Obituary:
DEATH TAKES W. B. TRIPP
Valley Mourns Beloved Pioneer Citizen
Hemet received a shock this week in the death of William Benjamin Tripp, one of the most widely known pioneer citizens of this section of Riverside County. He was a highly esteemed member of the Hemet-San Jacinto Valley's largest family and for more than 30 years had been an important figure in the life of the community.
Death came to him Saturday morning. For several months he had been a sufferer from pictoriasis rebrum, a violent skin disease for which there is no known cure. He had been in poor health for several years but gave up active work only a year ago. He was confined to a Los Angeles hospital for seven months. He spent a month at home after returning from Los Angeles then went to a Riverside hospital. He again returned to Hemet 10 days before he died.
The funeral service at the Roulston Undertaking Parlor Monday afternoon was the most largely attended that has been held here in several years. A wealth of floral offerings testified to the high regard in which he was held. The service was conducted by the Rev. W. R. Hensley of the First Christian Church. A male quartet sang "Nearer My God to Thee", a favorite hymn of the deceased.
Father was ‘49er
William Benjamin Tripp was born near San Bernardino in 1861. Most of his boyhood was spent near his birthplace. His father, Samuel V. Tripp came to California from Ohio in the gold rush of '49. But fortune in gold was elusive, so he became a cattleman, first near San Bernardino, then joining the Reed and Parks families in the mountains south of Hemet.
There was no Hemet when the Tripp family arrived here. San Jacinto was only a trading post. The Tripp home south of Hemet, commonly known as Tripp Flats, is now occupied by Clinton Tripp.
W.B. Tripp's mother was Rose Ramsey of New York. Mr. Tripp received most of his education at his mother's knee, for schools were the exception rather than the rule in California during the period of his boyhood. When he reached early manhood Mr. Tripp took up a homestead near his father's ranch at Cahuilla. For about three years he carried the mail in a buckboard between Colton and Temecula, and sometimes into Julian, where he met his wife, who was Miss Alice Hopkins, a sister of Jack Hopkins, Hemet business man.
Popular With Indians
The Indian population predominated here when the Tripp family arrived from San Bernardino and the Indians soon took a special liking to W. B. Tripp. At one time he took the place of the Indian school teacher at Cahuilla for six months. Many of the incidents in Helen Hunt Jackson's novel, "Ramona" were well know to W. B. Tripp, and many of the characters of the story were his intimate acquaintances. He knew Ramona in her early girlhood, and Alessandro (Juan Diego) was employed on his father's ranch.
Former Congressman William Kettner was an intimate friend and great admirer of W. B. Tripp. Kettner at one time worked for Mr. Tripp as a ranch hand.
Twenty-five years ago W. B. Tripp opened the first meat market in Hemet. After operating it for several years he turned it over to his son, Arthur, and his brother in-law, Jack Hopkins. Later he took the business back but finally sold it to Mr. Hopkins.
He was always a cattleman, other occupations being merely side-lines with him. Even after moving his family into Hemet and establishing them in a home on State street, he continued the raising, buying and selling of cattle on the ranch at Cahuilla. Several years ago, with a number of associates, he started oil drilling operations in San Timeteo Canyon, but insufficient financing compelled the discontinuance of this project.
For many years Mr. Tripp operated a sawmill at Keen Camp, and he was associated with many other business activities in this vicinity.
Large Family
Besides his widow, Mr. Tripp is survived by two brothers, Shasta and Ozra Tripp of Hemet, and one sister, Mrs. Edith Reed of Cahuilla. He leaves six step-brothers, Dan Tripp of Aguanga, Judd and Wallace Tripp of Gold Dust Mining Camp. Frank Tripp of Sultana, Ed Tripp of Dinuba and Clint Tripp of Aguanga. Three step-sisters are living, Mrs. H. A. Clark of Hemet, Mrs. Lou McCarrol of San Diego and Mrs. Lena Robertson of Sage.
