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 1907 - 1954 (46 years)
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| Name |
Ernest Frederick Upchurch |
| Suffix |
Jr. |
| Born |
19 Dec 1907 |
Cary, Wake County, North Carolina  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
03 May 1954 |
Yanceyville Township, Caswell County, North Carolina |
| Buried |
04 May 1954 |
First Baptist Church of Yanceyville (Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina) |
| Notes |
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Upchurch, Jr. (1907-1954)
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He assisted his father and eventually assumed the position of lead counsel in the famous 1951 Caswell County trial of Matt Ingram. See: Matt Ingram Trial.
For more on the Matt Ingram trial: Berry, Mary Frances, "'Reckless Eyeballying': The Matt Ingram Case and the Denial of African American Sexual Freedom," The Journal of African American History, V. P. Franklin, Editor (Volume 93, No.2, Spring 2008) at 223-234. To read this article go to Matt Ingram Article (JAAH 2008).
Nickname may have been "Fritz."
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Name: Upchurch Jr., Ernest Frederick
City: Yanceyville
County: Caswell
State: NC
Year: 1928
Class: Law School
School: Wake Forest University
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1930 US Census
Name: Frederic Upchurch
Age: 22
Estimated birth year: abt 1908
Relation to head-of-house: Son
Father's Name: E F Upchurch
Mother's Name: Mary C Upchurch
Home in 1930: Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina
North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
about Ernest Fredrick Upchurch Jr.
Name: Ernest Fredrick Upchurch Jr.
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 46
Birth Date: 19 Dec 1907
Birth Place: Wake, North Carolina, United States
Occupation: Lawyer
Death Date: 3 May 1954
Death Location: Yanceyville, Caswell
Attending Physician: Houston L. Gwyn
Father's Name: E Frderick Upchurch Sr.
Mother's Name: Mary Stroupe
Residence: Yanceyville, Yanceyville, North Carolina
Informant: N. S. Upchurch, Yanceyville, North Carolina
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References
The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 387-388 (Article #496 "Alexander "Sandy" Banks Moore and Blanche Lydia Moore" by Lois Moore Gardner).
Heritage of Caswell County (1985) at 540-541 (Article #737).
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| Person ID |
I18120 |
Devin Timber |
| Last Modified |
17 Jan 2012 |
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