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Sarah Elizabeth Ripley 1903–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1903

Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 21 May 1990

Death Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Father: Wescum Ripley

Mother: Hilda Ripley

Spouse(s): Charles Leavitt

Children(s):

Sarah Elizabeth Ripley was born in 1903 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of Wescum Jonathan Ripley And Hilda Anne Hillie Ripley. In 1910, Sarah Elizabeth Ripley resided in Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA. In 1920, Sarah Elizabeth Ripley resided in Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA. Sarah Elizabeth Ripley married Charles Harding Leavitt. Sarah Elizabeth Ripley passed away in 1990 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Elizabeth Ripley was born in 1903 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of Wescum Jonathan Ripley And Hilda Anne Hillie Ripley.
  • In 1910, Sarah Elizabeth Ripley resided in Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Sarah Elizabeth Ripley resided in Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Ripley married Charles Harding Leavitt.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Ripley passed away in 1990 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wescum Ripley
1881–1943
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
WR
Hilda Ripley
1872–1955
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
HR

Spouses(s)

Charles Leavitt
1889–1951
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
CL

Children(s)

Sarah Ripley's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Ripley
1903–1990
Birth Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
Wescum Jonathan Ripley
1881–1943
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Hilda (Anne "Hillie") Ripley
1872–1955
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Edward (Thomas "Tom") Ripley
1848–1920
Virginia, USA
Sarah (F) Hudgins
1855–
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Wescombe Hudgins
1820–1892
Nancy Hudgins
1825–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Josiah Forrest
1802–1882
Sarah Hunley
1805–1880

Sarah Ripley's Timeline

10 Records

1903
20 Apr 1903
Birth of Sarah Elizabeth Ripley in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 7
Sarah Elizabeth Ripley resided here in Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
Sarah Elizabeth Ripley resided here in Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
Sarah Elizabeth Ripley resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Sarah Elizabeth Ripley resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1936
1936
Age 33
Sarah Elizabeth Ripley resided here in Norfolk; Portsmouth; South Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk; Portsmouth; South Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 37
Sarah Elizabeth Ripley resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 47
Sarah Elizabeth Ripley resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1990
18 May 1990
Age 87
Death of Sarah Elizabeth Ripley in Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Gloucester, Virginia, USA
1990
21 May 1990
Age 87
Burial of Sarah Elizabeth Ripley in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1903
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04315; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 114-141
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: 3676; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 115-66B
    [10] Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., Burials, 1815-2023, City of Norfolk; Norfolk, Virginia, USA; Burial Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04315; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 114-141

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1936
    Event Place: Norfolk; Portsmouth; South Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04315; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 114-141

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: 3676; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 115-66B

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: 3676; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 115-66B

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1990
    Event Place: Gloucester, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., Burials, 1815-2023, City of Norfolk; Norfolk, Virginia, USA; Burial Records

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 May 1990
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., Burials, 1815-2023, City of Norfolk; Norfolk, Virginia, USA; Burial Records
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