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SQWBTH1W OP THE LIFE. FAMILY AltD AtfCiSTRY OF

CHARLES EWltf RIFLfcY

OP QAKFIELD, WlSCGIfSlK

Coooiled by Kmma Kipley Cornog, Iowa City, Iditrr

1936

F/.lilLY ORIGINS

In thiE study of the ancestors of ray fnther'nparents, it hao been interesting: to note ho* in every instance the lines have gone back into very early colonialtlses. #hile thirteen cf our ancestors vere passeavcerr- onthe iiayflouer, i^any others caxe tc this continent -"bat af-hort t ime later. The Connecticut river valley soeas tohave been an important factor in the livee of Pone of them,for itc rich fertile lands offered goor? hunting *±rA fanning,trhile tee river itself ^ao a means of transportation andcctununication. The Locbard, Hall , and al l ied fani l ieclocated in tnat area and lived there for sever.nl generations.b&tKeen 1830-1840 some of thee moved northward into Ho7^York State, and it ras in 1S35 in Toitchess County, 5. Y.z hen those lines joined the Kipley family. For four generations tne Kipleys lived in Massachusetts, mostly inPlymouth County. After tna Revolutionary *?ar, four Ripleybrothers migrated to KeTj Kacpshire, where the Ashu^lot river,a tributary of the Connecticut, furnished waterpo?7er forindustries ^hich gave enployraent - to then and theirdeecendents. One of them, Isaao, married and reared hisfamily in Vermont. Three of hie children moved -crest rardand finally located in TTisconsin, trhere some cf theirdescendants sti l l l ive. Others have scattered to Iowa,Illinois, South Dakota, Hontana, Oregon, California andF lo r i da .

TKL TV;0 RIPLEY USES

Two men with the same nane, William Jtipley, wereearly settlers in Massachusetts. William F.iDley of rlinghaiairas a weaver rbo came over fcoa England in 1638 in theship "Diligent". He died in 1684 and left a will in i?i<ichhe named hio four children. Authentic records list hin grandchildren and altfco Kathaniel and Isaac later appear as namesof his descendents, no relationship hac ever been establishedbetween him and cur ancestor, Gillian F.ipley of Bridgerater,Massachusetts. Our Gillian Ripley was a contemporary ofthe children of William Ripley of Ringhata.

In 1867 E. r. Hipley of Karlem, W. Y. vrote a* Genealogy of a Fart of the Kipley Family, in which he lists990 desoendenta cf Gillian Ripley of Hinghaia, and 216 cfGil l ian. Kipley of Bridgewater.

MEMORIES OF FY FATHER

Hot well I reratfriu-r my lather1 r last illness.It war- no ner thing for him to be- ill; much of his life ne hadrht/uraa tiara and neart trouole, cue no ccuDt to the exposure- andhardship of nis tnree years I service, during the Civil V:£.r.He had had a most severe attack of inflammatory rheumatismin 1898, vnen & special nurse and a doctor were brought IronCnica^o to help Din. At that time he was in such pain tacthe could be iroved in bed only by mepne of a pulley attachedto the ceiling anove his bee. The Chicago doctor prescribeda fr.pt for a weeJr witn nothing but lemon juice and water;sfter the fa^t the first food v/ag b"*pok bpan soup. Black bepnswere net corur.on in our locality and ~c had son* difficultyin finding son-. Father grar'-uz-lly recovered fror» this attackan^j eeened nomr.ll y well for ov^r a year Trhrn he had anotherattack of rheunptism.

It Frir in Deceisbir, 1597, the>t he decided to go toHot Springs, bcuth Tr.kotf- to try tc; fine relief in trie Heaiinpra.ters there. As the Christaac season f.dvanced we children nada photograph taken to send him for it was the first time: thatwt all he c not been together at Christmas. In i.onor of t:*eoccasion I wore a ner- green silk biousr., triratied v.ith r frillfrom shoulcer to waist. After a few weeks as father seened nobetter, ny older sister, Laura, left her studies at the Or: ic?goArt Institute where* r-hfr: wr.is a pscozid ye* r student and Trent toHot Springs tc b* v?itn hirc.

In early Karen 1309 ?y father returned to his i>cme.Hi~ rh^urcatism w«s »uch ircprovec but "r.i« heart trouble v>?.fworse. He took tc hip bed er.£ on the *or.iinr: of Farch seventeenth, ju?t." twenty sir ycr.re to the hour p.fter hi*? weddingday, n* passed nway.

His going was a great loss to us ©11. jfy brotherEdrin was in his senior yer.r st Hi yon College. I was asophomore in nigh school. The two younger children Chesterand i.va were in tne. elementary grader. Each of us needed ourfatner to influence us in there forrcative yearn. Mother wasleft to supervise ny father 's estate rrnich consisted of fivefarms and considerable personal property whicfc was appraisedrt nearly one hundred thousand dollars. 3he continued thepolicy of sending U6 all to college where collectively weSprnt twenty five years.

I have mr;ny vivid mental pictures r<nd hapoy memoriesof v.y father, Perhaps chief anong tr:em are the long andpleasant drives we had together. ?."e always had three orfour horses in our stable and with several farms tc oversee,

MEMORIES OF MY FATHER (CONT'D)

there war. no lack of occasions to use then. One winterespecially I remember, taat cf 1867 when I war. five yearsold. ?.e had an eignty acre tract of timber near aaut'eFeint and there ay father employed r.en to cut tu vooc nnohaul it to "'aupun, Wisconsin, where some ot i. w«*s s^L: toth. State Prison and some was shipped to various Iuslh rfi rms . In n i s d ia ry fo r January twen ty -fi f tu o f t ha . y *~ r,ht wrote:-, "This is the forty-seventh anniversary of r.ybirth, and witn forty men and thirty four teams I bav* delivered fifty one cords of wood to the State Pri»on«. ,fccwood was elm, butternut, maple and basrcood ano the f^emount hauled varied from twenty nine anci thirty-fiv* cordstc fif tv In h is d iary he ment ions the names of sev^r- lluzroer companies in Dt. Louis, Rcckford, Ultjoir. aw:■"ridueky, Ohio, to whom he sold walnut ana butternut logs.

To supervise this work, Father and I would leaveh—* <n tne morning, driving one* of the horser. hitence tothe cutter! I t was a drive of eight or more miles to W^un

IW our home ir. Oakfield. t.'e stopped at the Point to seethat tne wood was properly measured and loaded ano tnenReceded the sleirh* to ?;auPun, skimming over Horicon Marshwith snow higher than the fenoe posts. It was a most"ci t ing experience to a five year old chi ld and I cont inueoit during the winter. After tne t imber was cut catt j .tr werePastured in the stumpy area and during the summer ™™f -often drove on Sundays with my fatner to look after t.ic.crt t le and to spr inkle sal t on the Canada thist le-.

One year my father took the township census Icrcomoanied him on these excursions, rain or shine. — *Jrained we could raisr the buggy top for our protectic;: cuwthe horse* had no such shelter which perturbed me. In ^tfc'Wbt upon tne matter I designed for him a canopy supportedby "two wheels running on the ground in front of tan rxrse,*j*d attached at-the top to the carriage.

In the fall and winter months, ay father oftenrf.taered us cailfiren about him in tne kitchen, wher* *J«liked to crack hickory and buttemuto and to tell ua atorieeBe'we ate. One of Lie stories always proroked mucu l«»gMer.It was of his own boyhood, when one day he hitched f^j ^ogto e fi led and took b is s is te rs fo r a r ide . I t was a ^ .oueride until all were dumped in the enow, while the f.er* seedsped onward.

EEUORIES OF liY FATHER (COT'D)

Father was always interested in his children'sp r o g r e s s T t s c h o o l . D u r i n g h i s l a s t ? ? £ * ! » " » ™ ^ nbo ill but what he could greet me with a smile or kisernenT proudly broueht home my test papers showing high marks.TtPFae at thifperiod tnat he expressed a desire for me toattlnd Kilweukee-Borner College, wnose new canpus ne hadtr^prt.Pd on tie last trip to Milwaukee. Father said herS lfke Se to become an amanuensis. The word was newto me and I believe he used it to enlarge ny vocabulary. In1895 Downer and Milwaukee Collages *er%2£TaSf isol-lstudent there for .he two scnool years 1901-8 and 1902 3.

MY FATHER'S DIARIES

In the cummer of 1904 our family decided to movefrom Oekfield, Win. to Minneapolis, Einn. Fy elder brotaei,^dwin, was already there working in r bank by day and attendinglaw school at the University in the evenings. I hr\d justcompleted a year cf teaching at Stanton, K.J. after t*vo yefcrras a student at KilwauV.ee-Fowner College *nd was ready toenter the University of Einnesota as a Junior. Chester thour h-be~t to continue at Pipon College for another year and taenjoin th** family for law* study in Minneapolis. Ava was readyfor the last two years of high school.

Since we had lived in our Oakfirid home for twtnty-two yearn, there was mucn in th*> way cf brlongings that r**-,-«uirea sorting and disposal. Among the possessions to considerwan i- t?m?.ll trunk full of diaries which my father had keptfro- the years 1858 to 1898. Beginning- at eighteen yearr? of a* ehp r.aci kept a daily record of happening? until his devth, aperiod cf forty years. These rrre a priceless record of tho«oci£l, economic and pol i t ical l i fe of the t imes, as well ara record of personal and family l i fe. Altho my father l ivedon f farm or in a small town all hir. life, he was interestedin the advancement of the country at large as well as of thrcommunity.

At the time none of us realized how valuable thesediaries were. They were simply one more item to pack. Itwas decided that each child should keep for his own, the diaryfor the year in which he was oorn. The rest were destroyed.Hence I received the diary for 1882 and a small diary k^pt byJennie Ripley, my father's sister who died of typhoid in 1664t t the age o f fi f teen years . Wr i t ten in penc i l , Jenn ie ' rdiary is now hard to read. In i t she tel ls of at tending fora time, a "select school", and of spelling bees and sinkingschool, held at the country school houses. She shows her loveof parents and family, and towards the end of the year, tael i t t le gir l records- the beginning of i l lness which developedinto typhoid and took her life, March 3, 1864. Her two sistersalso died of the same dipeas**, all three within a week. Theirtombstones in the cemetery at Oak Center, Wisconsin reoord:

Emma Frances, died Feb. 23, 1864, aged 9 yrs. 24 days.Alice Ann, died Feb. 23, 1864 aged 14 yrs. 4 days.Louisa Jane, died March 3, 1864 aged 15 yrs. 11 mo.

beside the diary for 1876, the year in whica ahe wasborn, my sieter Laura saved out for herself the diaries frort1855 thru 1866 so that she had a complete record of my father's

1IY FATHER'S DIARIES (Cont'd)

rMvil War experiences. In July 1934 when I visited her atner home in l loL, Oregon, I had the thril l of reading tnesediaries. I me.de some note." on them as I read, and shallrecord some of them here.

