Garner Moffitt Tripp (1849 - 1919)

Born Sep 1849 in Freedom, Carroll, Illinois, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Arminda Josephine (Knapp) Tripp — married 25 Jun 1868 in Jasper, Iowa, USA

Descendants

Died Apr 1919 at age 69 in Newton, Jasper, Iowa, USA

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Biography

Birth

SEP 1849

Freedom, Carroll, Illinois, USA^[1]

Death

APR 1919

Newton, Jasper, Iowa, USA^[2][1]

Census

Date: 11 JUL 1860

Loc: Clear Creek, Jasper, Iowa, USA^[3]

Date: 1856

Loc: Clear Creek, Jasper, Iowa, USA^[4]

Date: 1 AUG 1870

Loc: Washington, Jasper, IA, USA^[5]

Occupation: Farmer

Date: 1885

Loc: Clear Creek, Jasper, Iowa, USA^[6]

Date: 4 JUN 1900

Loc: Colfax, Jasper, IA^[7]

Occupation: Lawyer

Date: 29 APR 1910

Loc: Colfax, Jasper, Iowa, USA^[8]

Occupation: Attorney

Date: 1915

Location: Colfax, Jasper, Iowa, USA^[9]

Occupation: Attorney

Burial

12 APR 1919

Mausoleum, Newton Union Cemetery, Newton, IA^[10][11][12]

Religion

Christian

1915

Colfax, Jasper, Iowa, USA^[13]

Occupation

Attorney

1918

Colfax, Jasper, Iowa

iagenweb.org

Mayor

1892, 1897^[14]

Note

They apparently moved to Iowa in 1854 since he claims to have been in Iowa for 61 years in the 1915 census.^[15]

"Grandfather Tripp was a lawyer. Until he was 40, he had been a farmer in Clear Creek township, Jasper County. The big depression of the early nineties was too much for him, so he sold his livestock and went to Colfax. There he studied law in the office of General Weaver, until he passed the bar.

"In those 28 years before his death, he became successful, known throughout the state in professional civic and church life. (He was). . . one of those who brought electricity to Colfax years before many other communities. He was also a Democrat. When I was small I used to think the U,S. government would decay if the Republicans got into office. I also had the same opinion about the Methodists. I used to feel sorry for my friends in the Methodist church who would not be able to get into heaven because they had not been immersed. In later years, we discussed neither politics nor religion, if we could help it, when my grandfather was present. He was a strong man, strong of will and opinions. He was tall, quite dignified . . . and I was always proud of him, but also always in awe. He did think well of me, though. With his habits of not noticing the little things around him, he would surprise me with such things as a pair of beautiful roller skates . . . .

"When the Civil War broke out in 1861, he was only 13, and too young to enlist. By the time the war was ending, he thought it was time for him to serve his country. I remember his telling, he attempted to “sign up”, but was too youthful looking and could not make it. He said that was difficult for him all of his life, being nearly the age of the other fellows who had had the war experience, and he not able to join the G.A.R.. . .

"I think his formal education ended at the age of 11 or 12, . . . but he was a student all of his life. His library in the big brown house at Colfax, was no doubt one of the largest in town, or the country. He served on the school board for years, on the town council, and was elected mayor. Was elder in the Church at Colfax as long as he lived there.

"First a farmer, then a lawyer in Colfax, Iowa later moved to Newton, Iowa In Newton lived at 808 S. 2nd Ave. W."^[16]

Marriage

25 JUN 1868

Jasper, Iowa, USA^[17][18]

