Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameJoshua N. Chipps 
BirthOct 1829, Tompkins Co, NY
Census8 Apr 1930, Santa Ana, Orange Co, CA
Memoroll#182, pg 10
Death25 Dec 1932, Santa Ana, Orange Co, CA
Misc. Notes
He was doing farm labor in 1900.
He was listed in Santa Ana, CA in 1930 as a grandfather (100, NY) with the McCauley family. It said he was first married at age 23.
[Obituary] The Buffalo Times, NY - Friday, January 13, 1933, pg 14
OLDEST VOTER DIED AT 103 SANTA ANA Cal
Joshua Chipps who claimed to be the oldest voter in the United States, died here at the age of 103 years. He was bom in Tompkins County New York.
He was listed in Santa Ana, CA in 1930 as a grandfather (100, NY) with the McCauley family. It said he was first married at age 23.
[Obituary] The Buffalo Times, NY - Friday, January 13, 1933, pg 14
OLDEST VOTER DIED AT 103 SANTA ANA Cal
Joshua Chipps who claimed to be the oldest voter in the United States, died here at the age of 103 years. He was bom in Tompkins County New York.
Spouses
Birth6 May 1831, Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA
Death13 Jul 1907, Jasper Co, IA
BurialMonroe Cem, Monroe, Jasper Co, IA
FatherSamuel Scarborough (1792-1865)
MotherElizabeth “Betsy” Wells (1795-1864)
Misc. Notes
By 1900 they were living alone at 69 and 70.
Marriage17 Mar 1856, Knox Co, OH