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James Kepler¹

• Father*: ? Kepler¹ b. c 1780
• Mother*: ? ?¹ b. c 1780

• Birth*: 1812; Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; Date 1812 & location PA per 1870 & 1880 Census. Date 1817 & location PA per 1850 Census. Date 1811 per 1870 Census.¹
• Marriage*: before 1841; Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; Principal=Julia Ann Stimeling¹

• Census*: 7 December 1850; Concord, Bureau Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Age 33 at 1850 Census: Kepler, James, 33, b. PA, lab., married; Julia Ann, 26, b. PA, married; Jerome, 5, b. PA; James, 3; Joseph, 2; Mary A., 1 (ancestry.com)¹
• Census: 2 August 1870; Cornwall, Henry Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Age 59 at 1870 Census: Kepler, James, 59, b. PA, farmer, married; Julia A., 53, b. PA, married; Samuel, 18, b. Ill.; J.(f), 16; Cyrus, 14; Francis(f), 12; Norma, 10; Chas. D., 7 (ancestry.com)
  Note: Son Jerome is just above.¹
• Census: 1880; Cornwall, Henry Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Age 68 at 1880 Census: Kepler, James, 68, b. PA, parents b. PA, farmer, married; Juliana, 53, b. PA, parents b. Prus., married; Meomey(f), 18, b. Il., parents b. PA & PA; Chas P., 16, b. Il., parents b. PA & PA (ancestry.com)¹

Julia Ann Stimeling^1,2

• Birth*: 1824; Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; Date 1824 & location PA per 1850 Census. Date 1817 per 1870 Census.²
• Marriage*: before 1841; Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; Principal=James Kepler²

• Married Name: before 1841; Kepler²
• Census*: 7 December 1850; Concord, Bureau Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Age 26 at 1850 Census: see James Kepler²
• Census: 2 August 1870; Cornwall, Henry Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Age 53 at 1870 Census: see James Kepler²
• Census: 4 June 1900; Eden Twp., Decatur Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Age 79 at 1900 Census: see Henry Claude (son-in-law)²

Jerome Thompson Kepler^1,2

• Father*: James Kepler² b. 1812
• Mother*: Julia Ann Stimeling² b. 1824

• Birth*: 7 October 1841; Juniata Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; Date Oct 7 1841 & location Juniata Co. per letter from Mrs. Doris Kepler Willadsen, July 26, 2005. Date 1845 & location PA per 1850 Census. Date Oct 1834 per 19001 Census.²
• Marriage*: 1866; Annawan, Illinois, U.S.A.; "Following the war, Jerome returned to Illinois and married Emily Bianca Thompson in 1866 .. . They settled in Annawan, Illinois where three of their children wer born." per letter from Mrs. Doris Kepler Willadsen, July 26, 2005.
  per email from Pat Fiscel, June 6, 2004.; Principal=Emily Bianca Thompson^2,3
• Marriage*: 1897; U.S.A.; Date 1897 per 1900 Census - Mary 3 years married.
  "After Emily's death in 1900, Jerome married Mrs. J. W. McKinney (Mary). He resided in Wisconsin for several years before returning to Webster City in 1920. They had four step-children: William McKinney (1869), Grace McKinney (1876), Mary McKinney (1877), William McKinney (1882)" per letter from Mrs. Doris Kepler Willadsen, July 26, 2005.; Principal=Mary ?²
• Death*: 22 March 1921; Hamilton Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Date Mar 22 1921 & location Halimton Co., Iowa per letter from Mrs. Doris Kepler Willadsen, July 26, 2005.
• Burial*: 24 March 1921; Cass Center Cemetery, Webster City, Iowa, U.S.A.; per letter from Mrs. Doris Kepler Willadsen, July 26, 2005.