Of his 12 children 11 are living. They are: Edith R. Bradford of Hemet, Arthur M. Tripp of Oregon, Rose E. Morse of Hemet, Bert D. Tripp of Dinuba, Hester A. O'Weiler of Santa Ana, Annie L. Williams of Long Beach, Xeva Elliott of Hemet, Iris D. Eggen of Dinuba, Ruth N. Tripp of Hemet, Darrell V. Tripp of Hemet, and Noreen Tripp of Hemet. One son, Roy Tripp, is dead.
Among his grandchildren are Alice, Edith, Roberta and Willa Bradford of Hemet, Donald and Helen Eggen of Dinuba, Mary Alice Tripp of Hemet, and Betty, Merritt and Dorothy Mae Williams of Long Beach.
Among the nephews and nieces are Lester, Gilbert and Albert Reed of Sage. Mrs. Mary Simpson of Kansas, William and Charlie Tripp of Hemet, Mrs. Maude Williams of Los Angeles, Jessie and Fred Tripp of Northern California, Walter Tripp of Badger, California, Chester and Clyde Tripp of Hemet.
The Hemet News (Hemet, California)
Wednesday, June 18, 1926 - page 1 and 12
DEATH TAKES W. B. TRIPP
Valley Mourns Beloved Pioneer Citizen
Hemet received a shock this week in the death of William Benjamin Tripp, one of the most widely known pioneer citizens of this section of Riverside County. He was a highly esteemed member of the Hemet-San Jacinto Valley's largest family and for more than 30 years had been an important figure in the life of the community.
Death came to him Saturday morning. For several months he had been a sufferer from pictoriasis rebrum, a violent skin disease for which there is no known cure. He had been in poor health for several years but gave up active work only a year ago. He was confined to a Los Angeles hospital for seven months. He spent a month at home after returning from Los Angeles then went to a Riverside hospital. He again returned to Hemet 10 days before he died.
The funeral service at the Roulston Undertaking Parlor Monday afternoon was the most largely attended that has been held here in several years. A wealth of floral offerings testified to the high regard in which he was held. The service was conducted by the Rev. W. R. Hensley of the First Christian Church. A male quartet sang "Nearer My God to Thee", a favorite hymn of the deceased.
Father was ‘49er
William Benjamin Tripp was born near San Bernardino in 1861. Most of his boyhood was spent near his birthplace. His father, Samuel V. Tripp came to California from Ohio in the gold rush of '49. But fortune in gold was elusive, so he became a cattleman, first near San Bernardino, then joining the Reed and Parks families in the mountains south of Hemet.
There was no Hemet when the Tripp family arrived here. San Jacinto was only a trading post. The Tripp home south of Hemet, commonly known as Tripp Flats, is now occupied by Clinton Tripp.
W.B. Tripp's mother was Rose Ramsey of New York. Mr. Tripp received most of his education at his mother's knee, for schools were the exception rather than the rule in California during the period of his boyhood. When he reached early manhood Mr. Tripp took up a homestead near his father's ranch at Cahuilla. For about three years he carried the mail in a buckboard between Colton and Temecula, and sometimes into Julian, where he met his wife, who was Miss Alice Hopkins, a sister of Jack Hopkins, Hemet business man.
Popular With Indians
The Indian population predominated here when the Tripp family arrived from San Bernardino and the Indians soon took a special liking to W. B. Tripp. At one time he took the place of the Indian school teacher at Cahuilla for six months. Many of the incidents in Helen Hunt Jackson's novel, "Ramona" were well know to W. B. Tripp, and many of the characters of the story were his intimate acquaintances. He knew Ramona in her early girlhood, and Alessandro (Juan Diego) was employed on his father's ranch.
Former Congressman William Kettner was an intimate friend and great admirer of W. B. Tripp. Kettner at one time worked for Mr. Tripp as a ranch hand.
Twenty-five years ago W. B. Tripp opened the first meat market in Hemet. After operating it for several years he turned it over to his son, Arthur, and his brother in-law, Jack Hopkins. Later he took the business back but finally sold it to Mr. Hopkins.
He was always a cattleman, other occupations being merely side-lines with him. Even after moving his family into Hemet and establishing them in a home on State street, he continued the raising, buying and selling of cattle on the ranch at Cahuilla. Several years ago, with a number of associates, he started oil drilling operations in San Timeteo Canyon, but insufficient financing compelled the discontinuance of this project.
