Brief Life History of David H.
When David H. Ripley was born in 1862, in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States, his father, Lewis Ripley, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Jane Jackson, was 20. He married Georgia M. Noxon on 24 January 1886, in Adams, Gage, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Ouray, Colorado, United States in 1900.
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Sources (10)
- David Ripley in household of Lewis Ripley, "United States Census, 1870"
- D H Ripley, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
- D.H. Ripley in entry for George L. Ripley and Altha Snook, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
Spouse and Children
1862– Male
1870–1907 Female
Children (6)
1888–1954 Female
1891–1982 Female
1894–1981 Male
1897–1968 Female
1899–1983 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1825– Male
1842– Female
Siblings (4)
1862– Male
1863– Male
1865– Female
1867–1934 Female
World Events (8)
1863
Age 1
1877
Age 15
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 34
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Ripley (Derbyshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Yorkshire). The Hampshire and Surrey placenames derive from Old English ripel, rippel ‘strip of land’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. The Yorkshire placename probably derives from the Anglian tribe name Hrype + Old English lēah. The Derbyshire placename may derive from Old English ripel, rippel or the Anglian tribe name Hrype + Old English lēah.
History: William Ripley (died 1656) came from Wymondham, Norfolk, England, to Hingham, MA, in 1638.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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