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May Ophelia Buck 1858–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Nov 1858

Birth Location: Van Buren, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 2 Mar 1940

Death Location: Riverside, Riverside, California, USA

Father: Elmour Buck

Mother: Mary Bradford

Spouse(s): James Roripaugh

Children(s): Leroy Roripaugh, John Roripaugh, Edna Roripaugh, Charles Roripaugh, Alice Roripaugh

The story of May Ophelia Buck began in 1858 in Van Buren, Iowa, USA. May Ophelia Buck married James Gaines Roripaugh, and had children including Alice Cary Roripaugh, Charles Clifford Roripaugh, Edna Mary Roripaugh, John Elmour Roripaugh, Leroy Sherman Roripaugh. May Ophelia Buck passed away in 1940 in Riverside, Riverside, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of May Ophelia Buck began in 1858 in Van Buren, Iowa, USA.
  • May Ophelia Buck married James Gaines Roripaugh, and had children including Alice Cary Roripaugh, Charles Clifford Roripaugh, Edna Mary Roripaugh, John Elmour Roripaugh, Leroy Sherman Roripaugh.
  • May Ophelia Buck passed away in 1940 in Riverside, Riverside, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elmour Buck
1832–1900
Birth Location: Patriot, Switzerland, Indiana, USA
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Mary Bradford
1835–1893
Birth Location: Switzerland, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

James Roripaugh
1858–1933
Birth Location: Jamestown, Wayne, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Leroy Roripaugh
1881–1956
Birth Location: Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA
LR
John Roripaugh
1884–1975
Birth Location: Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA
JR
Edna Roripaugh
1888–1980
Birth Location: Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA
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Charles Roripaugh
1899–1985
Birth Location: Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
CR
Alice Roripaugh
1886–1951
Birth Location: Nebraska, USA
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May Buck's Ancestors

Self
May Buck
1858–1940
Birth Place: Van Buren, Iowa, USA
Parents
Elmour Fayette Buck
1832–1900
Patriot, Switzerland, Indiana, USA
Mary Bradford
1835–1893
Switzerland, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Sherman (Aholiab) Buck
1791–1862
Wyalusing, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
Urania (Maria) Hicks
1808–1872
Middletown Springs, Rutland, Vermont, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Hicks
1768–1845
Elizabeth Butts
1770–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Butts
1742–1803
Phebe Brown
1735–

May Buck's Descendants

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May (Ophelia) Buck (1 Nov 1858–2 Mar 1940) m. James (Gaines) Roripaugh (2 Feb 1858–3 Dec 1933)
  1. 1. Leroy (Sherman) Roripaugh 1881–1956 m. Myrtle (Cora) Barnett 1883–1936
    1. 1. Eldred (Mildred) Roripaugh 1904–1999 m. Philip (Irvin) Pattan 1898–1969
      1. 1. Stanford (Philip) Pattan 1926–2009
    2. 2. Barney (L) Roripaugh 1906–1961 m. Mabel (Eleanor) Yates 1907–1980
      1. 1. Mildred (Caroline) Roripaugh 1928–2007 m. Ralph (Dale) Haskin 1923–
      2. 2. Robert (Leroy) Roripaugh 1925–2007
      3. 3. Phyllis (Marie) Roripaugh 1926–
    3. 3. Mary (Evelyn) Roripaugh 1912–1992 m. Arthur (John) Wilks 1910–1981
    4. 4. William (Sylvester) Roripaugh 1912–1990 m. Nona (Cheney) Bernard 1914–1980
      1. 1. Nonie (Bernard) Roripaugh 1942–1999
      2. 2. David (William) Roripaugh 1945–2006
  2. 2. John (Elmour) Roripaugh 1884–1975 m. Pearl (Annetta) Barnett 1885–1974
    1. 1. Margaret (Pearl) Roripaugh 1913–2002 m. Richard (D) Ramsey 1911–1971
    2. 2. Louis (L) Roripaugh 1907–1994 m. Hedwig (Antonia) Berger 1918–2013
    3. 3. Leo (Elmour) Roripaugh 1909–1999 m. Marian Elliot 1909–2002
  3. 3. Edna (Mary) Roripaugh 1888–1980 m. Walter (Eugene) Crane 1890–1976
    1. 1. Richard (Elmour) Crane 1916–1990
    2. 2. Evelyn (Anita) Crane 1921–1976 m. Forrest (Leroy) Hutchins 1920–1997
      1. 1. Richard (Leroy) Hutchins 1942–1991
    3. 3. Robert (C) Crane 1919–2006
  4. 4. Charles (Clifford) Roripaugh 1899–1985 m. Marion Abbott 1897–
    1. 1. Charles (Clifford) Roripaugh 1927–1989
  5. 5. Alice (Cary) Roripaugh 1886–1951

May Buck's Timeline

2 Records

1858
1 Nov 1858
Birth of May Ophelia Buck in Van Buren, Iowa, USA
Van Buren, Iowa, USA
1940
2 Mar 1940
Age 82
Death of May Ophelia Buck in Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
Riverside, Riverside, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1858
    Event Place: Van Buren, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1940
    Event Place: Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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