Triplett Family - Shirley Green Triplett - The Northfield Bank Robbery by the James Gang.

I found this link on the Minnesota Historical Society. The link is for the Gale Family Library. The headline to find this is "State Prisons: Historical Inmate Records"

http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/gr00206/pdf/gr00206-000004.pdf
Scroll down to the 10th and 11th pages on the left side of the screen.

https://www.northfieldhistory.org/exhibits/
This link takes you to the permanent exhibits at northfieldhistory.org

This link takes you to the Wikipedia page with a biography of Cole Younger.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_Younger

You may remember - or not - that my grandfather Shirley Green Triplett, and friends were building a "fort" in an empty lot not far from Grandpa's home.

Cole Younger had been paroled and was with the prison physician. As they walked through Little Falls Minnesota, Cole Younger noticed the fort.

Grandpa remembers Cole Younger saying "That reminds me of the days when I was camping out on the plains." Cole Younger died in 1916, at his home in Lee's Summit Missouri. He was buried in Lee's Summit Historical Cemetery.

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Triplett Family - Shirley Greene Triplett - Lynch and Triplett Garage advertisement and article

I somehow found this advertisement for my Grandfather's garage in Madera. I never knew the name of the garage, so was pleased to find this.

Check out the prices for food.......

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Triplett Family - 1950 US California, Fresno, Fresno Census

 

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Triplett Family - Shirley Greene Triplett - Fortiers

This is a picture of my grandfather, Shirley Greene Triplett - also known as Tripp. He once said that that name "Shirley Greene was the worse thing to do to a kid."

I would think that the picture was taken for Fortier's purposes, as identifying their employees.

It ended up in this picture scrap book that my mother kept.

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Triplett Family - Shirley Greene Triplett - Memorial Card

This is the memorial card for Shirley Greene Triplett. This card

reads as:

Treasured Seasons

For everything there is

     an appointed season.

And a time for everything

     under heaven -

A time for sharing,

     a time for caring.

A time for loving,

     a time for parting.

You have made everything

     beautiful in its time

for everything You do

     remains forever
 

In Memory of

SHIRLEY GREENE TRIPLETT

Entered this life

December 16, 1889

Little Falls, Minnesota

Departed this life

October 7, 1982

Clovis, California

Aged

92 years, 9 months, 7 days

Graveside Services

Tuesday, October 12, 1982

  2:00 p.m.

                                                  Officiating

                                                   Pastor William Clarke Smith

                                                  Interment

                                                                                            Clovis Cemetery

                                                                                         Clovis Funeral Chapel                                                                                                    Directing

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Triplett Family - Shirley Greene Triplett - page 15 - Wedding Annoucement

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1925 [Madera Tribune]

POPULAR MADERA COUPLE WEDDED

_____________________________

     One of Madera's most popular young ladies, Miss Lenoir Inez Leonard, more familiarly known among her friends as "Bobby" was married to Shirley G. Triplett of Madera at Santa Ana at 2:30 this afternoon, according to word received in Madera this afternoon.

     This occurance has been expected for some time by the Madera friends of the two popular young people, but the exact time of the occurance had been kept a secret except to the immediate members of the bride's family.

     The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.G. Leonard of Madera, coming here with her family from Maple Park, Illinois, some three years ago. She graduated from high school in Illinois in 1922, and followed this with a post graduate business course in the Madera high school. In December, 1923, she began work as secretary of the Madera Business Men's association and assistant secretary of the Madera County Chamber of Commerce.

     The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Triplett of Burbank. He has been in Madera for the past five years, coming here from Arizona where he was an employee of the Santa Fe. At the present time he is auto motive electrician with the Standard garage.

     Mr. and Mrs. Triplett will spend some time traveling around in the south, expecting to return to Madera about September 1 to make their home at 112 South N street.

