Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
NameRupert Christopher Weddle 
4675, 2C2R
4675, 2C2RBirth30 Apr 1901, Pulaski Co KY
Death15 Feb 1985, Casey Co KY Age: 83
FatherWilliam Marion Weddle (1869-1923)
MotherMartha Dora “Mattie” Compton (1870-1950)
Spouses
ChildrenRupert Christopher (1928-2017)
Delores (1930-2015)
Norma Jean (1934-1968)
James Gerald (1941-2012)
ChildrenEva Lorene (1925-1995)
Notes for Rupert Christopher Weddle
1930 Census of Liberty, Casey Co KY
Household Members Age Relationship
Rupert C Weddle 28 Head
Laura J Weddle 25 Wife
R C Weddle 1 Son
1940 Census of Casey Co KY
Household Members Age Relationship
R C Weddle 39 Head
Laura J Weddle 36 Wife
R C Weddle Jr 12 Son
Delares Weddle 10 Daughter
Norma J Weddle 6 Daughter
R.C. Weddle, prominent Casey Countian, dies at 834677
LIBERTY - Rupert Christopher Weddle, 83, of Liberty Route 1, a prominent Casey County merchant and farm owner for many years, died at 9:30 a.m. Friday at his residence.
He owned the R C Weddle Grocery Store on U.S. 127, south of Liberty, and he farmed hundreds of acres of Casey County land. Both his commercial and farming ventures involved his family. Weddle was also w idely known in Casey County as a stalwart Republican, and his store was a showcase for GOP posters, including ones that promoted Presidents Eisenhower and Reagan.
He never held public office but he was influential in many campaigns "They used to say if they'd get old Rupert for them, they'd win,'' Weddle said in an interview published in the March 25. 1984, edition of The Kentucky Advocate "I never lost a man in my life."
Born April 30, 1901, in Pulaski County, he was a son of the late Marion and Dora Compton Weddle and the father of the late Norma Jean Murphy. He was a member of Walnut Hill Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Laura Price Weddle; two sons, Casey County Attorney James G. Weddle and R.C. Weddle Jr., both of Liberty; a daughter, Delores Sasser of Louisville; two brothers. Leonard Weddle of Liberty and Lloyd Weddle of Hopkinsville; 14 grandchildren; and nine greatgrandchildren. The funeral will be held at 1pm Monday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by Donnie Coffey, Danny Baily and Roosevelt Brown. Burial will be in Casey County Memorial Gardens. Visitation is at the funeral home
Household Members Age Relationship
Rupert C Weddle 28 Head
Laura J Weddle 25 Wife
R C Weddle 1 Son
1940 Census of Casey Co KY
Household Members Age Relationship
R C Weddle 39 Head
Laura J Weddle 36 Wife
R C Weddle Jr 12 Son
Delares Weddle 10 Daughter
Norma J Weddle 6 Daughter
R.C. Weddle, prominent Casey Countian, dies at 834677
LIBERTY - Rupert Christopher Weddle, 83, of Liberty Route 1, a prominent Casey County merchant and farm owner for many years, died at 9:30 a.m. Friday at his residence.
He owned the R C Weddle Grocery Store on U.S. 127, south of Liberty, and he farmed hundreds of acres of Casey County land. Both his commercial and farming ventures involved his family. Weddle was also w idely known in Casey County as a stalwart Republican, and his store was a showcase for GOP posters, including ones that promoted Presidents Eisenhower and Reagan.
He never held public office but he was influential in many campaigns "They used to say if they'd get old Rupert for them, they'd win,'' Weddle said in an interview published in the March 25. 1984, edition of The Kentucky Advocate "I never lost a man in my life."
Born April 30, 1901, in Pulaski County, he was a son of the late Marion and Dora Compton Weddle and the father of the late Norma Jean Murphy. He was a member of Walnut Hill Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Laura Price Weddle; two sons, Casey County Attorney James G. Weddle and R.C. Weddle Jr., both of Liberty; a daughter, Delores Sasser of Louisville; two brothers. Leonard Weddle of Liberty and Lloyd Weddle of Hopkinsville; 14 grandchildren; and nine greatgrandchildren. The funeral will be held at 1pm Monday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by Donnie Coffey, Danny Baily and Roosevelt Brown. Burial will be in Casey County Memorial Gardens. Visitation is at the funeral home
Notes for Lera (Spouse 2)
1930 Census of Hamilton Co OH
Household Members Age Relationship
Ed C Morrison 51 Head
Mattie Morrison 48 Wife
Lera Morrison 22 Daughter
Minnie Morrison 19 Daughter
Wadie Morrison 12 Son
Wendel Morrison 9 Son
Eva Morrison 4 Daughter
1940 Census of Hamilton Co OH
Household Members Age Relationship
Edward Morrison 62 Head
Mattie Morrison 58 Wife
Lera Morrison 33 Daughter
Wadie Morrison 22 Son
Windle Morrison 19 Son
Eva Morrison 14 Daughter
MORRISON4678
Lera E., beloved mother of Eva L. Sanders, dear sister ot Wadie and Windle Morrison and Minnie True of Liberty, Ky., grandmother of Duane and Beverly Sanders. Wednesday June 4, 1980. Age 73 years. Residence Valleydale Friends may caH at the Hodapp Funeral Home, 7401 Vine St., Carthage Friday from 5 to 8 P.M. Funeral services Saturday at 9:30 A.M.
Household Members Age Relationship
Ed C Morrison 51 Head
Mattie Morrison 48 Wife
Lera Morrison 22 Daughter
Minnie Morrison 19 Daughter
Wadie Morrison 12 Son
Wendel Morrison 9 Son
Eva Morrison 4 Daughter
1940 Census of Hamilton Co OH
Household Members Age Relationship
Edward Morrison 62 Head
Mattie Morrison 58 Wife
Lera Morrison 33 Daughter
Wadie Morrison 22 Son
Windle Morrison 19 Son
Eva Morrison 14 Daughter
MORRISON4678
Lera E., beloved mother of Eva L. Sanders, dear sister ot Wadie and Windle Morrison and Minnie True of Liberty, Ky., grandmother of Duane and Beverly Sanders. Wednesday June 4, 1980. Age 73 years. Residence Valleydale Friends may caH at the Hodapp Funeral Home, 7401 Vine St., Carthage Friday from 5 to 8 P.M. Funeral services Saturday at 9:30 A.M.