John Vester Phipps

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Name John Vester Phipps Birth 10 Nov 1900 Grayson County, Virginia [1, 2, 3]
Gender Male Census 1930 Wilson Creek, Grayson County, Virginia Census 1940 Wilson Creek, Grayson County, Virginia Death 25 Mar 1982 Independence, Grayson County, Virginia [2, 3]
Burial Bridle Creek Cemetery, Independence, Grayson County, Virginia [2, 3]
Person ID I1073 Robinson Last Modified 29 Mar 2022
Father Noah Rush Phipps, b. 10 Jun 1852, Grayson County, Virginia d. 11 Nov 1912, Wilson, Grayson County, Virginia
(Age 60 years)
Mother Martha Emma Looper, b. 25 Feb 1883, North Carolina d. 22 Sep 1974, Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina
(Age 91 years)
Family ID F354 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Anna Lee Pierce, b. 1 Apr 1902, Virginia d. 26 Sep 1981, Galax, Grayson County, Virginia
(Age 79 years)
Family ID F459 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Jan 2022
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Notes - Note on Find a Grave:
Pvt. Phipps, 158th Aero Squadron, survived the torpedoing & sinking of the troopship "Tuscania" on 5 February 1918 in the North Channel between Scotland & Ireland by German submarine UB-77.
He returned from World War I aboard the "Mexican" in February 1919.
On "Tuscania," he listed his stepfather, Win. C. Bagnall, of Fox, Virginia, as his next-of-kin. On his return voyage, he listed his mother, Mrs. Winfield Bagnall, Fol [sic], Virginia. [3]
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