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Triplett Family - Shirley Greene Triplett - Triplett Carburator shop Picture - page 50

This is a picture of Shirley Greene [Tripp] Triplett's Carburator shop in Madera California. They opened business in the 1930's. I am not sure exactly how long the shop was opening before declaring bankruptcy.

[Private Collection]

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Triplett Family- Shirley Greene Triplett - page 13

This marriage certificate belonged to my grandfather Shirley Greene [Tripp] Triplett and Hildegarde Olga Starr [Grandma].

It was issued in County of Fresno, [in the] State of California.

It reads:

I hereby Certify that on July 13 1950 at Fresno California under authority of a license issued by the County Clerk of the County of Fresno, I the undersigned, as a minister of the Presbyterian Church, joined in marriage, Shirley G. Triplett and Hildegarde Olga Starr in the presence of Harry L. Andrews, residing at Fresno California, and Ella T. Andrews, residing at Fresno California.

Grandpa and Grandma met each other at "Electric Lab", where they worked. Grandpa worked on the electrical components of cars and I assume that Grandma worked in the office. I think Grandma came to live in Fresno after "Ex" [one of her exes, left with all of her money from her first marriage to Maurice Starr - husband number one].

What is interesting about this marriage, is that I don't know if this was Grandma's 3rd or 4th marriage....

The Andrews mentioned on the marriage certificate are Grandma's sister and brother-in-law. Apparently neither Grandpa nor Grandma wanted any one but Harry and Ella there.

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Triplett Family - Shirley Greene Triplett - Triplett Leonard Marriage License - page 10

This is a certified copy of my grandparent's marriage record. My grandparents met at the Better Business Bureau in Madera, Madera California.

I do not know how long they knew each other prior to their engagement and marriage, but my mother told me that her mother went home and told HER mother that Grandpa needed someone to take care of him. I am sure the family had a discussion about Grandpa being married before and was left a widower with a disabled daughter.

In the end, my Grandparents got married in Orange, Orange County California, by a judge at the courthouse. 

They honeymooned in Mexico. Their hotel had a bar with a painting of a naked lady stretched out on the wall behind the long wooden bar in front of it. She was very embarrassed.

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Triplett Family - Shirley Greene Triplett family picture - page 9

I believe that this picture was taken of Grace Hortense Rippey Triplett, my Grandfather, Shirley Green Triplett who is holding their daughter Shirley Cora Triplett, who was also known in our family as "Little Shirley". I believe that this picture was taken in 1914 - 1915. I do not know where this picture was taken-possibly either in Madera or Burbank California.

This is the 1920 census showing Grandpa, Grace, and "Little" Shirley in Madera, Madera, California. Also living with them are two cousins, Irene and Vera [I think on the Triplett side].

The house is located at 112 South N Street They were the 95th dwelling, and the 100th family that the enumerator interviewed that day.

Shirley Triplett is the head of the household. He owns the house which has a mortgage. He is a married white male who is 30 years old. He is not attending school, and can read and write. Shirley states that he was born in Minnesota, his father was born in Illinois, and his mother was born in California. He speaks English. His occupation is an Electrition, and works in the auto industry. He is not an employer, but a worker.

Grace is his wife, who is a white, married, female who is 29 years old. She can read and write English. She was born in Colorado. Both of her parents were born in Illinois. She is not employed.

Shirley is his daughter. She is a white 6 year old female, who is single. She is not attending school. She was born in California.

Irene is the next person in the same household. She is Shirley's [Grandpa's] cousin, who is a  white, single, female who is 9 years old. She attends school. Irene was born in California, and both of her parents were born in Illinois. She is not employed.

Vera is the next person in the same household. She is Shirley's [Grandpa's] cousin, who is a white, single, female who is 7 years old. She is attending school. Vera was born in California, and both of her parents were born in Illinois. She is not employed.

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Triplett Family - Shirley Greene Triplett Marriage License - page 8

I believe this was an arranged marriage.............

