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Note: 1920 Lane Co., Ore. Census, Eugene City, ED #240, taken 8 Jan 1920, p 5A [Ancestry.com, Eugene, ED #240, Image #9]: Tripp, Bessie H. - Head - age 31 - Wd - b. Ore. - F born Vt. - M born Cal. - Sales lady - Bakery - Dwelling #16 - Family #16 - 1286 W. 7th " , Myrtie - Daughter - age 8 - b. Ore. - F born Minn. - M born Ore. " , Mildred L. - Daughter - age 6 - b. Ore. - F born Minn. - M born O re. " , Roy A. - Son - age 4 1/12 - b. Ore. - F born Minn. - M born Ore. _________________________________ According to Juanita (Gates) Rasmussen, Bessie's husband, George Tripp, died and she never got over him. She always talked and wrote about him. All her sisters thought she should forget some time. Aunt Bessie went to Redwood City with Paul Knapp from Eugene who was married and had a family. Bessie's daughter, Myrtie, told Juanita about it. Myrtie said her mother [Bessie] was wrong to do it. ________________ From Linda Hayes: BESSIE HELENA TRIPP Bessie Helena Tripp, 85, died July 18, 1974, in Santa Ana, California. Beloved mother of Mrs. Fred Hermon, Santa Ana, Row W. Tripp, Half Mo on Bay, and Mrs. Frank K. Runyan, Hillsborough; sister of Mrs. Mary Thurman, Springfield, Oregon. Also survived by six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. A native of Eugene, Oregon, and former resident of Redwood City and San Mateo, California. Mrs. Tripp had for many years been active in the cause of Cystic Fibrosis and was an honorary member of the Peninsula Branch Chapter. Nearly twenty years ago she originated the Christmas Gift Tag project to raise funds for research into the cause, control and cure of this disease of children, and since the idea was introduced nationally, thousand of dollars have been raised for research. Private graveside services were held at Fairhaven Memorial Park in Santa Ana Friday afternoon, July 19. Contributions may be made to Peninsula Branch Chapter, national Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation - P. O. Box 4062, Blossom Valley Station, Mountain View, Ca. 94040. _______________________ Social Security Death Index: Name: Bessie Tripp SSN: 559-26-4278 Last Residence: 92705 Santa Ana, Orange, California, USA BORN: 11 Aug 1888 Died: May 1974 State (Year) SSN issued: California (Before 1951) ____________________________ California, Death Index, 1940-1997: Name: Bessie H Tripp Social Security #: 559264278 Gender: Female Birth Date: 11 Aug 1888 Birth Place: Oregon Death Date: 18 Jul 1974 Death Place: Orange
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