Ida Adams Ripley (187?-1935) and Benajah Perry Ripley (1886-1958) were the daughter and son of Charles Coates Ripley and Anna Mary Adams.Both lived all their lives on the farm north of Whitehall.Anna never married and worked as a practical nurse and midwife.Benajah inherited the farm from his father and remained there raising his family and farming until the end of his life.Benajah, my grandfather kept a diary account of every day of his life from the age of 17 until one month before he died at age 72. |