STATE OF County of Los Angeles CALIFORNIA

MARRIAGE LICENSE

These Presents are To Authorize 

and license any Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice of the District Courts of Appeal Judge of the Superior Court, Justice of the Peace, Judge of any Police Court, City Recorder, Priest, or Minister of the Gospel of any denomination, to solemnize within said County, the Marriage of Shirley Triplett native of Minnesota (Color or Race) Caucasian age 27 years, resident of San Dimas, County of Los Angeles, State of California, and Grace Hortense Rippey, native of Colorado, Color, aged 21 years, resident of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, State of California, Said parties being of sufficient age to be capable of contracting Marriage.                        
          In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set in my hand and affixed the Seal of     the Superior Court of said County this 11th  day of Aug A.D. 1911
                                      A. Claude                                       BY       W.C. Watson
County Clerk and ex officio Clerk of Superior Court on and said Los Angeles County                            Deputy Clerk

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNT OF LOS ANGELES, S.S. I hereby certify that I believe the facts stated in the within and above License to be true, and that upon due inquiry there appears to be no legal impediment to the Marriage Said Shirley Triplett and Grace Rippey, that said parties were joined in Marriage by me on the Twelfth day of August 1911, in Los Angeles, said County and State that Wm. E. Rippey, a resident [of] Los Angeles County of Los Angeles, State of California and L. Triplett, a resident o f Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles State of California were present as witness of said ceremony
I have hereunto set my hand, this 13th day of August A.D. 1911

Harry G. Gray

Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church

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Triplett Family - Triplett Rippey Marriage License Posting - page 7

I found this newspaper posting on: newspapers.com/image/380253307/?terms=Shirley%2BTriplett, on 1 June 2020, through my subscription to Ancestry.com.

This was originally posted in the Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), 13 Aug 1911, Sun, Page 12.

This posting reads:
===============
VITAL RECORDS
   -------------------
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
   The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday. Name and age given.

The 12th entry reads:

TRIPLETT-RIPPEY. Shirley Triplett, 27; Grace H. Rippey, 21.

I believe that Grace and Grandpa were 3rd cousins. They both had the same great grandmother, Sarah Greene Bills.

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Triplett Family - Shirley Greene Triplett Picures - page 6

This picture was taken in Stockton in 1909 at by Hodson Fotographer.

In 1911 Grandpa married Grace Hortence Rippey who was a cousin through his mother's side.  

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Triplett Family - Shirley Greene Triplett - page 5 - Working for Santa Fe Railroad

These are 2 items that my Grandfather Shirley Greene Triplett - aka "Tripp" - carried with him or used while working for Santa Fe in and around 1910. This knife was made by an old "Mexican" woman close to Barstow California. Brian was going to get a pouch for it made, but the person who made leather goods is no longer in business.

This leather pouch is from the same time that the knife was being used. There are 7 keys that fit into the lock. We think that the lock is "frozen" and would need to be taken apart and thoroughly cleaned. I used to play with them.  

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Triplett Family - Shirley Greene Triplett - page 4 - Moving from Minnesota

Sometime before 1909, Lewis packed up the family and moved them to Southern California after first staying in Stockton California.

I do not know if Lewis was "taken" by the idea of helping California rebuild following the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. The family ended up in Burbank, Los Angeles County California between 1909 and 1910.

I have been told that land was plentiful and cheap in California, and Lewis was able to build houses. One of the things that Grandpa did do in California was to go to the San Francisco World Fair. I can't remember much that he would say about it, but I do know that he went.

He worked for the Santa Fe Railroad in the Mojave Desert. This was before, during and after WW1. The only reason that I know that is because he said that when the news came that the United States had entered the war, the men on the gang wanted to enlist. They were told that they were exempt from service, because they worked for the railroad, and that their service was vital to the defense of the country. So they all went back to work.

We have Grandpa's knife he had made for him by an old Indian lady in the Mojave Desert. Brian remembered me telling him this.

