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John Wesley Hipp was a farmer, father, son and soldier. Son of Andrew H. Hipp he married his wife Sarah and had two children. The second of the two was named for John and was born in February of 1862 (died 1931). John was mustered up in early 1862 and died at in June from wounds received at Frazier’s farm. In 1865 Sarah received a survivors benefit payment of $34:64. She never remarried. His grandchildren stretch from Alabama,Texas, Arkansas, Arizona, California and Washington state. Until the start of world war 2 farming was a family way of life.