1874 - 1950 (76 years)
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Name |
Walter Otto WUPPERMAN |
Birth |
12 Jan 1874 |
Düsseldorf, Rheinprovinz, Prussia, Germany |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
27 Oct 1950 |
Austin, Travis, Texas, USA |
Person ID |
I10277 |
von Rosenberg Family Tree |
Last Modified |
4 Aug 2017 |
Family |
Elisabeth Marie VON ROSENBERG, b. 7 Aug 1880, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA d. 27 Oct 1967, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 87 years) |
Marriage |
20 Apr 1904 |
Austin, Travis, Texas, USA |
Children |
+ | 1. Alice Margarethe WUPPERMAN, b. 6 Jan 1905, Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, USA d. 8 Oct 2000 (Age 95 years) |
+ | 2. Ernest Walter WUPPERMAN, b. 6 May 1907, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA d. 17 Feb 1986, Cedar Park, Williamson, Texas, USA (Age 78 years) |
| 3. Alfred Otto WUPPERMAN, b. 13 May 1909, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA d. 8 Dec 1988, Travis County, Texas, USA (Age 79 years) |
+ | 4. Helene Elizabeth WUPPERMAN, b. 2 Mar 1911, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA d. 18 Apr 2015, Boerne, Kendall, Texas, USA (Age 104 years) |
| 5. Eugen WUPPERMAN, b. 29 Sep 1912 d. 4 Oct 1912 (Age 0 years) |
| 6. Charlotte WUPPERMAN, b. 16 Nov 1915, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA d. 21 Nov 1915, Travis County, Texas, USA (Age 0 years) |
+ | 7. Viola Hildegard WUPPERMAN, b. 11 Aug 1920, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA d. 16 Apr 2017, Titusville, Brevard, Florida, USA (Age 96 years) |
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Photos |
| Walter Wupperman family children, l to r: Alfred, Walter, Alice |
Family ID |
F7257 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
3 Mar 2014 |
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Notes |
- Walter’s German forebears were mainly merchants and industrialists, but Walter wished to become an artist or musician. His father wisely insisted on his also learning bookkeeping.
Germany’s cold climate sent Walter to Texas in 1898, as salesman for his brother’s enamel wares. He also engaged in crockery and hardware merchandising in Seguin, then Austin, before teaching German at the University of Texas. But WWI brought an end to German at the University. It was then that the unpleasant bookkeeping tasks provided livelihood for his family for several years. Walter then served thirteen years as deputy Federal income tax collector, in which similar work he continued, enjoying art and concerts opportunely.
Somewhat strict religious upbringing influenced his convections which formed the basis of his emphasis on home, and firm and understanding control over his family. With always meager funds, he nonetheless managed to maintain his large comfortable home, help the less fortunate and take genuine, enlightened interest in humanity’s uplift and well being. He also enjoyed playing his viola in string quartettes and the Austin Symphony Orchestra.
A handsome, modest man he was. It was he who suggested and helped establish the von Rosenberg family reunions.
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