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Below is a family biography included in The History of Wright County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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J. W. Rippee, druggist at Cedar Gap, Wright County, Mo., was born in Webster County, Mo., in 1850, the son of John and Catherine (Newton) Rippee, and grandson of William Rippee, who died when John Rippee was small, and hence no account of him. John Rippee was born in Kentucky in 1822, and grew to manhood in Indiana. He came to Missouri in 1837, locating in what is now Webster County, but then Pulaski, and is one of the pioneer men of the place. He is still alive; was married in Pulaski County, and is still a resident of Webster. His wife, Catherine Newton, was born in Indiana in 1833, and by her marriage became the mother of ten children, eight now living, and J. W. Rippee being the eldest in order of birth. He was reared in Webster County on a farm, and remained on the same until June 19, 1888, when he was united in marriage to Miss Melissa Potter, of Douglas County, Mo., born in 1869, and the daughter of William Potter, one of the early settlers. Mrs. Rippee received a common-school education, and is a refined and much esteemed lady. Mr. Rippee embarked in the drug business in May, 1887, and owns a half interest in the establishment. He also owns forty acres of land in Barry County, Mo. In politics, he is a Republican.
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