Brief Life History of John Baptiste
When John Baptiste Ripplinger was born on 30 October 1860, in Seine-et-Oise, France, his father, Nikolaus Ripplinger, was 33 and his mother, Susanna Gill, was 24. He married Louise Beutler on 1 May 1889, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Bates, Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1910 and Driggs, Teton, Idaho, United States in 1920. He died on 28 November 1931, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- John B Ripplinger, "United States Census, 1920"
- birth record
- John Baptiste Ripplinger, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863
The Dutch abolished slavery in Suriname. The Dutch were among the last Europeans to abolish slavery.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
German:
habitational name for someone from Ripp(o)lingen in the Rhineland.
derivative of Riepling, a patronymic from a pet form of the ancient Germanic personal name Riepl, formed with rīc ‘power(ful)’ + -ing.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John Baptist Ripplinger - Personal History
HISTORY OF JOHN BAPTIST RIPPLINGER [History written by Lois Ripplinger Haderlie, a granddaughter, on March 31, 1960, with information received from Edith Ripplinger Mosier, Henry, Lawrence, Richard, …
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