A8 a young man it was my father's custom to workon hie father's farm during the summer an* fo to school ort o t e a c h s c h o o l d u r i n g t h e w i n t e r m o n t h s . A f t e r £ ^ ^ 5 ^ .the Cakfield public schools, and the Fond du Lac high School,he worked in the office of the Fountain City Herald in thesummerof 1857. On Thuredey April 28, 1859 be reoords inhirdLry that he entered Rioon College where he was a studenttwo terms. On Nov. 18, 1861 he began teaching school inSprinr.vcle Township Pis trie t Wo. One.

On July 27, 1861 be wrote, "I was duly installeda member of the Sons of Temperance last night, a society whosechief aim is to discountenance the use of intoxicating l iquorof Ivery kind! Fay success attenn the efforts of tne association and its chief end be accomplished."

Thursday, July 31, 1862, "Brother Henry and Istarted for Milwaukee at 11:20 i-. Y. to attend the Great stateWar meeting. Vie arrived in the city about 3 P.I'.. After goingdown town we repaired to the meeting where three standswere erected from which patriotic speeches were constantlybeinr delivered to an immense throng. Governor Solomonand General Howe were among the speakers. Martial music^cthe roar of cannon were among the principal feature- of »*»■meeting. I did not see much enlisting altho great inducementswere offered. After looking about the city for some time westarted for home by the 2 A. K. Fridey train."

Sunday, Aug. 17, 1862, "Yesterday at 2 o'clock P.M.I enlisted in the U. 3. service for tnree years or during thewar as a volunteer in Capt. Conkling's Company, now formingin this Countv. I hope to finish my harvesting this weekas we expect to go-into casra at Osbkosh next week. I enlistfor the purpose of helping to put down the God-forsaken,Hel l-deservine Rebel l ion, now struggl ing for existence inthese united states. As a natural born cit izen of my country,having enjoyed all the privileges end benefits which arenumerous, I feel it to be my duty, to myself, to my countryand to the generations to come, to do all in my power to putdown this rebellion which is as wicked and inhuman as it isu n c a l l e d f o r. "

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1TY FATHER'S DIAF.IES( Cont'd)

**ith the exception of a fe?r weeks in the nuaraerof 1863, whi le in the hospital i l l , he ncrvzcl fai thful lywith hio regiment (21st. " l&oonsin Volunteers; in al l i tamarches, battles and campaigns. He was in the battles ofPerryville, Ky., L'urfreesboro, Tenn., Ohickamauga, Ga.Lookout Mountain, and Mission Ridge; and tho Atlanta cam.:aigr.,which was one continuous battle from Kay 2 to Sept. 1,1364and included the battles of Resaoa, Big Shanty, Dalian,Kennesaw lit., Uonitta, Chattahovobie, Peach Tree Creek anciSiege of Atlanta.

On Jan. 1, 1864 while at Lookout Mcuntain,Tenr..on outpost duty in camp, he notes, "It is a cold day, firt-snot allowed on outposts. Foraged for one bushel wheat anr.ground it for bread of unbolted wheat. I am toting wood."deferring tc the loss of bis three sisters who died in 1864he comments, *Thie is the most severe affliction which a? ufamily we have ever experienced." Becauoe of this tragedy,resulting in the severe illness of his mother, he went hojr.con furlough from Chatanooga, Tenn. March 29, 1864 to April15, 1864.

Returning to his regiment he notes that on May 3,1664, they were at Pvinggold, Ga., and then at Buzzard'sRoost, Ga., fceseca, Calhoun, Kingston, Etowah River, Atlantr.,etc. all stations along tne route of Sherman's march to tin:cea. At Atianaa on July 25, 1864 hir. regiment presented tcColonel Hobart a sword net with precious stones and made byTiffany and Co. at a cost of $275.00.

My father had received his warrant as Serg.Ua^orOf hir regiment (21st. tfic. Volunteer?, 1st. Brigade,1st.Division, 14th. Army Corp) on April 18, 1865 to rank fronDec. 17, 1864.

My father's regiment, on tha March to the Sea,was on reaerve some of the time, and he personally wan notat thfc battle front. Ke did clerical work part of the tim*'in the officers' tents, working on regimental records inthe "Regimental Description Book", as he called it. He note*the location of his regiment en varioun dates, as;

S i s t e r s ' F e r r y. fi . C . F e b . 5 , 1 8 6 5F a y e t t e v i l l e , K . C . f c c h . 11 , 1 8 6 5G o l d n b o r o , K . C . M c h . 2 4 , 1 8 6 5H a l e i g h , N . C . A p r i l 1 3 , 1 8 6 5R i c h m o n d , V a . U a y 1 1 , 1 8 6 5 .t t a e h i n g t o n , D . C . M a y 2 4 , 1 8 6 5

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On thit d:.y occurred the Grand Heview cf Sherman's Armyby President Andrew Johnson and Lieutenant Generals U. 3.-Gr&nt ind Logon.

"?<"e passed the reviewing stand at 2*30 ?.!'. andthe four men scentioned above wore on the front of the stage.2£any rpectators were present. On the March to Washington,n. .. to disband the army he eaid, the men marched twenty-five to thirty miles a day. ^hilc going thru Kichmcnd, Yr.•or; I'.ay 11, 1665 they marched "by th? right flank", cf arigLt shoulder shift.

On June 10, 1365 he wrote, tt^e struck tents at6:30 A-. B5. end went on the Baltimore and Ohio Kail road toBaltimore. Stopped at Soldier's Kest for supper; startedfor Fittsburg at 7 P.M. From there we went to Cleveland,xfhere ?.-e get on the steamer, "City of Cleveland", and wentto Xvetroit. Then by train tc Grand Haven, Hich. Crosse:! tyboat to Milwaukee en Steamer, "Eetrcit" . "£e moved to theFestival Building, where ve were addressed by K. S. Pain*:,ex-governor Solomon and General Starkweather. GeneralKofcfvrt responded. *:e were mustered out June 16, 1865at Milwaukee. I went home on the Milwaukee *xd ?:atertornHdilroad arriving at 6 o'clock June 19, 1865."Cn the next day he wrote, "I ar. at home enjoying a goodbee, good victuals, and the cemfortr of home.0

. t ~ A f t e r h i e r e t u r n h o m e , h e " o r d e r e d a c i v i l i a n;■:■., i suit fit Fettibone's (in Fond du Lac) to wear while canvas:-

\A\ ! 1-K0S* fi* spent several weeks canvassing in seven townchipt' \.' i of Fond du Lac County for o book oallec, "Grant and $heriii;-jr;,^ \ Their Campaign.n Later he comments, on the canvassing

work,•"I find it very disagreeable work, but it pays. Sold\ 14J books in all."

On Sept. 22, 1865, he took examinations for aCounty Teacher's Certificate, and was examined in Orthography,Mental Arithmetic, Grammar, Written Arithmetic and Geogrrpuy.On Oct. 7, 1865, "I have agreed with the District Clerk loteach our home school for the sua of $40.00 a month.* Hestarted teaching Nov. 20, 1865. Ha registered 11 girls $nd24 bcys^onc of the latter being 7;d Swan, father of Inez ."waiL-who went abroad with my sister Ava in the summer of 1S11.On Dec. 28, 1865 he wrote, "The Hisses Sarah and Mary Hoodvisited my school." Sarah Hood became the mother of mydear friend Anna Gray Brighare of Blue Mounds, #is. Fy theend of the year he was ordering another $30. cult.

In the back of hin 1865 diary he listed by numberhis U. f>. Bond holdings; there were oix amounting to $1000.He wan then twenty-five yeare old.

REVOLUTIONARY *AP RECORDS CF OUP. AKCESTOfiS IK

THE F.IPLEY LIKT.

Listed in "Unssachunettr- Soldiers and Sailore in theRevolutionary •■'ar" are three of cur direct ancestors andseveral of tneir k in.

Our great, great, great, grandfather Wil l iam Pipley IIIand. his five sons are mentioned an follows:

fl I L L I A I i K I P L E Y V o l . 1 3 , P. 3 4 9 .52 vr?..?rir.*-.te, Oapt. Partridge's Co., Col. Abljab.old" Steam1 l> regt; marched April 6, 1776; discharged :*sy 221

1778 nervice 1 mo. 16 days; company raised in PlymouthCounty and. stationed at P-orchester Heights; also Capt.Calvin Partridge's Co., Col. Whitney's regt; marchedJuly 30,1778; discharged :*ept- 3,1776; service 1 rco.15 da. at Fhode Island; Company raised in Plymouth County.

DAVID BIPLEY Vol. 13, p. 543.Private Capt. Jesse Marlowe's Co., services from

27 yrs. Feb. 29, 1776 to Hov. 18, 1776, 8 mo. 16 days. Companyold stationed at Plymouth" for defence cf eeacoast.

ELEAZa ItfPLFY of Plympton, Vol. 13, pg. 343.Private, Capt. John Bradford's Co., Col.Theophilus

25 yrs.Cotton's regt; muster roll dated Aug. 1,1775; enlistedoldi n1775

sergeant, Capt. TfhoB. Sanson's Co., Ccl. ThomasLathrop's regt. Joseph Cunning's brigade; service 15 days;Company marched to Bristol, ?~. 1. en an alarn ir. I.ec.1778; alao Capt. Sis. Crow Cotton's Co.Ccl. JosiafaWhitney's reg't; engaged July 29, 1778; discharged Sept.13,1776; service 1 mo. 6 days, company raised inPlymouth County and marched to Fhode Island.KATHATT1EL KIPLEY Vol. 13, pg. 347.

