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Walter Hugh KUPFER

Male 1917 - 1963  (45 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Walter Hugh KUPFER was born on 4 Jun 1917 in Alameda, California (son of Carl Albert KUPFER and Margaret Whitney HOSIER); died on 24 Mar 1963 in Claremont, Los Angeles, California.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1920, Berkeley, Alameda, California
    • Census: 1930, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon

    Walter married Alice Salathé FREEMAN on 7 Feb 1941 in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona. Alice (daughter of George Karl FREEMAN and Valerie Lillian SALATHÉ) was born on 17 May 1918 in Santa Barbara, California; died on 3 May 2010 in Claremont, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Judith Gail KUPFER was born on 7 Mar 1944 in Santa Barbara, California.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Carl Albert KUPFER was born on 28 Jul 1879 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa (son of Herman Emil KUPFER and Margaret JANN); died on 2 Jan 1943 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 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]


  2. 3.  Margaret Whitney HOSIER was born on 21 Dec 1882 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio (daughter of Francis M. HOSIER and Elizabeth WHITNEY); died on 9 Jul 1965 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1900, Washington, District of Columbia
    • Census: 1920, Berkeley, Alameda, California
    • Census: 1930, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
    • Census: 1940, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon

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


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Herman Emil KUPFER was born on 23 Dec 1849 in Hamberg, Saxony, Germany; died on 4 Jul 1888 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; was buried on 6 Jul 1888 in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 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]


  2. 5.  Margaret JANN was born on 29 Mar 1858 in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa (daughter of Andreas JANN and Eva Margarethe HORN); died on 10 Dec 1946 in Newton, Jasper, Iowa; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 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

    Children:
    1. 2. Carl Albert KUPFER was born on 28 Jul 1879 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; died on 2 Jan 1943 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.
    2. Walter Hugh KUPFER was born on 8 Apr 1881 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; died on 29 Mar 1948 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Saline, Nebraska.
    3. Clara Louise KUPFER was born on 24 Apr 1885 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; died on 1 Apr 1981 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa.
    4. Margaret Eleanor KUPFER was born in Mar 1887 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; died in Jan 1952; was buried on 15 Jan 1952 in Highland Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa.

  3. 6.  Francis M. HOSIER was born in Aug 1849 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio; died on 18 Oct 1936 in Washington, District of Columbia; was buried in Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Prince George’s, Maryland.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1880, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio
    • Census: 1900, Washington, District of Columbia
    • Census: 1910, Washington, District of Columbia
    • Census: 1920, Washington, District of Columbia
    • Census: 1930, Washington, District of Columbia

    Francis married Elizabeth WHITNEY on 27 Sep 1877 in Mahoning, Ohio. Elizabeth (daughter of James Dwight WHITNEY and Sophia Abigail STEELE) was born on 17 Oct 1853 in Sandusky, Ohio; died after 1930 in Washington, District of Columbia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth WHITNEY was born on 17 Oct 1853 in Sandusky, Ohio (daughter of James Dwight WHITNEY and Sophia Abigail STEELE); died after 1930 in Washington, District of Columbia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1880, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio
    • Census: 1900, Washington, District of Columbia
    • Census: 1910, Washington, District of Columbia
    • Census: 1920, Washington, District of Columbia
    • Census: 1930, Washington, District of Columbia

    Children:
    1. Louise Dwight HOSIER was born on 18 Aug 1878 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio; died after 1936.
    2. Mary E. HOSIER was born on 28 Jan 1880 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio; died on 4 May 1881 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio.
    3. 3. Margaret Whitney HOSIER was born on 21 Dec 1882 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio; died on 9 Jul 1965 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Andreas JANN was born on 24 Sep 1821 in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany (son of Mr. JANN and Mrs. Jann - Gill); died on 1 Jan 1904 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 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]


  2. 11.  Eva Margarethe HORN was born on 25 Apr 1830 in Ummenstadt, Saxony, Germany; died on 20 Dec 1892; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa.

    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.

    Children:
    1. Henrietta Christine JANN was born on 13 Jan 1854 in New York; died on 7 Dec 1939 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; was buried in Bellevue Cemetery, Bellevue, Sarpy, Nebraska.
    2. Andrew JANN was born on 22 Aug 1855 in Iowa; died on 21 Dec 1855; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa.
    3. Alfred JANN was born on 11 Feb 1857 in Iowa; died on 18 Nov 1859; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa.
    4. 5. Margaret JANN 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.
    5. Andrew JANN was born on 25 Mar 1861 in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa; died on 26 Jun 1863; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa.
    6. Rose M. K. JANN was born in May 1863 in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa; died on 24 Jul 1950 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska.
    7. August Rolland JANN was born on 16 Jun 1866 in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa; died on 13 Jul 1934 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Van Buren, Michigan.
    8. Mary D. JANN was born on 18 Jul 1868 in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa; died on 10 Oct 1872; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa.
    9. Louisa JANN was born about 1868 in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa; died about 1872.
    10. Albert H. JANN was born in Aug 1870 in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa; died on 4 Sep 1905 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska.

  3. 14.  James Dwight WHITNEY was born on 19 Aug 1821 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; died on 13 Feb 1874.

    James married Sophia Abigail STEELE on 6 Jan 1846. Sophia was born on 23 Nov 1824 in New York; died in Oct 1903 in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Sophia Abigail STEELE was born on 23 Nov 1824 in New York; died in Oct 1903 in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio.
    Children:
    1. 7. Elizabeth WHITNEY was born on 17 Oct 1853 in Sandusky, Ohio; died after 1930 in Washington, District of Columbia.