Emma Anna Rupp

Brief Life History of Emma Anna

When Emma Anna Rupp was born on 17 March 1884, in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States, her father, Richard Ludwig Rupp, was 29 and her mother, Albertina Louisa Sophia Voss, was 29. She married August Louis Wehrhahn on 20 February 1912, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States for about 5 years. She died on 12 May 1976, at the age of 92.

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August Louis Wehrhahn
1877–1959
Emma Anna Rupp
1884–1976
Marriage: 20 February 1912
Eunice Marie Wehrhahn
1918–2004

Sources (2)

  • Emma Rupp in household of Richard Rupp, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Emma Rupp in household of Richard Rupp, "Wisconsin State Census, 1905"

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World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1887 · The Bagley Memorial Fountain

"The Bagley Memorial Fountain was erected in 1887 with funds from the estate of John Judson Bagley. Bagley's will ordered the construction of the drinking fountain which would provide the people of Detroit ""water cold and pure as the coldest mountain stream."" H.H. Richards was the architect for the Romanesque-style, pink granite, lionhead fountain. It is engraved with the words, ""TESTAMENTARY GIFT FOR THE PEOPLE FROM JOHN JUDSON BAGLEY A.D. MDCCCLXXXVII""."

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

Name Meaning

German: from a short form of Rupprecht . Compare Roop , Roup , Roupe , and Rupe .

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

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