Mary Wernimont

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Wernimont was born in 1868, in Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, United States, her father, Georg Wernimont, was 24 and her mother, Mary Theodora Strutemann, was 18. She married John F Klepping in 1890. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She lived in Indian Creek Township, Anderson, Kansas, United States in 1900 and Deepwater, Henry, Missouri, United States in 1910. She died in 1953, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 85.

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Family Time Line

John F Klepping
1863–1926
Mary Wernimont
1868–1953
Marriage: 1890
Mary Agatha Klepping
1891–1902
Theresa Klepping
1893–
Thresese Klepping
1894–
John Joseph Klepping
1895–1974
Rosa Klepping
1897–
Josephine Klepping
1899–

Sources (6)

  • Mary E Klappsing, "United States, Census, 1900"
  • Mary Wernemont, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Mary Klepping in household of Rose F Klepping, "United States Census, 1940"

World Events (8)

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1877 · Nicodemus is Founded

The town of Nicodemus was founded by African-American migrants from Kansas in 1877.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

Walloon: possibly a variant of Warrimont, a habitational name from a place called Warrimont in Liège province in Belgium (Wallonia). The surname Wernimont is also found in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, where it s very rare, in the Belgian province of Luxembourg, and in France (mainly Ardennes), where it may possibly be of different origin.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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