21 yrs . Pr iva te , C&pt . Jeese Har lowe 's Co. serv ice f romold. Feb. 29, 1776 to Hov. 18, 1776, 8 mo. 18 days; company

stationed at Plymouth for defence of seacoact.

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FKAKOXS ItfPLFY of Plympton, Vol. 13, ^. 344.Private, Uapt. Calvin Curtis Co., enlisted Oct.?,

He was 1779: discharged Dec. 1. 1779; service 1 mo. Z?, days;17 yrP &Jeo( given 1 no. 26 da.) at r-.hode Island; Company raisedold* from 1st. and 2nd. Plymouth County regt*. tc serve: inin Col . John Jacob 's regt . for 2 mo. f rom t ime of ar r iva l1760 at camp; alsodescript ive l ist of men raised to re

inforce the Continental army for the term cf 6 r»,o.sgreerble to resolve cf June 5, 1730, returned asreceived of Justin Ely Commissioner, by Viaj . Peter Harvard, of Cth. Macs. regt. at Springfield, July 3, 17:0,v.ged 17 yrs; stature 5 ft. 3 in. Complexion dnr> engaged for town of Flywpton; marched tc camp, July 3,1780uncei comrmnd. of Lieut. Daniel Frye, of the artificers;tlso net of men raised for G months' service ar.-' returnedby lirlg. Gen. P&tcrson as having passed muster in a returndated Camp Totoway, Oct. 25, 17£0; also pay roll for 6mo. men raised by town of Plympton for service iu thocontinental army during 1750; marched to caiip June 20,1750; dircharged Fee. 3, 1780; service 5 isos". 16 cays,including travel (240 miles) acme-.~ILLIAH PIFLFY, JF. Vol. 13, pg. 349.

Private, Capt. Thomas Rash's Co., Col. L-avid cusr.ing'sregt. service 3*days in Aug.1777 at Hull.

Just (In the D. D. K. Lineage fcook Vol. CX^III this ':'a.over Pipley (1765-1623) is l isted as serving in Maec. troops]IE during the PVvolut ion; born in Plymouth, Uaseachusstts

J y r e . m . 1 7 8 ? L u c y C h i p m a n ; d . i n V- o n t v i l l e , U a i n e . )

"1 -S ILAS STORtEVAjHT. PLYI5FT0E VOL. 15 ,pg .231 .Private, Capt. Thomas Loring's Co. of ni l i t ia

- j w h i c h m a r c h e d o n t h e a l a r m o f A p r i l I S , 1 7 7 5 t o ! i ? r s h fi e l d ,J s e r v i c e 1 d a y . H e t u r n o f m e n r a i s e d t o s e r v e i n t h eContinental Army from Oept. Thomas Samson'p Co;3ol.

Theophilur. Cotton's regt; dated Feb. 20, 1778;" 1 r e s i d e n c e F i y m o t o n ; e n g a g e d f o r t h o t o ^ T n o f P l y m p t o n ;-» $ c ined 0apt . Thomaa Turner ' s Co. , C o l . »radf ord»a reg • t ;

term to expire Jen. 10,1778; reported discharged Jan.10,1778.Second Lieutenant- Capt. Thomas Damson's (3d) Co.

— C o l . T h e o p h i l u e C o t t o n ' s ( 1 s t . P l y m o u t h C o . ) r e g t . o fI i l a s s . M i l i t i a , l i s t o f o f fi c e r s ; c o m r L i e s i o n e d O c t . 2 8 , 1 7 7 8 ;- * a l s o L i e u t e n a n t , C a p t . S a m s o n ' s C o . , C o l . C o t t o n ' o r e g t .

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BIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM ISAAC KIPLLY, taken from History ofFeud du Lac County, Wisconsin, published by X esternHistorical Company, Chicago, 1880.

"TILLIAII IS/»AC KIPLJ-Y rrtired farmer and merchantof Orkfield, was born in Clarendon, Vt. in 1812; son ofLrurr Torrence and Isaac Hipley, a molder in a furnace;frou there moved, to Bennington, Vt. where William Isaacreceived a common-school education. At the age of fourteenhf commenced wcrkinr in a cotton-manufacturing establishment,and, in 1830, movedto Troy, E. Y. , l iv ing in the fi f th* /ard of that c i ty, then ca l led the v i l lage of A lb ia , and st i l lfollowing the same occupation; after leaving Albia, he- travelledto several different cities of New York and Vermont, and in1835, was made tne agent for Arnr.ld, P.obinson and Co. of£?;nd Lake, proprietorc of the Land Lake Cotton *.Varp Co.,and continued as their manager until 1842. He then engagedin tnr mercant i le business with his brother- in- law, ColonelJ. H. Lawrence, in Eelleview, Ohio, remaining there until18*4 when he sold out to him, and with a stock of goodr cameto Fond du Lac, *ie., locatinr in what was called at that time,the old. Block house, at the forks of the r iver. In the fal lof th* same year he came to Oakfield, settling on land taathe h?d previously bought, 160 acres - of government Iand,*herehe opened a general store and continued in trade until 1854.""hen"he sold out and g^ve his attention to farming. He continueden the f«rm until 1869. He then moved into tne vill^re whereftp has lived ever since. He married in Putchese Co. Ker: York,on Oct. 3, 1835, Hannah, daughter of Hannah hall and LutherLomocrd, e farmer, ©f Ludlow*, Aiase. They have had 8 children,William Henry, Henry Alden, both dead, Charles Edwin, HenryAlbert, Laura A,, Louisa J*,. Alice A., Lmrnaf the four latter,deceased, i ir. Hipley held the office of postmaster underPresident Fillmore for four years; has been Justice of trie Peace,also, Chairman of tne Bo^rd of Supervisors. Family are membersof the Congregational Cnurch where he is now serving as oneof its deacons. He is the present owner of 200 acres of landin Otkfield, part being vi l lage property in sect ions 14, 21,27 . "

SOURCEa of KmRUL ron /.mjestmi. rata

- t k.w been curious a&outyor over thirty years I h««»« offered I aw

f.mllv oriplm- end T^en ever opportunity cff ^^"arched in lar fT c i ty "£"*• - „£ unt i l Warch 1933 thatrep Volner and Chicago. K • •• » „ut)Jeott .sating t.o trip*I began an intensive .tody of the «»J iflt(j nt)d cr.rr^rto pother data, eoployln,, «*£«" * lltor«rianr., t«Hi- <*•"e° Tvo lun lnour, cor responde»e^« "ear ln f ; our i ^ lyclerks, teachers »u*ho" a*£d luiec fatal ly aaterlhl mna*en. Huch o f the £ ls la«t ia ra" in Bes Holnes. .^f o u n d I n t h o I ^ K f f j S o o r t . f o r t n e L o j n b a r d . ^ i L{ :cnea lo f l i s ts searched v l *^J |^ Bnter ia l « . o«W««k n d a l l i e d f a n l l l e s . T n e ^ o p ^ . B l p - i e y ) o ffroc Urs. Hot Loosls *l££* "l^n th the S.T«it. i ««>-««-Pcultncy, Vt. ! lh0,i9^inr aieecenoent of xl i l l lM HipleyI jH ineh .B : . »» " • • * " ? tSP l i L . Tb . S ta te H is to r i ca lI t connected thru the Bra*. «»«• ^g v ictory andLibrary Branch here In 5""*B^tTcSn. antecedent*. r.orlrarterial regarding the "£«;;• £. H. a ne*ly discoveredKildreth -heeler of "*n°f «firlv ^hueXot and Winchesterthird couBin, rrote me of "arlv *^" lnd rrRV» .tone «pltsphf>.history? searched cemeteries and °°Fl«* £** established"rf«i ly oh°t0PrRPh" ?°four clone blood relationship andj S f S ' l J S S f a ' ^ - S S o f i n h e r i t e d p h y s i c a lcharacter is t ics .

.. <«,!« or clues to such informationb£P cone tr.rouEh .tat., count> , an - ^ cl ippies andf a m i l y B i b l e r e c o r a . , ^ f t ^ / " . ^ i c e l d a t a n e r e

, SSK i rau^enr i c andMnVe ve r i / l ed by vo lume andP R K e ' B e s i d e s t h e p e r s o n * ^ ^ ^ . S K ^ S " ^

I » e . I w i n d e b t e d t o « y c ^ ^ * f ^ h ? ^ r l a l f u r n i a a e d o n e» " U b a . W i s c o n s i n * h 0 « « * ^ ! r 0 ^ a c t i n g p o i n t f o rword, *phuelot, K. h. *hl°* KrI..,! Hlpley'o descendants',I f u r i h e r " a r c h c o n c e r n i n g ^ g J ^ ^ S . ' J O a W l e l d , * l « c o n « l « ,

I t o w y c o u s i n , " "■ ^ " " ^ r ^ f r r t ^ c o r d s : t o n y n l « o e ,l o r t h e R i p l e y a n d ^ S S S c a t i S " • £ * * « ^ V V 3 ^ '

I t a r t t a l l o y Dun ton , o f MURC,ax * *~ ' _ho _ i t n B f r i end e - .>en t^ ^y -oauT^ t * * , G " ° \ n °a ca re fu l ' ea roh o f t ombs tones\ % r c d a y s . l t h c u t « u e c . w ^ ^ o n , Ve r m o n t , h o p i n g t o f i n dI i n a l l *ae ,oeme*er i?^°v anS Tor renee records .

