Daniel Warwick TRIPLETT

1894 - 1989  (95 years)

• Name	Daniel Warwick TRIPLETT
  Born	3 Aug 1894	Marion Co. Mo.
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Nov 1989	Columbia Regional Hospital, Columbia, Mo.
  Buried	15 Nov 1989	Palmyra Mausoleum, Palmyra, Mo.
  Person ID	I1959	Josh E. Taylor Jr. Tree
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Jefferson Davis TRIPLETT,   b. 21 Jul 1861, Fauquier Co., Va. ,   d. 1 Jan 1956, Marion Co. Mo.  (Age 94 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jessie Ann BROWN,   b. 13 Dec 1868, Marion Co. Mo. ,   d. 8 Aug 1939, Marion Co. Mo.  (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	12 Sep 1887	Home of William Baxter, Fabius Twp., Mo.   [1]
  Notes	"MARION COUNTY COUPLE TO BE WED FIFTY YEARS *** Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Triplett Will Celebrate Sunday With Family Dinner, "Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Triplett, who live north of here in Fabius township, will observe fifty years of married life Tuesday, September 14 [1937], but the event will be celebrated in their home Sunday at a family dinner. "The couple was married in Fabius at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Baxter by the Rev M.L. Thomas, who at that time was pastor of the First Baptist Church in Palmyra. They have spent all of their married life in the same township. With the exception of two years, they have lived on the same farm located a few miles north of the Fabius community house. "Father Was Veteran. "A native of Forquire [sic], Va., Mr. Triplett was born on his father's farm on the date of the first battle of Bull Run, September 21, 1861. His father Reuben Triplett took part in the battle on the side of the Confederacy and the son was named for Jefferson Davis. "At the age of twenty, Mr. Triplett left his Virginia home and came to Marion county. During the first seven years of his residence here he was employed on the Fabius farms of William and Frank Taylor, but following his marriage started farming operations for himself and has been one of the most successful men in his township. From early boyhood fox hunting has been his principal hobby and for a number of years he has kept a pack of well bred fox hounds. "Before marriage Mrs. Triplett was Miss Jessie Brown. She was born a short distance north of Palmyra, December 13, 1868. Her parents were Frank and Katherine Brown, also natives of this county, who died when she was about five years of age. Following the death of her parents she lived in the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. William Baxter of Fabius and has spend her entire life in that township. "Delayed Honeymoon Trip Mr. and Mrs. Triplett tell friends that they deferred their honeymoon trip for about forty hears when they tood a trip to Virginia and visited the county where Mr. Triplett was born. "Mr. amd
  Family ID	F288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Janie MCPIKE,   d. 25 Aug 1970
  Married	3 Mar 1919	Palmyra, Mo.
  Children	1. Jack TRIPLETT  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Alice KERN
  Married	1971	Withers Mill, Mo.
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F705	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "D.W. Triplett was transferred Thursday to Columbia Regional Hospital in Columbia, MO from Hannibal hospital. He died Sunday night; his death was not unexpected. Sincere sympathy to his son Jack and Mary and other family members." -- Palmyra Spectator, Wed, Nov. 15, 1989 "Daniel Triplett "Services for Daniel Warwick Triplett, 95, of 524 Sunset Drive, formerly of Fabius and Wither's Mill communities, were held Wednesday, Nov 15, 1989, at 10:30 a.m., in Lewis Brothers Chapel. The Rev. William J. Miller and the Rev. Chris L. Combs officiated with interment in the Palmyra Mausoleum. Casket bearers were Kevin Triplett and Keith Triplett. "Mr. Triplett died at 10:15 p.m., Sunday, November 12, in Columbia Regional Hospital. He was born August 3, 1894 in Marion County to Jefferson Davis and Jessie Brown Triplett. He married Janie McPike on March 3 1919 in Palmyra. She died August 25, 1970. He then married Alice Kern Ihrig at Wither's Mill in 1971. She survives. "Also surviving are two daughters, Mary Frances Good, Kansas City, Ruth Baughman, Hannibal; one son, Jack Triplett, Palmyra; step-daughters, Margaret Christianson, Camp Hill, PA, Mary Withers, Derby, KS, Ruth Forman, Route 2, Hannibal; grandchildren, Elaine Good, Carol Bohl, Donna Lauffer, Deborah Larson, Kevin and Keith Triplett; step-grandchildren, Sarah Chisemore, Gary, Bruce, Joseph, Jessie, and Jay Foreman, Alan Christianson, Karin Slate, Jean Rhine, and Marion Baughman; four great-grandchildren and 18 step-great-grandchildren; also three nieces and one nephew. "He was preceded in death by two brothers, Howard and Harvey and two sisters, Lula Carson and Mary Atwater. "Mr. Triplett was an avid gardner, former member and deacon of Bethel Baptist Church, farmed in the Fabius community for 55 years, graduated from LaGrange College and attended Gem City Business College. He was a member of Providence Baptist Church. "Memorials may be made to Hannibal-LaGrange College." -- Clipping from an unknown newspaper.

  
  

• Sources

  [S118] Palmyra Spectator.