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 1888 - 1962

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• Birth	1 Nov 1888	, Massac Co., Illinois, USA   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Buried	Sep 1962	Mt. Pleasant Church of Christ Cemetery, Massac Co., Illinois, USA   [1]
  Died	23 Sep 1962	, McCracken Co., Kentucky, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I477	Riepe Roots Database
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2008
  Father	HEINRICH WILHELM RICHARD RIEPE,   b. 28 Feb 1857, Beja, Schaumberg, Lippe-Detmold, Prussia/Germany ,   d. 31 Oct 1940, Road District No. 1, Massac Co., Illinois, USA
  Mother	Loutishia K. Garrett,   b. 6 Aug 1864, , Pope Co., Illinois, USA ,   d. 11 Apr 1946, Road District No. 1, Massac Co., Illinois, USA
  Married	1883	New Orleans,, Louisiana, USA
  Family ID	F652	Group Sheet
  Family	Katye Lee Rottman,   b. 1 Feb 1897, ,, Illinois, USA ,   d. 29 Aug 1969, , McCracken Co., Kentucky, USA
  Married	27 Mar 1913	, Massac Co., Illinois, USA
  Children	> 1. Lawrence Everett Riepe,   b. 27 Sep 1914, Metropolis, Massac Co., Illinois, USA ,   d. 21 Oct 2001, Metropolis, Massac Co., Illinois, USA > 2. Otis Wendell Riepe,   b. 22 Feb 1916, Metropolis, Massac Co., Illinois, USA   3. Ruby Fern Riepe,   b. 18 Mar 1918, Metropolis, Massac Co., Illinois, USA   4. Lelia Francis Riepe,   b. 23 Sep 1921,   d. 4 Nov 1995, Metropolis, Massac Co., Illinois, USA > 5. Kenneth Eugene Riepe,   b. 11 Jun 1925,   d. 4 Jun 1989 > 6. Reuben Gerald Riepe,   b. 3 Dec 1927,   d. 3 Jun 2002, , Massac Co., Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F439	Group Sheet

• Documents		Reuben Riepe (#477) Status: Located. SS Application (Illinois)
  Headstones		Katye Lee [Rottman] Riepe (#1958) & Reuben Riepe (#477) Status: . Mt. Pleasant Church of Christ Cemetery

• Notes

  Reuben appears in the 1900 Illinois Census (6/11), Washington Precinct, Massac Co., living with his parents, William and Loutishia, and his siblings, Guss and Mina. Reuben is listed as being age 11 years. Reuben appears in the 1910 Illinois Census (5/3), Washington Precinct, Massac Co., living with his parents, William and Loutishia. Reuben is listed as being age 21 years. Occupation: farm laborer. Reuben appears in the 1920 Illinois Census (6/29), Washington Precinct, Massac Co., living with his wife, Katye, and their children, Lawrence, Wendell, and Ruby. Living next door were Reuben's parents, William and Loutishia. Reuben is listed as being age 31 years. Occupation: farmer. Reuben appears in the 1930 Illinois Census (4/16), Washington Precinct, Massac Co., living with his wife, Katye, and their children, Lawrence, Wendell, Ruby, Lelia, Gerald, and Kenneth. Also living in this household were Reuben's parents, William and Loutishia. Reuben is listed as being age 40 years. Occupation: farmer. Age at first marriage: 24 years. Reuben's SS# 333-32-9636 (issued: Illinois).

• Sources

  [S31] CEM - Mt. Pleasant Church of Christ Cemetery, cemetery records. [S471] KY Deaths 1911-2000, death record. [S481] SS App, Social Security Application. [S507] MILITARY, WWI Draft Registration.