returning to service. In accordance with the act of Congress approved 2 Mar 1889, the charge of desertion was removed by reason of disease contracted in the service and in line of duty. His date of discharge was 17 Jun 1863.
Find A Grave Link https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124615826 Find A Grave Memorial 124615826 Death 29 Apr 1865 Sand Lick, Raleigh Co., WV [4] Cause: consumption Burial Phipps Cemetery, Sand Lick, Raleigh Co., WV [5] Person ID I17994 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 14 Nov 2025
Father Fielding Fipps, b. 18 Jun 1806, Monroe Co., VA d. Feb 1849, Fayette Co., VA (Age 42 years) Mother Eleanor L. Ellison, b. 23 Dec 1812, Farley's Fort, Monroe Co., VA d. 23 Jan 1890, Trigg, Giles Co., VA (Age 77 years) Marriage 29 Oct 1827 Monroe Co., VA [6] Family ID F8858 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 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.
Children 1. George Calvin "Jesse" Phipps, Sr., b. 25 Dec 1851, Sand Lick, Raleigh Co., VA d. Between 1930 and 1940, Montgomery Co., VA (Age 78 years)2. Daniel Tucker Phipps, b. 8 Jan 1853, Sand Lick, Raleigh Co., VA d. Aug 1870, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 17 years)3. Infant Phipps, b. 1 Jun 1854, Sand Lick, Raleigh Co., VA d. 1 Jun 1854, Sand Lick, Raleigh Co., VA (Age 0 years)4. Infant Phipps, b. 1 Dec 1855, Sand Lick, Raleigh Co., VA d. 1 Dec 1855, Sand Lick, Raleigh Co., VA (Age 0 years)5. David Crockett Phipps, b. 9 Jul 1857, Sand Lick, Raleigh Co., VA d. 26 Apr 1933, Sprague, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 75 years)6. William Henderson Phipps, b. 5 Apr 1860, Sand Lick, Raleigh Co., VA d. 24 Dec 1878, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 18 years)7. Sarah Catherine Phipps, b. 28 Sep 1862, Sand Lick, Raleigh Co., VA d. Apr 1865, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 2 years)8. Mary Magline Phipps, b. 4 May 1865, Sand Lick, Raleigh Co., WV d. 10 Oct 1894, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 29 years)Family ID F7746 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Nov 2025
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Notes - Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers
Name: Eli Fipps
Enlistment Date: 03 June 1861
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Virginia
Unit Numbers: 794
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 03 June 1861
Enlisted in Company C, 36th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 03 June 1861.
Absent, sick on 01 August 1861 (With measles, no further record)
- Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers
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Sources - [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).
- [S748] Historical Data Systems (compiler), Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers, (Name: Online Database;).
- [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).
- [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. - [S1241] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, ((http://www.findagrave.com/)), accessed 13 Oct 2025), memorial page for Eli Phipps (20 Jan 1829–1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 124615826; citing Phipps Creek Cemetery, Sand Lick, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Ancestors & Kin (contributor 52088886). (Reliability: 3).
- [S756] Monroe Co., WV Marriage Bond.
- [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).
- [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).