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oa ra i f L f jC fc , W. i . , t he second co i < - . * »m< . t * -»■»«■ . -« .Lombax4 ftiplev With Mr ?»*??* WUllwr. lease r.nd KwniahF d t f i n , h g g i v i i t c £ ] « * r * g ? f r a n o " » b r o t h e r. C b a H e S ,

Afi«**Mv i-rJL*^ raX1 0i- 1898 hC: *** elected to th- State,t ro-'in^ rvf ♦-*» ft~ £?; Gia"j-lc- in Fon# du Lac County bei-oa

Be:- «E one cf Gam^ld'- oiSpS?^^8 °n i*0***1**. and miningelmn rncale u £, u i f jA°Jdes^ plone-rs, there being but4 r : : ! 1 I :L^ l c ™ A f ie ld to raen ip i n 1S44 , and on - ho r " -when his family drove irith ox*i r : t l i f v i l l agetc rent du Lac. i>. ri *»»v tZ> + ***s~*Z . W-"T'" x*u n t i l h i s d e a t h i ? ^ 2 h S t ^ ^ r ° " J ° " * l n * e * i n 1 8 9 6 »l a d i n g c i t i z e n s : * e n t i n u e a „ o n e c f O a k f i e l d ' s

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RIFLEYS Ii: NEV.; HAIJPSHIRE AND VLKKOKT

3ome* of the following information was obtainedfrov- letters written in the summer of 1936 by our cousinnoris Hilcrcth Wheeler of Winchester, N. ri. Her great grsnd-TiTIier was Alden I.ipTFy, son of our tnceptor Kathaniel,rnc brother of Isarc Kipley, b. 17?? in Plympton, >:ass.Both Isarc &nd Alden were eons of Lucy Sturtevant Ripley.

^Ashuelot, where our ancestors Nathaniel and. hisror. Isa*x once lived, is a small settlement two miles fromSi^'chester, F.H., and is a part of Wincneeter. Thf» lattertorn T.86 settled in 17?2, the fir-t town in the AshuelotVal ley, the Ashuelot r iv.^r affording fine water powerfor many industries from early times up to about ten ye^rsago ilhen, 'Manufacturing slumped, some of tne. mills andhcures vere torn down and others vacated. But the riverand H«aflriif icent scenery remain as tney were in early dayc.There ^re tre or three cemeteries, very old ones, in Ashulot;one i£ up on the side of the mountain and bidden from si£ht,but I knot; tnere are f.ipleys buried there, here in Winchesteris a large cemetery on the outskirts of the torn where are buriedseveral generations of the P.ipley family, my grandmother's ancestors.*1

"Back of Ashuelot is a hill, which was calledOre Mountain in the early 1800»s. There iron ore was dufan$ trken to /shuelot where it was made into iron utensilcIn fc.ct, Ashuelot war once c&llec, "Kurnscp Village*. Thismight account for the Kipleys who were ♦•moulders in a furnace",coriiw here or living here. One of my uncles has an old ironkettle made in the Ashuelot foundary by Alden Kipley, mygreet grandfather. He was a foundry worker as well as wrshis older brother Isaac, your great grandfather. The hr.useT-lu-re /.lden lived in Winchester is in good repair ann^iEoccupied by Harvey Henderson, sone of our selectmentmK

Voxis Hildreth Theeler, searched al l thecemeteries in Ashuelot and Winchester and found many Kipieyfraves, /raong them were several of especial interest to up.In the old hillside cemetery back of tue town of Ashuelot,she found three grave etones of Eleazar Kipley'e family,kleazer wae our Kathaniel*s older brother and was bom, Oct.22,1751 in Kingston, fcass. Ke "died Sept. 87, 1810 in his 52th. year- His tombstone continues,

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] rifle ys in he* Hampshire ai;d vepiiokt

"Afflict ions sore, sum-time I borePhysicians skill wan vainTill Ciod did send death as a friendTo eam mc cf my pain.

T'e'll go where his remains are laid,tnd mourn because we*ve lost our head.His dr.yp Rre spent, his Glass is runThe Holy will of Ood is done."

iueiA i i \ .ue daughter wai iy i» "«^DU w^.-*^.—H*2 tombstone says "Eauchter of t-leazar Kipley andilrs. Kolly, his *ife. Died Oct. 3, 1798 aged 11 months,S days." Theee three stones are of marble and inexcel lent preacrvat ion. Adjoining these stones arec « Te » * o a + . r k r » * w i - i ^ ^ 4 . V i * i i * * > i s - M r » e * n l f l R R S o f t \ TO o f

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"tfhllc ho strove his l i fe to saveThe waters proved his fateAnd hurled him down the stream,To pa in fu l to re la te .The bloom of youth that bid so fairOf Doath»s cold cup he drank his share."

The second grave stone reads: "In memory of Billy,son of Mr. Nathaniel and lire, ftelly Ripley, who diedHay 20, 1793 aged 3 yrs. 14 mo. and 5 days." Anothergrave adjoins these. It is the grave of a chi ld ofLevi Kipley, *ho was Kathaniel»8 brother. Levi wasborn in Plympton, Uass. Men. 7,1772, son of William andLydia Ring Kipley. (K. W. Kipley in his Ripley Genealogymade a mirtake and copied Lucy for Levy).

The ntone reads, "Maria, daughter of V.r. Levi _and Mre. Elizabeth Kipley, his wife, died Sept. 13,1798,aged 1 year, 11 no. 2 days. This child was born Oct.11,1796 according to the Kew England Historical andGenealogical Register, Vol. 40, pg. 57 and the parentsmarriage i* recorded in Vol. 37, p. 398 of the same series."Levi Kipley married Elizabeth Hawkins in 1796". AnotherRipley grtive completes this group of the Ripley family.

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r.iFLSYE is srr a/JXPSKinn A?rr vn^OK?(Eont«d)

jt j.«* that, of "William Humphrey, sen of Mr.Lyndon nn:*Mf^.Kusebia Ripley, died April lZ9 1815 aged 1 year,£ roo. andA17 days." I have been unnblo to traco tnrparentage of Lyndon Kipley. Ko wan a eon, in allSrobabiiitv of either gle&zar or Enthnniel Ripley. lfONirclin^ri to believe of the latter and his cecond riie*Holly Hawkins. A Lyndon Ripley in listed in tho boo tondirectory for 185^ as an iron founder.

In the Ashuelot village cemetery are found*he "-raver of Levi Ridley who died June 28, 1621, aged^9 Vc&ro, and of bis wrife Elisabeth (Hawkins) Fipley,«h©di<4 >-cv. 22, 1862 aged 85 years. Three of their chllc.rr.n£vr- buried'beside them, L*vi, horn 1802 died 1857; "ar^ii'.r->, b. 1803, d. 1S7S; r.n?. Trenda C. safe of John S.Millard., d.1841 aged 37 yrs. Mr. Levi Ripley's toabntene

"Mortals attend! Your sudden summonc read,One day in health, then amongst the 6e?£*In ~ clear glass yen may your frailty see,y r X a m n o w t o m o r r o w y o u m a y b e . 1 1 \

In the old part of the Winchester cemetery are \found, the graves of some of Alden Kipley1.'? family. Alden \w a s b u r i e d t h e r e i m d h l r > h e a d s t o n e r e a d s , \"Alien Ripley died Uarch 24, 1854 s.£<>6 74 years*. Taismakes hir birth year 1760 and fully proves that he wasLucy Sturtevant Ripley1© son f&r Lucy died June 2,1782.Beside Aider's grave is that cf hie second wife, MirandaJohnron who died in 187S. By his tflfe Lucy Scott, Aldenb«-d five children. Ee and Miranda, hatf thirteen. Someof them are buried beside their parente, as Tillard,1844-1996, James, 1B40-1917, George Ripley's wife, prancec,stJ Isaac Kipley, the first born Eon by the secendmarriage. Xks&Guwas a brs.ker.an on a railroad, £nd histombstone reads, "Isaac Ripley was instantly killed onth? Vt. and Mas?.. T*. R. Jan. 2, 1S50 aged 27 years *.In enother part cf the cemetery are the graves of U&riaAnn Ripley Hildreth,(1833-1922) and her husband, FrankSildTetfa (1829-1962). These are the grandparentsof Dorin Hildreth ^heeler. In this same Evergreen Ce-neteryin Winchester, K. K. is buried tPhoebe_( Chamber lain)Ripley, wife ofJSgorga-Ri©!*?, son of Eleazar and MollyRirley. lire. Wheeler writes that a beautiful memorialwindow in the Universalist Church in Winchester vas givenin memory of the Ripley and Scott families.

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RIPLEYS IK NT^ HAMPSHIRE AKI) VSRUOS? (Cont'd)

correct because our Kathnniel would have been 90 year?old i- 1845. In New York the vi tal stat ist ics Impart-£r- wVr not cruized unt i l 1830, and in Hassncnu.et t ,l r W, ^ h « v i t * l s t a t i s t i c s o f N e * H - m p s h i r e a r cunVi- l iebv' for ear lv yesrs. In eighteen copier, o,1 i r c o T d R t e n t m e I f o u n d fi v e m i s t a k e , , * ? * * a b n u r o , v rWillv --inley, eon of liatSrr*-! was born in 1223.. *hr.^

1 v r ' r r t b e f o r e h i s f a t h e r ' r . . b * * t h . . A n o t h e r s l i p » a y p t f t « -•^ b£ died in ?723. Tho town of Winchester waerJt"St led unt i l 1732n>r. Alexander-« records (he wr.r

1 • R i p l e y d e p e n d e n t ) a n d t n e t o m b s t o n e r e c o r d s a r e t oI b . - r e f e r r e d . I h a v e g i v e n n o i n f o r m a t i o n i n t h e s e

pages but what was checked r^nd found correct.1 T h * C u r a t o r o f t h e P e n n i n g t o n , V t . H i s t o r i c a l " *J S o c i e t y , f u r n i s h e d d a t e e e t e b l i n h i n g t n e f a c t t n a t d o -

Eleasar and r*athani«l Ripley were living in uenninfto* xn1 t h e e a r l v 1 8 0 0 ' e . To w n r e c o r d s r e l a t e t h a t h l e * . x * TJ was sworn as a f reeman in 1808, and wan present a* a town

neetin? on Sent. 4, 1804. In 1803 records mentionedNathaniel Ripley as r. freeman. Another record nays t!*».on T.'ec. 13,1803 Zleazar Riplny and other* signed n document headed, -Hubecribnrn of the town of Bennington ^cdisagree in rel igious opinion with the r.*3ority of tn-

1 i n h a b i t a n t s c f t h e t o r n o f B e n n i n g t o n i n s u p n o r t o f „ . i - -■ * m i n i s t e r . 1 '

I V n t e r i a l g a t h e r e d b y o u r c o u s i n , R r . 0 * . H .Riolev of Kenosha, His. records that by a later marriageHaihaniel Ripley h*& two eonn, nnmscJSjS^Sial^H ^

- , E l e . a z a r b o t h o f w h o m d i e d a n d w e r e b u H e d i n B e n n i n g t o n .I T B r e c V C o r n o g f o u n d n o * i © l * y g r a v e s t o n e s i n B e n n i n g t o nJ C e l e r i e s i n 1 9 3 8 ) . T h e f o l l o w i n g a r t i c l e q u o t e d c y

the curator confirms the opinion that there wan a1 l U t n a n i e l , J r . " ? r e s i a n o l i r e c o r d s h e - q u o t e sJ • O r c w n e d i n t h i s . t o r n o n T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g , t h e 2 6 t h . o f

Bee 1818 J*sse Rown*s cf Bennington and Beth r.eys o^1 Powna l . Thev we re i n a wngon w i t h a boy who d rove t heJ h o r s e o n t h e i r w e y f r o m t h e K e s t v i l l a g e t o t h e i r

respective families. The boy mentioned e.Dove wan JiathanielRipley, who was saved by the bo? Decerning detached frer

J t h e r e s t o f t h e w a g o n . " C a r r i a g e r e c o r d s s a y t h a tJ R a t h J n i e l R i p l e y ( J r . ) m * r r i n d » ^ » ' » V v 1 - r t * e S r 3K«- died Feb. 23, 1847. (T)eath confirmed by \i ^ «^cro

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Kelley and Mrs. Hannsh French.Frederick French Kay 18,1852."

