Individual Details

5 Jun 1917 World War I Draft Registion.
William Lewis Pippin lived at Rt. 3, Cookeville, TN. He was born 1 Oct 1893 in Jackson Co TN. He was a farmer. He had a wife and two children as dependents. He signed with his mark. He was tall, slender with blue eyes, brown hair.

1920 Census. 10th Civil Dist, Jackson, TN, Hh 3
Bill Pippin, 26. Nervie, wife, 20
Fowler, son, 6. Rawlie, son, 2 years, 8 months. Joe Freeman, son, 8 months

One son, Joe Welnir Pippin, died at age 10, 9 Jan 1929. He was operated on for appendicitis but died. Occupation given as "school boy". Parents listed as Bill Louis Pippin and Manerva Rolley. He was buried Byers Cemetery.

1930 Census. Prec. 7 Addison, Winston Co, AL, Hh 3
Bill L. Pippin, 38, married at age 20
Manrva, wife, 31, married at 14
Fowler J., son, 15. Darwin R., son, 12. Carmon W., son, 8. Junior, son, 6 Martha D., dau, 3 years, 10 months. Billie M., dau, 1 year, 3 months. All the children born in Tennessee

Another son of Bill Lewis & Manerva was Jessie Fowler Pippin, born 12 Sep 1914 and died 15 Feb 1952 of tuberculosis from which he had suffered for 10 years; he was also listed as chronic alcoholic for the past 5 years. He was buried Byers Cemetery. Mrs. Fowler Pippin was the informant for the death certificate.

Tennessee Death Certificate #3702
Bill Lewis Pippin died 2 Feb 1940 in Gainesboro, Jackson Co, TN. Cause of death by Decision of the Coroners Jury - Lick over the head with blunt instrument by unknown hands and passed to death. No informant listed. Death occurred at his home.
He was 45, born in Jackson Co, Tenn. and married to Manerva Rawley. He was a farmer. His father was Toney Pippin, his mother Bettie Garrison, both born Jackson Co, TN. Buried Byers Cemetery, Jackson Co, on the 4th of February, 1940.

Birth	1 Oct 1893	Jackson County, Tennessee
Death	2 Feb 1940	Jackson County, Tennessee

Father	Wade Simeon"Toney" Pippin (1858 - 1935)
Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Garrison (1854 - 1901)
Sibling	Alonzo Pippin (1884 - 1944)
Sibling	Vinnie Pippin (1885 - )
Sibling	Vadie F. Pippin (1887 - )
Sibling	Luizie Pippin (1889 - )
Sibling	Virgie Pippin (1891 - )
Sibling	Jessie B Pippin (1894 - )
Sibling	Fred G. Pippin (1898 - )