1. 2. Bentham Huntington RIPLEY   b. 1 Nov 1826; d. 22 Dec 1851, Moultrieville, Charleston, Sc.
2. 3. Horatio Miller RIPLEY   b. 12 Mar 1828; d. 3 Jul 1847, Castillo de Perote, Vera Cruz, Mexico.
3. 4. Emma Caroline RIPLEY   b. 6 Feb 1829; d. 3 Oct 1857.
4. 5. Sarah Jane RIPLEY   b. 8 Mar 1832.
5. 6. Martha Ann RIPLEY   b. 22 Jun 1833; d. 11 Oct 1836.
6. 7. Mary Boylston RIPLEY   b. 24 May 1836.
7. 8. Charlotte Poyas RIPLEY   b. 24 May 1836.

Perote Castle (Castillo de Perote).
This old structure, built by the Spanish, was used by both the Spanishand Mexican governments as a prison. Among its more illustrious occupantswere the Texians captured during the ill-fated Texian-Santa Fe Expeditionof 1843. During the U.S. occupation, 1847-1848, it was used as ahospital. As a result, the area surrounding the moat is littered with theforgotten graves of hundreds, perhaps thousands of U.S. soldiers. Thecastle is presently being used as a prison.

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