 Family History
Born and raised in upstate New York, Charles found himself in the same geographic region that former family members had occupied for the past several centuries, since the first Van Riper sailed from the Netherlands (Holland) in 1643 for New Amsterdam (now New York City) in the New World. In tracing back through the Van Riper family, former ancestors have always resided in either New York or Bergen County New Jersey, with one family branch splitting off to Michigan, another to Colorado, and one to the West Coast.
 Charles has two younger brothers, Dr. Gary G. Van Riper who now resides in Morrison, Colorado and Lt. Commander Drew F. Van Riper in Manassas, Virginia. His parents were from New York, Dorothy May Wilson and Charles Van Riper, as were their parents.
Charles has a son, Charles (Kale) van Riper IV, and three lovely daughters (Jacqueline, Kimberly, and Carena) and 4 grandchildren. To learn more about his family, you can browse through the
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