Catherine Lepper

GEDCOM Note

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 with parents on 1712 Pierce Ave. Indicates parents are Canadian born 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).

1915 NYS Census; living at 1529 Pierce Ave. Only Harry (a19) and Arthur (a17) are listed in the home with Sarah and Arthur V.

Copy of Will of Harry Lepper from Niagara County Courthouse Vol 131, p478, box 19295. Relationships to brothers and sisters are listed on the proof of last will & testament dated 9/11/1956. This may indicate the remaining siblings of Harry Lepper in 1956. Indicates Catherine (Lepper) Schmelzer is at 5124 E. Atherton Rd., Flint, MI in 1956.

Birth/Marriage dates from Lepper family Bible that belonged to Sarah Elizabeth (Reed) Lepper, wife of Arthur V. Lepper.