For many years Mr. Tripp operated a sawmill at Keen Camp, and he was associated with many other business activities in this vicinity.
Large Family
Besides his widow, Mr. Tripp is survived by two brothers, Shasta and Ozra Tripp of Hemet, and one sister, Mrs. Edith Reed of Cahuilla. He leaves six step-brothers, Dan Tripp of Aguanga, Judd and Wallace Tripp of Gold Dust Mining Camp. Frank Tripp of Sultana, Ed Tripp of Dinuba and Clint Tripp of Aguanga. Three step-sisters are living, Mrs. H. A. Clark of Hemet, Mrs. Lou McCarrol of San Diego and Mrs. Lena Robertson of Sage.
Of his 12 children 11 are living. They are: Edith R. Bradford of Hemet, Arthur M. Tripp of Oregon, Rose E. Morse of Hemet, Bert D. Tripp of Dinuba, Hester A. O'Weiler of Santa Ana, Annie L. Williams of Long Beach, Xeva Elliott of Hemet, Iris D. Eggen of Dinuba, Ruth N. Tripp of Hemet, Darrell V. Tripp of Hemet, and Noreen Tripp of Hemet. One son, Roy Tripp, is dead.
Among his grandchildren are Alice, Edith, Roberta and Willa Bradford of Hemet, Donald and Helen Eggen of Dinuba, Mary Alice Tripp of Hemet, and Betty, Merritt and Dorothy Mae Williams of Long Beach.
Among the nephews and nieces are Lester, Gilbert and Albert Reed of Sage. Mrs. Mary Simpson of Kansas, William and Charlie Tripp of Hemet, Mrs. Maude Williams of Los Angeles, Jessie and Fred Tripp of Northern California, Walter Tripp of Badger, California, Chester and Clyde Tripp of Hemet.
The Hemet News (Hemet, California)
Wednesday, June 18, 1926 - page 1 and 12
Obituary:
DEATH TAKES W. B. TRIPP
Valley Mourns Beloved Pioneer Citizen
Hemet received a shock this week in the death of William Benjamin Tripp, one of the most widely known pioneer citizens of this section of Riverside County. He was a highly esteemed member of the Hemet-San Jacinto Valley's largest family and for more than 30 years had been an important figure in the life of the community.
Death came to him Saturday morning. For several months he had been a sufferer from pictoriasis rebrum, a violent skin disease for which there is no known cure. He had been in poor health for several years but gave up active work only a year ago. He was confined to a Los Angeles hospital for seven months. He spent a month at home after returning from Los Angeles then went to a Riverside hospital. He again returned to Hemet 10 days before he died.
The funeral service at the Roulston Undertaking Parlor Monday afternoon was the most largely attended that has been held here in several years. A wealth of floral offerings testified to the high regard in which he was held. The service was conducted by the Rev. W. R. Hensley of the First Christian Church. A male quartet sang "Nearer My God to Thee", a favorite hymn of the deceased.
Father was ‘49er
William Benjamin Tripp was born near San Bernardino in 1861. Most of his boyhood was spent near his birthplace. His father, Samuel V. Tripp came to California from Ohio in the gold rush of '49. But fortune in gold was elusive, so he became a cattleman, first near San Bernardino, then joining the Reed and Parks families in the mountains south of Hemet.
There was no Hemet when the Tripp family arrived here. San Jacinto was only a trading post. The Tripp home south of Hemet, commonly known as Tripp Flats, is now occupied by Clinton Tripp.
W.B. Tripp's mother was Rose Ramsey of New York. Mr. Tripp received most of his education at his mother's knee, for schools were the exception rather than the rule in California during the period of his boyhood. When he reached early manhood Mr. Tripp took up a homestead near his father's ranch at Cahuilla. For about three years he carried the mail in a buckboard between Colton and Temecula, and sometimes into Julian, where he met his wife, who was Miss Alice Hopkins, a sister of Jack Hopkins, Hemet business man.
