James Martin Rippey

Brief Life History of James Martin

When James Martin Rippey was born in April 1793, in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States, his father, Edward Ross Rippey II, was 29 and his mother, Mary Sarah Elmore, was 29. He married Mary Holt in 1814, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He died on 14 February 1867, in Sumner, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 73.

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Family Time Line

James Martin Rippey
1793–1867
Mary Holt
1795–
Marriage: 1814
Jack Rippy
1814–
Jim Rippy
1815–
Maston E. Rippey
1820–
Andrew Jackson Rippy
1826–1901

Sources (4)

  • Jame S Rippy, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • James Rippy, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • James Rippy, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1796 · Tennessee Becomes a State

On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English, Irish, or Scottish: unexplained.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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