In my green safe, I have an old railroad lock and a leather bag of keys, and the knife, that was Grandpa's. I've had the keys for decades and remember playing with them when I was little. I didn't find the lock until after Grandpa died. One of the keys fit, but the lock won't open. Apparently there is too much rust inside. Maybe a locksmith would help.

There is also a pink railroad lamp in the garage that Grandpa painted sometime in the 1950's or 60's. He also painted the fence surrounding the house on Illinois Street, and the bench around the very large Walnut tree in their back yard, in Fresno the same color pink!

Lewis built their home by homesteading it in Burbank.

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Triplett Family - Shirley Green Triplett Memories - page 3

Grandpa often talked about growing up in Minnesota and how it would snow. 

He would say that they didn't have skis as we know them. All the kids would do is tie barrel staves to their feet and glide down the hills. He also said they didn't us ski poles. I guess they were better at skiing than I was

My grandfather also talked about the time that a friend of the family, who was a Doctor at the Stillwater State Prison, brought one of the Younger Gang brothers to Little Falls. Grandpa was probably at least 10 years old. Jim and Cole were the only ones still alive at that time. Younger had just been released from the prison.

The James -Younger Gang had attempted to rob the Northfield Bank in Northfield Minnesota. In the process they murdered a bank employee. The Youngers were captured south of La Salle Minnesota. Cole and Jim were sentenced to life and sent to Stillwater. They received pardons from the Governor of Minnesota.

At one point during the Doctor and Younger's visit to Little Falls, they noticed a fort that Grandpa and his friends were building of wood and blankets. The fort was on a vacant lot across from Grandpa's house. Younger was passing by, stopped, and watched them. He commented that their fort reminded him of the times that he and his brothers were out west roughing it. Grandpa couldn't remember what else Younger said after that.

Younger Brothers and Henrietta Picture. Digital I
cph 3b05693 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b05693

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Triplett Family - Shirley Greene Triplett - page 2

My grandfather often talked about growing up in Minnesota and how it would snow. He remembered that skis then, were not as we know them. All the kids would do was tie barrel staves to their feet and glide down the hills. He said they didn't use ski poles. I guess they were better at skiing than we are.

This is a picture of where the Tripletts lived. It is still at 8th and Broadway in Little Falls.

When Grandpa died in 1982, his cousin had come to visit family in Madera. Unfortunately, he didn't get to see Grandpa again, but I got to talk with him a little after the funeral. He talked about the time when "Shirley" was about 17, and he was younger, and how they stole apples. Apparently a group of them were riding in a wagon. There was an apple orchard nearby, so Grandpa and his cousin climbed the fence and took a few. The old lady who owned the orchard, saw them and started to yell and chase them out of her orchard. Grandpa apparently thought it was great fun, but his cousin said he himself was scared to death! There was a great deal of family resemblance between Grandpa and his cousin.

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Triplett Family - Shirley Greene Triplett Birth Record and Pictures - page 1

Grandpa

My grandfather was Shirley Greene Triplett, who was born on the 16th of December, 1889. He was born in his home in the small town of Little Falls, in Morrison County, Minnesota. Shirley at that time was an acceptable name for men, as was Audre and Carroll. It is possible he was named for his mother's brother Shirley, who had died in infancy.

The name "Greene" was his mother's maiden name. He used to tell me that he remembered the day he was born. He said that it was snowing, and he wasn't allowed out to play in the snow. His parents names were Lewis Triplett and Ida Greene Triplett. He had one brother named Harry who was born in 1891.
This is a picture of my Grandpa - on the left -  and his brother Harry, on the right. You can tell they are both boys the way their hair is parted on the left side of the their heads. Girl's hair were parted in the middle.

One thing that I remember is that the boys always ate ahead of their parents. The parents ate meals by themselves. It was also a household where "children are to be seen and not heard"!

This is a picture of my Grandfather's Aunt Vesta Triplett Murchy. Again, you can tell Grandpa is a boy by the part of his hair. Little boys wore dresses until they were potty trained. It was easier to change the diapers with a dress instead of pants.











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