Brief Life History of Edward Franklin
When Edward Franklin Shupe was born on 6 March 1854, in Woodstock, McHenry, Illinois, United States, his father, Isaac Benjamin Shupe, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Millicent Durfey, was 21. He married Eldora Cleopatra Head on 28 June 1877. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Election Precinct 4, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States in 1920 and Littleton, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States in 1930. He died on 5 August 1937, in Denver, Colorado, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Littleton, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States.
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- Edward Schupe in household of Isaah Schupe, "United States Census, 1870"
- Edward F Shoup, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Edward F. Shupe, "BillionGraves Index"
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1858
Historical Boundaries: 1858: Arapahoe, Kansas Territory, United States 1859: Montana, Kansas Territory, United States 1861: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1861: Colorado Territory, United States 1861: Arapahoe, Colorado Territory, United States 1876: Arapahoe, Colorado, United States 1902: Denver, Colorado, United States [Denver is a City-County]
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Schupp .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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