James Roy Tharp

1906 - 2003  (96 years)

• Name	James Roy Tharp  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	9 Apr 1906	Ripley County, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  	(Camp Roy Ranch)
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1920	Pine City, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1930	Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1940	Thomas, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1950	Thomas, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [7]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married
  Death	30 Jan 2003	Rifle, Garfield, Colorado, USA   [3, 4]
  Burial	Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [3]
  	Opal Brooks and James Tharp, buried together with young son, Jimmie
  		Burial-THARP Opal Roy and Jimmie Opal Brooks and James Tharp, buried together with young son, Jimmie - Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50581952/ james https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28304578/ opal https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28304335/ jimmie
  		Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery (also known as Oak Ridge Cemetery) Briar, Ripley, Missouri Find a Grave: #2185578
  Person ID	I13622	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John William Tharp, Sr,   b. 12 Jun 1884, Benton County, Missouri, USA d. 9 Oct 1948, Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, USA (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hester Ellen 'Elender' Keel,   b. 7 Jan 1888, Missouri, USA d. 4 Sep 1940, Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, USA (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1 May 1905	Pine City, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F7806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Opal Irene Brooks,   b. 28 Feb 1909, Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma, USA d. 28 Sep 1978, New Castle, Garfield, Colorado, USA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1931	Oregon County, Missouri, USA   [10]
  Children	1. Richard Brooks Wellington,   b. 3 Aug 1926, Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, USA d. 11 Mar 2021, Rialto, San Bernardino, California, USA (Age 94 years)  [Father: Stepchild]  [Mother: natural]   2. Jimmie Ray Tharp,   b. 10 Mar 1950, Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, USA d. 13 Apr 1959, Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, USA (Age 9 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Living   4. Living   5. Carl Franklin Tharp,   b. 7 Feb 1937, Ripley County, Missouri, USA d. 27 Nov 1978, Lakewood, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Living
  Family ID	F4877	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Apr 1906 - Ripley County, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1910 - Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1920 - Pine City, Ripley, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA Marriage - 23 Dec 1931 - Oregon County, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - Thomas, Ripley, Missouri, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married - 1950 - Thomas, Ripley, Missouri, USA Death - 30 Jan 2003 - Rifle, Garfield, Colorado, USA Burial - - Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar, Ripley, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-THARP Opal Roy and Jimmie Opal Brooks and James Tharp, buried together with young son, Jimmie - Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50581952/ james https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28304578/ opal https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28304335/ jimmie

  
  

  DNA Matches

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

  People

  THARP-James R James Roy Tharp

  
  

• Sources

  [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Pine, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T625_942; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 181; Image: 473. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Pine, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T625_942; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 181; Image: 473 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Thomas, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T627_2144; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 91-14. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Thomas, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T627_2144; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 91-14 [S7401] Find a Grave: THARP James R 1906-2003, James Roy Tharp. - Birth: 9 Apr 1906 - Death: 30 Jan 2003 (aged 96) - Burial: Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar, Ripley County, Missouri - Memorial ID: 50581952 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50581952/james-roy-tharp [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 491-18-4635; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: 1221; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0011; Image: 158.0; FHL microfilm: 2340956. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: 1221; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0011; Image: 158.0; FHL microfilm: 2340956 [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T624_805; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1374818. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T624_805; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1374818 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Thomas, Ripley, Miss. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Thomas, Ripley, Miss [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [S7077] Find a Grave: KEEL Hester Tharp 1888-1940, Hester Ellen Keel Tharp. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31154226/hester-ellen-tharp [S7400] Find a Grave: BROOKS Opal Tharp 1909-1978, Opal Irene Brooks Wellington Tharp. - Birth: 28 Feb 1909, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma - Death: 28 Sep 1978 (aged 69) New Castle, Garfield County, Colorado - Burial: Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar, Ripley County, Missouri - Memorial ID: 28304578 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28304578/opal-irene-tharp