Local Family Histories
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Jack Roripaugh
   What is a farmer? Jack Roripaugh is one of the youngest farmers in the Temecula-Murrieta area and chose this means of making a living because he enjoys the freedom of the great outdoors, the privilege of self-employment and because the Roripaughs are farmers, generations back.

    All of the land in the photo behind Jack is Roripaugh property and dry farming is the type done by this young farmer. Hard work, recently made possible the erection of a new home for himself, his wife, Madeline and their three daughters. (The interior photos of the home are elsewhere in this issue). The hill on which Jack is standing is located directly in front of their home and this is the view the family shares each and every day.

    Jack is the grandson of Jack Roripaugh, Sr., who originally purchased the property from Eli Barnett. Leo Roripaugh, was next in line to work the land and now, our successful young farmer, Jack, Jr.

   La Laguna Revue    Volume IV    Number 6    May 1965