Individual Details
Rufus K. LAPLANT
(21 Oct 1899 - Mar 1930)
Events
Families
| Father | David LAPLANT (1869 - 1944) |
| Mother | Clara V. SARASIN (1876 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Myrtle LAPLANTE (1896 - ) |
| Sibling | Elsie LAPLANT (1898 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Genevieve LAPLANT (1902 - ) |
Notes
Census
Rufus was ten years old and living in a Catholic orphanage.Death
Rufus was shot when entering a saloon. The article from the Manitowoc Herald-Times, dated 1 May 1930, states that the killing had taken place two months earlier. Walter Basten, owner of the saloon, was on trial for the murder.Endnotes
1. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Brown, Scott, enumeration district (ED) 33, sheet 6B, image 12, dwelling 120, family 120, lines 83-87, David Laplante and family; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 15 February 2016); National Archives and Records Administration.
2. , "Wisconsin, Birth Index, 1820-1907," database online, Familysearch.org ( : accessed 15 February 2016), reel 0018, record 001315: Rufus K. Laplante.
3. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 15 February 2016), Rufus B. LaPlant; memorial #84577393.
4. 1910 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Brown, Green Bay, enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 4B, image 8, dwelling 69, "family" 70, line 98, Rufus Laplant; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7884 : accessed 15 February 2016); National Archives Records Administration.
5. 1920 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Brown, Scott, enumeration district (ED) 49, sheet 4A, iamge 7, dwelling 69, family 73, lines 33-39, Louie LePlant and household; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 February 2016); National Archives and Records Administration.
6. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 15 February 2016), Rufus B. LaPlant; memorial #84577393.
7. "Green Bay Has First Mureder Case in 12 Years," news article, Manitowoc Herald-Times, 1 May 1930; online images, Newspapers.com ( : accessed 15 February 2016). page 1, column 4.
8. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 15 February 2016), Rufus B. LaPlant; memorial #84577393.

