Bessie Loraine Lepper

GEDCOM Note

Birth date and death date confirmed on grave stone @ Memorial Park cemetary Niagara Falls, NY. Buried next to children Alice and Mildred. Also next to Elizabeth Huff Cummings. Checked with personnel at the Memorial Park Cemetery. Buried next to her in an unmarked grave is Charles T. Huff; they are together.

Copy of Death certificate. Died at Memorial Hospital as a result of complications of diabetes; chronic myocarditis and then pulmonary edema. Was living at 2251 Cleveland Ave. at time of death. Funeral at Cobler Funeral Home on Park Pl. in Niagara Falls. Died at 46 yrs of age. Indicates place of birth as Brantford ONT, CAN.

Copy of obituary from Niagara Falls Gazette. It states that funeral services held at 2251 Cleveland Ave. and the First Evangelical Church, corner of Cleveland Ave. and 16th St. Rev.Marvin E. Richert offic. Bessie was a member of the Ladies Auxilary of the Brotherhood of Trainmen.

1900 Federal census dated: 6/15/1900 ED 75, Sheet 21
City of Niagara Falls 8th Wd. 1st Dist.
1712 Pierce Ave.
Status Birth age married Occ. self F M to US
LEPPER Arthur Head 2/1865 35 M.13yrs Clerk Can Can Can Rents House, 1895
Sarah Wife 9/1865 34 M.13yrs Can Can Can
Catherine D 1/1885 12 Can Can Can
Maggie Dau 3/1890 10 Can Can Can
Bessy Dau 5/1893 7 Can Can Can
Mabel Dau 3/1894 6 Can Can Can
Harry Son 7/1898 2 NY Can Can
Arthur Son 4/1899 1 NY Can Can

• Catherine and Maggie were in school; nothing written for the other children.

All could read write and speak English. Sarah had 6 children and all were alive
at the time of this census. Says Harry was born 7/1899 but this cannot be
correct based on ages and other records.

1905 NYS Census; living on 1712 Pierce Ave. Occupation listed as a laborer. Indicates he is Canadian born as his his wife and children; all except for Arthur who was born in 1899 here in the U.S. Arthur (a41), Sarah (a40), Maggie(a15), Catherine(a17), Bessie (a13), Mable (a11), Harry (a8), Arthur(a6).

1910 Federal census dated: 4/22/1910 ED 116, Sheet 6
City of Niagara Falls 9th Wd.
1816 Willow Ave.
Status age married Occ. self F M to US
LEPPER Arthur Head 46 M.23yrs Elevator Can(Eng) Can(Ire) PA Rent House,1900al
Sarah Wife 45 M.23yrs Can(Eng) ??(Eng Eng
Madge Dau 20 Binder Bookbind Can Can Can
Bessy Dau 18 Slitter Bookbind Can Can Can
Mabel Dau 16 Packer Bookbind Can Can Can
Harry Son 13 NY Can Can
Arthur Son 11 NY Can Can
HOFFMAN William 22 boarder odd jobs NY Ger Ger

• All could read, write, speak English. Only Harry & Arthur were attending school.

1905 NYS Census; living on 1712 Pierce Ave. Living with parents. Arthur (a41), Sarah (a40), Maggie(a15), Catherine(a17), Bessie (a13), Mable (a11), Harry (a8), Arthur(a6). Indicates all born in Canada except young Arthur.

1915 NYS Census; (4/2/1996): living @1925 15th St. Charles (a.27) & Bessie (a.23) lived with Harvey (a.3) & Russel (a.150dys). Charles was listed as a NYC Railroad brakeman. Lived down the street from Edward and Ruffena and parents George W. & Eva R. Huff. NOTE: As I was told by my parents, this is the neighborhood where Harvey probably first met Milly.

1925 NYS Census; 2251 Cleveland Ave. (NF,NY). Charles (a37) with Bessie(33), Harvey (a12), Russel (10), Eva L.(8), Neil (6), Madge(4). Charles is a RR employee.

