Ruppert, Nicholas J.

1816 - 1900  (83 years)

• Name	Ruppert, Nicholas J.  [1]
  Religion	1816  [2, 3]
  	Catholic
  Birth	1 Dec 1816	Niederdonven, , Grevenmacher, Luxembourg   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Abt 1872  [2, 3]
  Left Niederdonven, Luxembourg to USA
  1880 Census	1880	Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
  1880 Census Dodgeville, Iowa, WI. Family History Library Film 12554 29 NA Film Number T9-1429 Page Number 55CNick RUPPERT Self M Male W 64 LUXENBERG LUXENBERG LUXENBE RG Margaret RUPPERT Wife M Female W 54 LUXENBERG LUXENBE RG LUXENBERG Mat RUPPERT Son S Male W 20 LUXENBERG LUXENBERG LUXENBER G Kate RUPPERT Dau S Female W 15 LUXENBERG LUXENBERG LUXEN BERG Peter RUPPERT Son S Male W 13 LUXENBERG LUXENBERG LUXENB ERG Mary RUPPERT Dau S Female W 10 LUXENBERG LUXENBERG LUXEN BERG
  Naturalization	9 Oct 1883  [3, 6]
  Iowa County Wisconsin, Intent paper lists b. Dec. 1, 1816 Midertown, Luxembourg
  Occupation	Bef 20 Oct 1900  [1, 3]
  Farmer
  Farmer
  Death Record - Civil	20 Oct 1900
  1900 Death Record listed date of birth 12/01/1816, date of death 10/20/1900 .
  	Ruppert, Nicholas Death Record
  Death	20 Oct 1900	Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  	Cause: Old Age - Aged 83 years
  Obituary	Aft 20 Oct 1900
  See Image Death of Nicholas Ruppert, Died, at the ho me of the son, Matthew Ruppert, in the town of Dodgeville, October 20th, 1 900, Nicholas Ruppert aged 83 years, 10 months and 19 days. He was bo rn at Niederdonven, Luxembourg, December 1st, 1816, and was married to Mar garetha Ley, in 1844, and to them were born 10 children, all of whom are l iving, viz; J. Nicholas, Matthew, Peter, and Mrs. J. P. Bahl, who li ve in the town of Dodgeville, Mrs. A.G. Meyer, in the town of Clyde, Mr s. John Linden, in Mineral Point, Mrs. George Rogers, at Mount Horeb, Mr s. John Schaff, in Linden, Mrs. Jacob Bahl, in the city of Dodgeville, Jo hn Ruppert, at Parker South Dakota. He came with his family to Ameri ca in 1872 and settled on a farm in the town of Dodgeville, and his wife d ied in 1873. The surviving members of his family are the 10 childre n, 56 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. The funeral took place la st Monday from the home of the son Matthew, the service being conduct ed by the fall of Reverend Father Ambauen, pastor of St. Joseph's Cathol ic Church of Dodgeville, and the remains were taken to Union Mills and bur ied in the cemetery of St. John's Catholic church.
  	Ruppert, Nicholas J. Obituary
  Photographs	See Picture of Nicholas & Margaretha Ruppert from Earl Cox files.
  Burial	St. John The Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Union Mills, Wisconsin, USA   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I73653	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Ruppert, Francois "Franz",   b. 23 Jun 1780, Oberdonven, , Grevenmacher, Luxembourg d. 18 May 1836, Oberdonven, , Grevenmacher, Luxembourg (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Kieffer, Clara,   b. Abt 1786, , , , Luxembourg d. 18 Nov 1826, Oberdonven, , Grevenmacher, Luxembourg (Age ~ 40 years)