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Facllv hie ton' note a found in tho papors of pr. Goorr© H. Pipleyfter his death in" Kenosha, Vdccenein, state that our ancestor, Nathaniel

• i:;lov, was carried three tiroes.

Hi8 first wife wcc Lucy nturtevant and their children wore Isaacir.i Alden.

no second wife was Polly Raskins and their children were Daniel,BjLlli*E* Harriet, Lucy and Lyndon.

The third wife was Fvachel Oliver, who had four children, Kathaniel,<j. 16171 Floater, b. 1605, d. Deo. 10, 16^2. buried Bennington, Vt.,*! Jeanette Kortonj Pamcliai Sallie.

Sons of these statenents I have proven to be oorreot. lAtes forthe birth, marriage and death of Lucy Sturtevant Ripley have been r>vencr! the preceding pages, as woll ac the date of the marriace of Kathanielaild Kolly Hawkins in Winchester, 0J. H.

The U. S. Cencua of 1790 lists Kathaaiel Iiipley of Winchester Town,Chesire County, Hew Ifanpehire, as being head of a household as followst

1 free white oale over 16 yre.I4 free white males under 16 jrs.I4 free white fesales.

The free white nale was, of course, Eathaniel, tho four males under 16yrs. were Isaac, 11 yrs. old in 1790, Alden, 10 years old. Daniel, fiveyears old, and Miliar., two years old. The four feinales doubtlesc weretolly Hawkins Kipley and her thr«e little rirls, Harriet, Lucy and Any.

The New England Ceenealorioal Herister records that in 131* LyndonRiplev of Linchoster, «. R.# married Eusebia Humphrey. Their ohild,williac Kugphrev Ripley, died April 12, 1815, aocordinc to his tocLstonerecord in tho Old Ashuelot, 31. I!., burial ferouad and the r.rav* is in theproup of lUithaniel family pravoB. Undoubtedly Lyndon was Nathaniel's•on. T have been unable to find any record of a Rachel Oliver, but inpreceding pages I have referred to a oeoond Nathaniel Eipley and to aSally Ripley who married Jeremiah Granger in Bennington, Vt., in 1021.Possibly these were Nathaniel Ripley's children as we know he waa livingin Bennington in the early 1800»s.

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HIPLL'YS IN HE* HAKFSHIKL AKH YrRIiOK7(ao^«r)

Other records are:

Sdlly Ripley m. Jeremiah Granger, Bennington, Tec. 31,1821

Mary Ripley m. Oliver Raskins of Canaan, Conn. Mar.2,1834.

These girle oould have been tne daughters of eit*«rEle&r-er Sr.or K&thaniel Sr.

Every aveilable source has been searched for the

Fond du Lao County History (TTisconsin) in 1880 that he wasliving in Bennington, Vt. with his parents after 1815, wh&rehe rse attending the common schools, and with his family wasof course his younger brother, Charles Tcrrence Ripley b.1 8 1 5 s o m e w h e r e i n M a s s a c h u s e t t s . ' '

CLAPJJNDOK, VF.RI10KT

The following notos on Clarendon were taken front

Inventory of Town, Village and City,Archives of Vermont, #11 Rutland County, Vol. 5,loon of Clarendon. Issued by the Historical

Records Survey, Montpelier, Vt* I9J1Q

Clarendon is in^oontral part of Rutland County- It was charteredbv Gov. Banning Weatworta of l*ew haap6hire en Sept. 5# i76i to U>1-'osiah Y&lUrd and 63 others. Zhe fir6t town Ek>etin0 of wiiicL recordsar#\xtant was held July 7# 1770* A Uaptist Society was organized inClarendon on *wb. 10. lyoO. There bein^; no church, houses and barnswere used by this society until 1000 when in cooperation with the Centre-rationalists, a union church was forxaod. In 17S& land was procured inthe west part of Clarendon and a Baptist mooting house erected by subscription. Disbanded for a tine in 1802.

llany etreans furnished locations suitable for rails - saw andrrist Dills - and a tannery, 1779-1780.

P. 15 "In west part of town, prior to 1&17 a blast furnace was locatedat the ranpe called Tiest fountain running North-South thruClarendon. Sto"7»s were cast there and the furnace operated foryears •"

P. 16 "Animal husbandry becane an important part of the town's earlylife. Igarka for cattle, sheep and swiao were carefully kept andrecorded for over 5° years•"

In 1790 the population was lU78j in 1930 it waa 035.

In the town records there were 20 birth records scattered duringyears 1777-1856 (79 yrs). Death records, IT*8-1853, only 22 recorded.Marriage reoords, 1777-1867* scattered dates, 21.

Evidently not all vital statistics were recorded durin- these years.Of the 63 records none refers to any Torrenoc or idpley.

RIPLEY

5 C h i l d r e n o f C h a r l ^ ^ d ^ i n ^ r l e x a n d h i s w i f e , G r a c e ^ ^ Yo u n ^ R i ^ l e ;

1 Edwin Arthur Ripley b. Mar. 3, 1675, at Oak Center, Wis.^r^ociTLlrTter^in b. Jan. 1, l85o, st Lanaan, w. D.

-^Loi^ b. Jan. 17, 1911. *. Alan Arnerard, on July 9, 1955.In'1938 all 4 persons l ived in Slendale, California.

-i. ■» v -t,,i,. « lP7r< rn a -Pa^i near Oak Center, Wis.2 . E f fi e L a u r a R i p l e y b . J u l y u , W ~ > e n a ; b . ^ i . c *

B^"ovdTawr^nce^Slack cf West Chaztf, L. Y. on Dec. 4, 1904. U~Stiin. Louise Roosevelt Mack, e32nd. cousin of Free Thee ore ■Roosevelt). Divorced in May, 1915. d. at a^e cf 4o, Feb. 19^.o f»v^ Tiren*" Laurence Mack b. Mar. 8, 1906, at Minneapolis, Minn.

m. Cleo Seeley Oct. 1929. Ho children.2. Charles Robert Mack b. Oct. 4, 190?.

m. Jewell Jones, June, 192?.2 chi ldren:

Marlene b. Mar. 27, 193°.C h a r l e s R i p l e y M a c k J u l y o , 1 9 3 3 * ^

1 *~a Dai-y Rioley b. June 18, 1882 on a fan,-, near Oak Center, Wis.'" ttTDec. 257T910 Jacob Roienbah Corno- of Fiesinrton, .«. c

b! Feb! 19, 1683.2 c h i l d r e n : , _ , _

Robert Alden Corno- b. July 7, 1912 Portland, Cre3on.Grace Elizabeth b. July 25, 1913 near Sandy, Ore-on.

4. Wiliian Chester_Rip_ley b. April 16, 1855 at Oakfield, Wis.b. Oct. f, 191C Addie Kewcan of i^Virrifi, Mont, £?f S? / //tf i> £ V5 c h i l d r e n : V

C h a r l e s E d w a r d I l l e d ) b . J u n e 2 5 , 1 9 x < - . *Jack b. April 28, 1915.Eancy Jane b. liov. 26, 1917.

5 A v a A l i c e b . O a k fi e l d , W i s . F e b . 1 , 1 8 8 7 . .£ in Minneapolis Au~. 1913- Allen Dunton K. D. of Cincinnati,Ohio. Divorced in 1919.2 chi ldren:

Gladys Earaa b. Kov. 3, 1914 at Cincinnati, Ohio.Allen Eenry b. Jan. 25, 1916 at Cincinnati, Ohio.

CHILDBKK OF HEHRT ALBEET AKD 1W« FEELER BIPICT

» . n » * P e c 1 6 , 1 8 6 8 n . F r & n > C o t f l e s1. Jennie Amelia, b. Dec. io,2 ch i ld ren : Les l ie Henry Cob les ^Deo^6^ |07

Grace Gertrude CowleS, d. wo\.^,xo-

Address: Oakfield, tfis.

> ^ - ^ - > ' ~ 9 c i r ? ! m . E s u f f e n e E d s o n 1 8 9 1> p F l o r ? J o s e o h i n e , b . n e r . 2 6 , 1 8 7 1 » - » t fV 2 * * l O Tc ! c h i l d , R e n n e t h L a s o n . v . : . r

K N F l o r a d i e d A u g . 1 0 , 1 9 1 7

v. A^n iQ 1875 m. Cnar les HcLean.? . C - e x t r u d e ^ a n d a . ^ b . A p r i l ^ . ^ . J u n e 1 5 , 1 9 1 0 .

4. 0rr.ce Emma, b. Kov. 3, 1677 (J. tor. 18, 1884

5. Jessie Klizabeth b. j^&^iSVtt Brooks, Ifcwpun,-^

6 . L u l a I r e n e b . ^ c . 2 4 1 8 8 9 » . B o s t o nd. May 1,18*Si child, James Bipley Boston.

Stevens Point, &is.

