William Henderson Phipps b. 5 Apr 1860 Sand Lick, Raleigh Co., VA d. 24 Dec 1878 Raleigh Co., WV: Meadow Bluff Meanderings

1860 - 1878 (18 years)

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Name	William Henderson Phipps
Birth	5 Apr 1860	Sand Lick, Raleigh Co., VA [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Death	24 Dec 1878	Raleigh Co., WV [3]
	Cause: violence
Person ID	I18060	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 [4, 5]
	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

Notes
Name also listed as Henderson Fielding Phipps.

Stabbed to death at a Christmas party.

Sources

[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.
[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.), 1860, Book 1, 30, line 47, Henderson F. Fipps, accessed 14 Nov 2025. (Reliability: 3).
[S1291] West Virginia. Raleigh County. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Raleigh Co., WV Death Register, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ :2009.), 1878, Book1, 23, line 48, Henderson Fipps, accessed 14 Nov 2025. (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).