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James Mitchell Rippy 1872–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Nov 1872

Birth Location: Normandy, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 20 May 1949

Death Location: Normandy, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Father: Randolph Rippy

Mother:

Spouse(s): Bessie Smith

Children(s): Jerry Sr, Sarah Rippy, Robert Rippy, James Rippy, Willie Rippy, Elsie Johnson, Ruth Rippy, Argie Rippy, James Sr., Levoy Sr., Christine Young, Jennie Rippy

The story of James Mitchell Rippy began in 1872 in Normandy, Bedford, Tennessee, USA. James Mitchell Rippy married Bessie Mattie Lee Smith, and had children including Argie Lena Rippy, Christine Rippy Young, Elsie Rippy Johnson, James Herbert Rippy, James Richard Rippy Sr, Jennie C Rippy, Jerry Rippy Sr, Levoy Rippy Sr, Robert Rippy, Ruth Rippy, Sarah Elvina Rippy, Willie Rippy. James Mitchell Rippy passed away in 1949 in Normandy, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Mitchell Rippy began in 1872 in Normandy, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.
  • James Mitchell Rippy married Bessie Mattie Lee Smith, and had children including Argie Lena Rippy, Christine Rippy Young, Elsie Rippy Johnson, James Herbert Rippy, James Richard Rippy Sr, Jennie C Rippy, Jerry Rippy Sr, Levoy Rippy Sr, Robert Rippy, Ruth Rippy, Sarah Elvina Rippy, Willie Rippy.
  • James Mitchell Rippy passed away in 1949 in Normandy, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Rippy's Ancestors

Self
James Rippy
1872–1949
Birth Place: Normandy, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Randolph Rippy
1843–1932
Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
James ("Jim") Rippey
–1858
Charity
1801–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Rippy's Descendants

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James (Mitchell) Rippy (5 Nov 1872–20 May 1949) m. Bessie (Mattie Lee) Smith (1887–12 Apr 1937)
  1. 1. Jerry (Rippy) Sr 1920–1981 m. Maurie (L "Mamie") Cooper 1922–1999
    1. 1. Diana (Louise) Rippy 1946–2004 m. Johnny (Lee) Young 1940–2010
    2. 2. Jerry (Leon Rippy) Jr. 1942–1980
    3. 3. Mary (Emma) Rippy 1943–2022
  2. 2. Sarah (Elvina) Rippy 1912–2007
  3. 3. Robert Rippy 1904–1941
  4. 4. James (Herbert) Rippy 1908–1966 m. Samora (Ora) Nelson 1910–1951
    1. 1. James (Cola) Rippy 1951–2014
    2. 2. Roy Rippy 1939–1939
    3. 3. Arthur Rippy 1937–1937
    4. 4. Lovie (Odell) Rippy 1945–1945
    5. 5. Kenneth (Eugene Rippy) Sr. 1949–1997
    6. 6. Jo (Ella) Rippy 1944–2016
    7. 7. Edith (Elizabeth Alberta) Rippy 1942–2015
    8. 8. Bessie (Ophelia) Rippy 1935–2015
    9. 9. James (Herbert Rippy) Jr. 1931–2000
    10. 10. Lettie (Ruth) Rippy 1929–2018
    11. 11. Lucy (Mae) Rippy 1928–2021
  5. 5. Willie Rippy 1911–1978
  6. 6. Elsie (Rippy) Johnson 1914–2001
  7. 7. Ruth Rippy 1916–1987
  8. 8. Argie (Lena) Rippy 1916–1966
  9. 9. James (Richard Rippy) Sr. 1918–1982
  10. 10. Levoy (Rippy) Sr. 1924–1989
  11. 11. Christine (Rippy) Young 1901–1965
  12. 12. Jennie (C) Rippy 1905–1915

James Rippy's Timeline

3 Records

1872
5 Nov 1872
Birth of James Mitchell Rippy in Normandy, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Normandy, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
1900
7 Nov 1900
Age 28
James Mitchell Rippy was married in Bedford, Tennessee
Bedford, Tennessee
1949
20 May 1949
Age 77
Death of James Mitchell Rippy in Normandy, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Normandy, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1872
    Event Place: Normandy, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1900
    Event Place: Bedford, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1949
    Event Place: Normandy, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

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