Susan Louisa Rupley

Brief Life History of Susan Louisa

When Susan Louisa Rupley was born on 10 December 1874, in Wabash, Indiana, United States, her father, Johannes "John" Rupley, was 52 and her mother, Catherine Webb, was 33. She married Frederick Luhman on 27 November 1894, in Wabash, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, United States for about 50 years. She died on 31 July 1937, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frederick Luhman
1872–1945
Susan Louisa Rupley
1874–1937
Marriage: 27 November 1894
Raymond Luhman
1899–1959
Esther Louise Luhman
1902–1981
Delphine Katherine Luhman
1904–1960

Sources (14)

  • Susan Luhman in household of Fred Luhman, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Susan Louisa Rupley - Published information: Family genealogies: birth-name: Susan Louisa Rupley
  • Susan L Rupley, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

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

Americanized form of Swiss German Rup(p)li, from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with hrōd ‘fame, renown’, or of German Ruple . Compare Ruprecht , Robert .

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

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