Adele Mary Rumpf BA MA

Female14 December 1897–28 July 1960

Brief Life History of Adele Mary

When Adele Mary Rumpf BA MA was born on 14 December 1897, in Dubuque, Iowa, United States, her father, Frederick Adolf Rumpf, was 38 and her mother, Elizabeth Jane Cuthbertson, was 35. She married John Bartlet Brebner on 29 March 1928, in New York City, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1932 and lived in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States in 1920 and Yonkers, Westchester, New York, United States in 1940. She died on 28 July 1960, in Bronxville, Eastchester, Westchester, New York, United States, at the age of 62.

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Family Time Line

John Bartlet Brebner
1895–1957
Adele Mary Rumpf BA MA
1897–1960
Marriage: 29 March 1928
Elliot J Brebner B.A. B.S. M.S.
1931–2014

Sources (12)

  • Adele Rump, "Iowa State Census, 1915"
  • Adele Mary Rumpf, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
  • Adele M Brebner, "New York State Health Department, Genealogical Research Death Index, 1957-1963"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    29 March 1928New York City, New York, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 1

    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World

    Age 16

    At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.

    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

    Age 19

    Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

    Name Meaning

    nickname for a large man, from Middle High German rumph, rump ‘trunk, body’, or for someone who was bent or misshapen, from Middle High German rumph ‘bent, crooked’.

    metonymic occupational name occasionally for someone who used a large round container like a basket, bowl, or measure for his work, of the same etymology as 1 above.

    German:

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

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