Adolf Topperwein
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| Adolf Topperwein | |
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Topperwein circa 1950-1960
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| Born | October 16, 1869 Boerne, Texas |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. San Antonio, Texas |
| Known for | Exhibition shooting |
Adolf Topperwein (October 16, 1869 – March 4, 1962) with his wife toured as the Fabulous Topperweins as exhibition shooters.[1][2]
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Biography
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Elizabeth Topperwein
He was born on October 16, 1869 in Boerne, Texas to Johanna Bergman and Ferdinand Toepperwein. In 1903 he married Elizabeth Servaty (known as "Plinky") of New Haven, Connecticut. In 1951 he stopped touring and opened a shooting camp in Leon Springs, Texas.[1]
He died in San Antonio, Texas on March 4, 1962.[2] He was buried in Mission Burial Park.[1]
Legacy
A Toepperwein museum was opened in May 1973 in San Antonio, Texas.[1]
