Ripley, James W.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 19, credited to Poultney, VT Unit(s): 11th VT INF Service: enl 8/12/62, m/i 9/1/62, Pvt, Co. C, 11th VT INF, dis/dsb 1/6/63 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 05/13/1843, Poultney, VT Death: 04/03/1916 Burial: Poultney Cemetery, Poultney, VT Marker/Plot: 56 Gravestone researcher/photographer: Heidi McColgan Findagrave Memorial #: 0 (There may be a Findagrave Memorial, but we have not recorded it) MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 3/2/1891, VT Portrait?: Poultney GAR Collection College?: Not Found Veterans Home?: Not Found (If there are state digraphs above, this soldier spent some time in a state or national soldiers' home in that state after the war) Remarks: None Webmaster's Note: The 11th Vermont Infantry was also known as the 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery; the names were used interchangably for most of its career DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
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Obituary
POULTNEY
James Ripley of Main street, in business in Poultney for many years, died Monday morning at 3 o'clock, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Irving Orr, after a long illness. Mr. Ripley and son, John Ripley, conducted a harness business in Poultney for a number of years. Mr. Ripley was a Civil war veteran. He is survived by two sons, Eugene Ripley of Fair Haven and John Ripley of Poultney, and one daughter, Mrs. Orr, also by one brother, Charles Ripley of this town. The funeral will be held at the house Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and at the Methodist church at 2:30 o'clock. Burial will be in Hillside cemetery.
Source: Rutland Daily Herald, April 4, 1916
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.