Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameRuth KELLER 
8, p G28; unnamed
8, p G28; unnamedBirth8 Mar 1915, Holton, Jackson, Kansas8142
Death9 Jan 2007, Manhattan, Riley, Kansas8142 Age: 91
BurialHolton, Jackson, Kansas8142, p 2
FatherHenry KELLER Jr. (1861-1943)
MotherCalvin M. McCULLOH (~1871-1961)
Census Data
• 1950 Census: Manhattan, Riley, Kansas. Age 35, b KS. Married 6 years.8137
Spouses
Removal1936, Manhattan, Riley, Kansas8139 Age: 28
Death18 Apr 1985, Manhattan, Riley, Kansas8136, month & year only,8139 Age: 77
OccupationKansas State College faculty8135
FatherDon Everett TRIPP (1877-1960)
MotherEliza WILSON (1878-1923)
Individual Notes
• Informant on Funeral Record of May Wilson.8134
• [excerpts} His vocation was mechanical engineering…but Wilson Tripp, who died early this morning at his home, had his own personal bridges into the unlikely worlds of traversing challenging wilderness trails and exploring ways of improving this country’s political system.
At age 77, Mr. Tripp held the title of emeritus professor of mechanical engineering at Kansas State University.
Mr. Tripp grew up in the San Francisco area. He graduated from University of California at Berkeley and received his doctorate from University of Illinois.
Mr. Tripp married Ruth Keller on May 25, 1942, in Holton. He has lived in Manhattan since 1936.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth of the home, one son Alan Tripp of Prairie Village; one daughter, Mrs. Helen Martin of Manhattan, and one grandchild.8139
• [excerpts} His vocation was mechanical engineering…but Wilson Tripp, who died early this morning at his home, had his own personal bridges into the unlikely worlds of traversing challenging wilderness trails and exploring ways of improving this country’s political system.
At age 77, Mr. Tripp held the title of emeritus professor of mechanical engineering at Kansas State University.
Mr. Tripp grew up in the San Francisco area. He graduated from University of California at Berkeley and received his doctorate from University of Illinois.
Mr. Tripp married Ruth Keller on May 25, 1942, in Holton. He has lived in Manhattan since 1936.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth of the home, one son Alan Tripp of Prairie Village; one daughter, Mrs. Helen Martin of Manhattan, and one grandchild.8139
Census Data
• 1910 Census: Vallejo, Solano, California. Age 2, b CA. Parents b CA. Enumerated with his mother; no father.8266
• 1920 Census: Oakland, Alameda, California. Age 12, b CA. Parents b CA. Enumerated as Wilson W. Tripp.4406
• 1930 Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Age 22, b CA. No occupation. Living with aunt, May Wilson.4655
• 1940 Census: Manhattan, Riley, Kansas. Age 33, b CA. Divorced. Lodger in household of Fred Peery. Instructor; State College.8148
• 1950 Census: Manhattan, Riley, Kansas. Age 49, b CA. Teacher, Mechanical Engineering; State College.8137
• 1920 Census: Oakland, Alameda, California. Age 12, b CA. Parents b CA. Enumerated as Wilson W. Tripp.4406
• 1930 Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Age 22, b CA. No occupation. Living with aunt, May Wilson.4655
• 1940 Census: Manhattan, Riley, Kansas. Age 33, b CA. Divorced. Lodger in household of Fred Peery. Instructor; State College.8148
• 1950 Census: Manhattan, Riley, Kansas. Age 49, b CA. Teacher, Mechanical Engineering; State College.8137
Marriage25 May 1942, Holton, Jackson, Kansas8, p G28; marriage only,8139,8142
ChildrenHelen Lyda (1943-2017)
Allan Keller (1946-2011)