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James Herbert Rippy 1908–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jun 1908

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 21 Mar 1966

Death Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Father: James Rippy

Mother: Bessie Smith

Spouse(s): Samora Nelson

Children(s): James Rippy, Roy Rippy, Arthur Rippy, Lovie Rippy, Kenneth Sr., Jo Rippy, Edith Rippy, Bessie Rippy, James Jr., Lettie Rippy, Lucy Rippy

James Herbert Rippy was born in 1908 in Tennessee, the child of James Mitchell Rippy And Bessie Mattie Lee Smith. James Herbert Rippy married Samora Ora Nelson, and had children including Arthur Rippy, Bessie Ophelia Rippy, Edith Elizabeth Alberta Rippy, James Cola Rippy, James Herbert Rippy Jr, Jo Ella Rippy, Kenneth Eugene Rippy Sr, Lettie Ruth Rippy, Lovie Odell Rippy, Lucy Mae Rippy, Mack Miller Rippy Sr, Roy Rippy. James Herbert Rippy passed away in 1966 in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • James Herbert Rippy was born in 1908 in Tennessee, the child of James Mitchell Rippy And Bessie Mattie Lee Smith.
  • James Herbert Rippy married Samora Ora Nelson, and had children including Arthur Rippy, Bessie Ophelia Rippy, Edith Elizabeth Alberta Rippy, James Cola Rippy, James Herbert Rippy Jr, Jo Ella Rippy, Kenneth Eugene Rippy Sr, Lettie Ruth Rippy, Lovie Odell Rippy, Lucy Mae Rippy, Mack Miller Rippy Sr, Roy Rippy.
  • James Herbert Rippy passed away in 1966 in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Rippy
1872–1949
Birth Location: Normandy, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
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Bessie Smith
1887–1937
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Samora Nelson
1910–1951
Birth Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

James Rippy
1951–2014
Birth Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
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Roy Rippy
1939–1939
Birth Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
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Arthur Rippy
1937–1937
Birth Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
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Lovie Rippy
1945–1945
Birth Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
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Kenneth Sr.
1949–1997
Birth Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
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Jo Rippy
1944–2016
Birth Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
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Edith Rippy
1942–2015
Birth Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
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Bessie Rippy
1935–2015
Birth Location: Normandy, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
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James Jr.
1931–2000
Birth Location: Normandy, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
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Lettie Rippy
1929–2018
Birth Location: Wartrace, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
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Lucy Rippy
1928–2021
Birth Location: Wartrace, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
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James Rippy's Ancestors

Self
James Rippy
1908–1966
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
James Mitchell Rippy
1872–1949
Normandy, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Bessie (Mattie Lee) Smith
1887–1937
Tennessee
Grandparents
Randolph Rippy
1843–1932
Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James Rippey
–1858
Charity
1801–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Rippy's Descendants

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James (Herbert) Rippy (12 Jun 1908–21 Mar 1966) m. Samora (Ora) Nelson (11 May 1910–5 Aug 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

James Rippy's Timeline

2 Records

1908
12 Jun 1908
Birth of James Herbert Rippy in Tennessee
Tennessee
1966
21 Mar 1966
Age 58
Death of James Herbert Rippy in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1908
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1966
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
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