Robert Harris Ripley (1877 - 1931)

Born 1877 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Nov 1931 at about age 54 in Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Robert was born in 1877 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, the son of H.P. Ripley and _____ _______. He married Ada Story. He passed away before 1950 and is buried at Bronswood Cemetery, Oak Brook, DuPage County, Illinois.

Census

1910 US Federal Census. Illinois, Cook, Riverside.

• Robert H Rippley (Head) - 33, b. Ohio, fb. Ohio, mb. Ohio, married 7 years, president steel mfg.
• Ada Rippley (Wife) - 30, b. Ohio, fb. Ohio, mb. Ohio, married 7 years, 2 of 2 children living.
• Beatrice Rippley (Daughter) - 3, b. Illinois.
• Hampton Rippley (Son) - 0, b. Illinois.
• Minnie Bowers (Servant) - 29, b. Scotland, fb. Scotland, mb. Scotland, single, domestic, immigrated in 1906.
• Cathrine Mc Carthy (Servant) - 25, b. Scotland, fb. Scotland, mb. Scotland, single, domestic, immigrated in 1907.
• Cariline Olson (Servant) - 30, b. Sweden, fb. Sweden, mb. Sweden, single, cook, immigrated in 1880.

1920 US Federal Census. Illinois, Cook, New Trier Township.

• Robert H Riply (Head) - 40, b. Ohio, fb. California, mb. California, steel manufacturer.
• Ada Riply (Wife) - 40, b. New York, fb. New York, mb. New York.
• Beatrice Riply (Daughter) - 13, b. Illinois.
• Hampton R Riply (Son) - 11, b. Illinois.
• Wilder H Riply (Son) - 9, b. Illinois.

1930 US Federal Census. Illinois, Cook, New Trier.

• Robert H Ripley (Head) - 53, b. Massachusetts, fb. Massachusetts, mb. Massachusetts, manager steel factory, $200,000 value of real estate.
• Ada S Ripley (Wife) - 53, b. Illinois, fb. New Hampshire, mb. Illinois.
• Beatrice Ripley (Daughter) - 23, b. Illinois.
• Hampton Ripley (Son) - 22, b. Illinois.
• Wilder Riley (Son) - 19, b. Illinois.
• Miss Lempie Petersen (Servant) - 36, b. Michigan, fb, Finland, mb, Finland, single.

Sources

• 1910 US Federal Census. Illinois, Cook, Riverside. ED 113, Sheet 5a. familysearch.org (See Census.)
• "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949", FamilySearch (familysearch.org : Sat Mar 09 05:42:24 UTC 2024), Entry for Wilder Harding Ripley and Robert Harris Ripley. (Son's birth record lists father's birth place.)
• 1920 US Federal Census. Illinois, Cook, New Trier Township. ED 130, Sheet 11a. familysearch.org (See Census.)
• 1930 US Federal Census. Illinois, Cook, New Trier. ED 16-2225, Sheet 6a. familysearch.org (See Census.)
• Robert Harris Ripley on findagrave.com.