  Family ID	F17558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ley, Margaretha,   b. 23 Mar 1828, Niederdonven, , Grevenmacher, Luxembourg d. 18 Dec 1893, Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	29 Jan 1845	Niederdonven, , Grevenmacher, Luxembourg
  Marriage Record (Family)	29 Jan 1845
  1845 FHC Film # 1739815 Index to Marriages 1843-1853 Nicolas Ruppert marri ed Margareth Ley on 1/29/1845. Nicolas Ruppert a farmer age 23, son of Fra nz Ruppert (deceased 18.5.1836) and Clara Kieffer (Deceased 19.11.1826) ma rried Margaretha Ley age 17, daughter of Peter Ley (deceased aft 1845) a nd Maria Reiff, both residing in Niederdonven. 1845 FHC Film # 1739817 Civil Marriage Records (1845 # 8) Nicolas Ruppe rt son of Franz Ruppert and Clara Kieffer married Margareth Ley daught er of Anton? Ley and Maria Reif? on 1/29/1845. From Mormon Ancestral Files; (Some info is wrong!) Nicholas RUPERT (AFN: 1 MJ8-RJC) Husband's Name Nicholas RUPERT (AFN:1MJ8-RJC) Pedigree Bor n: 1 Dec 1816 Place: Niederdonven, Luxemberg, Germany Died: 20 Oct 19 00 Place: Niederdonven, Luxemberg, Germany Married: 1844 Place: Niede rdonven, Luxemberg, Germany
  Children	+ 1. Ruppert, Mary "Maria",   b. 27 Jul 1846, Niederdonven, , Grevenmacher, Luxembourg d. 6 Nov 1906, Clyde, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA (Age 60 years) + 2. Ruppert, Elizabeth,   b. 23 Nov 1848, Niederdonven, , Grevenmacher, Luxembourg d. 25 Oct 1903, Mineral Point, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA (Age 54 years) + 3. Ruppert, Margaret,   b. 25 Dec 1850, Niederdonven, , Grevenmacher, Luxembourg d. 16 Sep 1903 (Age 52 years) + 4. Ruppert, Nicholas John,   b. 17 Apr 1853, Niederdonven, , Grevenmacher, Luxembourg d. 11 Sep 1931, Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA (Age 78 years) + 5. Ruppert, Susanna,   b. 5 Jul 1855, Niederdonven, , Grevenmacher, Luxembourg d. 28 Oct 1928, , , Wisconsin, USA (Age 73 years) + 6. Ruppert, John,   b. 19 Mar 1858, Niederdonven, , Grevenmacher, Luxembourg d. 13 Mar 1928, Parker, Turner, South Dakota, USA (Age 69 years) + 7. Ruppert, Matthew,   b. 24 Apr 1860, Niederdonven, , Grevenmacher, Luxembourg d. 11 Mar 1939, Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA (Age 78 years)   8. Ruppert, Peter,   b. 19 Aug 1862, Niederdonven, , Grevenmacher, Luxembourg d. Abt 1863 (Age 0 years) + 9. Ruppert, Catherine Josephine,   b. 7 Jan 1865, Niederdonven, , Grevenmacher, Luxembourg d. 20 Sep 1920, Mineral Point, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA (Age 55 years) + 10. Ruppert, Peter,   b. 24 Dec 1866, Niederdonven, , Grevenmacher, Luxembourg d. 15 Oct 1946 (Age 79 years) + 11. Ruppert, Anna Marie,   b. 18 Feb 1870, Niederdonven, , Grevenmacher, Luxembourg d. 24 Oct 1945, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F23797	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2012

  
  

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  [S174] Gedcom Import from RuppertJan2004fromCherylOdell.FTW. [S200] Appleton-Post Crescent, Obituary, (On file with Darlene Wolff Harbick Date of obituary: 23 May 1950). [S194] Gedcom import from NicholasRuppertfromGeorgiannaKieffer.FTW. [S1082] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Page 55C FHL Film 11255429. [S642] Jay Wilpolt and 1FamilyTree.com, 1familytree.com. [S415] Naturalization Papers ABBR Naturalization Papers, Naturalization Papers.