Doddridge County Roots


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Joseph H. RUPPERT

Joseph H. RUPPERT

Male 1845 - 1926  (80 years)


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  • Name Joseph H. RUPPERT  [1]
    Birth 9 Jun 1845  Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Allegany Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900, 1920  Cumberland, Allegany Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [2, 4] 
    Death 9 Feb 1926  [1] 
    Burial Saints Peter & Paul Cemetery, Cumberland, Allegany Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Aug 23 1870:
      Joseph Ruppert, 24, b. Va, farmer, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $350; Mary A, 24, b. Md, cannot write; Jacob, 2, b. WVa; Joseph V, 4 months; Ann Limberger, 61, b. Austria.
      The next enumerated household was that of Joseph's parents.

      1880 Census, Allegany Co, Maryland, enumerated on Jun 12 1880:
      Joseph Ruppert, 35, farmer; wife Terese, 36; son Peter, 12; son Joseph, 10; son John, 9; son Frank, 6; son William, 3; son Henry, 9 months, b. Sep 1879; dau Mary, 14, occupation cook; John Hosin (relationship not given), 21, b. Germany, farm hand.
      All family members born in Maryland except for the elder Joseph, born in West Virginia. However, sons Peter (aka Jacob), Joseph and John are known from their birth records to have been born in Doddridge County, WV.

      1900 Census, Allegany Co, Maryland (City of Cumberland), enumerated on Jun 14 1900:
      Joseph Ruppert, 54, b. Jun 1845, farmer, married 30 yrs; wife Tresie, 56, b. Feb 1844, married 30 yrs, mother of 5 children (all still living); son Henry, 20, b. Sep 1879; dau Mary T, 18, b. Jul 1881; son Frederick, 16, b. Nov 1883. All born in Maryland except for Joseph, born in West Virginia.
    Person ID I105535  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2016

    Father Jacob Anton RUPPERT,   b. 10 Mar 1805, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1893, St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Mother Catharine WEIMBACH,   b. 2 Nov 1808, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1894 (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F10936  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary A. ___,   b. 8 Sep 1845, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jun 1871 (Age 25 years)
    Children 
     1. Jacob Peter RUPPERT,   b. 23 Jun 1867, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    >2. Joseph V. RUPPERT,   b. 24 Sep 1869, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1950 (Age 80 years)
     3. John F. RUPPERT,   b. Sep 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F44159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Teresa HELMSTETTER,   b. 25 Feb 1844, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1922 (Age 78 years)
    Marriage CA 1870  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Frank J. RUPPERT,   b. 1874, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1960 (Age 86 years)
    >2. George William RUPPERT,   b. 6 Feb 1877, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 1932 (Age 55 years)
    >3. Henry A. RUPPERT,   b. Sep 1879, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1949 (Age ~ 69 years)
     4. Mary T. RUPPERT,   b. Jul 1881, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Frederick Alphonsus RUPPERT,   b. 30 Nov 1883, Cumberland, Allegany Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Dec 1965, Cumberland, Allegany Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F44148  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S1662] 1900 Census.

    3. [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    4. [S1710] 1880 Census.

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.