Descendants of John W and Sarah FLIPPO
John W FLIPPO was born abt Jan 1838 in Arkansas. He was a farmer between 1860 and 1900 in Bear Creek Township, Boone Co, AR. He filed a final certificate of homestead on 120 acres, west half of NE 1/4 & NE 1/4 of NW 1/4 of sec 34, T21N, R20W on 9 Aug 1912 in Harrison, Boone Co, AR. The date of entry for this homestead was 24 Feb 1880, the date the family took up residence was Dec 1878, and the date of proof and certificate was 24 Feb 1887. The improvements that he had made on the property included a 16'x18' one room log house, a 14'x14' log smoke house, a 10'x12' log stable and 16'x18' log crib. He lived with his wife and 5 children on this location continuously from Dec 1878. He had 1 horse and 1 cow. Previous to 1878 he had resided in Carroll Co, AR. The land was timbered and most valuable for farming. The timber consisted of post oak, black oak and maple. He had cleared, fenced, and cultivated about 17 acres and made 8 crops in 8 seasons of corn, tobacco, wheat and cotton. Four acres was fenced but not cultivated where timber had been cut for fire wood. His farm implements consisted of 2 double shovels, 2 twisting shovels, 2 calf tongues, and 2 hoes which he had owned for the past 12 months. His household furnishings consisted of 3 bedsteads and 1 table. He had 1 bedstead for 4 or 5 years and the other 2 for 9 months. John worked the summer of 1884 for another neighbor to pay for his cow while the family remained on the farm. John had voted and paid taxes the last nine years in Bear Creek Township, Boone Co, AR.
John W FLIPPO was married to Sarah (UNKNOWN). She was probably born in Missouri abt 1836. She died before 1900.
John W FLIPPO and Sarah had the following children:
- Elijah Marion FLIPPO, b abt Aug 1871, AR. He was a farmer between 1900 and 1910 in Boone Co, AR. He was married to Laura LEWIS in 1904 in Harrison, Boone Co, AR. Laura LEWIS was born abt 1884 in Missouri.
- Thomas William FLIPPO, b abt 1873, MO
- Perlissa FLIPPO, b abt Nov 1876, AR
- Samantha J FLIPPO, b abt Mar 1878, AR
- John W FLIPPO, b abt Feb 1880, Bear Creek Township, Boone Co, AR
Melissa Ann FLIPPO was born abt 1842 in Missouri. She married a BURTON.
Melissa Ann FLIPPO and (?)BURTON had the following children:
- John R BURTON, b abt 1868, AR
- Alex J BURTON, b abt 1872, MO
- Martha A BURTON, b abt 1875, AR
Francis Marion "Frank" FLIPPO was born on 14 May 1846 in Carroll Co, AR. He was a farmer between 1880 and 1900 in Bear Creek Township, Boone Co, AR. Francis Marion FLIPPO was married 5 times. He died on 27 Aug 1910. He was buried in Harrison, Boone Co, AR.
He was married first to Loretta CALLEN. They divorced.
He was married second to Debby MATLOCK. Debby MATLOCK was born abt 1851 in Arkansas. She died in 1886. She was buried in the Enon Cemetery, Boone Co, AR.
Francis Marion FLIPPO and Debby MATLOCK had the following children:
- Nancy A FLIPPO, b abt 1873, AR
- Hiram B FLIPPO
- Young S FLIPPO, b abt 1878, AR
- Riley M FLIPPO
He married third M J PEARSON on 19 Mar 1887 in Harrison, Boone Co, AR. They divorced.
He married fourth S E NICHOLS on 31 Jul 1888 in Harrison, Boone Co, AR.
Francis Marion FLIPPO and S E NICHOLS had the following children:
He married fifth Sarah Jane JETTUM on 27 Feb 1894 in Harrison, Boone Co, AR. Sarah Jane JETTUM was born abt May 1870 in Missouri. She was employed as a laundress in 1920 in Harrison, Boone Co, AR.
Francis Marion Flippo and Sarah Jane JETTUM had the following children:
- Ollie F FLIPPO
- Ora A FLIPPO
- Walter M FLIPPO
- Ida E FLIPPO
- Newton Troy FLIPPO, b 1905, AR
- Rosa T FLIPPO, b 1907, AR
Hiram B FLIPPO was born on 24 Oct 1877 in Omaha Township, Boone Co, AR. He was a farm laborer between 1900 and 1910 in Boone Co, AR. He died on 22 Sep 1957 in Harrison, Boone Co, AR. He was buried in the Pickard Cemetery, Lead Hill, Boone Co, AR.
He married Nancy B GLOVER on 11 Feb 1903 in Harrison, Boone Co, AR. Nancy B GLOVER was born on 23 Aug 1875 in Arkansas. She died on 22 Mar 1943 in Lead Hill, Boone Co, AR.
Hiram B FLIPPO and Nancy B GLOVER had the following children:
- Dolly FLIPPO.
- Gerry FLIPPO was born in 1904 in Boone Co, AR.
- Lizzie Imo FLIPPO was born in 1907 in Boone Co, AR.
- Bertha FLIPPO was born in 1911 in Boone Co, AR.
- Loyd Marion FLIPPO.
- Vinnie E FLIPPO was born in Nov 1917 in Boone Co, AR.
Loyd Marion FLIPPO was born on 1 Jan 1916 in Lowrey, Boone Co, AR. He died on 5 Dec 1983 in Harrison, Boone Co, AR. He was buried in the Burlington Cemetery, New Alpena, Boone Co, AR. He served in the military in the US Navy.
He was married to Janie Ellen Marie FLIPPO (daughter of Thomas Wesley "Tom" FLIPPO and Nancy Angiline HUFF) on 6 Mar 1940 in Harrison, Boone Co, AR. Janie Ellen Marie FLIPPO was born on 16 Dec 1921 in Enon, Omaha Township, Boone Co, AR. She was born at 7 am. The attending physician was Y B JACKSON. She died on 7 Sep 1971 in Harrison, Boone Co, AR. She was buried in the Burlington Cemetery, New Alpena, Boone Co, AR.
Loyd Marion FLIPPO and Janie Ellen Marie FLIPPO had the following children:
- Angie L B FLIPPO, b 28 Oct 1940, Lead Hill, Boone Co, AR (The LB is initials only)
- L D FLIPPO, b 23 Dec 1942, Lead Hill, Boone Co, AR (His name is initials only)
- Barbara Lee FLIPPO, b 2 Mar 1945, Green Forest, Carroll Co, AR
- Utah Loyd FLIPPO, b 4 Aug 1948, Lead Hill, Boone Co, AR, d 21 Jan 1949, Lead Hill, Boone Co, AR, bur in the Forsee Cemetery, Lead Hill, Boone Co, AR
Samantha Tennessee Flippo was born on 2 Apr 1845 or 1855 in Arkansas. (Her death certificate and funeral record show 1945 as the date of birth. However, the 1860, 1870, and 1880 census show her born in 1855 which 'I think' is probably correct.) She married Jeff BUTLER who died before her. She died on 12 Mar 1949 in Harrison, Boone Co, AR. She lived in Harrison at the time of her death and died at home. She was buried on 14 Mar 1949 in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Harrison, Boone Co, AR.
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