Leroy Boop

Brief Life History of Leroy

When Leroy Boop was born on 4 December 1893, in Union, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Morris “Maurice” Boop, was 31 and his mother, Sarah Cathern Peters, was 29. He married Ida Eleverta Marie Frederick in 1920. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States in 1930 and United States in 1949. He died about 1937, in Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States, at the age of 45.

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Family Time Line

Leroy Boop
1893–about 1937
Ida Eleverta Marie Frederick
1902–1975
Marriage: 1920
Paul Frederick Boop
1921–1989

Sources (6)

  • Leroy Boop, "United States, Census, 1920"
  • Leroy Boop, "United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
  • Leroy Boop in entry for Paul F Boop, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

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World Events (8)

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.

1905 · The Movie Theater

The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of South German Bub ‘boy’. The surname Boop is found mainly in PA and OH. Compare Boob .

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

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