1CHILDREN OF CHAKLI3 3TRAT70S RIPLEY7

(eon o f CHAKLK5 T0RI<El iCE6) *

CHARLES A&HKK, born Trenton Township, Brookings County,S.D.^ept. 24, 1979. Married Kpna L'cEeil (bom'June 5, 18SC, in Iona, Mich.) Sopt. 22,1900in Brookin^e, n. D. Had 5 children; ClarenceHarold, born July 8,1901 in Brookings,3.P.Died Feb. 27, 1902. Doris born Dec. 11,1902Trenton Township, Brookings Co. 5. P. MarriedtTilllRia Arnold Hoadwinc (born Oct. 19,1599 atThotaaR, S. D. and died Aug. 19,1930) June 1,1923.Had 3 children; Haurine Olive, born Feb.8,1925.Died June 23, 1925, Thomas, G.D.

Irdene Irene, born Aug. 17,1926, Watertos»,r».r.7-iln Mae, born July 2S,1928, Wat erto*n, ;;.;>.

George born Jan. 31,1905, Aurora, S.D.Verne Franc in born >.ug. 30, 1911, Aurora.'.!:.

Hied May 28,1912.Ava born July 27, 1914, Aurora, S. P.

FR/EK H0L70H, bom Trenton Tosnehin, S. B. June 11,1831.Harried Goldie Loabard (born Au£.17,in Brookingsin 1907) No children.

FLOYD STRATTOK, born Trenton Tornebin, Brookings County.8. 15. April 16, 18S3.Harried Kdnn Leonhardt (bom April 7,1884 atAppletoii, Sis. Died Feb. 10,1933.) inMilwaukee, ^ie. June 22,1910. Had one child;-lone Laura born June 2^,1913 in Kenosha,"is.

kLITH A DELIA, born Trenton Township, flrookinxre S.P.Oct.7,1585.Harried Louie Haggardt vbora July 29,1830 inLarchwoori,Ia.) in Trenton Townshio - 1905. Had2 children; Majtforie Lucile born Trenton Township,

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Aug.11,1885 at Huron, S.p.) July 1,1916 in. F a i r m o n t , M i n n , H a d 5 c h i l d r e n ; F r a n c e s S u s a n , b o r a

Hammer,3.D.Aug. 2,1917. Florence Sarah,bomJ C l a i r C i t y , 8 . I . J u n e 1 3 , 1 9 1 9 . K n r l S * r a t t o n , J r .Horn Claire City, S. D. Oct. 6, 1920. Gillian

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CHILD!*!!?! OK CHAFJX3 QTRATTOK KI?Li"f?(GOnTJP)

Adele born Milwaukee,3is. Feb. 25, 1918.'Pon&ld Robert born Portland,Ora. Aug.l9,lS21.

A tf LOUIS tfT.UAU bom Trenton Township, Brookings Co.S.D.

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Married ln^ Brooking*,n. P. in 1S14 e^nd har]~~^X . ak> y/fV*4 c h i l d r e n ; F i r s t c h i l d , a b o y, d i e d W \ . F

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CKILDEES OF FLOYD STKATTCK HI?I,EY8(Son of Charles Stratton Pdpley?)

IGEt. LAUKA RIPLEY,born Jun« 29,1*13 in Kenosha,*is,

&ILLIAM ISAAC RIPLEY (#300)waSk i ' i -Hyp i Isaac R ip ley, re t i red favme; - a?>d merchant o f L ia fcv ie*G

h. - .m in C la rendon, Vermont in 1312^ son o f Laura To . <enc© and IsaacR i p l e y, a m o u l d e r i n s f u r n a c e , f r o m t h e r e ^ h e y m o v e d t o ^ j ; i ~ 3 s « , u n ,Ve r m o n t , w h e r e W i l l i a m I s a a c r e c e i v e d a c o m ^ n s c h o o l ^ d u c a b i o n . A tt h e a g e o f f o a v t e e n h e c o m m e n c e d w c r h m g i n a c o t t o n m a n u v a c t u r i n g, -5c i tab l i«5hment and , in ! .«3G mov^d to i roy N.Y. , , l i v ing in tne 5 th wardu f t h a t c i t y , t h e n c a l l e r ) t h e ? v i l l a g e o f A l h i a , a n d s t i l l f o l l o w i n g ,b hat same oc c upa fc i os \ .-,

A f t e r l e a v i n g A l b i a , h e t r a v e l l e d l o s e v e r a l d i f f e r e n t c i t i e s o f N e w*.„..,.•. ,,^5Cj vl?-j. iontj, and in i&3*~., wai made the agent for Arnolds, Ro^noons n d ' c o V. p e n y o f S a n d L a k e , K . Y. , p r o p r i e t o r s f o , ^ t h e L a n d L a h e C o t t o nWarp Company, and con t i nued as t h i e r manage r un t i l i c i 4L . .

He t hen e r ^a^e t i i n bhe mev chan t l i e bus iness v i l h h i s b r o t i h j r - i n - l aw, ^r . o l o n e l J . m T L a w r e n c e , i n B e i l v u e , O h i o , v e m a i n : i n u t h e r e u ; u i ! 1 ^ 4 4 ,when he Bold out to hl i is, an,. i with a i i tock of goods ca:p.e bo Fond au LacW i ^ c o n ^ i r s , l o c a t i n g i n w h a t w a i , c a l l e d a t * t h a t t i m e , t h e o l d B l o c kH o u s e , a t t h e f o r k s o f b h e r i v e r . I n t h e f a l l o f t h a t S c ^ e y e a r , h e ^c a m e t o O a k fi e l d , s e t t l i n g o n t h a t l a n d h e i i i ^ t i p r e v i o u s l y i ^ o u y n t p i f . 'ac res o f novernmer. fc land, whers? he opened a genera l s tore andr, " . i - t i n u e d " i n t r a d e u n t i l 1 3 5 4 , w h e n h e s o l d o u t a n d g a - / e h i - s a t t e n t i o nto fa rm ing . He con t inued on the fa ; \ ' i i un t i l 1863 = He then moveu ansot h e v i l l a g e w h e r e h e h a s l i v e d e v e r s i n c e .

H e o j a r r i K d i n D u t c h e s C o u n t y, N e w Yo r k , i n O c t o b e r 3 , 1 3 3 3 , H a n n a h ,d a u g h t e r o f H a n n a h H a l l a n d L u t h e r L o m b a r d , a f a r m e r o f L u d l o w, M a s s .T h e y h a v e h a d S c h i l d r e n ; W i l l i a m H e n r y, r l u n r y A l d e n , C b o b h d e a d :C h a r l e s E d w i n , H e n r y A l b e r t , L a u r a f ; n n 9 L o u i s a J a n e , A l i c e A n n u n r iE m m a F r a n c e s , E t h e f o u r l a t t e r a l s o d e a d : . .

r - r - . R i p l e y h e l d t h e o f fi c e o f p o ^ t 5 * a - t e r u n d e r P r e s i d e n t F i l l m o r e f o vU-ur vsa^ i^ has been .Just ice o f th* Peace and Chai r man or the 3c«sr^o f S u p e r v i s o r s . T h e f a m i l y a v e fi t ^ b b , ^ o f t h e C o n g r e g a t i o n a l u h u ; c h ,^he re he i s now se rv ing as one o f t he deacons , He i~> the p resen t ownero f 2 0 0 s e r e s o f l a n d i n O a k fi e l d , p a . t b e i n g v i l l a g e p r o p e r t y s . nsect ion 14, 21 B.nd 27a

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T s/OTEl. STURTEVA*?, the immigrant ancestor of the familyI. b/a.u^ ^ lf, ,, to Plymouth an early as Hay ^>,^ I ' 2 W t o I M a i Ta n fl fi l e d O c t . 1 6 6 9 I n F l y a o u t h ,1 6 4 2 - r i e ™ b ^ r . P l y m o u t h , A n n . J U & « -?£efL^: unVncrr) K*»b*r Vlyncutb vi l i tary Co.; Bol- f l lergon ia l " rs? (pK. 544 Vol . 3 , Colon ia l Vnr. l l le . o f the

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tt rEACCN BtWU? 5TI-RTEVAKT (BMIDLL1) of Plymouth and" • • S l a " . ^ . . . b o r n A p r i l 1 9 , 1 6 5 4 e n d o i e d A p r i l 2 1 ,

'■>■£" in BallfBT. Ke married first UercyeflifcJ$to.l°Ss-,d. July 2,1714 second tliz&beth£fcP£W._5,f ,.ni is recorded ct Plymouth Probate Court, 1730," VphtfH- Vjie* in »;hloh he mentions his f ircone: v; l fe

^ i f j A l , a n d h ™ c h l M r e n . O r n o n i . 1 r n t t l l i e n o f t h eU .Sj_ Vol,3,p.544.

2(Sec BosT?orth line for marriage of TV.a. Saaucl b*-™~h*rr «arv or i'ercy to David Kost?orth. 7ney became

^n t f o?Ha^ah "SJo r tb *ho mar r i ed W i l l i am R ip l ey I Iof Plympton. (Bee Kipley line).

HI jffiHEMIAE3 STURTEVAKT (SAHDEL3, SAOTELl V^U'ir^681d m. Dec .9 ,1703 Hu th Samson, b . Dec .33 .16o4

Tl i ly ha* ten chi ldren, their first being Cornel ius.* 2 xcoraBLius* sttoeeotst (uennai/a , saudel saeoel^ * < * \ W - 1 7 0 4 : « < 5 . D e c . 1 7 , 1 7 6 2 H e * S t y l e. D , w o v. . a u , . u r u d . 1 7 , 1 7 6 9 a g e d 5 8 y r s . 2 3 d a y s

grave stone record.

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n. F.l isabeth (name unknown)

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SILAS5 STURTKVAST, b. June *7, 1730wCn Sov.18,1756 Silas Sturtevant cf Plynpton,ano

Elizabeth Samson cf Hiddleborough,Mass.were married byr . i l v a x m s C o n a n t " .

(p£. 57 Vol24. Mayflower Desccndents).LUCY6 BTURTEVAHT (SILAS5 fCORNELIUS4, HnHEKIAR5,

/SAVUTL2, SAMlBLl)

m.Mar.5,1778.b . A u p . 1 5 , 1 7 5 9 a . J u n e 2 , 1 7 8 2Nathaniel Ripley of Plympton,Mass.

