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James Leslie Tupper

Born: May 1898

 

Parents: Frank Harvey Tupper and Cora Harriet Marsh  (1867-?)

 

Siblings: Milton R., Stanley “Earl”

 

Marriage: Gertrude Hines

 

Children: Eileen/Aileen, James L and Steven

 

Death: March 12, 1970, NJ, age 71

Obituary Newark Evening News

On March 12, 1970, James L. of 18 Brighton Ave., Kearny, husband of
the late Gertrude Hines, father of Mrs. Aileen Bell, James Jr. and Steven.  Services
at John D. Crane & Sons Funeral Home, 241 Kearny Ave. at Bergen Ave., Kearny,
Mon. March 16, at 10 am, Wilson-Gugelman Post #1302 VFW service Sunday at
8 pm.  Interment at Arlington Cemetery.  Visiting Friday 7-10, Sat. & Sun. 2-5 &
7-10.

KEARNY—James L. Tupper, of 18 Brighton Ave., died Thursday in West Hudson
Hospital.  He was 71.

Born in North Lake, Wisc., he moved here 50 years ago.  He was a power station
operator with Consolidated Edison in New York for 40 years.  He retired 6 years
ago.

He was a Navy veteran of World War I and a member of Wilson-Gugelman VFW
Post.

Mr. Tupper leaves 2 sons, James L. Jr. of Elizabeth and Steven C., at home; a
daughter, Mrs. Aileen Bell of Burlington, VT; and 5 grandchildren.

 

1930 US Census, NJ, Hudson, Kearny
James Tupper, head, age 31, married age 22, rents $30/mo, b WI, parents b WI; press operator at Edison Shop
Gertrude, wife, age 31, b NJ, father b Ireland, mother b Sweden
Eileen, daughter, age 1 (crossed out, difficult to read)

 

1920 US Census, WI, NJ, Essex, Newark, Ward 4
James L. Tuffer, age  21, boarder, married (no wife is listed) electrician, construction work

1910 US census, WI, Milwaukee, ward 18
Inmate at the Milwaukee Orphan’s Asylum
James L. Tupper, age 11
Stanley Tupper, age 7

(brother Milton living with Marsh grandparents in Waukesha, father Frank is remarried and living in Manitowoc, WI; cannot locate mother in census; In 1910, there is a Cora Tupper listed as a boarder in a large boarding house, Milwaukee WI, ward 7, but only 20 years old, should be about 43. She was born WI, Father b NY, mother WI. For marital status, it looks like a NM after her name, not sure of significance (divorced or seperated?) occupation - nurse for private family )

 

Milwaukee Children’s Orphan Asylum:
A group of Milwaukee’s wealthiest and best educated Protestant women began pondering how they could respond to the city’s rising number of orphans. In 1849, they organized the Ladies’ Benevolent Society to collect and distribute money and goods to the city’s poorest residents. A year later, the women opened the Milwaukee Orphans’ Asylum in a tenement on Cass Street, on Milwaukee’s east side. Both St. Aemilian’s Orphan Asylum and The Milwaukee Orphans’ Asylum would grow and prosper for more than 100 years. Thanks to frequent and generous bequests, the Milwaukee Orphans’ Asylum relocated in 1887 to imposing new quarters at the corner of Prospect and North Avenues. Built to accommodate 100 children, the three-story brick building featured Gothic arched windows and a stone tower. Growth continued at St. Aemilian’s as well, with a new building completed in 1896. Stately and spacious, it was considered a national model for institutions of its kind.

Orphanage life was regimented and disciplined. Children at the Milwaukee Orphans’ Asylum circa 1860 dressed in uniforms and slept in identical beds lined up against the walls. Schedules were rigid. The children woke at 6 a.m. (5 a.m. during the summer), dressed, and assembled in the school room for Bible reading and prayer, followed by breakfast and a morning of lessons for the older children. Following lunch came housekeeping, needlework and gardening, a simple supper, prayers and bedtime. The youngest children spent most of their time at quiet play.

At St. Aemilian’s, in addition to tending to their studies, the boys were expected to wash dishes, sweep and polish floors, and make their own beds. A high priority was placed on outdoor recreation and holiday programs.

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