Justine "Jesse" Vurpillat

1833 - 1895  (62 years)

• Name	Justine "Jesse" Vurpillat
  Born	1833	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16382561
  Occupation	1850	Tippecanoe, Pulaski, Indiana, USA   [1]
  	farmer
  Residence	1850	Tippecanoe, Pulaski, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Misfortune	1895	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
  	killed by fall
  Died	22 Feb 1895	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
  Buried	Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
  Person ID	I493467	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Vurpillat,   b. 3 Jan 1804, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 14 Mar 1865, Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Magdalen Isabelle Ancel,   b. 8 Mar 1808, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. Mar 1862, , Cass Co., Indiana, USA  (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F301941	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  JESSE VURPILLAT KILLED. His Death Occurs at Chicago Last Evening. Jessie Vurpillat, of Chicago, a former boss bridge carpenter on the Chicago division of the Pan Randle, was killed there last evening. Deceased was a brother-in-law of Mrs. Robert Carroll, of this city, and is well known here. He leaves a wife and five children all grown. He formerly lived at Winamac but moved to Chicago a few years ago and had been an employe of the Pan Handle for many years. The funeral will occur Monday at 12:40 when the remains arrive from Chicago. The funeral cortege will proceed from the depot to St. Vincent De Paul church and from thence to the St. Vincent cemetary in Mt Hope. The Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Indiana · Saturday, February 23, 1895 ________ A Brother's Death. Jesse Vurpillat, the Panhandle rail-roader, who was killed in the Chicago yards last Friday, was a brother to Frank Vurpillat, the carpenter and contractor, of this city. attended his brother's funeral in Logansport Monday. Leader-Tribune, Marion, Indiana Thursday, February 28, 1895 ________ JESSE VURPILLAT'S DEATH Was Occasioned by a Fall From the L Road. The remains of the late Jesse Vurpillat were brought to this city at one o'clock this afternoon and laid to rest in Mt. Hope cemetery Deceased met his death by falling from the elevated road at Chicago his neck being broken in the fall He was in his sixtieth year and leaves a family, consisting of s widow, three daughters and two sons, all grown and in easy circumstances. The family accompanied the remains to this city. The Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Indiana Monday, February 25, 1895

  
  

• Sources

  [S2456] Census - U.S. Census Population Schedule, 1850 7th Census, Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Tippecanoe, Pulaski, Indiana; Roll: 166; Page: 356b. Joseph Verpalet48 France - farmer Magdalena Verpalet 44 Constant Verpalet 19 Canada - farmer Justine Verpalet 18 Wgene Verpalet 16 Magdalena Verpalet 13 Virgine Verpalet 11 Melane Verpalet 9 Joseph Verpalet 7 Fransois Verpalet 5 Peter Verpalet 2

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1833 - , Ontario, Canada Misfortune - killed by fall - 1895 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Died - 22 Feb 1895 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Buried - - Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States  = Link to Google Earth