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Alice Salathé FREEMAN

Female 1918 - 2010  (91 years)


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  • Name Alice Salathé FREEMAN 
    Birth 17 May 1918  Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1920  Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1930  Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1940  Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 3 May 2010  Claremont, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Siblings 1 sister 
    Person ID I11251  bmds
    Last Modified 8 Aug 2012 

    Father George Karl FREEMAN,   b. 10 Aug 1886, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1970, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Valerie Lillian SALATHÉ,   b. 24 Aug 1889, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1982, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Family ID F4671  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Walter Hugh KUPFER,   b. 4 Jun 1917, Alameda, California Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1963, Claremont, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Marriage 7 Feb 1941  Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Age at Marriage Alice : 22 years old | Walter : 23 years old. 
    Children
    +1Female. Judith Gail KUPFER,   b. 7 Mar 1944, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     
    Family ID F3927  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Hans. P. GENTSCH,   b. Abt 1943 (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 4 Dec 1970  Riverside, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage Alice : 52 years old | Hans. : ~ 28 years old. 
    Divorce Mar 1977  Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4669  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Robert J. BAKER,   b. Abt 1927 (Age 97 years) 
    Marriage 23 Oct 1982  Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Age at Marriage Alice : 64 years old | Robert : ~ 55 years old. 
    Family ID F4670  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 May 1918 - Santa Barbara, California
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Santa Barbara, California
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Santa Barbara, California
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Santa Barbara, California
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Feb 1941 - Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Dec 1970 - Riverside, California
    Link to Google MapsDivorce - Mar 1977 - Los Angeles, California
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Oct 1982 - Los Angeles, California
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 May 2010 - Claremont, Los Angeles, California
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] 1920 US Census, Santa Barbara Precinct #22 Santa Barbara City.
      Alice S. Freeman | age: 1 | bp: California

    2. [S11] 1930 US Census, Santa Barbara, California.
      Alice S. Freeman | age: 11 | single | bp: California | father’s bp: Ohio | mother’s bp: New York

    3. [S7] 1940 US Census.
      Alice Freeman | age: 21 | bp: California | Place: Ward 4, Santa Barbara, Judicial Township 2, Santa Barbara, California

    4. [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 53540671.
      Alice graduated from Santa Barbara High School and earned her teaching credentials from Santa Barbara State University (now the University of California, Santa Barbara). For 25 years, she taught elementary school, primarily as a fourth grade teacher at Chaparral Elementary School in the Claremont United Schol District. Alice loved gardening and had a garden outside her classroom where the students tended plants and ate the vegetables they raised. She had a beautiful garden at her Claremont home.
       Alice was predeceased by her first husband, Walter Kupfer. Alice married Robert Baker in 1982. They loved to travel and took many interesting trips in the U.S. and overseas. Alice had one daughter, Judy Kupfer Stevens and has one granddaughter, Valerie Palmer, who shared a birthday with her. Alice loved animals and was an excellent water color painter.
       Burial: Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea.

    5. [S2] Newspaper.
      Full Military Bridal Held One of the city’s first full military weddings was held in the Grace Baptist Church Friday afternoon, uniting Miss Alice Salathé Freeman. Santa Barbara, Calif., and Lt. Walter H. Kupfer, Portland, Ore, who, together with his other men attendants, only a short time before had received his commission from the United States Army Air Corps in graduation exercises at Luke Field.
       The Rev. Richard S. Beal. jr., pastor, read the service at 4 o’clock m the presence of a group of relatives and friends. Arriving in Phoenix Thursday with the bride were her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Karl Freeman, Santa Barbara, her grandmother, Mrs Frederick Salathé. Los Angeles, and her sister, Mrs. Frederick Du Bois Harrison, Santa Barbara, who was her only attend, Lt Donald Byers, Santa Barbara, was Lieutenant Kupfer’s best man. Forming the archway of sabers after the exchange of vows were the ushers, Lt. George Harrington and Lt. Earl Knapp. both of Vancouver. B.C. Lt. Daniel Hogan and Lt. Randolph Soranson. both of Eugene, Ore., Lt. William Harshbarger, Santa Barbara, and Lt. Jack Hauskins, Redding, Calif.
       The bride wore a long-waisted peplum trimmed afternoon dress in black with powder blue yoke. Her black velvet toque was trimmed with a black veil and powder-blue feathers, the same color of blue being noted in her gloves. Her corsage was fashioned of a single orchid. Accenting the black dress worn by the matron of honor were red accessories. The bride’s mother and grandmother also chose black, the former’s accessories being in turquoise and the latter’s gown trimmed in sequins. Immediately after the ceremony a recept’on was held at the home of Lt Robert Thieme, assistant commandant of the cadet detachment at Luke Field, and Mrs. Thieme.
       Shortly after the reception, Lieutenant and Mrs. Kupfer left for Bakersfield, Calif., where the former has been assigned as instructor in the basic training school for the United States Air Corps. The bride attended the University of Oregon for one year and was graduated from Santa Barbara State College, she has been teaching school in El Monte, Calif. At the Oregon university she became affiliated with Gamma Phi Beta Sorority.
       Lieutenant Kupfer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Kupfer. Portland. Ore., was graduated from the University of Oregon in 1940. Accepted as an aviation cadet in March 1941, he was sent to Oxnard, Calif. for his primary training. It was in Oxnard that he met his bride.
      — Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona) Sunday, November 2, 1941.

    6. [S14] Source, California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985.
      Bride: Alice Freeman | age: 64
      Groom: Robert J. Baker | age: 55