Mary Ann Mellecker

Female22 August 1835–28 April 1864

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Mellecker was born on 22 August 1835, in Alsace, France, her father, Francis Xavier Mellecker, was 34 and her mother, Marie Anna Gross, was 38. She married Joseph S. Ruppenkamp on 27 April 1857, in Johnson, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 28 April 1864, in Johnson, Iowa, United States, at the age of 28, and was buried in Hills, Johnson, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph S. Ruppenkamp
1830–1900
Mary Ann Mellecker
1835–1864
Marriage: 27 April 1857
Mary Ruppenkamp
1858–1931
Joseph Henry Ruppenkamp
1859–1921
Magdalena Ruppenkamp
1860–1944

Sources (7)

  • Mary Ann Melleker, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Mary Anna Mellecker Ruppenkamp, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mary Ann Mellecker in entry for Joseph Henry Ruppenkamp, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    27 April 1857Johnson, Iowa, United States
  • Children (3)

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    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1836 · Remember the Alamo

    Age 1

    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

    1837

    Age 2

    Historical Boundaries: 1837: Johnson, Wisconsin Territory, United States 1838: Johnson, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Johnson, Iowa, United States

    1846

    Age 11

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    Hebrew: Bitter; Marion is the French form.

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