1.EllenTopper1, born October 11, 1876 in Pickering, Ontario, Canada2; died October 17, 1961 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York. She was the daughter of 2. JohnWhiteTopper and 3. MaryWalsh. She married (1) EdwardWilliamHerrmann June 18, 1901 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York3. He was born June 1881 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, and died March 03, 1942 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York. He was the son of Charles S. Herrmann and Elizabeth Mang.
Notes for Ellen Topper:
Nellie was born as Ellen Topper, October 11, 1876. Her father is John Topper and her mother is Mary Welsh. Her father is listed as a laborer residing in Dirnbarton (Dunbarton), Pickering. He registered the birth of his daughter, November 9, 1876. The doctor was David Tucker, MD. The signature of the registrar reads Hector Barton.
Nellie Topper came to Buffalo in search of her father and in search of work. She never found her father, but she did settle in the area of Black Rock and raised a family with Edward William Herrmann, a Buffalo native.
More About Ellen Topper:
Burial: October 20, 1961, Acacia Park Cemetery, North Tonawanda, Erie County, New York, Section N Lot 311 grave 74
Census: 1891, Nellie Topper, age 155
Medical Information: 84 years
Notes for Edward William Herrmann:
From a phone conversation with Dede Voros, all of the children, except, Lester and Dede, were born at 15 Royal Avenue which is the first house from the corner of Royal Avenue and Niagara Street. She said that Nellie Topper was raised Roman Catholic but never attended church after she moved to Buffalo, New York. It was Roy that got the family attending church at Riverside Presbyterian Church. Dede shared that Nellie and Edward met at a concert in Buffalo. They met at Front Park located at Porter and Niagara. A phone conversation with Nancy Caci confirmed the same information. From a phone conversation with Roy E. W. Herrmann, June 28, 1999, Edward William Herrmann was the treasurer for the Kenmore Gun Club.
Note: Ontario County, Ontario, Canada was dissolved in 1970 and Pickering Township is now a part of Durham County.
More About Edward William Herrmann:
Buffalo City Directory: 1892, Grand Trunk Railroad Company, 177 Washington
Burial: March 06, 1942, Acacia Park Cemetery, North Tonawanda, Erie County, New York, Section N Lot 311 grave 86
Medical Information: age: 61 years
Occupation: Canadian National Rail Road on Niagara Street7
