Adolph Toepperwein


Adolph Toepperwein with his wife toured as the Fabulous Topperweins as exhibition shooters.

Biography

He was born on October 16, 1869, in Boerne, Texas, to Johanna Bergman and Ferdinand Toepperwein. In 1903, he married Elizabeth Servaty of New Haven, Connecticut. In 1951, he stopped touring and opened a shooting camp in Leon [Springs, Texas|Leon Springs], Texas.
He died in San Antonio, Texas, on March 4, 1962. He was buried in Mission [Burial Park].

Legacy

A Toepperwein museum was opened in May 1973 in San Antonio, Texas.