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James Alexander Lipscomb 1841–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1841

Birth Location: King William, King William, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 17 Oct 1929

Death Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

Father: John Lipscomb

Mother: Mary Reid

Spouse(s): Ellen Goff

Children(s): James Lipscomb

James Alexander Lipscomb was born in 1841 in King William, King William, Virginia, United States, the child of John Webb Lipscomb And Mary Boyd Reid. James Alexander Lipscomb married Ellen Virginia Goff, and had children including James Miller Lipscomb. James Alexander Lipscomb passed away in 1929 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • James Alexander Lipscomb was born in 1841 in King William, King William, Virginia, United States, the child of John Webb Lipscomb And Mary Boyd Reid.
  • James Alexander Lipscomb married Ellen Virginia Goff, and had children including James Miller Lipscomb.
  • James Alexander Lipscomb passed away in 1929 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States.

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James Lipscomb's Ancestors

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James Lipscomb
1841–1929
Birth Place: King William, King William, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Webb Lipscomb
1809–1871
Virginia, United States
Mary (Boyd) Reid
1822–1904
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James (Burrell) Lipscomb
1780–1816
King William, King William, Virginia, United States
Roxanna Lipscomb
1790–1840
Great-Grandparents
Pemberton Lipscomb
1755–1804
Lucy Bailey
1754–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lipscomb
1730–1777
Ann Madison
1720–1831
Joseph Lipscomb
1735–1807
Frances Tandy
1750–1829

James Lipscomb's Descendants

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James (Alexander) Lipscomb (Dec 1841–17 Oct 1929) m. Ellen (Virginia) Goff (1843–14 May 1923)
  1. 1. James (Miller) Lipscomb 1868– m. Lillie (Righton) Brown 1883–1974
    1. 1. Mary (Virginia Lipscomb Critcher) Fausnet 1910–1998 m. Narlie (A) Elam 1908–1956 m. Wyatt Critcher 1911–1934

James Lipscomb's Timeline

2 Records

1841
Dec 1841
Birth of James Alexander Lipscomb in King William, King William, Virginia, United States
King William, King William, Virginia, United States
1929
17 Oct 1929
Age 88
Death of James Alexander Lipscomb in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1929
    Event Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1841
    Event Place: King William, King William, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865

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