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Brutus Earl Tipton

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Brutus Earl Tipton

Birth
Clay County, Indiana, USA
Death
7 Feb 1995 (aged 86)
Brazil, Clay County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Posey Township, Clay County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Brutus "Earl" Tipton was the son of Roy James and Mary Brann Tipton. He married Elvera Lorene Piety on Dec 24, 1934.

An excerpt from an article entitled "The Tipton Pedigree" available in Clay Co, IN and compiled by Elvera Lorene Piety Tipton:

"Earl changed his name from Everett Earl to Brutus Earl Tipton. With the exception of 8 years spent in the (Clay)county sheriff's office, serving both as deputy and sheriff, (elected sheriff for one term on the Democratic ticket in 1936), Earl spent his entire working life in the coal industry, first working with his father in the Tipton Coal Co (Brazil) and then with Ayrshire Coal Co (later Amax).
Brutus "Earl" Tipton was the son of Roy James and Mary Brann Tipton. He married Elvera Lorene Piety on Dec 24, 1934.

An excerpt from an article entitled "The Tipton Pedigree" available in Clay Co, IN and compiled by Elvera Lorene Piety Tipton:

"Earl changed his name from Everett Earl to Brutus Earl Tipton. With the exception of 8 years spent in the (Clay)county sheriff's office, serving both as deputy and sheriff, (elected sheriff for one term on the Democratic ticket in 1936), Earl spent his entire working life in the coal industry, first working with his father in the Tipton Coal Co (Brazil) and then with Ayrshire Coal Co (later Amax).


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