Our Family History
George Stratford Gripton
1847 - 1903 (56 years)-
Name George Stratford Gripton Born 25 Sep 1847 Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada Gender Male Died 3 Dec 1903 Joplin City, Jasper, Missouri, USA Siblings 4 siblings Patriarch & Matriarch Robert Gripton, b. Abt 1813, England, UK , d. 27 May 1879, Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada (Age 66 years) (Father)
Elisabeth McMurchy (Great Grandmother)Notes - Became naturalized U. S. Citizen 11 Jul 1872; moved to Jones Co., Iowa 1868
Moved to Smith County Kansas 1872, homesteaded 8 miles NE of Smith Center
Moved (alone) to Joplin, Missouri 1900
1900 census USA
Missouri, Galena Township Joplin city ward 5
Geo Gripton M born Sep 1847 Married Blacksmith married for 30 years emigrated in 1860
Person ID I7857 Clark Last Modified 17 Nov 2011
Father Robert Gripton, b. Abt 1813, England, UK , d. 27 May 1879, Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada (Age 66 years) Mother Janet MacPherson, b. 2 Apr 1813, Killean and Kilchenzie, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. 24 Aug 1890, Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years) Family ID F2158 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Wife Adelaide Adell Butler, b. 23 Mar 1847, New York, New York, USA , d. 13 Sep 1913, Haxtun, Colorado, USA (Age 66 years) Married 5 May 1870 Jones, Union, Iowa, USA - 1880 census USA
Smith, Kansas
Household Gender Age
George Gripton M 31
Adda A. Gripton F 32
Charles R. Gripton M 7
David H. Gripton M 3
Edward Ainsworth M 24
James Baker M 34
Children 1. Charles Robert Gripton, b. Apr 1874, Beaver, Smith, Kansas, USA , d. Yes, date unknown + 2. David H. Gripton, b. Nov 1877, Beaver, Smith, Kansas, USA , d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Laura A.+ 3. Joanne Estella Gripton, b. 16 Nov 1880, Beaver, Smith, Kansas, USA , d. 10 Jul 1933, Arapahoe, Colorado, USA (Age 52 years) ▻ Altice Homer Lyon m. 12 Apr 1903+ 4. Pauline Gripton, b. May 1886, Smith, Kansas, USA , d. Yes, date unknown Last Modified 17 Nov 2011 Family ID F2483 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Became naturalized U. S. Citizen 11 Jul 1872; moved to Jones Co., Iowa 1868