Melissa Alice Gripe Grason Gripe
29 March 1864 - 02 November 1882

I'm not sure which surname she was actually using since only her parent's surname is on the tombstone, also can't be sure of her age from tombstone or census. She was Grason in the 1880 census.

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Melissa Gripe

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Jun 21, 2017 7:41 PM

Last Name: Gripe

Maiden Name: Gripe

Last Name: Grason

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Melissa Gripe

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Mar 28, 2017 10:03 PM

Middle Name: Alice

Death Date: Nov. 28 18??

Birth Date: Mar. 29, 1864

Birth Place:
Kosciusko County
Indiana, USA

Death Date: Nov. 2, 1882

Death Place:
Kansas, USA

Spouse 1:
Frank G. Grason
(1862 - 1944)

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Melissa Gripe

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Nov 06, 2015 9:50 PM

Father:
Jacob Gripe
(1833 - 1923)

Mother:
Emmaline Knauff Gripe
(1841 - 1917)

The Gripes are related to our family through the Markley's in Star Cemetery.

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Trying to find her in some of the family census & figure out where she fit into the Gripe family:

Jacob Gripe

Father

United States Census, 1920

birth:
1834
Ohio
residence:
1920
Deer Creek, Custer, Oklahoma,

child:
Ellen Bahney
other:
John Bahney, William Bahney

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United States Census, 1910

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Jacob Gripe

Head

United States Census, 1900

Name Jacob Gripe

Event Type Census
Event Year 1900
Event Place Clarkson & Paradise Townships, Payne, Oklahoma Territory,

Gender Male
Age 67
Birth Date Feb 1833
Birthplace Ohio

Marital Status Married
Years Married 42
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1858

Race White
Race (Original) W
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head

Father's Birthplace Pensylvania
Mother's Birthplace Pensylvania

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

48. Jacob Gripe Head M 67 Feb 1833 Married 42 Yr (Est: 1858) Ohio Parent's Birthplace Pensylvania Farmer
49. Emeline Gripe Wife F 58 Sep 1842 Mother of how many children 11; Number of Living Children 10 Ohio Parent's Birthplace Ohio
50. Robert Gripe Son M 21 Sep 1879 Single Illinois Farm Laborer

51. Frank Gripe Son M 17 Jan 1883 Kansas Farm Laborer
52. Leroy Gripe Son M 15 Jul 1885 Kansas Farm Laborer

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http://preview.tinyurl.com/nz2uex2

Lines: 51-52
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ohw4wft

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMGD-45M), Jacob Gripe, Clarkson & Paradise Townships, Payne, Oklahoma Territory, United States; citing sheet 7A, family 140, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,341.

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Jacob Gripe

Head

United States Census, 1880/June 14th

Event Type Census
Event Year 1880
Event Place Long Creek, Macon, Illinois,

Name Jacob Gripe
Gender Male

Age 46
Birth Year (Estimated) 1834
Birthplace Ohio,

Marital Status Married

Race White
Race (Original) W

Occupation Farmer

Relationship to Head of Household Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Self

Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania,
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania,

Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number T9
Affiliate Film Number 0229

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

47. Jacob Gripe Self M 46 1834 Ohio, Parent's Birthplace Pennsylvania Farmer
48. Emeline Gripe Wife F 37 1843 Ohio, Parent's Birthplace Ohio
49. William H Gripe Son M 14 1866 Illinois,
50. Lydia Gripe Daughter F 12 1868 Illinois,

1. Meno Gripe Son M 11 1869 Illinois,
2. Jacob Gripe Son M 7 1873 Illinois,
3. Charles Gripe Son M 5 1875 Illinois,
4. Robert Gripe Son M 1 1879 Illinois,
5. Ella Gripe Daughter F 18 1862 Single Illinois,
6. Birdie A Gripe Grandson M 0 [8/12] 1880 Illinois, Parent's Birthplace Illinois
7. Melisa Grason Daughter F 16 1864 Single Illinois,
8. Lenora Grason Granddaughter F 0 [4/12] 1880 Illinois, Parent's Birthplace Illinois

View the original document.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBS-CW6?i=21&cc=1417683

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXVN-KSH), Jacob Gripe, Long Creek, Macon, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district 156, sheet 484B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0229; FHL microfilm 1,254,229.

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N S Gripe

Head

United States Census, 1880

birth: 1855, Indiana,
residence: 1880
Sheridan, Cherokee, Kansas,

spouse:
Alice Gripe
children:
John Gripe, Clara Gripe
other:
J W Maham

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J Gripe

United States Census, 1870

Name J Gripe

Event Type Census
Event Year 1870
Event Place Indiana,

Gender Male
Age 39
Race White
Race (Original) W
Birth Year (Estimated) 1830-1831
Birthplace Ohio

Page Number 29

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

17. J Gripe M 39 1830-1831 Ohio
18. S Gripe F 30 1839-1840 Ohio
19. L Gripe M 19 1850-1851 Indiana
20. S Gripe F 13 1856-1857 Indiana
21. J Gripe M 9 1860-1861 Indiana
22. S Gripe M 7 1862-1863 Indiana

View this document:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ow227mx

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX6N-DRR), J Gripe, Indiana, United States; citing p. 29, family 228, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,866.

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Jacob Gripe

United States Census, 1860

birth:
1834
Ohio
residence:
1860
Clay Township, Kosciusko, Indiana,

other:
Emeline Gripe, Nicholas Gripe

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