Sources

• Source: S10 Record ID Number: MH:S10 User ID: DCCF0EAE-0E89-4CEE-AB82-849A296C6C1B UPD 14 OCT 2011 04:31:36 GMT-6 Title: 1915 Census Iowa Jasper Colfax Object: Format: jpg Title: 1915 Census Iowa Jasper Colfax File: E:\Pictures\Documents\Tripp9Feb2013_Photos\P24_761_730.jpg PHOTO_RIN MH:P24 FILESIZE 174279
• Source: S106 Record ID Number: MH:S106 User ID: 4479ED86-7CDC-42DD-B2B7-E32C6644263A UPD 16 JUN 2012 07:05:49 GMT-6 Title: Find A Grave
• Source: S11 Record ID Number: MH:S11 User ID: D70200DB-C400-4AA7-AC6D-2BF08B31096B UPD 14 OCT 2011 04:53:38 GMT-6 Title: Iowa Newton Union Cemetery Burials
• Source: S12 Record ID Number: MH:S12 User ID: E7B97829-4D81-4D46-A18C-B4548AEFD119 UPD 14 OCT 2011 05:00:08 GMT-6 Title: 1856 Census Iowa Jasper Clear Creek Object: Format: jpg Title: 1856 Census Iowa Jasper County David File: E:\Pictures\Documents\Tripp9Feb2013_Photos\P25_810_912.jpg PHOTO_RIN MH:P25 FILESIZE 271860
• Source: S13 Record ID Number: MH:S13 User ID: D84F2449-6E0C-42BD-9E01-AE2517FE03DB UPD 14 OCT 2011 05:08:51 GMT-6 Title: 1860 Census Iowa Jasper Clear Creek Object: Format: jpg Title: 1860 Census Iowa Jasper Clear Creek David File: E:\Pictures\Documents\Tripp9Feb2013_Photos\P26_1414_2000.jpg PHOTO_RIN MH:P26 FILESIZE 747809
• Source: S14 Record ID Number: MH:S14 User ID: D0F6660C-E7CB-40B3-8851-FAA61A98D390 UPD 14 OCT 2011 05:19:04 GMT-6 Title: 1870 Census Iowa Jasper Washington Object: Format: jpg Title: 1870 Census Iowa Jasper Washington File: E:\Pictures\Documents\Tripp9Feb2013_Photos\P27_1510_2000.jpg PHOTO_RIN MH:P27 FILESIZE 1092029
• Source: S15 Record ID Number: MH:S15 User ID: 2B4FB5B6-7E8C-41C3-9673-68685F25BCEC UPD 14 OCT 2011 05:25:37 GMT-6 Title: 1885 State Census of Iowa Object: Format: jpg Title: 1885 Iowa Census Garner File: E:\Pictures\Documents\Tripp9Feb2013_Photos\P28_2000_1519.jpg PHOTO_RIN MH:P28 FILESIZE 863595
• Source: S17 Record ID Number: MH:S17 User ID: EFB5E02D-EC27-467E-B24E-17EBC7E7CDA2 UPD 14 OCT 2011 05:30:44 GMT-6 Title: iagenweb.org Page: http://iagenweb.org/jasper/marriage/gv1-t.htm Data: Text: Bridegroom Bride Married By Date CONT Tripp, Garner M Knapp, Arminda O C Howe 25 Jun 1868 CONT Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
• Source: S171 Record ID Number: MH:S171 User ID: CA232A3F-4C60-4AC4-B47D-42E060A5A724 UPD 10 JAN 2013 07:34:00 GMT-6 Title: Jackson County Marriage Records Text: , Vol. B, page 14 CONT Ohio Page: http://iagenweb.org/jasper/marriage/gv1-t.htm Data: Text: Bridegroom Bride Married By Date CONT Tripp, Garner M Knapp, Arminda O C Howe 25 Jun 1868 CONT Quality or Certainty of Data: 31
• Source: S18 Record ID Number: MH:S18 User ID: 558E7F75-0014-444A-A1CB-51BD91DDDE68 UPD 14 OCT 2011 05:41:29 GMT-6 Title: 1900 Census Iowa Jasper Washington Object: Format: jpg Title: 1900 Census Iowa Jasper Washington twp File: E:\Pictures\Documents\Tripp9Feb2013_Photos\P29_1996_2000.jpg PHOTO_RIN MH:P29 FILESIZE 1058996
• Source: S19 Record ID Number: MH:S19 User ID: B921BF76-0C66-46DB-B60F-B5E199F22897 UPD 14 OCT 2011 05:48:00 GMT-6 Title: 1910 Census Iowa Jasper Colfax Object: Format: jpg Title: 1910 Census Iowa Jasper Colfax Garner File: E:\Pictures\Documents\Tripp9Feb2013_Photos\P30_957_1018.jpg PHOTO_RIN MH:P30 FILESIZE 429423
• Source: S2 Record ID Number: MH:S2 User ID: 430AFCE2-4052-4D54-811B-CA30AFEA490C Title: Iowa Jasper county Newton Morgan Funeral Home Publication: Tripp - Garner Moffitt- 12 Apr 1919 - Newton, IA - Mausoleum Newton Union - 69y 7m 6d - IL - David Tripp, Ohio - Margaret Shreck, Ohio Text: Tripp - Garner Moffitt- 12 Apr 1919 - Newton, IA - Mausoleum Newton Union - 69y 7m 6d - IL - David Tripp, Ohio - Margaret Shreck, Ohio
• Source: S20 Record ID Number: MH:S20 User ID: 25406724-8B15-45A0-818B-8F0E72507066 UPD 14 OCT 2011 05:57:10 GMT-6 Title: 1915 Census Iowa Jasper Colfax Object: Format: jpg Title: 1915 Census Iowa Jasper Colfax File: E:\Pictures\Documents\Tripp9Feb2013_Photos\P24_761_730.jpg PHOTO_RIN MH:P24 FILESIZE 174279