• Census*: 7 December 1850; Concord, Bureau Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Age 5 at 1850 Census: see Jame Kepler²
• Milit-Beg*: 2 August 1862; Annawan, Illinois, U.S.A.; "After moving to Cornwall Township, Illinois with his parents he enlisted in the Union Army on August 2, 1862. As a Civil War Veteran, jerome served as a private in Company A, 112th Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 23rd Corps of the State of Illinois. He enlisted at Annawan, Illinois. He was shot in the neck and shoulder at the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee. This is considered one of the bloodiest battles of the conflict (est. 8,587 total casualties)." per letter from Mrs. Doris Kepler Willadsen, July 26, 2005.
• Milit-End*: 26 May 1865; U.S.A.; "He was mustered out of service on May 26, 1865." per letter from Mrs. Doris Kepler Willadsen, July 26, 2005.
• Census: 2 August 1870; Cornwall, Henry Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Age 29 at 1870 Census: Kepler, Jerome, 29, b. PA, Dom Serv, married; Emily, 21, b. PA, married; Florence, 3, b. Ill.; Mary, 2; James, 4 months (ancestry.com)
  Note: Jerome's father James Kepler would appear to be below - dates out a bit.??²
• Residence*: circa 1873; Webster City, Iowa, U.S.A.; "They moved to a farm about a mile north-east of Newcastle (later Webster City), Iowa around the time the town as founded (1873-1874)." per letter from Mrs. Doris Kepler Willadsen, July 26, 2005.
• Census: 15 June 1880; Cass Twp., Hamilton Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Age 40 at 1880 Census: Kelper, J. T., 40, b. PA, parents b. PA, farmer, married; Emily B., 30, b. PA, parents b. NY, married; Florence, 13, b. Ill., parents b. PA; Mary, 11; James, 9; Oscar, 5; George, 2; Josephine, 22, b. Ill., parents b. PA, sister, single, house keeper (ancestry.com)
  Note: Two Thompson families are above.²
• Census: 9 June 1900; Webster City, Hamilton Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Age 65 at 1900 Census: Kepler, Jerome, 65, b. Oct 1834 PA, parents b. PA, 43 years married, farmer, vet, married; Mary, 54, b. Feb 1846 NY, parents b. PA & NY, 3 yrs marr., wife, married (ancestry.com)
  Note: Age is clearly shown as 65 and birth Oct 1834 on Census page but it must be 55 and Oct 1844 - obvious mistake??²
• Census: 3 May 1910; Eagle Grove Twp., Eagle Grove City, Wright Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Age 67 at 1910 Census: Kepler, Jerome, 67, b. PA, parents b. Ger., 2nd marr., 14 yrs marr., married; Mary, 64, b. NY, parents b. NY, 2nd marr., 14 yrs. marr., married (ancestry.com)²

James Kepler¹

• Father*: James Kepler¹ b. 1812
• Mother*: Julia Ann Stimeling¹ b. 1824

• Birth*: 1847; Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; Date 1847 & location PA per 1850 Census.¹

• Census*: 7 December 1850; Concord, Bureau Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Age 3 at 1850 Census: see Jame Kepler¹

Joseph Kepler¹

• Father*: James Kepler¹ b. 1812
• Mother*: Julia Ann Stimeling¹ b. 1824

• Birth*: 10 October 1845; Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; Date Oct 10 1845 per email from Shirley Norlem, Nov 10, 2005. Date 1848 & location PA per 1850 Census.^1,2
• Death*: 7 November 1863; Annawan, Iowa, U.S.A.; Date Nov 7 1863 & location Annawan, Iowa per email from Shirley Norlem, Nov 10, 2005.²

• Census*: 7 December 1850; Concord, Bureau Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Age 2 at 1850 Census: see James Kepler¹

