Person:George Rupright (1)

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George J. Rupright
d.
m. 1 May 1859
  1. Charles F. Rupright1861 - 1861
  2. George J. Rupright1864 -
  3. Orville Francis Rupright1867 - 1867
  4. Allen John William Rupright1873 - 1903
  5. Susan Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Rupright1876 -
m. 23 Sep 1884
  1. William John Rupright1889 - 1964
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Name George J. Rupright
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1864 Ohio, United States
Marriage 23 Sep 1884 Mahoning, Ohio, United Statesto Chary Elizabeth Neff
Divorce Mahoning, Ohio, United Statesfrom Chary Elizabeth Neff
Death? After his mother died in1922.

He was an adventurer. He was in the California gold mines and went out west looking for gold four or five times. He was known to have bought property in San Fernando Valley. California. He traveled to South America twice, and took a ship to South America down around the horn. It was known that he and many others aboard ship got scurvy and some died. The last time he was heard from was a letter written in red ink to Chary. He was living in California when his mother died in 1922.

 Source: Hattie Rupright Pierce, his granddaughter.
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  1. Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio Embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Trumbull and Mahoning, Location. (The Lewis Publishing Company, 1893).

    pp 624-5.

  2.   Hattie Rupright Pierce.