Popular With Indians
The Indian population predominated here when the Tripp family arrived from San Bernardino and the Indians soon took a special liking to W. B. Tripp. At one time he took the place of the Indian school teacher at Cahuilla for six months. Many of the incidents in Helen Hunt Jackson's novel, "Ramona" were well know to W. B. Tripp, and many of the characters of the story were his intimate acquaintances. He knew Ramona in her early girlhood, and Alessandro (Juan Diego) was employed on his father's ranch.
Former Congressman William Kettner was an intimate friend and great admirer of W. B. Tripp. Kettner at one time worked for Mr. Tripp as a ranch hand.
Twenty-five years ago W. B. Tripp opened the first meat market in Hemet. After operating it for several years he turned it over to his son, Arthur, and his brother in-law, Jack Hopkins. Later he took the business back but finally sold it to Mr. Hopkins.
He was always a cattleman, other occupations being merely side-lines with him. Even after moving his family into Hemet and establishing them in a home on State street, he continued the raising, buying and selling of cattle on the ranch at Cahuilla. Several years ago, with a number of associates, he started oil drilling operations in San Timeteo Canyon, but insufficient financing compelled the discontinuance of this project.
For many years Mr. Tripp operated a sawmill at Keen Camp, and he was associated with many other business activities in this vicinity.
Large Family
Besides his widow, Mr. Tripp is survived by two brothers, Shasta and Ozra Tripp of Hemet, and one sister, Mrs. Edith Reed of Cahuilla. He leaves six step-brothers, Dan Tripp of Aguanga, Judd and Wallace Tripp of Gold Dust Mining Camp. Frank Tripp of Sultana, Ed Tripp of Dinuba and Clint Tripp of Aguanga. Three step-sisters are living, Mrs. H. A. Clark of Hemet, Mrs. Lou McCarrol of San Diego and Mrs. Lena Robertson of Sage.
Of his 12 children 11 are living. They are: Edith R. Bradford of Hemet, Arthur M. Tripp of Oregon, Rose E. Morse of Hemet, Bert D. Tripp of Dinuba, Hester A. O'Weiler of Santa Ana, Annie L. Williams of Long Beach, Xeva Elliott of Hemet, Iris D. Eggen of Dinuba, Ruth N. Tripp of Hemet, Darrell V. Tripp of Hemet, and Noreen Tripp of Hemet. One son, Roy Tripp, is dead.
Among his grandchildren are Alice, Edith, Roberta and Willa Bradford of Hemet, Donald and Helen Eggen of Dinuba, Mary Alice Tripp of Hemet, and Betty, Merritt and Dorothy Mae Williams of Long Beach.
Among the nephews and nieces are Lester, Gilbert and Albert Reed of Sage. Mrs. Mary Simpson of Kansas, William and Charlie Tripp of Hemet, Mrs. Maude Williams of Los Angeles, Jessie and Fred Tripp of Northern California, Walter Tripp of Badger, California, Chester and Clyde Tripp of Hemet.
The Hemet News (Hemet, California)
Wednesday, June 18, 1926 - page 1 and 12
DEATH TAKES W. B. TRIPP
Valley Mourns Beloved Pioneer Citizen
Hemet received a shock this week in the death of William Benjamin Tripp, one of the most widely known pioneer citizens of this section of Riverside County. He was a highly esteemed member of the Hemet-San Jacinto Valley's largest family and for more than 30 years had been an important figure in the life of the community.
Death came to him Saturday morning. For several months he had been a sufferer from pictoriasis rebrum, a violent skin disease for which there is no known cure. He had been in poor health for several years but gave up active work only a year ago. He was confined to a Los Angeles hospital for seven months. He spent a month at home after returning from Los Angeles then went to a Riverside hospital. He again returned to Hemet 10 days before he died.
The funeral service at the Roulston Undertaking Parlor Monday afternoon was the most largely attended that has been held here in several years. A wealth of floral offerings testified to the high regard in which he was held. The service was conducted by the Rev. W. R. Hensley of the First Christian Church. A male quartet sang "Nearer My God to Thee", a favorite hymn of the deceased.
