Person Record

Metadata

Name

Ripley, Homer J.

Genealogy ID

01796

Born

08 DEC 1839

Birthplace

Richmond, Tioga PA

Deceased

OCT 1906

Deceased where

Mansfield, Tioga PA

Cemetery

Mainesburg Cemetery

Occupation

Merchant, Wool grower, Farmer

Titles & honors

F. & A. M. Friendship Lodge No. 247
G.A.R. Mansfield Post # 48
Civil War (Captain)
Resgiter & Recorder of Tioga County

Military

Civil War

Father

Philip Sebra Ripley

Mother

Lorena Webster

Spouse

Adalina Rumsey

Reference

GAR

Notes

RIPLEY - CAPT. H. J. RIPLEY.[SRGP 01796]
Death of an estimable Resident of Mansfield an Former Register and Recorder of Tioga County. At 2 o'clock on Friday morning last, following a long illness, death claimed Capt. Homer J, Ripley, one of Mansfield's most estimable citizens, and former Register and Recorder of Tioga county. The funeral was held from the home, in Sherwood street, on Sunday at 11 a.m. and from the M.E. church in Mainesburg at 12:30, the members of the Masonic lodge and General Mansfield post G. A. R. with which both of which organizations he was affiliated, attending in a body. The Rev. F. J. Allington, pastor of the Mainesburg M. E. church, was the officiating clergyman. Captain Ripley is survived by his wife and six brothers- Volney, Roswell and Cresson, of this vicinity; Hobart, of Missouri; Ezra, of Utica, N.Y., and Philander, of Scranton. Homer J. Ripley, son of Philip S. and Lorena Webster Ripley, was born near Mansfield, December 8, 1839. He lived and worked on his father's farm until he reached man's estate, and was educated in the district schools and Mansfield Seminary, now the Normal. In the summers of 1858/9 he assisted in laying brick in the erection of the seminary building, and in 1860 did similar work upon the jail in Wellsboro. In the winter of 1861 he entered the store & J. & R. R. Webster, in Mainesburg, as a salesman, remaining until the spring of 1862. He then entered a Binghamton, N.Y. commercial college. In August 1862, he enlisted in the Fourteenth U. S. Infantry, then a part of the First Brigade, Second division, Fifth army corps, Army of the Potomac. In September, 1864, he was promoted sergeant, and in November was made commissary sergeant. Having passed an examination for promotion before General Casey's board, he was commissioned second and first , successively, in the Fourteenth regiment, in June 1865. Soon after he was made adjutant, and left New York harbor with his regiment in November 1865, for California. The command reached Camp Goodwin, Arizona, in May 1866, and in July became 3rd battalion of the Thirty second U. S. infantry. He was promoted captain in the new regiment on September 15, 1867, and commanded at Camp Bowie, Arizona, until July,1869, and when he took leave of absence for a visit home, and was married on November 1, 11869, to Adalena Rumsey, a daughter of Aaron Rumsey, of Sullivan township. In February, 1870, Captain Ripley was assigned to duty as commissary for the Arapahoe and Cheyenne Indians, at Camp Supply, Indian Territory, and resigned from the service on January 1, 1871.

Upon his return to civil life Captain Ripley engaged in the mercantile business of Mansfield, subsequently located on his farm, but seven years later again embarked in merchandising at Mainesburg. He closed his store at the latter place in January, 1888, to enter upon his duties as Register and Recorder, in which he served three consecutive terms, and most capably. He then settled on his farm in Sullivan township, later to coming to Mansfield, where he passed the remainder of his life. In politics he was an unswervingly loyal Republican..Mansfield Advertiser, 31 October 1906, p.3

Homer J. Ripley was born in 1839 in Richmond Township and enlisted Aug. 27, 1862 at Mainesburg, Pa., as a private in Co. F 2nd Bat. 14 U.S. Infantry. He was successively promoted to Sgt. Com., Sgt. Lt., and Captain. He was in hospitals at Washington, DC and Philadelphia, Pa., two months during 1863, with malarial fever, and was furloughed for ten days in Sept., from the latter city. He fought at Chancellorsville, but the balance of his service consisted of scouting, skirmishing, guard and garrison duty. He was transferred March 21, 1866 to Co. D 32nd U.S. Inf., in Arizona territory. He was adjutant of 3rd Bat. 14 u>s> Inf., from promotion to Lt., in 1865 to date of Capt.’s Comm., in Sept. 1867. He resigned from the service in Indian Territory Jan. 1, 1871. Homer Ripley joined GAR Post No. 48, April 5, 1876.

Fourteenth United States Infantry. Company C, of the First Battalion, of the above regiment had the following Tioga County men, mustered August 27, 1862 for three years.

Publications

Mansfield Classical Seminary

Places of residence