Margaret Adelheide Christina Epping (1883

Born : 20 Mar 1883
Salem, WI
Died : 20 Nov 1944
Wheatland, WI
Age:61y 8m 0d

Father :
unknown
Mother :
unknown

Married :

Ben Richter (1876-1955)
on 22 Feb 1906
in St. Alphonsus, New Munster, WI

Children :

Leon Richter (1907-1975)

Bert Richter (1911-1995)

Descendants of...

Record Owner : rudy.r
Rel. to Owner : None
Database ID : 3864
Date Created : 04 Oct 2018
Last Updated : 17 Feb 2019

Burial/Funeral
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Date : 23 Nov 1944
Location : St. Alphonsus Catholic Cemetery, New Munster, WI

Mrs. B. H. Richter Dies At Home in Wheatland

Mrs. B. H. Richter, 61, died Monday morning at her home in Wheatland.

Mrs. Richter, whose maiden name was Margaret E. Epping, was born March 20, 1883, in the town of Salem, Kenosha county, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Epping.

On Feb. 22, 1906, she became the bride of Ben H. Richter, the ceremony being performed at St. Alphonsus' Catholic church. New Munster. Mr. and Mrs. Richter always lived in that vicinity.

Surviving are her husband, and two sons, Leon of Burlington and Bert at home; two brothers, Henry Epping of Kenosha, Edmond Epping, Salem, and two sisters, Mrs. Frank Richter and Mrs. Kate Ketterhagen, both living near Burlington.

Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a. m. Thursday in St. Alphonsus' Catholic church, New Munster, with Rev. Joseph Michels, pastor. officiating. Burial will be in the St. Alphonsus' cemetery.

Racine Journal Times - Nov 21, 1944

No headstone photos

Source - St. Alphonsus, New Munster, WI, Vol 1 - Baptism Records; 1852-1895; Image 313/711

Katie Scherrer - line 11

Henry Althoff - line 17

Margaret Epping - line 26

Joseph Lenz - line 34

Source - Year: 1900; Census Place: Wheatland, Kenosha, Wisconsin; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1241794

Source - St. Alphonsus, New Munster, WI, Vol 3 - Marriage Records; 1896-1920; Image 436/711

Source - Burlington Free Press - Feb 28, 1906

Henry Krift - line 53

Joseph Verhalen - line 71

Alfred Richter - line 72

Katherine Luke - line 98

Source - Year: 1910; Census Place: Wheatland, Kenosha, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1715; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 602.

Joseph Lenz - line 59

William Luke - line 63

Frank Luke - line 75

Werner Luke - line 80

William Linneman - line 84

Ben Richter - line 99 (more on next page)

Source - Year: 1920; Census Place: Wheatland, Kenosha, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1991; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 31; Image: 1062.

Joseph Lenz - line 97

Ben Richter - line 69

Source - Year: 1930; Census Place: Wheatland, Kenosha, Wisconsin; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 2342312

Ben Richter - line 41

Source - Year: 1940; Census Place: Somers, Kenosha, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04488; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 30-47A

Mrs. B. H. Richter Dies At Home in Wheatland

Mrs. B. H. Richter, 61, died Monday morning at her home in Wheatland.

Mrs. Richter, whose maiden name was Margaret E. Epping, was born March 20, 1883, in the town of Salem, Kenosha county, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Epping.

On Feb. 22, 1906, she became the bride of Ben H. Richter, the ceremony being performed at St. Alphonsus' Catholic church. New Munster. Mr. and Mrs. Richter always lived in that vicinity.

Research notes for Margaret

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

Richter, Margaret E. (nee Epping) (Bernard "Ben" H.) (b. 3/20/1883) (d/ Henry & Katherine, nee Overkamp) (bptz. 3/24/1883 as Adelheide Christina Margaret)
(S 12/1/44 - card of thanks)

11-20-1944
S 11-24-44
F 11-23-44
StAl Bap I-1883, p. 137
StAl Cem. sec. 2

Mar 20 1883 Birth		Birth of Margaret Epping
Jun 1900 Age 17		Lived in Wheatland, Kenosha, Wisconsin (Census)
Feb 22 1906 Age 22		Married to Ben Richter
Aug 14 1907 Age 24		Birth of child, Leon Richter
Apr 1910 Age 27		Lived in Wheatland, Kenosha, Wisconsin (Census)
Mar 12 1911 Age 27		Birth of child, Bert Richter
Jan 1920 Age 36		Lived in Wheatland, Kenosha, Wisconsin (Census)
Apr 1930 Age 47		Lived in Wheatland, Kenosha, Wisconsin (Census)
Apr 1940 Age 57		Lived in Somers, Kenosha, Wisconsin (Census)
Nov 20 1944 Age 61		Death of Margaret Epping