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Title: Tripp Family Genealogy Website Link: http://www.trippgenealogy.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=I57888&tree=Master
2. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: http://iagenweb.org/jasper/funeral_homes/newton_morgan/MBK2M-Z.PDF
3. ↑ Source: #S13 Page: 94
4. ↑ Source: #S12
5. ↑ Source: #S14 Page: 3 Quality or Certainty of Data: 4
6. ↑ Source: #S15
7. ↑ Source: #S18 Page: 2
8. ↑ Source: #S19 Page: 9
9. ↑ Source: #S20 Page: 2293 Quality or Certainty of Data: 4
10. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Book 2 (1915-1920)
11. ↑ Source: #S11 Page: http://www.newtongov.org/Departments/PW/PDFS/Union%20Cemetery%20Burials.pdf Data: Text: Tripp Garner Moffitt 69 Wednesday, April 9, 1919 1919 7 64 14 son of David & Margaret (Shreck) Tripp; born 1849 Quality or Certainty of Data: 4
12. ↑ Source: #S106 Page: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=52829367 Data: Text: Birth: Sep., 1849 CONT Illinois, USA CONT Death: Apr. 9, 1919 CONT Iowa, USA CONT CONT Age 69, son of David & Margaret (Shreck) Tripp CONT CONT Father of Luanna Tripp; Eleanor Cox; Emma Tripp; Jesse Tripp; Clarence Tripp; Mryron Tripp; Grace Tripp; Milo Tripp; Arlie Tripp and Leo Haupert CONT CONT CONT Family links: CONT Spouse: CONT Arminda Josephine Knapp Tripp (1848 - 1928) CONT CONT Children: CONT Emma Bell Tripp McMurray (1873 - 1949)* Quality or Certainty of Data: 4
13. ↑ Source: #S20 Data: Date: 1915 Text: Church of Christ Quality or Certainty of Data: 4
14. ↑ Past and present of Jasper County, Iowa by Weaver, James Baird, 1833-1912, p 351, Link: https://archive.org/details/pastpresentofjas01weav/page/350/mode/2up?q=Tripp
15. ↑ Source: #S10
16. ↑ Lois Cox Young, personal recollection, 1961, as told to Philip Tripp via email, email in the possession of Philip Tripp.
17. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: http://iagenweb.org/census/jasper/1885-IA-jasper-clear_creek.txt
18. ↑ Source: #171

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