U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Cuppett, Edward Ellsworth (1863-1936) --------------------------------------------------------------------- A History of Preston County West Virginia Biographical Department, Supplied by J. R. Cole Kingwood, W. Va., The Journal Publishing Company, 1914 by H. S. Whetsell Pages 694-695, EDWARD ELLSWORTH CUPPETT. The Cuppett family are of German descent. Many of them of Preston county are descendants of Jacob Cuppett, who died in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Edward Ellsworth Cuppett, son of Alpheus and Elizabeth Ann Cuppett was born at Glade Farms, Preston County, on January 29, 1863. He received a common school education, was reared on the farm and was always a farmer, as his father was before him. He has always been a progressive citizen and a very public-spirited one, but never a candidate for public office. Aside from one year spent in the West and five years in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, he has lived all his life in Preston, and it has been a strenuous one both as a farmer and as a citizen of both county and State. As a close reader and a careful observer, his opinions have obtained particularly as an enthusiastic defender of farmers' rights. As a student of agricultural affairs, he first saw the need of insurance for farmers, and he was the first in organizing "The Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company," of Preston County. For many years also he was president of the Farmers' Local Organization of Grant District. This place of trust he resigned in November. He still owns land, farms for a living and has large interests in other real estate. Mr. Cuppett has five brothers: M. H.; C. A.; A. R.; C. H.; and D. E., all living. His sisters are Amanda, who died in infancy; Mary C., wife of R. P. Augustine; Ella S., wife of C. H. Bird, and Silva, who died at the age of twenty-one. Mr. Cuppett married Zadie Beerbower at Uniontown, Pennsylvania, June 28, 1890. She is the daughter of Harry and Diana Beerbower, and was born at Glade Farms, May 2, 1868. She has two brothers, Silas and William W. The children of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Cuppett are Nellie Mabel, born April 6, 1891. She is a teacher in the public schools. Mary and Edith, twins, born September 13, 1892, Mary is a teacher in the public schools also; and Fred Russell, who was born January 23, 1897. Mr. Cuppett is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a charter member of Bruceton Lodge, I. O. O. F., and past master of Pleasant's Grange. --------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Preston County, WV #6465 FULL-NAME: E. E. Cuppett BIRTH-DATE: January 29, 1863 BIRTH-PLACE: Glade Farms, W.Va. DEATH-DATE: April 3, 1936 DEATH-PLACE: Terra Alta, Portland District, Preston County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married (Zada Cuppett) OCCUPATION: Farmer FATHER: Alpheus Cuppett (born in Beadford, Pa.) MOTHER: Elizabeth Harned (born in W.Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Myocarditis, Aenemia INFORMANT: George Keim (of Terra Alta, W.Va.) BURIAL: Glade Farms, W.Va. There's a double tombstone in Cuppett-Teets Cemetery, Glade Farms, Preston County, WV ZADIE B. EDWARD E. 1868-1938 1863-1936 CUPPETT --------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Preston County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/preston/bios.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------