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Elmer E. Apperson

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Elmer E. Apperson

Birth
Taylor Township, Howard County, Indiana, USA
Death
28 Mar 1920 (aged 58)
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 6 - Lot 78
Memorial ID
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Died from a stroke while watching an automobile race at the "Beverly Hills Speedway".

He was a pioneer race-car driver, a founder of the sport.

Famous industrialist. He was one of the first automobile manufacturers in the world.
- "Haynes-Apperson Company", 1896 - 1902
- "Apperson Brothers Automobile Company", 1902 - death (Company ended in 1926.)

Inventor. Among his U.S. Patents are:
- 607,116 on July 12, 1898 for a "Motor-Vehicle", with Elwood Haynes.
- D48,359 on January 4, 1916 for a "Design for an Automobile-Body" (Assignor to "Apperson Brothers Automobile Company", of Kokomo, Indiana.)

Article on his death: "Los Angeles Times", March 29, 1920 / Page II-1

Buried on April 5, 1920.
Died from a stroke while watching an automobile race at the "Beverly Hills Speedway".

He was a pioneer race-car driver, a founder of the sport.

Famous industrialist. He was one of the first automobile manufacturers in the world.
- "Haynes-Apperson Company", 1896 - 1902
- "Apperson Brothers Automobile Company", 1902 - death (Company ended in 1926.)

Inventor. Among his U.S. Patents are:
- 607,116 on July 12, 1898 for a "Motor-Vehicle", with Elwood Haynes.
- D48,359 on January 4, 1916 for a "Design for an Automobile-Body" (Assignor to "Apperson Brothers Automobile Company", of Kokomo, Indiana.)

Article on his death: "Los Angeles Times", March 29, 1920 / Page II-1

Buried on April 5, 1920.


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  • Created by: NWO
  • Added: Jan 12, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32871051/elmer_e-apperson: accessed ), memorial page for Elmer E. Apperson (13 Aug 1861–28 Mar 1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 32871051, citing Crown Point Cemetery, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by NWO (contributor 46583762).