(Bee Plvmpton Records for Marriage of Lacy anaHathaniel*,pg.376; and for birth of their son,Isaac,p? 17?/Luoy *ife of Nathaniel Ripley,died June 2 1732 in

her 23rd year. - Records in Plympton cemetery ?£.117,Vol.XI,Mayflower Tescendents. 8ee Ripley Line.

TQhKSrCL - hlPLLY

Durinr the eusaer of lyUO an effort vac code to secure nore inforsia-noerniar our ancestor. John Torrence. Investigation revealed no

tv^ohVecords **>** k«?t in Clarendon, Vt., where h& lived prior to lt20,^'grttir that date no reoords sscntion the Torronce family. Nor do any*°ait«rla6 in the towr.ship, both private and public ceaeterieo, oontain^ - Torrance or Jiiploy tcsu^etones. Tutrc ifc a cerietory ntar Test fountain* •*• John Torrenoo lived, but many stones have been lost and destroyed*2* .^n ©wnetexy is in poor shape* John Torrence seens to have owned con-»«deroble land for those days, as several deeds would shows also ho owned•^oci: for tho towi clf-rk«c effioe still has a record of John Torrence•*

for hie cattle. Fences wore fevr or aon-exiotent and cattle werer'ven mrke to distinguish then Tram others* Theoo cattle narlM were record id to avoid controversy and to prove ownership.

John Torrance's nark is quoted horei

■Lark is a oroop of tho loft ear and a half croop of the upperside of the right ear and a happeny under the right eor.n

la swiern spellinc it would read.

A crop of tho left ear and a half crop of tho upper side cf the richt«*r and a out the site of a half-ponny under the rif£t ear.

The Clarendon town clerk1 s office has boec early records of JohnTorrence»8 land transactions. The e;jrlioot cystine rocord is dated Oct.U 1796, and io a deod node by Sacmcl Skeel of U.areudou, Vt., to JohnTorrenoi. She tract of land conveyed was in lilwendou tow-, i.utlaudCounty, und was deeded fbrthe sun of tliirty pounds, luo tract contained20.6 acres and waa doacril>od as followss

•jiosliininn at Potor Purkor'o southwest oomor, the:;ce south 66rods to Tinrouth town lino, thenoe east *J0 rods to a stake andstanos, thenoo north 10° ©act Cf> rods to Deter Parker's southeast cornor, thence wet 10° north 50 rods to firnt nontionedbound."

This sane tract of land, containing 2Q.6 acrec was deeded by JohnTorrence to Hannah Hc*fcstor on Oct. 11, 177?* "Kziow all aon by thesepresents that I, John Torrence of Clarendon, the county of Rutland and thestate of Veraont, do for the consideration of the Just sun of one hundreddollars, to w> in hand, paid before delivers' by Hannah UcUaster of thetorn of TTillianstown, Mass., tho receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge,by these presents do give, grant, soil, release, convey and eonfira untoher, the said Hannah HoUaster, to her heirs and assigns forever, ono oer-tain tract of land in the township of Clarendon and is bounded as follows 1Here follows sase description as preceding.

a .* mude bv John Torrence was of a tract of land in the sat*oftohJoV^eufand was dated Oct. 11, IB™. The description was not

j^# by investigatorr

ct^'aiAinj; twenty acres.', * i f*,*Tv-n^*s land transactions ere recorded, for one

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S . . . i f * - t he *ho lo c r t oe fem on *h l£ 2S t i ' « * .» I P^ * *»°<1 o f

T E £ £ i . 1 T S r y ^ r f S ^ - " i s h o r d e d o f M » To r r e n c e .*"" cL !-**«»..- o-.-ca ^ *«. - £r$rs££ E...# t r l , l ^ ' ^ ™ ^ S S £ t f - * S ^ c o f i - u o o n e «

l 3 A e h u e i o t S . « £ « l < * £ " « ^ £ £ £ ^ ^ t o t l l ^ a b i l i t y .

l t . * - p u u 3 . - i . i c t o « * c i « « o t t e * i » u c n i p i o y « ^ - ; ^o r N . t o r r c n c o * > e n * i e - - a m ^ . I r ' b r S t t l U - I s a a c E i p l . y .P l M l e y ' n d t u ; h t ? T, E l e c t a , w u o x c u r u . » ^ t ^ ^ W B b o r n* , o « * b o r n l a 1 3 2 S « « « « * ^ I ^ P * t x f c C h a r l e s l o r r o n c R i p l e y.■omtine betwen loO? and 1012.V *™ *££ ^.fourth child, Alden Ripley.w». bom in 1815 in northern U66Bf.ohuaa.t6. Tl* rouroi ou*died young.

S h o r t l y a f t e r 1 0 1 5 . L a e o • - ' - " ^ ^ ^■ k ^ W l ! ^V t . . * h o r e t h e y r o a r e d t h e i r *■ * * £ » • £ £ « ? £ £ « £ W — « * •I « * o a n d C h a r l e , * ^ ^ * J ^ T l ^ r ? l £ r f t o t h e * h * a r d o fTroy, U. Y.. T*»en in XC£VI^^l- S?y.L X.. has eearehed tho record,t h a t c i t y , f t o p u b l i c l i b r a r i a - . 1 - T r c , . J - . * • » ^ % . y . a n d n oof the looa l D.A.K. ohtp tor • • l la t o f " - * "^ww* £r,o tor ice ^ r.U p U y k i n o f o u r s l i e s f ^ * ^ ^ r % ^ o u r 1 k = l l y * « * * * > • C h a r t . ,- a r c h e d a n d o n i r o : * W * * g . J ^ ^ H a t h e y e a r . 1 8 11 5 - 1 8 1 * .Torrenee Ripley w.s listed as a <,B-"»'r?°^[? t thet ^na o- e. farm atE i . b r o t h e r , m i i a a I a a u o M p U » . ^ ^ T L t r t t o r t r l « t y e a r . , d i e d .Oei: Center. U.cousin. Khero their parent. spent ineir *« *and were buried, is a mastery.

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ry schools of•Ivt'd for someand for eight'onipany. Atvery businessised the barndded to thatins increased»od condition,>s a boardingi less.a native ofWilliam, .Jr.

d her demiseh her.i'ii whom hejiance. Fra-ious faith isreh. lie is aisiness seems

sant Prairiewas born inrie. Kenoshaid Tliankfulnd came tond here andcd until his11 years and,•nii'tery.it tended the• seasons hea'de lie eon-roveinent ofthe hitter's; one of thegood build-

(.„is of six children: Robert and Arthur, both deceased; Raymond, who married15,-ssie E. Largent; Carlton, who married Bessie Dixon, a daughter of Thomasi)ix«»ii: ami Earl and .Martin, who have also passed away. Mrs. Xewell has two1,,-oih.i-s and a sister.- Frederick and Ralph Willby; and Amelia, now the wifeof .Moses .Melville.

In his political views Mr. Xewell was always a republican after attaining hismajority, for he believed h'rmly in the principles of the party as factors in■omu! government, lie belonged to the North Prairie Methodist church and hisuas ;in honorable and upright life. Uq was diligent and industrious and owedhis success to those qualities. There are few who lived in Kenosha county whoknew more of its early history, remembering the day when Kenosha was a smalltown, of small industrial and commercial importance.

GEORGE H. RIPLEY, M. D.

Dr. George II. Ripley, one of the distinguished homeopathic practitioners ofKenosha, has throughout the entire period of his practice seemed to recognizefully th,- responsibilities that devolve upon him and has made every effort tokeep in touch with the advancement of science as there have been revealed toman truths relative to the preservation and restoration of health.

Dr. Ripley was born in the town of Oakfield, Fond du Lac county, Wisconsin,October 22, 1860, a son of Charles T. and Lucy A. (Holton) Ripley, the formera native ol Bennington, Vermont, and the latter of Northfield, Massachusetts.Charles T. Ripley was a son of Allen and Laura Ripley, also natives of theOreen Mountain state, while in the maternal line the ancestry is traced back toWilliam Holton, who was born in England in 1611 and on coming to Americam lb';!4 established his home in Massachusetts, where he passed away August 12,1691. His wife, Mary, died November 16, 1691. The couple representing thesecond generation were John and Abigail Holton, the former of whom diedApril 16, 1712. His widow survived for some years, as it is known that she wasliving in 1718. William Holton, of the third generation, born in 1679, wasmarried December 5, 1706, to Abigail Edwards and died November 1,'i, 1755.Samuel Holton, their son, born in 1710, died April 11, 1767. He married JoannaMorton, who died December 8, 1796, at the age of eighty-two years. Their son.Samuel Holton II, was born in 174o and passed away January 7. 1801. Onthe 19th of May, 1770, he wedded Sarah Alexander, who died July 28, 1831, atthe age of eighty-two years. Samuel Holton III, born in Massachusetts in 1770,di.-.l De-ember 1, 1851. IIe was married June 22, 1809, to Polly Stratton, whodied September 12, 1860, aged seventy-nine years. Lucy A. llolton. born inNonhlield. Massachusetts, in 1820. became the wife of Charles T. Ripley, whowas horn in Bennington. Vermont, in 1816. In early life he removed westwardlo Wisconsin, settling in Fond du Lac, where he took up the business of makingdairuerri'iifyprs, then a recently invented process of photography. lie afterward turned his attention to farming. His death occurivd in Oakfield. Wis-••"ii>iii. October 20, 1S61. while his wife surviving for many years, passed away in!>>.. They were consistent Christian people, holding membership in the Con-

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gregational church. Their family numbered three sons- Ch-.rle, g , »

; -amc a Mudon, ,n Lawrence University a, Applcton. Wisconsin. .)!,„•'Medical Co lege of C hicago and is numbed among its alum,,, of 1S91 For a

. period he engaged in practice in ,l,a, city hut soon returned ,o Ke ,„1n d h a s s i n c e f „ | | O H X . d h i s p r o f e s 5 i o a i n ^ „ ^ » ■

l«n ^« and. moreover, i, ,s known .hat he is an earnest a.< d"criminating student of hi, profession, at all times keeping i„ touch with deniII,.„ghl, research and investigation. He belongs ,„ the Kenosha Countv edjcaSociety, he Wnsin State Homeopathic Society, the American Institute oHomeopathy and the American Medical Association. He is also a momhc, f ,he!" ''"rt of nodical examinen and his high standing with the profess on

' thTT't H "\,hC,^ard 0f his ~"«8»« «"d contemporaries is indiea. ,n the fact that he has served as president of the county and state medica

societies and of the slate board of examiners

P,„0n "m^ nf Decemher' 1S86' »'■ RiP'ey »" united in marriap. !o MissFlorence JI fellows, of Kenosha, a daughter of Henry and Matilda fStanna d!Fellows. They hold membership in the Methodist church, in the work "vh ch

s. Ripley takes most active part. In politics the Doctor is a republican hut theactive duties of hi, profession leave him no time for participation in po lie.!

