Generation III · Son of Arnold Weppner
William John Weppner
17 Apr 1873 – 19 Oct 1959
Facts
- Born
- 17 Apr 1873, Buffalo, New York
- Died
- 19 Oct 1959, Buffalo, New York
- Work
- Partner, Arnold Weppner's Sons, beef and pork packers
Their story
The youngest of Arnold's children. He was a partner with his brothers Frank and Charles in Arnold Weppner's Sons, beef and pork packers, in 1900 and 1906. He married Ella D. Fischer on 25 October 1899 and, after her death in 1934, Lea K. Marzolf on 9 July 1942. No children are recorded.
Their lifetime
- 1873William John Weppner is born in Buffalo, New York.
- 1896The Ellicott Square Building opens, the largest office building in the world at the time. Buffalo
- 1900Arnold Weppner's Sons pack beef and pork on Guilford Street, Francis runs the Weppner Provision Co., and August runs the Ellicott Square Market.
- 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
- 1959William John Weppner dies in Buffalo, New York.
- 1959The St. Lawrence Seaway opens and shipping begins to bypass Buffalo. Buffalo