Generation IV · Daughter of August F. Weppner
Ruth Josephine Weppner
31 Jan 1892 – Aug 1961
Facts
- Born
- 31 Jan 1892, Buffalo, New York
- Died
- Aug 1961, Oakland County, Michigan
- Also known as
- Ruth J. Weppner; Mrs. Edward Regan
Their story
Daughter of August F. and Josephine Weppner. She married Edward Thomas Regan and made her home in Detroit; their children included Doris May (1925–2017) and Kenneth Edward (1930–2003). Her brother Oliver's 1964 obituary lists her among his late sisters and brothers as Mrs. Edward Regan of Detroit.
An Ancestry tree lists a Ruth J. (born 1893) under Charles A. Weppner instead.
Their lifetime
- 1892Ruth Josephine Weppner is born in Buffalo, New York.
- 1896The Ellicott Square Building opens, the largest office building in the world at the time. Buffalo
- 1901The Pan-American Exposition; President McKinley is shot at the Temple of Music. Buffalo
- 1904The German Bank, controlled by the same Boston promoter, fails in December. Buffalo
- 1918The German-American Bank renames itself Liberty Bank. Buffalo
- 1950Buffalo's population peaks at 580,132. Buffalo
- 1959The St. Lawrence Seaway opens and shipping begins to bypass Buffalo. Buffalo
- 1961Ruth Josephine Weppner dies in Oakland County, Michigan.