Arnold Laban TRIPP Rama Allen TERRY Kathryn TRIPP Living TRIPP Mini tree diagram
Gladys Ione SORTER

Gladys Ione SORTER4,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,1,2,11,12,3,13

about 19031,2,3 - 24th Sep 1982

Life History

about 1903

Born in Illinois.1,2,3

17th Apr 1931

Birth of son Rama Allen TERRY in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona.14,4,15,16

about 1935

Birth of daughter Kathryn TRIPP

before 1935

Married Arnold Laban TRIPP in Los Angeles County, California.1

24th Feb 1954

Death of Arnold Laban TRIPP in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona.12

24th Sep 1982

Died in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona

after 24th Sep 1982

Buried in Greenwood Memorial Park, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona

Other facts

 

Birth of son Living TRIPP

Notes

  • "I can tie Roger L. Tripp in Phoenix in the Phoenix 1951 city directory to Arnold L. [Tripp] and Gladys Ione Sorter, who had a son Alan Lester Tripp on May 18, 1938 in Phoenix. Maybe Arnold and Gladys took in Rama W. Terry and adopted him after the Terrys divorced and changed his name to Roger Lee Tripp."
    --  Linda Vixie, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 14 January 2014

    "I just found Roger Tripp’s marriage announcement to Ida Crowder Patrick. They married 9 May 1959 in Phoenix. It confirms that he is considered the son of Arnold L. and Gladys Tripp.  This clip is from the Arizona Republic, p. 46 [appears on page 56 of newspapers.com]."
    --  Linda Vixie, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 15 January 2015

    Gladys was born in Illinois.  trhere is a family in Detroit, Michigan that matches her details.  This Gladys was born in Illinois and her father in Michigan and her mother in Indiana.

    1920 Federal Census, Wayne County, Michigan, 3 January, Detroit Ward 17, District 526, Page 2A, 472 Baldwin St, Hse #22, Fam #37
    Sorter, Michael Head Rents M W 46 Married  MI NY NY Traveling salesman, Chemical Co
    Sorter, Jane Wife F W 32 Married  IN OH IN
    Sorter, Adelaide Dau F W 18 Single IL MI IN Typist, factory
    Sorter, Gladys Dau F W 16 Single IL MI IN
    Sorter, Jean Dau F W 7mos Single MI MI IN

    This same family is reported agian in 1930 still in Detroit.  I have not found ddetails on how they made it to Los Angeles where Arnold Tripp was living.

    1930 Federal Census, Wayne County, Michigan, [no day] April, Detroit Ward 21, District 82-831, page 36B, 18911 Joanna St, Hse #189, Fam #14
    Sortor, Charles Head Owns $10000 Has Radio M W 56 Married at age 25 Mich Penn Penn Salesman, Dry Goods [b abt 1874]
    Sortor, Jane Wife F W 42 Married at age 30 Indiana Ohio Indiana  [b abt 1888]
    Sortor, Gladys Dau F W 27 Single Michigan Michigan Michigan [sic] [b abt Nov 1903]
    Sortor, Jean Dau F W 10 Single Michigan Michigan Indiana [b abt June 1920]
    Sortor, John Son M W 8 Single Michigan Michigan Indiana [b abt June 1922]

    Gladys is first reported as the wife of Arnold Tripp in the 1936 Phoenix City Directory.  Up to the 1930 census, his wife was reproted as Irene Brotherton, the name reproted on the birth of his two children Arlene and Arnold Jr.  No death or divorce record has been found for Irene Brotherton Tripp.

    1930 Federal Census, Los Angeles County, Oklahoma, 7 April, Los Angeles, District 19-69, page 5B, 6161 Glen Alder St, Hse #150, Fam #172
    Tripp, Arnold L Head Owns $6000 Has Radio M W 40 Married at age 22 KS US US Telegrapher, Stock Broker [b abt 1890]
    Tripp, Irene B Wife F W 44 Married at age 26 Kansas Indiana Illinois [b abt 1886]
    Tripp, Arlene H Dau F W 12 Single Arizona Kansas Kansas [b abt Nov 1918]
    Tripp, Arnold L Jr Son M W 9 Single Okla Kansas Kansas [b abt June 1921]

    In 1931 Gladys was listed on her own in the Detroit City Directory, working as a trelephone operator.

    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1931, p 1563
    Sorter Gladys  tel opr r 18011 Joann av

    In 1936 Gladys was reported as the wife of Arnold L Tripp in Phoenix, Arizona.

    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    Phoenix, Arizona, City Directory, 1936, p 463
    Tripp Arnold L (Gladys) opr E F Hutton & Co h 711 N 9th av

    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    Phoenix, Arizona, City Directory, 1938, p 532
    Tripp Arnold L (Gladys) tel opr E F Hutton & Co h 235 W Monroe

    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    Phoenix, Arizona, City Directory, 1940, p 470
    Tripp Arnold L (Gladys) opr E F Hutton & Co h 3756 E Polk

    1940 Federal Census, Maricopa County, Arizona, 9 April, Phoenix, District 7-138, Page 3A, 3756 E Polk St, Hse #50, Owns $2650, No Farm
    Tripp, Arnold L Head M W 50 Married Grade H4 b Kansas same place in 1935 Stock Exchange Telegrapher [b abt 1890]
    Tripp, Gladys I Wife F W 40 Married Grade 8 b Illinois same place in 1935 [b abt 1900]

    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    Phoenix, Arizona, City Directory, 1947, p 538
    Tripp Arnold L (Gladys) flrmn E F Hutton & Co h 3756 E Polk rt 10

    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    Phoenix, Arizona, City Directory, 1948, p 732
    Tripp Arnold L (Gladys) floormn E F Hutton & Co h 3752 E Polk

    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    Phoenix, Arizona, City Directory, 1951, p 2033
    Tripp Arnold L (Gladys) flrmn E F Hutton & Co h 3752 E Polk 4-6185

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    Gladys Tripp

    Gladys I. Tripp, of 3119 N. 40th Drive, died Sept. 24, 1982, in Maricopa Medical Center.

    Mrs. Tripp was born in Illinois and moved to Phoenix in 1936.  She was a member of Rebecca Lodge No. 30.

    She is survived by a daughter, Kathryn O'Neil; sons, Roger and Alan; nine grand­-children; and great-grandchiIdren.

    Graveside services will be 9 a.m. today at Greenwood Memorial Park.  Arrangements were made by A.L. Moore and Sons Mortuary.
    --  printed copy of the obit courtesy of Linda Vixie, January 23, 2015; newspaper and date of obituary unknown
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