Clay Co., KS AHGP-Portrait and Biographical Album of Washington, Clay and Riley Counties-George T. Kipp
Portrait and Biographical Album of Washington, Clay and Riley Counties Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1890
GEORGE T. KIPP Few men of his age have accomplished more then Mr. Kipp, who is approaching his thirty-fourth year, and who is already the owner of 300 acres of prime land, well improved and finely located on section 6, Grant Township. He began his business career dependent upon his own resources and his prosperity has really been phenomenal. He has a substantial residence, with a good barn and all other necessary outbuildings, and with the exception of his 5-acre orchard, all is fenced and in productive condition. He makes a specialty of stock-raising, keeping graded Norman, Clydescale and French coach horses, Short-horn cattle and Poland-China swine. His farming operations have been conducted with that sound good sense which has characterized all his transactions and he holds a position in his community second to no man, a position to which he has arisen solely upon his own merits.
A native of Calhoun County, Mich., the subject of this notice was born March 10, 1856, and is the son of Reuben Kipp, a native of New York State, who emigrated to Michigan during the '30's. and was one of the early settlers of Battle Creek. He married Miss Annie Cosselman, likewise a native of the Empire State and to them were born six children, viz: George T., Rachel, Julius, Norman, Hiram and William. All of these are living and located in Kansas, excepting Rachel.
The early education of Mr. Kipp was conducted in the city schools of Kalamazoo, Mich., but when he was thirteen years old his parents, in 1869, removed to Charitan County, Mo., where they stayed until the following year, then came to Kansas. Settling in Grant Township the father homesteaded 160 acres on section 5, where he opened up a good farm and died in 1873. The mother survived her husband ten years, passing away in 1883. George T. at an early age asserted his independence by starting out for himself and settled on his present farm in April, 1880. He had a few weeks prior to his on the 28th of February, that same year, been united in marriage with Miss Ella E. Scott, the wedding taking place at the bride's home in Riley County. Mrs. Kipp is the daughter of Rev. Thomas Scott, of Jefferson County, this State, and by her union with our subject has become the mother of two children�Myrtle and Harriet. Mr. Kipp politically supports the Republican party but has no aspirations for office, making a specialty of attending to his own concerns. He has worked hard, managed well, and deserves the prosperity which has attended him. He keeps well informed upon matters of general interest, is more than ordinarily intelligent and a man whose opinions are generally respected.