❤️ Viola was the 9th of the 14 children of John Henry Ripley III and Ann Armfield.
Although she was born in Oregon, her family traveled north by wagon when she was very young, and they settled first in the Okanagan of WA, and then in Oliver B.C. Canada. As a young lady she came south to find work, where she met the young widower Earl Whiteley. They married in Feb. of 1924. Earl had one boy, and with Viola they had 4 more boys. Viola kept busy gardening, making butter, cooking, baking, canning, and sewing, as well as managing the many challenges of raising 5 boys and living on a farm. She had a great sense of humor, and always a twinkle in her eye. She had a close relationship to many of her brothers and sisters, most of whom were still in Canada.
~✾~✿~❀~✾~✿~❀~✾~✿~❀~✾~✿~❀~
❤️ Viola was the 9th of the 14 children of John Henry Ripley III and Ann Armfield.
Although she was born in Oregon, her family traveled north by wagon when she was very young, and they settled first in the Okanagan of WA, and then in Oliver B.C. Canada. As a young lady she came south to find work, where she met the young widower Earl Whiteley. They married in Feb. of 1924. Earl had one boy, and with Viola they had 4 more boys. Viola kept busy gardening, making butter, cooking, baking, canning, and sewing, as well as managing the many challenges of raising 5 boys and living on a farm. She had a great sense of humor, and always a twinkle in her eye. She had a close relationship to many of her brothers and sisters, most of whom were still in Canada.
~✾~✿~❀~✾~✿~❀~✾~✿~❀~✾~✿~❀~
Family Members
-
Asbury Clayton Ripley
1889–1975
-
Benjamin McKenzie Ripley
1890–1995
-
Annie May Ripley Gray
1891–1970
-
Roy Henry Ripley
1892–1985
-
Edward H Ripley
1895–1980
-
William Jacob Ripley
1897–1970
-
Clara Myrtle Ripley Sayers
1901–1993
-
Ida Merle Ripley
1905–1906
-
Inez Pearl Ripley Smith Cunliffe
1905–1993
-
Ariel Violet Ripley Spancers
1908–2004
-
Briton Chambers "Bert" Ripley
1911–2009
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement