Brief Life History of Raymond Elmer
When Raymond Elmer Tripp was born on 30 January 1903, in Walker Township, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, William Edward Tripp, was 43 and his mother, Martha Householder, was 39. He married Lou Alta Shipe on 21 December 1922, in Lee, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in United States in 1949 and Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1950. He died on 3 January 1977, at the age of 73, and was buried in Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois, United States.
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- Unknown, "United States 1950 Census"
- Raymond Elmer Tripp, "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"
- Raymond Tripp, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1910 · Boy Scouts of America
When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English trip(pe) (n) ‘(to) dance; stumble’ (Old French tripe(r)), either an occupational name for a dancer, or a nickname for someone who had difficulty walking.
English: metonymic occupational name from Middle English trip(e) ‘tripe’ (Old French tripe).
German: metonymic occupational name for a maker of wooden pattens (trippe), a type of raised sole that could be strapped to normal footwear for walking in unpaved muddy streets.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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