Person:John Northrip (7)

Married to Lucinda Ellen Fitzgerald. Wheat farm west of Clinton, Ok. Children:Murl Ivan, Gerald Whitley, John Willard, Dwight Oltie, Katherine Maurice, andRay Ulman. Parents were Dep and Betty Northrip. (Zephania and Elizabeth.) John Whitley and Lucinda Ellen lost a baby boy named Zephania. Grandma Northrip (Ellen) was a great cook and made very delicious bananna cream pies on a wood stove. Her favorite red haired grandson (Sam) remembers them even now. They had an orchard of apricot trees on the farm, and Grandma raised guienas. John Whitley was one of the best wheat farmers in the region, and usually drove a new Buick. No indoor plumbing, well water, a crank phone, no electricity, but a windmill which had a generator that powered a radio, an ice box, and after the SundayDinner, a table cloth covered the food--which would again be enjoyed as SundaySupper. Grandma had a piano in the parlor and played and sang quite well. Theywere staunch Baptists, and Grandad (Whit) lead the singing. (Probably becausehe sang the loudest) Sucessive generations of Northrip men have this same quality singing voice.) He had quite a sense of humor, and a large mustache. Shewas a short, slender Irish beauty with a posture like an iron rod. Her son Gerald was a lot like her, and she was very proud of and loved all her kids--she was very neat and fastidious. Grandad liked to pour his coffee in a saucer andblow on it too cool it--known as saucering and blowing it, I guess. In later years, her first Great Grandaughter Rita Marshall became the apple of Grandma's eye. She would be very proud of Rita today as she is a lot like her in so manyways. They were great Grandparents to us all and when we think of them there are memories of many happy timess. We felt their love. Sam Northrip