John Christian Pipp (1920 - 2005)

Born 4 Mar 1920 in Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Died 11 Feb 2005 at age 84 in Farmington, Oakland, Michigan, United States

Biography

The son of Rudolph Pipp and Anna (Schwab) Pipp, John Pipp was born in Highland Park, Michigan in 1920.^{[citation needed]} He lived in Detroit with his family.^[1][2] He registered for the draft when he was 21, registering in Detroit on July 1,1 941.^[3] He stated that he lived at home with his family, at 15408 Greenlawn in Detroit, and worked as a sewing machine operator for Ford Motor Company in Highland Park, Michigan. He was described as being 5'11" tall and 155 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve.^{[citation needed]}

John Pipp married Marilyn Margaret Carrier (1922-2006), the daughter of James E. Carrier and Helen Agnes Rohde, marrying in Detroit on May 27, 1943.^[4] He was 23 years old and the time of the marriage and Marilyn Carrier was 21, working as a stenographer. They had six children together, making their home in 1950 in Detroit, where John worked as a clerk for Wayne County.^[5]

John Pipp passed away in Farmington, Michigan at the age of 84^[6][7] and is buried at Oakwood Cemetery there.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7S3-3D5 : accessed 8 July 2022), John Pipp in household of Rudolf J Pipp, Detroit (Districts 0501-0750), Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 541, sheet 39A, line 6, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1054; FHL microfilm 2,340,789.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH9T-1VX : 10 January 2021), John Pipp in household of Rudolph Pipp, Detroit Ward 16, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 84-1031, sheet 8B, line 77, family 169, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1871.
3. ↑ National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Michigan, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 942. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Ancestry Record 2238 #267481843 with attached Image
4. ↑ Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 319; Film Title: 82 Wayne 289150-292369; Film Description: Wayne (Dates TBD); No. 611390; 290769. Ancestry.com. Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry Record 9093 #1708627 with attached Image
5. ↑ Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1913-1/1/1972. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC. United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 5045; Sheet Number: 24; Enumeration District: 85-2531: Detroit city - That part of Ward 22 (Tract 258 - part) Bounded by Pilgrim Ave.; Coyle Ave.; Fenkell Ave.; Greenfield Ave. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 77, 78, 79, 80. Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. Ancestry Record 62308 #178976336 with attached Image
6. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTG8-Q6T : 11 January 2021), John C Pipp, 11 Feb 2005; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
7. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKTX-7X2X : accessed 8 July 2022), John C Pipp, Michigan, United States, 13 Feb 2005; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Detroit News, The, born-digital text.
8. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVD-GQL3 : 24 February 2022), John Christian Pipp, Burial, Farmington, Oakland, Michigan, United States of America, Oakwood Cemetery. Find A Grave: Memorial #11693537