Ernest Frederick Upchurch

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Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Upchurch, Jr. (1907-1954)

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He assisted his father and eventually assumed the position
of lead counsel in the famous 1951 Caswell County trial of
Matt Ingram. See: href="http://ncccha.blogspot.com/2005/12/mack-ingram-trial-1
951-1953.html">Matt Ingram Trial.

For more on the Matt Ingram trial: Berry, Mary Frances,
"'Reckless Eyeballying': The Matt Ingram Case and the
Denial of African American Sexual Freedom," The Journal
of African American History, V. P. Franklin, Editor
(Volume 93, No.2, Spring 2008) at 223-234. To read this
article go to href="http://ncccha.org/pdf/ingramfamily/mattingramarticle20
08.pdf">Matt Ingram Article (JAAH 2008).

Nickname may have been "Fritz."
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Name: Upchurch Jr., Ernest Frederick
City: Yanceyville
County: Caswell
State: NC
Year: 1928
Class: Law School
School: Wake Forest University
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1930 US Census
Name: Frederic Upchurch
Age: 22
Estimated birth year: abt 1908
Relation to head-of-house: Son
Father's Name: E F Upchurch
Mother's Name: Mary C Upchurch
Home in 1930: Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina

North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
about Ernest Fredrick Upchurch Jr.
Name: Ernest Fredrick Upchurch Jr.
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 46
Birth Date: 19 Dec 1907
Birth Place: Wake, North Carolina, United States
Occupation: Lawyer
Death Date: 3 May 1954
Death Location: Yanceyville, Caswell
Attending Physician: Houston L. Gwyn
Father's Name: E Frderick Upchurch Sr.
Mother's Name: Mary Stroupe
Residence: Yanceyville, Yanceyville, North Carolina
Informant: N. S. Upchurch, Yanceyville, North Carolina
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References

The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina,
Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 387-388 (Article #496
"Alexander "Sandy" Banks Moore and Blanche Lydia Moore" by
Lois Moore Gardner).

Heritage of Caswell County (1985) at 540-541 (Article #737).
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Ernest married Laura Elizabeth Moore. Laura (daughter of Alexander Banks Moore and Blanche Lydia Moore) was born 27 Apr 1911, North Carolina; died 8 Oct 1991; was buried , First Baptist Church of Yanceyville (Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]