Sylvester Henry Epping (1900

Date : 14 Dec 1993
Location : All Saints Cemetery, Pleasant Prairie, WI

EPPING, SYLVESTER H.
Kenosha

Age 93. Passed away Sunday, December 12, 1993, at St. Joseph's Home for the Aged in Munster, Wis. He was born on January 15, 1900, to Joseph and Gertrude (Nee: May) Epping. On February 7, 1923, in St. Charles Catholic Church in Burlington, Wis., he married the former Leona Richter, who preceded him in death. Mr. Epping had been employed by the MacWhyte Company in Kenosha for six years, retiring in 1968. He had farmed in Kenosha County for most of his life. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Kenosha, and a 76-year member of National Catholic Society of Foresters. He is survived by: four sons, Charles and Dale of Kenosha, Claude of Salem, Wis., Norman of Waunakee, Wis.; five daughters, Esther Schmidt of Waunakee, Wis., Romayne Zeihen of Waupaca Wis., Lillian Roberts of St. Louis, Mo., Judith Schmidt of Brookfield, Wis., and Barbara Wisnefski of Kenosha; 53 grandchildren and 91 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at St. Mary Catholic Church, 7400 39th Avenue, Kenosha, Wis., on Tuesday, December 14, 1993, at 7 p.m. Burial at All Saints Cemetery, Kenosha. Visitation will be held at 4 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Kenosha.

Racine Journal Times - Dec 13, 1993

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Source - St. Alphonsus, New Munster, WI, Vol 2 - Baptism Records; 1896-1920; Image 372/711

John Kersting - line 60

Sylvester Epping - line 97

Source - Year: 1900; Census Place: Wheatland, Kenosha, Wisconsin; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1241794

Raymond Barbian - Line 1

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Sylvester Epping - Line 24

Source - Year: 1930; Census Place: Brighton, Kenosha, Wisconsin; Roll: 2577; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 384.0.

Lorena Richter - line 41

Shirley Richter - line 42

Elmer Richter - line 55

Sylvester Epping - line 63

Source - Year: 1940; Census Place: Brighton, Kenosha, Wisconsin; Roll: T627_4487; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 30-1

EPPING, SYLVESTER H.
Kenosha

Age 93. Passed away Sunday, December 12, 1993, at St. Joseph's Home for the Aged in Munster, Wis. He was born on January 15, 1900, to Joseph and Gertrude (Nee: May) Epping. On February 7, 1923, in St. Charles Catholic Church in Burlington, Wis., he married the former Leona Richter, who preceded him in death. Mr. Epping had been employed by the MacWhyte Company in Kenosha for six years, retiring in 1968. He had farmed in Kenosha County for most of his life. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Kenosha, and a 76-year member of National Catholic Society of Foresters. He is survived by: four sons, Charles and Dale of Kenosha, Claude of Salem, Wis., Norman of Waunakee, Wis.; five daughters, Esther Schmidt of Waunakee, Wis., Romayne Zeihen of Waupaca Wis., Lillian Roberts of St. Louis, Mo., Judith Schmidt of Brookfield, Wis., and Barbara Wisnefski of Kenosha; 53 grandchildren and 91 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at St. Mary Catholic Church, 7400 39th Avenue, Kenosha, Wis., on Tuesday, December 14, 1993, at 7 p.m. Burial at All Saints Cemetery, Kenosha. Visitation will be held at 4 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Kenosha.

Source - Racine Journal Times - Dec 13, 1993

Research notes for Sylvester

Related to other Epping in database -- see Epping In-Laws.

Every record I could find list DOB as Jan 15th...except his baptism record with shows BORN Jan 14th and BAPTIZED Jan 15th. Generally, I tend to believe the record that was taken closest to the event in question. But it's literally 1 vs 20... so, I don't know.

Jan 15 1900 Birth		Birth of Sylvester Epping
Jun 1900 Age 0		Lived in Wheatland, Kenosha, Wisconsin (Census)
Feb 07 1923 Age 23		Married to Leona Richter
Jun 02 1924 Age 24		Birth of child, Eleanor Epping
Sep 13 1925 Age 25		Birth of child, Marjorie Epping
Apr 1930 Age 30		Lived in Brighton, Kenosha, Wisconsin (Census)
Dec 19 1930 Age 30		Birth of child, Claude Epping
Feb 14 1933 Age 33		Birth of child, Norman Epping
Apr 1940 Age 40		Lived in Brighton, Kenosha, Wisconsin (Census)
Apr 06 1980 Age 80		Death of child, Eleanor Epping
Mar 22 1986 Age 86		Death of child, Marjorie Epping
Dec 12 1991 Age 91		Death of spouse, Leona Richter
Dec 12 1993 Age 93		Death of Sylvester Epping