Lola Jane Hipp

     Lola Jane Hipp was born 22 January 1879 in Lincoln County, North Carolina.¹ She was the daughter of James Henry Hipp and Dovie Jane Gilbert. The census of 1 January 1920 enumerated on 29 January 1920 in Ward 5 at 112 South Chester Street, Gastonia, Gastonia Township, Gaston County, North Carolina, listed Lola Hipp, a private family housekeeper, who was born in North Carolina, as a 41-year-old single female boarder residing with Hall M. Eddleman.² The census of 1 April 1930 enumerated on 7 April 1930 in Ward 5 at 410 South Chester Street, Gastonia, Gastonia Township, Gaston County, North Carolina, listed Lola Hipp, a private family servant, born in North Carolina, who had been married first at the age of North Carolina, as a 48-year-old single female servant residing with H. M. Eddleman.³ Lola Jane Hipp died on 25 September 1958 at 511 South Marietta Street in Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, of a coronary occlusion never having married. The informant was her sister, Bessie C. (Hipp) Smith aka Mrs. Frank Smith.¹ She was buried on 27 September 1958 in the Hollywood Cemetery, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina.¹