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• Census: 1880, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1900, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1920, Berkeley, Alameda, California
• Census: 1930, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
• Census: 1940, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon

Notes:

Source : Who’s Who in Sigma Alpha Epsilon – A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Members of the Fraternity. Edited by William C. Levere. Evanston, Illinois, 1912. :
 Kupfer, Carl Albert, U.S. forest service; b. Des Moines, Ia., July 28, 1879; s/o Herman E. & Margaret (Jann); ed. Iowa State College, 1907; Alpha Zeta; secretary debating league, Phileleutherol literary society, intercollegiate debate team, staff Iowa State College Student; editor Junior class book Bomb, president forestry club, cast sophomore, junior and senior class plays; inititated by Iowa Gamma, Nov 1906; eminent chronicler; president Iowa Gamma association; Forest Service U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Office of Products, District 5; memb. society of American Foresters, National Geographic society; m. Margaret Whitney Hosier, Jan. 17, 1910. Address, Forest Service, San Francisco, Cal. (pg 140).

Carl married Margaret Whitney HOSIER on 17 Jan 1910 in Berkeley, Alameda, California. Margaret (daughter of Francis M. HOSIER and Elizabeth WHITNEY) was born on 21 Dec 1882 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio; died on 9 Jul 1965 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Robert Whitney KUPFER was born on 1 Aug 1913 in Alameda, California; died on 27 Dec 1994 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.
2. Walter Hugh KUPFER was born on 4 Jun 1917 in Alameda, California; died on 24 Mar 1963 in Claremont, Los Angeles, California.

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• Census: 1870, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
• Census: 1880, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa

Notes:

Herman was naturalized on 24 Jul 1875 in Boston, Massachusetts. The name Kupfer H[erman] is mentioned in successive editions of the Des Moines City Directory:
1877 – Kupfer Emil, cabinet mkr C. & L. Harbach, bds Walnut cor Third.
1877 – Kupfer Herman, cabinet mkr C. & L. Harbach.
1879 – Kupfer H., cabinet maker L. Harbach, r 112 Sycamore
1881 – Kupfer Herman E., cabinet mkr, r 108 Chestnut.
1886 – Kupfer H. E., cabinet maker L. Harbach, r 112 w Chestnut.
1889 – Kupfer Hermann Mrs. r 112 Chestnut

DROWNINGS AT DES MOINES.Des Moines, July 5. — This city furnished her quota of victims to the Des Moines river yesterday, a man and a boy. Late in the afternoon a gentleman by the name of H. E. Kupfer, living at 112 Chestnut street, wend down to the river just below the old mill, accompanied by his two boys. The latter went out wading in the edge of the water. One of them went beyond his depth and the father seeing his danger plunged in to save him. Someone on the bank gave the alarm and Elmer Wickham ran around to the other side of the mill while Col. Olmstead jumped into a boat and rowed up to the dam and pushed over. No one was able to reach the man, and Mr. Wickham having his clothes on was compelled to head for the shore in order to save himself. Mr. Fitzgerald who had followed Olmstead to the bank jumped off to save the boy but was taken with a cramp and his daring effort to save the boy’s life nearly cost him his own. Col. Olmstead and Mr. Griffiths got the boy out before he went down for the last time and the colonel returned with Messrs. Hartley and Wickham and picked up Mr. Kupfer. They took him ashore and done all they could but life was extinct. Mr. Kupfer was about 30 years of age and leaves a wife and three children. (Source: Atlantic Daily Telegraph, July 6, 1888.)

Herman married Margaret JANN on 10 Oct 1878 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. Margaret (daughter of Andreas JANN and Eva Margarethe HORN) was born on 29 Mar 1858 in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa; died on 10 Dec 1946 in Newton, Jasper, Iowa; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1870, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1880, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1900, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1910, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1920, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1930, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa

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• Also Known As: Andrew
• Naturalization: 1853
• Census: 1870, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1880, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1885, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1900, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa

Notes:

Andreas Jann reached New York aboard the Statesman out of Le Havre, France on July 12th, 1850. His name is listed in the ship manifest (#228 | age: 27 | country: Hesse | occupation: Farmer). As it was the usage at that time, his firstname has been translated into the americanized form, Andrew. He stayed in New York three years where he married Eva Horn, then moved in 1856 to Iowa City, Iowa. Andrew Jann was one of the founders of the Germain Aid society of this city. In 1860, the company he worked for moved to Des Moines, so he was transferred to this city where he lived until his death. Andrew Jann (and his sons) are mentioned in successive editions (1866 to 1900) of the Des Moines City Directory. Andrew’s daughter, Henrietta, wrote a very colourful description of the family adventures from New York to Iowa City and Des Moines (follow link below).

Andreas married Eva Margarethe HORN on 1 Apr 1853 in New York, New York. Eva was born on 25 Apr 1830 in Ummenstadt, Saxony, Germany; died on 20 Dec 1892; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1870, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1880, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
• Census: 1885, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa

Notes:

Eva Horn reached New York aboard the Hercules out of Belfast, Ireland on April 23th, 1852. Her name is listed in the ship manifest (#87 | age: 21 | country: Saxony | occupation: Dressmaker). See CastleGarden.org, and also here.

first name : Eva | last name : Horn | occupation : Dressmaker | age 21 | sex : Female | literacy : Unknown | ship : Hercules | arrived : 23 Apr 1852 | country : Germany | port of departure : Belfast | place of last residence : U | province of last residence : | city of destination : United States | paid by : Self | country of birth : Germany.

Mr. married Mrs. Jann - Gill. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]