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Lafayette Smith Flippen

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Lafayette Smith Flippen

Birth
Dallas County, Arkansas, USA
Death
22 Feb 1907 (aged 49)
Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA GPS-Latitude: 33, Longitude: -95
Memorial ID
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Lafayette Smith Flippen was a son of Henry Dixon Flippen and Susan Lochridge Flippen. He married Emma Stewart on July 24, 1884 in Faulker County, AR. He operated a cotton gin and store in Naylor, AR, then relocated to Hugo (IT), OK where at some point he became ill and died. His widow returned with the children to Arkansas. Emma Flippen died November 29, 1938 in Faulkner County, Arkansas and was buried at Mount Vernon Cemetery, Mount Vernon Arkansas.

Lafayette and Emma Flippen had 9 children:
#88039187 Henry F. (5/6/1885-4/30/1886),
#90531014 Leslie Forest (4/29/1887-12/21/1956),
#88044248 Bessie Creola (6/11/1890-11/7/1985),
#90589710 Hugh B. (9/20/1892-8/14/1958),
Bertha (11/23/1894-9/8/1975),
William Jennings Bryan (12/20/1896-1/16/1968),
#88033708 Lafayette Stewart (1/28/1901-3/8/1962),
Elven Norman (7/28/1903-12/3/1989),
#88038830 Ivan Lafayette (4/5/1907-4/15/1912)

Lafayette Smith Flippen was one of 12 (possibly 14) siblings--the children of HENRY FLIPPEN and SUSAN LOCHRIDGE are:
i. THOMAS GRANT FLIPPEN, b. 10 Jan 1851, Dallas Co., AR; d. 8 Jan 1939, Conway, Faulkner Co., AR.
ii. ROGER D. FLIPPEN, b. Abt. 1853, Dallas Co., AR. Notes for ROGER D. FLIPPEN: He was not on 1880 census.
iii. MARY D. FLIPPEN, b. 1854, Dallas Co., AR; d. Aft. Jun 1889.
iv. MARTHA ELIZABETH FLIPPEN, b. 30 Nov 1854, Dallas Co., AR; d. 5 May 1898.
v. HENRY G. FLIPPEN, b. Abt. 1858, Dallas Co., AR; d. Bet. 1860 - 1870, AR.
vi. LAFAYETTE SMITH FLIPPEN, b. 13 Jan 1858, Dallas Co., AR; d. 22 Feb 1907, near Hugo, IT (OK).
vii. JOHN CONSTANTINE FLIPPEN, b. Mar 1860, Dallas Co., AR; d. Sep 1908, Little Rock, AR.
viii. HUGH BRADLEY FLIPPEN, b. 2 Nov 1861, Dallas Co., AR; d. 25 Jan 1938, Conway, AR.
ix. DAN FLIPPEN, b. Abt. 1865, Dallas Co., AR; d. Bet. 1870 - 1880, AR. Notes for DAN FLIPPEN: He may have died prior to 1880.
x. SUSAN FRANCES FLIPPEN, b. 23 Mar 1868, Dallas Co., AR; d. 21 Dec 1932.
xi. JULIA FLIPPEN, b. Mar 1870, Dallas Co., AR; d. Bet. 1870 - 1880, AR. Notes for JULIA FLIPPEN: She may have died before 1880.
xii. WILLIAM T. FLIPPEN, b. Abt. 1875; d. Aft. 1890


Lafayette Smith Flippen was a son of Henry Dixon Flippen and Susan Lochridge Flippen. He married Emma Stewart on July 24, 1884 in Faulker County, AR. He operated a cotton gin and store in Naylor, AR, then relocated to Hugo (IT), OK where at some point he became ill and died. His widow returned with the children to Arkansas. Emma Flippen died November 29, 1938 in Faulkner County, Arkansas and was buried at Mount Vernon Cemetery, Mount Vernon Arkansas.

Lafayette and Emma Flippen had 9 children:
#88039187 Henry F. (5/6/1885-4/30/1886),
#90531014 Leslie Forest (4/29/1887-12/21/1956),
#88044248 Bessie Creola (6/11/1890-11/7/1985),
#90589710 Hugh B. (9/20/1892-8/14/1958),
Bertha (11/23/1894-9/8/1975),
William Jennings Bryan (12/20/1896-1/16/1968),
#88033708 Lafayette Stewart (1/28/1901-3/8/1962),
Elven Norman (7/28/1903-12/3/1989),
#88038830 Ivan Lafayette (4/5/1907-4/15/1912)

Lafayette Smith Flippen was one of 12 (possibly 14) siblings--the children of HENRY FLIPPEN and SUSAN LOCHRIDGE are:
i. THOMAS GRANT FLIPPEN, b. 10 Jan 1851, Dallas Co., AR; d. 8 Jan 1939, Conway, Faulkner Co., AR.
ii. ROGER D. FLIPPEN, b. Abt. 1853, Dallas Co., AR. Notes for ROGER D. FLIPPEN: He was not on 1880 census.
iii. MARY D. FLIPPEN, b. 1854, Dallas Co., AR; d. Aft. Jun 1889.
iv. MARTHA ELIZABETH FLIPPEN, b. 30 Nov 1854, Dallas Co., AR; d. 5 May 1898.
v. HENRY G. FLIPPEN, b. Abt. 1858, Dallas Co., AR; d. Bet. 1860 - 1870, AR.
vi. LAFAYETTE SMITH FLIPPEN, b. 13 Jan 1858, Dallas Co., AR; d. 22 Feb 1907, near Hugo, IT (OK).
vii. JOHN CONSTANTINE FLIPPEN, b. Mar 1860, Dallas Co., AR; d. Sep 1908, Little Rock, AR.
viii. HUGH BRADLEY FLIPPEN, b. 2 Nov 1861, Dallas Co., AR; d. 25 Jan 1938, Conway, AR.
ix. DAN FLIPPEN, b. Abt. 1865, Dallas Co., AR; d. Bet. 1870 - 1880, AR. Notes for DAN FLIPPEN: He may have died prior to 1880.
x. SUSAN FRANCES FLIPPEN, b. 23 Mar 1868, Dallas Co., AR; d. 21 Dec 1932.
xi. JULIA FLIPPEN, b. Mar 1870, Dallas Co., AR; d. Bet. 1870 - 1880, AR. Notes for JULIA FLIPPEN: She may have died before 1880.
xii. WILLIAM T. FLIPPEN, b. Abt. 1875; d. Aft. 1890



Inscription

ERECTED BY THE WOODMEN OF THE WORLD
LAFAYETTE
FLIPPEN
BORN
JAN 13 1858
DIED
FEB (22?) 1907

Gravesite Details

Monument erected by fraternal organization Woodmen of the World. Designed to replicate a tree trunk as was typical of WOW monuments. There is a crack the length of the scrolled section; difficult to read.



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