Family/Spouse: Lucille Francois. Lucille was born on 30 Nov 1926 in Louisiana, USA; died on 7 May 1988 in Louisiana, USA; was buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mark Ruppert
2. Dave Ruppert
3. Sharon Ruppert

Family/Spouse: Edith Duplechain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Enimie b 7 May 1908 Frank Joseph b 19 Jan 1899 Arthur Winsley b 6 Feb
1902 Bernadette Agnes b 14 Aug 1903

Joseph married Mary Josephine Brinkman about 1898. Mary was born on 24 Aug 1878 in Louisiana, USA; died on 1 Jun 1971 in Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Saint Paul Cemetery, Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIOGRAPHY:
RUPPERT, Christian, GER., then Acadia Parish, Louisiana -------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted for the LA GenWeb Archives by Mike Miller, Nov. 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************ Submitted to the LAGenWeb Archives http:/www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm ************************************************ CHRISTIAN RUPPERT, FABACHER, was born in Germany, October, 1854. He is the son of M. and Barbara (Wagraman) Ruppert, who were also natives of Germany. They were the parents of six children, four sons and two daughters, viz.: Jasph, Christian (the subject of this sketch), Elizabeth, Peter (deceased), Mary, Frank (deceased). Their mother died in Germany in 1874. The father came to America in 1882, and died at the home of our subject. He was a farmer by occupation. Christian Ruppert came from Germany to Louisiana in 1870, and settled in Acadia parish, where he engaged in farming. He was married, in 1875, to Miss Mary Wilfert. To this union were born eight children, four sons and four daughters, viz.: Joseph, Rosa, George, John, Mary, Anthony, Barbara, Agnes. Mr. Ruppert owns nine hundred acres of land, three hundred of which are under cultivation, the principal product being rice. He operates a saw-mill on his farm. Mr. Ruppert is a well-known and highly respected citizen of this parish. Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section, p. 271. Edited by William Henry Perrin. Published in 1891, by The Gulf Publishing Company.

Christian married Maria Magdalena Wilfert on 15 Jun 1875. Maria (daughter of Vitus Wilfert and Rosalia Heuer) was born in 0Jul 1858 in Absrach, Kreis Eger, Österreich; died in 1916 in Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Matthias married Barbara Wegmann on 13 Feb 1849 in Bundenthal, Pfalz, Bayern. Barbara (daughter of Michael Wegmann and Magdalena Lagasse) was born in 1822 in Bundenthal, Pfalz, Bayern; died on 18 Apr 1873 in Bundenthal, Pfalz, Bayern. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIOGRAPHY:
Vitus and Rosalia arrived here through the Port of Orleans around the 1870's. I suspect they originally arrived via New York, settled in German Flatts, Herkimer, New York. There was also a mention in the family record my dad has that Vitus may of had a father named George(I'm hopeing to find some immigration records to verify that)Vitus later came to this area after the civil war during the reconstruction period. It is said that the local farm families were hard pressed for farm hands and distributed fliers looking for workers and that was the reason for their migration to this area. It is also said that it didn't take long for the family here to homestead their own land instead of laboring for others. I would also guess that they originally worked for Peter Klien. There are 3 original land patents on the BOLM website from which you can make copies of these patents. They are all signed by the president in office at the time of issue and also gives property descriptions. By the 1930's/40's John Wilfert had amassed thousands of acres of land. It is said that much of the land was acquired during the great depression when many people here were hurting for money, and also by those who had incurred debts at the Wilfert Store on 2nd Street. It is my belief that the Wilferts survived the depression by working at Remington Arms, and later also haveing worked at the armory in Independence Missouri. I found somewhere the other day that the president asked remington to build 4or5 armories through-out the U.S. right before WWII. The Independance armory being one of them. Earlier in my research I found an obituary from a Missouri (Springfield) newspaper that had an obit for a Wilfert child. Then after learning of the armory there, put the two together.

Vitus married Rosalia Heuer. Rosalia was born in 1820 in Absrach, Kreis Eger, Österreich; died in 1900 in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Fuselier Cemetery, Iota, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]