The sad story for Elias is only one son was still living when he wrote his will. He lost four of his sons during the Civil War - James, Joseph, Abraham and George. William was wounded at Gettysburg but survived the war.
Sources
1. Last Will and Testament of Elias Lipe, Will Book 4, Page 221, Iredell County Registry
2. "Civil War Tragedy, The Lipe Family, Mooresville (Deep Well) North Carolina" by Ken K. Brotherton, 1993
Burial
Burial:
Place: Centre Presbyterian, Mount Mourne, North Carolina
WikiTree profile Lipe-71 created through the import of HAYER.GED on May 29, 2011 by Larry Hayer. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Larry and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elias by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elias: