Toepel · I0350
Oscar M. Toepel
1882–1963 · born 29 April 1882 Wisconsin, USA · died 11 February 1963 Freeborn, Minnesota, USA
Family
- Married
- Alice Maud Morris 1881–1963 m. 12 February 1907, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, USA family
Children: Catherine Alice Toepel living · Isabelle Mary Toepel 1911–2009 · Richard Oscar Toepel c. 1925–2015
Life, with the evidence
Name · 1 source
- unclassified Gillies Funeral Home, obituaries (online) Obituary of Isabelle Mary (Toepel) French, d. 17 Jan 2009: parents Oscar Toepel and Alice Maud (Morris); survived by brother “Richard Oscar Toepel (Dorothy)”. ●●○○ unreviewed
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Born, Wisconsin, USAunreviewedindex · est. Minnesota Death Index (Minnesota Historical Society)
All evidence · 2 sources
- index · est. Minnesota Death Index (Minnesota Historical Society) Oscar Toepel, b. 29 Apr 1882, d. 11 Feb 1963, Freeborn County, Minnesota; certificate 1963-MN-004975. ●●○○ unreviewed
- index · est. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 SSDI: Oscar Toepel b. 29 Apr 1882, d. Feb 1963 ●●○○ unreviewed
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Lived at, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United StatesSon in Mary Toepel household; 1900 Census Soundex T-140, Wisconsin, Vol.1 ED3 sheet 6 line 10. Birth month/year Apr 1882 Wisconsin SOLID from this card. Day 29 remains secondary LEAD (DMF/MN death/SPMC) — do not invent day from Soundex. Do not attach WIHS BR2721847 (5 Apr 1882 unnamed).unreviewed
All evidence · 1 source
- record 1900 United States Census Soundex, Wisconsin, T-140 (Mary Toepel household) IA soundex1900wi166 leaf n1434; Vol.1 ED3 sheet 6 line 10 ●●●● unreviewed image · family login2 notes
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Lived at, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United StatesSon in widowed mother Mary Toepel’s household, Third Street, Ashland City 5th ward; full 1900 population schedule ED3 sheet 6A line 13 (household begins line 10). Born Apr 1882 Wisconsin; age 18; single; occupation Bank Collector. Household includes uncle George Weihler (brother of head, line 16). Upgrade of Soundex-only cite (proposal 1115). Day 29 Apr remains secondary LEAD — HOLD, not from census.unreviewed
All evidence · 1 source
- record 1900 United States Census, Population Schedule, Wisconsin, Ashland County, Ashland City (5th ward), ED 3, sheet 6A (stamped 152A), NARA T623 roll 1777 T623 roll 1777, ED 3, SD 8, sheet 6A, Third Street, lines 10-16 (Mary Toepel household); IA 12thcensusofpopu1777unit leaf n306 ●●●● unreviewed image · family login2 notes
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Married Alice Maud Morris, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, USAunreviewed
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Lived at, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USAunreviewedindex · est. 1940 United States Federal Census
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Lived at, Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA1940 US Census, Albert Lea Ward 2, ED 24-2A, sheet 2A, lines 4–7, West Street; enumerated 3 Apr 1940. Head, age 56, b. WI, bookkeeper Internal Revenue; 1935 Minneapolis. Household: Alice M wife 56; Kit dau 23; Dick son 15. Family register entry; NEEDS REVIunreviewed
All evidence · 2 sources
- record 1940 United States Federal Census, Freeborn County, Minnesota, ED 24-2A sheet 2A ED 24-2A, sheet 2A, West Street, line 4 ●●●● unreviewed image · family login2 notes
- index · est. 1940 United States Federal Census Albert Lea Ward 2, Freeborn Co., MN; ED 24-2A, sheet 2A, lines 4-7, West Street, 3 Apr 1940; Oscar Toepel 56 WI, Alice 56 Eng. Canada, Kit 23, Dick 15 WI; 1935 Minneapolis. NARA T627 roll 1922 frame 64. Image ID: NAID 127972096, image 3 of 24 ●●○○ unreviewed
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Lived at, Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, USAWest Streetunreviewedindex · est. 1940 United States Federal Census
All evidence · 2 sources
- index · est. 1940 United States Federal Census Albert Lea Ward 2, Freeborn Co., MN; ED 24-2A, sheet 2A, lines 4-7, West Street, 3 Apr 1940; Oscar Toepel 56 WI, Alice 56 Eng. Canada, Kit 23, Dick 15 WI; 1935 Minneapolis. NARA T627 roll 1922 frame 64. Image ID: NAID 127972096, image 3 of 24 ●●○○ unreviewed
- index · est. 1940 US Census, Freeborn Co. MN, Albert Lea Ward 2 (NARA T627 roll 1922) ED 24-2A, sheet 2A, lines 4–7, West Street; enumerated 3 Apr 1940; NARA NAID 127972096; T627 roll 1922 image 00064. Image: https://catalog.archives.gov/medialz/census-1940/T627/MN/m-t0627-01922/m-t0627-01922-00064.jpg ●●○○ unreviewed
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Lived at, Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA709 Water Stunreviewedindex · est. 1950 United States Federal Census
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Died, Freeborn, Minnesota, USAunreviewedindex · est. Minnesota Death Index (Minnesota Historical Society)
All evidence · 2 sources
- index · est. Minnesota Death Index (Minnesota Historical Society) Oscar Toepel, b. 29 Apr 1882, d. 11 Feb 1963, Freeborn County, Minnesota; certificate 1963-MN-004975. ●●○○ unreviewed
- index · est. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 SSDI: Oscar Toepel b. 29 Apr 1882, d. Feb 1963 ●●○○ unreviewed
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Occupation, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, USACashier, Ashland National Bankunreviewedunclassified SPMC National Bank Lookup
Other details
- _UID
- 0598848B00534F10B8C4013F774E6C97E248
- Description
- NEEDS REVIEW — duplicate 1940 Residence left intentionally; census age 56 vs tree birth 29 Apr 1882 (age 57). Logged 25 Oct 2026 round 8.
Notes
PROBABLE: 1950 residence at 709 Water St, Albert Lea (1950 US census, ED 24-6, sheet 5, Oscar M. Toepel 67 WI, Alice M. 66 Canada-Eng) - line numbers not yet read, so the household entry is not fully verified.
Installed Royal Arch Masons officer, Superior Evening Telegram 17 Jan 1927 p.12, https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1244535793/
Records not imported into INDI (individual) Gramps ID I0350:
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Skipped subordinate line Line 18182: 5 VALUE Obituary of Isabelle Mary (Toepel) French, d. 17 Jan 2009: parents Oscar Toepel and Alice Maud (Morris); survived by brother "Richard Oscar Toepel (Dorothy)".
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Skipped subordinate line Line 18223: 5 VALUE Oscar Toepel, Ashland National Bank, Ashland, WI (charter NB 3196), Cashier 1920-1932; Birth: Apr 29, 1882 Wisconsin; Death: Feb 11, 1963 Freeborn County, MN. Banker ID 11574.
Tag recognized but not supported Line 18224: 3 NAME Oscar Toepel, Ashland National Bank, Ashland, WI (charter NB 3196), Cashier 1920-1932; Birth: Apr 29, 1882 Wisconsin; Death: Feb 11, 1963 Freeborn County, MN. Banker ID 11574.
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Skipped subordinate line Line 18236: 5 VALUE Albert Lea Ward 2, Freeborn Co., MN; ED 24-2A, sheet 2A, lines 4-7, West Street, 3 Apr 1940; Oscar Toepel 56 WI, Alice 56 Eng. Canada, Kit 23, Dick 15 WI; 1935 Minneapolis. NARA T627 roll 1922 frame 64. Image ID: NAID 127972096, image 3 of 24
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Skipped subordinate line Line 18249: 5 VALUE Albert Lea Ward 2, Freeborn Co., MN; ED 24-2A, sheet 2A, lines 4-7, West Street, 3 Apr 1940; Oscar Toepel 56 WI, Alice 56 Eng. Canada, Kit 23, Dick 15 WI; 1935 Minneapolis. NARA T627 roll 1922 frame 64. Image ID: NAID 127972096, image 3 of 24
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Skipped subordinate line Line 18285: 5 VALUE Albert Lea, Freeborn Co., MN; ED 24-6, sheet 5 (line numbers not read); 709 Water St. Oscar M. Toepel 67, b. WI; Alice M. 66, b. Canada-Eng.
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Skipped subordinate line Line 18295: 5 VALUE Oscar Toepel, b. 29 Apr 1882, d. 11 Feb 1963, Freeborn County, Minnesota; certificate 1963-MN-004975.
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2026-10-27 (karel): {'type': 'Research Note', 'text': 'CREATE mother Mary Toepel from 1900 Soundex head card (Ashland WI). Birth abt Jun 1854 Wisconsin. Husband not on card face. Maiden unknown — Ancestry form required a maiden field so surname Toepel was entered for display only; NEEDS REVIEW (not a maiden lock). Potential Maria Magdalena Weihler hint may be same woman — do not auto-merge.'}
2026-10-27 (karel): {'type': 'Research Note', 'text': "HOLD — father Louis Toepel (LEAD stack Round 15/16; not SOLID CREATE). LEADs: (1) Miles v. Mutual Reserve, 108 Wis. 421 — insurance on life of Louis Toepel in favor of his wife; assignment by 'Mrs. Toepel'; Ashland Co.; death ~24 May 1898 https://openjurist.org/108/wis/421/miles-v-mutual-reserve-fund-life-ass-n (2) Mount Hope Cemetery, Gingles: Toepel, Louis (1847-1898) adjacent to Toepel, Mary (25 Jun 1853 - 5 May 1938) http://www.genealogytrails.com/wis/ashland/cemeteries/mthopegingles.htm (3) 1900 Ashland: Mary widowed. (4) WIHS pre-1907 marriage index, Calumet, 14 Nov 1874, vol 1 p 202: Louis Toepel https://wisconsinhistory.org/record/vital/MR2086117 × Mary Wiehl https://wisconsinhistory.org/record/vital/MR1840626 (Wiehl ≠ Weihler — spelling block). R16: no free obituary naming Louis with Mary/children. Do NOT create Louis or 1874 marriage until a free source names Louis with Mary (Weihler) or as father of Oscar/Alfred/Mollie/Clara."}