BIO: Nelson B. Ripley, Wyoming Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, PA & NY

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Chaffee, Amasa Franklin. History of the Wyoming 
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
New York: Eaton & Mains, 1904, pages 390-391.
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  Ripley, Nelson B., brother of Rev. B. P. Ripley, was born on January 
16, 1860, in Morris, Otsego County, N.Y. He received his education at 
the village school in Morris, Wyoming and Cazenovia Seminaries. He was 
converted in early life, and soon felt called to the ministry. He 
received exhorter's license in 1877, and the following year local 
preacher's license from Otsego District Conference. His first preaching 
was to the employees of the cotton factory at Morris. In 1882 he joined 
Conference, and at the same session received deacon's orders. Before 
entering Conference he learned the printer's trade.
  He has been contributing poetic articles to the press for a number or 
years. In 1901 a collection of his poems was published under the title 
Cordelia, and Other Poems, which was well received.
  On April 3, 1882, he married Miss Emma A. Shepherd, of Oneonta 
Plains, N.Y.
  His pastoral record is as follows: 1882-83, Westville; 1884-86, 
Portlandville; 1887-91, Afton; 1892-96, Milford; 1897-98, Schenevus; 
1899-1903, Otego.