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    Ernest Frederick Upchurch, Jr.

    Male 1907 - 1954  (46 years)


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    • Name Ernest Frederick Upchurch 
      Suffix Jr. 
      Born 19 Dec 1907  Cary, Wake County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Male 
      Died 03 May 1954  Yanceyville Township, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Buried 04 May 1954  First Baptist Church of Yanceyville (Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina) Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Notes 
      • Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Upchurch, Jr. (1907-1954)

        E. Frederick 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 

      Family Laura Elizabeth Moore,   b. 27 Apr 1911, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Oct 1991  (Age 80 years) 
      Family ID F6541  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart