Christian Matthias Ruppert

1854 - 1926  (71 years)

• Name	Christian Matthias Ruppert
  Born	28 Oct 1854	Bundenthal, Pfalz, Bayern   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Jan 1926	Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I58820	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Matthias Ruppert,   b. 1818, Bundenthal, Pfalz, Bayern ,   d. 0Sep 1886, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Barbara Wegmann,   b. 1822, Bundenthal, Pfalz, Bayern ,   d. 18 Apr 1873, Bundenthal, Pfalz, Bayern  (Age 51 years)
  Married	13 Feb 1849	Bundenthal, Pfalz, Bayern   [1]
  Family ID	F8698	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria Magdalena Wilfert,   b. 0Jul 1858, Absrach, Kreis Eger, Österreich ,   d. 1916, Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Married	15 Jun 1875
  Children	1. Joseph Ruppert,   b. 12 Mar 1876, Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 21 Aug 1931, Louisiana, USA  (Age 55 years)   2. Andre George Ruppert,   b. 5 Jun 1880, Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 2 Dec 1951, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA  (Age 71 years)   3. Rosa A. Ruppert,   b. 1881, Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 31 Dec 1919, Louisiana, USA  (Age 38 years)   4. John Ruppert,   b. 1882, Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 1 Apr 1903, Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 21 years)   5. Marie Ruppert,   b. 30 Aug 1884, Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 8 Jul 1956  (Age 71 years)   6. Henry Antoin Ruppert,   b. 20 Jul 1886, Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 28 Feb 1959, Kaplan, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 72 years)   7. Barbara Agnes Ruppert,   b. 8 Jul 1888, Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 3 Mar 1960, Louisiana, USA  (Age 71 years)   8. Louisa Agnes Ruppert,   b. 24 Apr 1890, Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 8 Jul 1970, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA  (Age 80 years)   9. Christian Matthias Ruppert,   b. 2 Sep 1892, Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 17 Dec 1947, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 55 years)   10. Anna Maria Ruppert,   b. 31 Aug 1894, Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA   11. Bertha Elizabeth Ruppert,   b. 7 Jul 1896, Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA   12. Lawrence Raymond Ruppert,   b. 27 Mar 1898, Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA   13. Arthur Winsley Ruppert,   b. 6 Feb 1902, Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 0Sep 1902, Eunice, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F11499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Familienregister Bundenthal mit der Filialkirche Bruchweiler 1800 - 1875, Alfons Helfrich; Andreas Drieß, (Pirmasenser Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Familienforschung, September 2007), 209. [S38] 1880 US Federal Census. [S19] 1900 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Christina Ruppert Home in 1900: Eunice, Saint Landry, Louisiana Age: 45 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855 Birthplace: Germany Relationship to head-of-house: Head Spouse's Name: Mona Race: White [S30] 1910 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Christian Ruppert Age in 1910: 56 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854 Birthplace: Germany Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Germany Mother's Birth Place: Germany Spouse's Name: Marie Home in 1910: Eunice, St Landry, Louisiana Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male [S24] 1920 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com).