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Article from ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY (new series) edited by Edward N. Dodge v. XXXIX Page 275
William Edward FrippA prominent citizen and civic figure of Colleton County, William "Willie" Edward Fripp of Walterboro, South Carolina, was clerk and treasurer of that community. His prodigious command of local and regional history and genealogy brought him great repute over the course of his career spanning more than four decades. Active memberships were held by Mr. Fripp with several historical organisations.
William was born at Walterboro, South Carolina, February 9, 1896. The son of James Edward and Anne Chaplin (Neyle) Fripp. His father was active in financial management, principally in real estate.
The progenitor of the paternal line in this country was John Fripp, who came to Carolina from Bristol, England, in 1670, with a land grant from King Charles II, dated 1662, giving him a vast tract of land in the latitude of St. Helena Island. He served as High Sheriff of Colleton County in 1701, and in 1714 was living on Edisto Island as he was mentioned in an act ratified that year. Annie Chaplin (Neyle) Fripp was the daughter of Henry Neyle, an officer of the Confederate Army. His grandfather was Dr. Philip Neyle and his great-grandfather was Gilbert Neyle of Exeter, England.
Mr. Fripp received his education through private tutors. From about 1920 until the onset of World War II he was manager of the I.M. Pearlstine Wholesale Company in Walterboro.
Active in civic affairs, Mr. Fripp was a member of the Walterboro City Council and served as Mayor pro tempore for two years. He became clerk and treasurer of the town in 1950, and held those posts for the duration of his career. Having previously served on the Board of the Walterbury Library Society, he became a member of the Board of the Colleton County Memorial Library, and from 1953 to 1957, he was its chairman.
Widely renowned as an authority, on the history of his area, Mr. Fripp was a founder of the Colleton County Historical Society, and he served as its president for many years. His vast knowledge and background on the Carolina Low Country and on Colleton County in particular, made him a key figure in the community and a valuable reference source consulted many times by outsiders. His field of expertise extended to genealogy, and he was in communication with persons in such matters. During the early 1950's a series of his articles on the Minutes of the Vestry of St. Bartholomew's Parish, 1822 - 1840, was published in the South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine.
A Democrat, Mr. Fripp was a committeeman on the executive committee of the Walterboro Municipal Democratic Club, and he later served that organisation as secretary During World War I he served in the United States Army Infantry from May of 1917 to March of 1919, and was attending Officers' Candidate School at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, at the close of the war. He received his honourable discharge as a sergeant, first class. At the beginning of World War II he was named director of the Selective Service in Walterboro and later was transferred to the Selective Service Headquarters in Columbia, South Carolina.
Memberships were held by Mr. Fripp with the South Carolina Historical Society, the Sons of the American Revolution, and the American Legion. He was a lifetime member of St. Jude's Episcopal Church in Walterboro. and for about twenty-six years was an active member of the vestry. He also served for many years as Sunday school Superintendent. A golf enthusiast, he held charter membership in the Walterboro Country Club, which he served as director for many years, and later was its secretary and treasurer. In 1960 he won the club championship. He was accomplished at Old English lettering and inscribed many books and documents for his community and state.
William Edward Fripp was married at Charleston, South Carolina, July 3, 1924, to Rosalind Cray Avant, the daughter of Barnwell Stephen and Rosa (Beach) Avant of Walterboro. Her father was a planter. Mr. and Mrs. Fripp became the parents of two daughters: 1. Harriet Croskeys, who married Charles Thomas Underwood. They live at Fayetteville, North Carolina. 2. Anne Neyle, the wife of Morris Eugene Steadman. They reside in Walterboro.
The career of William Edward Fripp ended with his death at Walterboro, South Carolina May 27, 1965. His article, "Names in Colleton County," was published later that year in the annual publication of the department of English of the University of South Carolina Names in South Carolina. The Colleton County Historical Society has allocated an annual fund for the purchase of books on local history to be placed on the memorial shelf of its reference room. A section of that room contains a plaque dedicated to Mr. Fripp by the Historical Society. The plaque reads: "William Edward Fripp, 1896 - 1965, First President of the Colleton County Historical Society. Official of the Walterborough Library Society and of the Colleton County Memorial Library. In appreciation of his services these books are dedicated to his memory." A memorial stained glass window has also been placed in St. Jude's Episcopal Church.