Father was ‘49er
William Benjamin Tripp was born near San Bernardino in 1861. Most of his boyhood was spent near his birthplace. His father, Samuel V. Tripp came to California from Ohio in the gold rush of '49. But fortune in gold was elusive, so he became a cattleman, first near San Bernardino, then joining the Reed and Parks families in the mountains south of Hemet.
There was no Hemet when the Tripp family arrived here. San Jacinto was only a trading post. The Tripp home south of Hemet, commonly known as Tripp Flats, is now occupied by Clinton Tripp.
W.B. Tripp's mother was Rose Ramsey of New York. Mr. Tripp received most of his education at his mother's knee, for schools were the exception rather than the rule in California during the period of his boyhood. When he reached early manhood Mr. Tripp took up a homestead near his father's ranch at Cahuilla. For about three years he carried the mail in a buckboard between Colton and Temecula, and sometimes into Julian, where he met his wife, who was Miss Alice Hopkins, a sister of Jack Hopkins, Hemet business man.
Popular With Indians
The Indian population predominated here when the Tripp family arrived from San Bernardino and the Indians soon took a special liking to W. B. Tripp. At one time he took the place of the Indian school teacher at Cahuilla for six months. Many of the incidents in Helen Hunt Jackson's novel, "Ramona" were well know to W. B. Tripp, and many of the characters of the story were his intimate acquaintances. He knew Ramona in her early girlhood, and Alessandro (Juan Diego) was employed on his father's ranch.
Former Congressman William Kettner was an intimate friend and great admirer of W. B. Tripp. Kettner at one time worked for Mr. Tripp as a ranch hand.
Twenty-five years ago W. B. Tripp opened the first meat market in Hemet. After operating it for several years he turned it over to his son, Arthur, and his brother in-law, Jack Hopkins. Later he took the business back but finally sold it to Mr. Hopkins.
He was always a cattleman, other occupations being merely side-lines with him. Even after moving his family into Hemet and establishing them in a home on State street, he continued the raising, buying and selling of cattle on the ranch at Cahuilla. Several years ago, with a number of associates, he started oil drilling operations in San Timeteo Canyon, but insufficient financing compelled the discontinuance of this project.
For many years Mr. Tripp operated a sawmill at Keen Camp, and he was associated with many other business activities in this vicinity.
Large Family
Besides his widow, Mr. Tripp is survived by two brothers, Shasta and Ozra Tripp of Hemet, and one sister, Mrs. Edith Reed of Cahuilla. He leaves six step-brothers, Dan Tripp of Aguanga, Judd and Wallace Tripp of Gold Dust Mining Camp. Frank Tripp of Sultana, Ed Tripp of Dinuba and Clint Tripp of Aguanga. Three step-sisters are living, Mrs. H. A. Clark of Hemet, Mrs. Lou McCarrol of San Diego and Mrs. Lena Robertson of Sage.
Of his 12 children 11 are living. They are: Edith R. Bradford of Hemet, Arthur M. Tripp of Oregon, Rose E. Morse of Hemet, Bert D. Tripp of Dinuba, Hester A. O'Weiler of Santa Ana, Annie L. Williams of Long Beach, Xeva Elliott of Hemet, Iris D. Eggen of Dinuba, Ruth N. Tripp of Hemet, Darrell V. Tripp of Hemet, and Noreen Tripp of Hemet. One son, Roy Tripp, is dead.
Among his grandchildren are Alice, Edith, Roberta and Willa Bradford of Hemet, Donald and Helen Eggen of Dinuba, Mary Alice Tripp of Hemet, and Betty, Merritt and Dorothy Mae Williams of Long Beach.
Among the nephews and nieces are Lester, Gilbert and Albert Reed of Sage. Mrs. Mary Simpson of Kansas, William and Charlie Tripp of Hemet, Mrs. Maude Williams of Los Angeles, Jessie and Fred Tripp of Northern California, Walter Tripp of Badger, California, Chester and Clyde Tripp of Hemet.
The Hemet News (Hemet, California)
Wednesday, June 18, 1926 - page 1 and 12
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