Wolff Casper

Wolff Casper/Caspar

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Birth: August 17, 1821 in Germany

Death: October 29, 1907 in Victoria, B.C.

Plot: Row D – Plot 10-1

Grave-Site Details:
Transcription of the weathered marker was only possible because of the University of Victoria Digital Documentation of Monuments project

Inscription:

פ’נ
תנצבה
In memory
of
WOLF CASPER
Died
Oct. 29,1907
Aged 86 Years

Translation of inscription:

פ’נ
(Abbreviation of Hebrew: “Buried here”)
תנצבה
(Abbreviation of Hebrew: “May his/her soul be bound with the bond of life.”)
In memory
of
Wolf Casper
Died
Oct. 29,1907
Aged 86 Years

Biography
The 1901 Canadian Census gives his date of birth as 17 August 1821 and his place of birth as Germany.  JOWBR gives his place of birth as Poland.

The 1901 Canadian Census recorded that Wolf immigrated to Canada in 1870 and that he was single. Wolf was 79 at the time of the census which recorded that Wolf was living with Henry Rottzill who is listed as partner age 50. Wolf’s profession was tailor.

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