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CHARLES A. LEONARD.

Charles A Leonard is one of Kenosha's citizens who is numbered among theveterans of the Cv.l war and is now living retired f'rom active busi "' m ,moment hu, ,s still interested in commercial pursuits. He was born in OnoiZa"county, New 1 ork. Angus, 31, 1838. a son of Elijah D. and Dorothy Mm,?nngton) Leonard, both of whom were natives of the Empire state ' Thcv werereared and married in Onondaga county. In the paternal line the ancest v ™raced back to a period prior to the reign of King John of England at which■me the family was connected with royalty. The progenitor of The familv c me

to th. new world ■„ the colonial times, forsaking the right to a dukedom 7nEngland, and soon afterward he established his home at Taunton, Massac u ettsThe grandmother of Charles A. Leonard was a member of the Clarke am vand was related to John Quincy Adams. She >vSs also related to the famous

the iTJi. / n ThKeS';- W"0SC trip h3S bee0m" hiS,0ri<,al <"">«» tho name ofhack to Th tl"rk,,lra',"l"lon- Tl"' a"«'s"'-v »' ""■ Clarke line can be tracednack to John Clarke, who came to America with Parson Hooker and whosename is now perpetuated on a monument erected to the memorv of the fir* set-or, at Hartford. ConneCict. Of this family James Clarke served thmu.rl.out

ll.c American Revolution. It was ancestors of Charles A. Leonard who built the

Something of the Life, Family and Ancestry of

Charles Edwin Ripley

of Oakfield, Wisconsin

Compiled by Emma Ripley Cornog, Iowa City, Iowa1938

Revolutionary War records of some of our ancestorsin the Ripley Line

Listed in "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War" are three of ourdirect ancestors and several of their kin. Our great, great, great grandfather William Ripleym and five of his sons are mentioned as follows:

Wi l l i am R ip ley age 52 Vo lume 13 Page 349Private, Captain Partridge's Co.,Colonel Abijah Sterns Regiment; marched April 6,1778;discharged May 22,1778, service 1 month 16 days; company raised in Plymouth Countyand stationed at Dorchester Heights; also Captain Calvin Partridge's Company, ColonelWhitney's Regiment; marched Jury 30,1778; discharged September 3,1778; service 1month, 15 day's Island; Company raised in Plymouth County.

D a v i d R i p l e y a g e 2 7 Vo l u m e 1 3 P a g e 3 4 3Private, Captain Jesse Harlow's Company, services from February 29,1776 to November18,1776, 8 months 18 days. Company stationed at Plymouth for defense of seacoast.

Eleazer Ripley age 25 in 1775 Volume 13 Page 343Private, Captain John Bradford's Company, Colonel Theopholus Cotton's regiment; musterroll dated August 1, 1775; enlisted May 3,1775; service 3 months 6 days; also companyreturn dated October 7, 1775, also order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money datedRoxbury, November 9, 1775; also Sergeant, Captain Thomas Sampson's Company, ColonelThomas Lathrop's regiment, Joseph Cushing's brigade; service 15 days, Company marched toBristol, Rhode Island on an alarm in December 1776; also Captain William Crow Cotton'sCompany, Josiah Whitney's regiment; engaged July 29,1778; discharged September 13,1778;service 1 month 6 days, company raised in Plymouth County and marched to Rhode Island.

Nathaniel Ripley age 21 Volume 13 Page 347Private, Captain Jesse Harlow's Company, service from February 29, 1776 to November18, 1776, 8 months 18 days; company stationed at Plymouth for defense of seacoast.

We find in Mitchell's " History of Bridgewater" that William Ripley and his wife Mary settled inWest Bridgewater, Mass. We have not been able to discover his origin. A William Rirdey servedin Gallup's Company in the unsuccessful expedition against Quebec in 1690, and a WilliamRipley married Mary Corbison, of Taunton, Mass., October 11,1693. We are inclined to thinkthat the same individual is intended, and that he settled in West Bridgewater about the time of hismarriage. His children were contemporary with those of the grandchildren of William Ripley ofHingham. Five families of the following table are taken from Mr. Mitchell's work. His childrenwere:In this genealogy our ancestors are carried only to Isaac Ripley, bom in 1779. The name ofHannah Bosworth as the wife of William Ripley II is entirely ommitted. Nfy researches havecompleted the Ripley and allied lines and revealed how three women who married into the Ripleyfamily cany our ancestry back to the Mayflower. (Ernma Cornog, 1938)

SECOND GENERATIONChildren of William I, all bom at Bridgewater, MassachusettsMargaret b. 1694Sarah b. Marl696 and married George Bryant at Plymouth 29 Jan 1715John b. 7 Apr 1698 married Deborah Washburn of Bridgewater, daughter of John WashburnMartha b. 1700 niarried JcimRawsonatPrymouthon26 Junl718William Jr. b. 10 Mar 1702 married Hannah Bosworth at Plympton on 24 Feb 1725.Samuel b. 1 Sep 1705 married Abigail Bolton at Bridgewater on 11 May 1736.Jonathan b. 5Marl707 married Hannah Sturtevant at Halifax on20 June, 1731Timothy b. 27 Apr 1710 married Eunice Coomer at Bridgewater Jan 1737.Christopher b. Jul 1712 married Sarah Haward at Bridgewater 2 Nov 1737.

THIRD GENERATION<3riloW of William Jr.: aUbcroWilliam in b.3 Jul 1726 married Lydia Rrng(twin) at Kingston 5 Jan 1748, daughter of SamuelHannah b. 22 Feb 1730Patience b. 16 Nov 1742 m*rrit»A Zephaniah Perkins at Plympton on 22 Dec 1763Mary b. 3 May 1732 married John Foster at Kingston onl Nov 1750

FOURTH GENERATIONChildren of William HI: all bom at Kingston, MassDavid b. 7 Dec 1749 at Kingston, Mass married Jane Ellis Churchill on 3 Dec 1772Eleazer b. 22 Oct 1751 at Kingston, Mass married Mary Omey at Rochester 20 May 1780Grace b. 26 Oct 1753 at Prympton married George Bisbee at Plympton on 8 Apr 1773Nathaniel b. 5 Oct 1755 Married Lucy Sturtevant of Plympton, Mass on 5 Mar 1854 (page 376

Prympton Records) Lucy died 2 Jim 1782 age 23 (records m PlymptMi cemetery, page 117Vol. H, Mayflower Descendants)

Sarah b23 Sep 1757FrymtonLydia b. 1 Oct 1759 married Gideon Sampson, son of Zabdiel SampsonMary b. 11 Sep 1761 married Arthur ChandlerFrancis b. 26 Jul 1763 at Prympton married Elizabeth PrattWilliam IV b. 25 Jul 1765 in Prympton married LucyChipmanDaniel b. 10 Jul 1767 married Mary Hawkins at Ashuelot, NH,15 Apr 1793Isaac b. 11 Dec 1769Levi b. 7 Mar 1772 married Elizabeth Hawirins at Ashuelot, NH, in 1796John b. 8 May 1774.

FIFTH GENERATIONChildren of Nathaniel:Isaac b. 19 Feb 1779 at Plympton, Mass (page 171 Pry^^Alden b. 1782 d 24 Mar. 1854 (Tombstone record Winchester NH)

SDOH GENERATIONChildren of Isaac:Electa b. 1809 married Silas Sylvester Rosier at Albany, NY on 26 Jun 1827William Isaac b. iS iz married KtnnanlximhafdAlden b. abt 1814 and died a young manCharles Torrence b. 1815m Vermont married Lucy Arabelk Holton, daughter of Saniuel Holton

(1860 census Fond du Lac, WI indicate parents of Oiarles both bom m Vermont)

SEVENTH GENERATIONChildren of Charles Torrence: (from 1860 census Fond du Lac, Wl)Charles Stratton b. 10 Apr 1851, Northfield, Mass married SarahMaria Armstrong 22 Dec 1878Frederick William b. 13 Jun 1853 , FondDuLac,WI, married Mary Messner 12 Jun 1876George Henry b. 22 Oct 1860. Fond duLacWL (1880 census) married Florence Fellows.

EIGHTH GENERATIONChildren of Frederick William:Arabella Holton b. 19 Jun 1877, Oak Center, WI, married Enoch ColeBarbaraRuby b. 13May 1881,Trentontwp,Bioolrings,SD.marriedOiarlesVelteRussell Rosier b. 3 Oct 1883, Trenton twp, Brookings, SD, married HilahBeueReidFrederick Hubert b. 26 Dec 1887, Trenton twp, Brookings, SD, married Bemice BraggHoward Messner b. 29 Mar 1895, Oakfield, WI, married Elsa Nelson

NINTH GENERATIONChildren of Russell RosierDorothy Merle b. 13 Aug 1909, St. Louis, MO, married Clifton Porphrey Roberts 22 Aug 1942

Russell Reid b. 10 Apr 1911, Portland, OR, married Madeleine Leone Davis 25 Nov, 1932Myron Eugene b. 5 Oct 1926, Portland, OR

TENTH GENERATIONChildren of Russell Reid: all bom in Portland ORSharon Lee b. 30 May 1935Russell Reid Jr. b. 13 Aug 1937David Michael b. 13 Dec 1941Joanne Elaine b.23 Aug 1945John Patrick b. 19 Jury 1951

Note: Enmia Daisy( Ripley) Comog is my first cousin- 3 generations removed. She was thedaughter of Charles Edwin Ripley.

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