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George Arthur Tupper

 

George Arthur Tupper circa 1903

 

 

Circa 1907

 

Born: 24 Oct 1872, Dundee, Sheboygan Co, WI        

   

Parents: Marcus Tupper and Wealthy Ann Webb

 

Siblings: Frank Harvey (1869/70-1923), Oran C.(1872-1902), William Marcus (1880-1941)

 

Marriage: 3/4/1890 to Annie “Pearl” Reinert, Sheboygan Co., WI. George & Pearl were married at the Methodist Church in Sheboygan. George’s brother Frank and Pearl’s sister Hattie Reinert served as wittnesses. George was 17 years old.

 

Death: 12 Oct 1913, age 40 of TB in Sheboygan, Wi; buried Wildwood Cemetary, section 1,Sheboygan, Wi

Children:

Inez Pearl,   Frank Harrold,   Estella May,   Lester Charles,   Edith Irene,   Warren Merrill

 

                                                           

                                                                       Edith         Lester        Estella        Frank        Inez

 

 

Tupper family circa 1903

L-R: back row: Inez, Frank. Front row: Pearl, Edith, Stella, George and Lester

 

Obituary: From the Sheboygan Press 10/12/1913:
Mr. George Tupper, aged 43 years, died yesterday morning at 6 o’clock at his home 814 Leland Ave. Death was due to tuberculosis meningitis. He had been ill 11 weeks. The deceased was born in Saukville, Wisconsin (*incorrect) Oct. 24 1870 (birth certicate filed in Sheboygan Co 10/24/1872) and resided in this city for the past 25 years. For 15 of these years he was associated with the Twig Shoe Company and later became a traveling salesman for the Sheboygan Shoe Company. Besides his wife he is survived by six children, Mrs. F.E. (S.E.) Krainbrink, Detroit, Michigan; Frank, Estella, Edith, Lester and Warren all at home. Also two brothers, William of Milwaukee and Frank of Two Rivers. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o’clock from the home and 2 p.m. from the First Methodist Church. Internment will take place in Wildwood cemetery

 

Census:

1900 Census, Wi, Sheboygan Co, Mitchell townshp:
George Tupper, head, age 29, born Oct 1871, married 10 years, born WI, parents both born WI, farmer, rents
Pearl, wife, age 27, born Feb1873, 5 children born, 5 alive, born WI, father born NY, mother Germany (should be the other way around)
Ina, daughter, age 9, born Sept 1890
Frankie, son, age 8, born Nov. 1891
Stella age 5, born Nov. 1894
Lester, age 2, born Mar 1898
Edith, age 9 months, born Aug 1899
Reinert, Delina (looks like Vrlina), white female, age 48, born Dec. 1851, widow, 5 children born, 4 alive, born NY, parents born NY, boarder
Hattie Reinert, sister-in-law, age 29, single, born July 1870, dressmaker

 

1910 Census, WI Sheboygan Co, City of Sheboygan, Ward 1
George Tupper, age 39, married 20 years, born WI, both parents born WI, shoe salesman, rents
Pearl, age 37,  6 children born, 6 alive, born WI, father born Germany, mother born WI
Inez, age 19
Frank age 18, cutter - shoe factory
Stella, age 15, in high school
Lester age 12
Edith age 10
Warren age 4
***ine Reinert, sister-in-law, age 28, bookeeper at newspaper office (probably Metta/Nettie)

 

Misc notes:

Marriage certificate states he was born in Dundee, Wi. The family always lived in Sheboygan Co, but near the border of  FonduLac Co., the closest town being  in that county. Consequently many of the records like census, birth, marriage, etc list place of birth as FonduLac Co, when in fact they are all recorded in Sheboygan Co Vital Statistics. Many times when  people lived near the border of two counties, wherever the church & minister were from determined how the baptismal/marriage/death certificate  was made out.

 

Article in the Sheboygan Press 5/18/1910:

A new hiking club consisting of George Tupper, Frank Tupper and 4 others has been organized and the first walk taken Sunday when the party walked to Our town and Six Corners. A different route has been planned for each Sunday.

 

        Frank, Pearl, baby Warren and George circa 1906/07

 

Sheboygan Shoe Company downtown Sheboygan, later called the Jung Shoe Company

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