Joseph Francis Kupferer

Male28 September 1889–September 1963

Brief Life History of Joseph Francis

When Joseph Francis Kupferer was born on 28 September 1889, in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, his father, Charles Kupferer, was 20 and his mother, Laura Strong, was 20. He married Emma Davis on 8 February 1913, in Vigo, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Terre Haute, Sullivan, Indiana, United States in 1920. He died in September 1963, in Vigo, Indiana, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Terre Haute, Sullivan, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Francis Kupferer
1889–1963
Emma Davis
1894–1922
Marriage: 8 February 1913
James Kupferer
1916–1919
Beryl Joseph Kupferer
1920–2011

Sources (12)

  • Joseph F Kupferer, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Joseph Kupferer, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Joseph Francis Kupferer, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    8 February 1913Vigo, Indiana, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 1

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    1892 · The Radio is invented

    Age 3

    Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892

    1909 · The NAACP is formed

    Age 20

    Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

    Name Meaning

    German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a coppersmith (see Kupferman ).

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

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