William Joseph Kappelhoff (1892-1967)

William Joseph Kappelhoff

Birth

29 Jun 1892

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA

Death

1 Apr 1967 (aged 74)

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA

Burial

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Montgomery, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Add to Map

Plot

Section 14, Lot 681, Grave 1

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Father of Doris Day. First wife, was Alma Sophia Welz (Doris Day's mother). William and Alma were divorced October 8, 1935.

Married Luvenia Williams Bennett on June 8, 1961. This was considered a scandalous marriage as she was "of color"

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Parents

Frank Kappelhoff

1842–1907
Agnes Kreimer Kappelhoff

1852–1916

Spouses

Alma Sophia Welz Kappelhoff

1895–1976 (m. 1916)
Freda Mary Schultz Kappelhoff

1899–1958 (m. 1941)
Luvenia Williams Kappelhoff

1912–1993 (m. 1961)

Siblings

Frank Henry Kappelhoff

1875–1938
Catherine Kappelhoff Faller

1879–1965
Elizabeth Kappelhoff

1881–1936
Harry Kappelhoff

1883–1910
Edward Kappelhoff

1886–1967
Leo Kappelhoff

1894–1960
Bernard Kappelhoff

1897–1934

Children

Richard William Kappelhoff

1917–1919
Paul Anthony Kappelhoff

1919–1957
Doris Day

1922–2019

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William Joseph Kappelhoff

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Frank Kappelhoff

Agnes Kreimer Kappelhoff

Alma Sophia Welz Kappelhoff

Freda Mary Schultz Kappelhoff

Luvenia Williams Kappelhoff

Frank Henry Kappelhoff

Catherine Kappelhoff Faller

Elizabeth Kappelhoff

Harry Kappelhoff

Edward Kappelhoff

Leo Kappelhoff

Bernard Kappelhoff

Richard William Kappelhoff

Paul Anthony Kappelhoff

Doris Day

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