Sarah Caroline Halfhill

1856 - 1943  (86 years)

• Name	Sarah Caroline Halfhill
  Born	3 Nov 1856	Gallia County, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	Jan 1943	One day before or after Bill   [2]
  Notes	The Gallipolis Daily Tribune January 8, 1943 Mrs. Wm. Rupe Dies at Kyger Funeral Set for 2 Sunday; Burial Robinson Cemetery Mrs. Sarah C. Rupe, wife of William Rupe, died at 6:30 Thursday morning at their home a mile from Kyger on the north fork of Kyger Creek. She had been blind for a quarter of a century and her aged husband has been an invalid for many years. Mrs. Rupe was in her 87th year and her long life was spent within a radius of two miles of her birthplace. She was a daughter of Jacob and Abbie Barrett Halfhill and her birthdate was November 3, 1856. She and Mr. Rupe were married on May 12, 1876 and their later years were spent in a house they built close by the old Rupe homestead. Mrs. Rupe is survived by, besides the husband, these four children; Ida Kennedy and Iva Spires, Bidwell R. D. (White Oak); Lona Kennedy; Langsville, and Clarence Rupe, Middleport. There are two surviving brothers, Samuel and Frank Halfhill, Cheshire R.D. Mrs. Rupe was a member of the Poplar Ridge Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held at Eno at 2 o'clock Sunday, with Rev. J. F. Brown in charge. Interment will be made in Robinson Cemetery. `` L White supplied the first name. I had only Caroline. Louise says she was called Cal and she was blind. They died one day apart.
  Person ID	I1067	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	24 May 2005

  
  

  Father	Jacob Halfhill,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Abbie Barrett,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F7916	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William (Bill) Rupe,   b. 11 Mar 1856, Gallia County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 8 Jan 1943, Gallia County, Ohio, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	12 May 1876	Gallia County, Ohio, USA   [2]
  Notes	1880 Gallia Co, Cheshire # 5 Rupe, William, 24, laborer, O, VA, O Caroline, 23, w, O,O,O Agusta, 3, d Ida May, 2, d
  Children	1. Augusta Rupe,   b. 10 May 1876, Gallia County, Ohio, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ida May Rupe,   b. 29 Mar 1878, Gallia County, Ohio, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Baby Rupe,   b. 16 Aug 1879, Gallia County, Ohio, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Clarence F. Rupe,   b. 3 Dec 1889,   d. 28 Nov 1975  (Age 85 years)   5. Iva Rupe,   b. Abt 1901,   d. Abt 1959  (Age ~ 58 years)   6. Leona M. Rupe,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S21] Obit. [S5] Louise White.