CITY DIRECTORIES OF NIAGARA FALLS, NY
1886-1893 There are city Directories for the years: 1886-87, 1890-91, 1892,
1893 at the Niagara Falls Public Library Historical Collections. Then there are
no other directories available until 1896.

Lepper family first appears in the year 1900.
1900 - LEPPER A. clerk h 1712 Pierce Ave.
1901 - LEPPER Arthur V. salesman 1816 Main St. h 1712 Pierce Ave.
1902 - LEPPER Arthur V. emp Alkali Works h 1712 Pierce Ave.
1903 - LEPPER Arthur V. emp Alkali Works h 1712 Pierce Ave.
1904 - LEPPER Arthur V. emp Alkali Works h 1712 Pierce Ave.
1905 - LEPPER Arthur V. emp Alkali Works h 1712 Pierce Ave.
Kathleen Miss emp Carter Crume Co. res 1712 Pierce Ave.
1906 - LEPPER Arthur V. emp Alkali Works h 1816 Pierce Ave.
Kathleen Miss emp Carter Crume Co. res 1816 Willow Ave.
1907 - LEPPER none listed ??
1908 - LEPPER Arthur V. emp Alkali Works h 1816 Pierce Ave.
Bessie L. emp CC Co. bds 1816 Pierce Ave.
Kathleen Miss emp Carter Crume Co. res 1816 Willow Ave.
Madge emp Carter Crume Co. res 1816 Willow Ave.
1909 - LEPPER Arthur V. emp Alkali Works h 1816 Pierce Ave.
Bessie L. emp CC Co. bds 1816 Pierce Ave.
Blanch emp S W Co bds r 631 Elmwood Ave.
Madge emp C C Co. bds 1816 Willow Ave.
1910 - LEPPER Arthur V. h 1816 Willow Ave.
Bessie L. emp CC Co bds 1816 Willow Ave.
Blanch emp SW Co bds 631 Elmwood Ave.
Jennie clerk 116 Falls bds 319 8th St.
Mable emp CC Co res 1816 Linwood Ave.
1911 - LEPPER Arthur V. h 1816 Willow Ave.
Bessie L. emp ASB Co bds 1816 Willow Ave.
Jennie clerk bds 319 8th St.
Mable emp ASB Co res 1816 Linwood Ave.
1912 - HUFF Charles T. clerk 1816 Willow Ave.(boarding with Arthur V. &
Bessie Lepper). But there are no LEPPERS listed for this year.
1913 - HUFF Charles T. emp USL&H Co. h 1529 Pierce Ave.
- LEPPER Arthur V. res 1529 Pierce Ave.
Mable emp ASB Co. res 1529 Pierce Ave.
1914 - LEPPER Arthur V. res 1529 Pierce Ave.
Harry emp USL & H Co bds 1529 Pierce Ave.
1915 - LEPPER Arthur weaver h 1529 Pierce Ave.
Harry C. inspector l 1529 Pierce Ave.
1916 - LEPPER Arthur V. carpet weaver res 1541 Pierce Ave.
Harry C. laborer UL & H l 1541 Pierce Ave.
1917 - LEPPER Arthur V. carpet weaver res 1541 Pierce Ave.
Harry C. laborer UL & H l 1541 Pierce Ave.
1918 - LEPPER Arthur C. l 1838 Weston Ave. (In U.S. Service).
Arthur V. carpet weaver res 1541 Pierce Ave.
Harry R. clerk l 1541 Pierce Ave.
1919 - LEPPER Arthur C. l 1838 Weston Ave.
Arthur V. l 1838 Weston Ave.
Harry R. l 1831 North Ave.
1920 - LEPPER Arthur C. emp NC Co. l 1838 Weston Ave.
Arthur V. emp NC Co. l 1838 Weston Ave.
Harry R. emp USL & H h 1831 North Ave.
1921 - 1924
1925 - LEPPER Arthur C. res 1137 Haeberle Ave.
Harry R. cigars res 1137 Haeberle Ave.