Lycurgus "Curg" Worth RUPLE was born 10 Aug 1854 in Claiborn Parish, LA. He was the son of Emanuel RUPLE and Asenath EVANS. He migrated to Arkansas ca. 1874 & married Queenie Isabella BASS 14 Jan 1877 in Harve Twp., Faulkner County, Arkansas. He died 13 Jun 1919 in Faulkner County, Arkansas.
Did you know that today is National Arkansas Day? This circa 1900 photo of Lycurgus "Curg" Worth Ruple says Arkansas to me, even though he was born in Louisiana.
Born in 1854, he migrated to Arkansas around 1874 and married Queenie Bass in 1877. Staying in Arkansas for the rest of his life, he died in 1919 in Faulkner County, Arkansas.
The beard, the pipe . . . the name! This looks like a man who should be remembered
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