Advertisement

Advertisement

Margaretha Elisabeth “Margaret” Befort Rupp

Birth
Samara Oblast, Russia
Death
9 May 1884 (aged 77–78)
Victoria, Ellis County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Victoria, Ellis County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Death date taken from the St. Fidelis parish death register which lists her as having died at 80 yrs. old, so born 1804. Other sources suggest she was born betw. 1802 and 1806. The Suevia 8/3/1876 passenger lists her as 70 yrs old.

---------------------------------

1880 Census; Margaretha Rupp, 75, widowed, born in Russia.
Resides in Hartsook, Ellis County, KS.
Casper Rupp, 35, son, born in Russia.
Margaretha Rupp, 32, daughter-in-law, wife, b. Russia. Children are:
Caspar, 11, son, born in Russia.
Michael, 8, son, born in Russia.
Agnes, 6, daughter, born in Russia.
Catharina, 4, daughter, born in Russia.
Rosa, 2, daughter, born in Kansas,

---------------------------------

The church death register indicates she was buried in Herzog which at that time meant the First Catholic Cemetery and as with others her grave was later transferred to St. Fidelis cemetery but no identifiable location or marker can be found.

All provided by Trecil

---------------------------------

From Obermonjou, Russia. Wife of Johannes George Rupp who died in Russia. Immigrated to the US on the SS Suevia, arriving New York, NY on 3 Aug 1876. Immigration record show she says her year born was 1806. It is the best record of her birth found to date.

Contributor: Linda Dinkel (48819749)
Death date taken from the St. Fidelis parish death register which lists her as having died at 80 yrs. old, so born 1804. Other sources suggest she was born betw. 1802 and 1806. The Suevia 8/3/1876 passenger lists her as 70 yrs old.

---------------------------------

1880 Census; Margaretha Rupp, 75, widowed, born in Russia.
Resides in Hartsook, Ellis County, KS.
Casper Rupp, 35, son, born in Russia.
Margaretha Rupp, 32, daughter-in-law, wife, b. Russia. Children are:
Caspar, 11, son, born in Russia.
Michael, 8, son, born in Russia.
Agnes, 6, daughter, born in Russia.
Catharina, 4, daughter, born in Russia.
Rosa, 2, daughter, born in Kansas,

---------------------------------

The church death register indicates she was buried in Herzog which at that time meant the First Catholic Cemetery and as with others her grave was later transferred to St. Fidelis cemetery but no identifiable location or marker can be found.

All provided by Trecil

---------------------------------

From Obermonjou, Russia. Wife of Johannes George Rupp who died in Russia. Immigrated to the US on the SS Suevia, arriving New York, NY on 3 Aug 1876. Immigration record show she says her year born was 1806. It is the best record of her birth found to date.

Contributor: Linda Dinkel (48819749)


Advertisement

See more Rupp or Befort memorials in:

Flower Delivery Sponsor and Remove Ads

Advertisement