Emily Bianca Thompson^1,2,3

• Father*: Samuel Thompson b. c 1810
• Mother*: Sara "Sally" Thompson b. c 1810

• Birth*: 1845; Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; Date 1845 & location Sandy Lake per letter from Mrs. Doris Kepler Willadsen, July 26, 2005. Date 1849 & location PA per 1870 Census.²
• Marriage*: 1866; Annawan, Illinois, U.S.A.; "Following the war, Jerome returned to Illinois and married Emily Bianca Thompson in 1866 .. . They settled in Annawan, Illinois where three of their children wer born." per letter from Mrs. Doris Kepler Willadsen, July 26, 2005.
  per email from Pat Fiscel, June 6, 2004.; Principal=Jerome Thompson Kepler^2,3
• Death*: 3 May 1895; Hamilton Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Date May 3 1895 & location Hamilton Co., Iowa per letter from Mrs. Doris Kepler Willadsen, July 26, 2005.
• Burial*: 5 May 1895; Cass Center Cemetery, Webster City, Iowa, U.S.A.; per letter from Mrs. Doris Kepler Willadsen, July 26, 2005.

• Married Name: 1866; Kepler²
• Census*: 2 August 1870; Cornwall, Henry Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Age 21 at 1870 Census: see Jerome Kepler²
• Census: 15 June 1880; Cass Twp., Hamilton Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Age 30 at 1880 Census: see Jerome Kepler²

Florence Belle Kepler^1,2

• Father*: Jerome Thompson Kepler² b. 7 Oct 1841, d. 22 Mar 1921
• Mother*: Emily Bianca Thompson² b. 1845, d. 3 May 1895

• Birth*: 1867; Annawan, Illinois, U.S.A.; Date 1867 & location Ill. per 1870 Census.²

• Census*: 2 August 1870; Cornwall, Henry Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Age 3 at 1870 Census: see Jerome Kepler²
• Census: 15 June 1880; Cass Twp., Hamilton Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Age 13 at 1880 Census: see Jerome Kepler²

Mary Melvina "Mel" Kepler^1,2

• Father*: Jerome Thompson Kepler² b. 7 Oct 1841, d. 22 Mar 1921
• Mother*: Emily Bianca Thompson² b. 1845, d. 3 May 1895

• Birth*: January 1869; Annawan, Illinois, U.S.A.; Date jan 1869? per 1900 Census. Date 1868 & location Ill. per 1870 Census. Date 1869 per letter from Mrs. Doris Kepler Willadsen, July 26, 2005.²
• Marriage*: 9 October 1892; Iowa, U.S.A.; Date Oct 9 1892 per letter from Mrs. Doris Kepler Willadsen, July 26, 2005.; Principal=Smith L. Denton
• Death*: 1956; Iowa, U.S.A.; Date 1956 & location Iowa per letter from Mrs. Doris Kepler Willadsen, July 26, 2005.

• Census*: 2 August 1870; Cornwall, Henry Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Age 2 at 1870 Census: see Jerome Kepler²
• Census: 15 June 1880; Cass Twp., Hamilton Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Age 11 at 1880 Census: see Jerome Kepler²
• Married Name: 9 October 1892; Denton

James W. "Sherman" Kepler^1,2

• Father*: Jerome Thompson Kepler² b. 7 Oct 1841, d. 22 Mar 1921
• Mother*: Emily Bianca Thompson² b. 1845, d. 3 May 1895

• Birth*: 2 February 1870; Annawan, Henry Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Date May 1870 & location Ill. per 1870 Census. Date Feb 2 1870 & location Henry Co. per letter from Mrs. Doris Kepler Willadsen, July 26, 2005.²
• Marriage*: 14 June 1900; Iowa, U.S.A.; Date Jun 14 1900 per letter from Mrs. Doris Kepler Willadsen, July 26, 2005.
  Note: Both Myrtle and James are shown in the 1900 Census living with her adopted mother Hannah Courter. The Census date is June 26 1900 and both are shown as single at that time. it also says she was age 16 when married. Not sure if this all means anything, just curious.; Principal=Myrtle H. Bowman²
• Death*: 19 November 1940; Webster City, Hamilton Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Date Nov 19 1940 & location Webster City per letter from Mrs. Doris Kepler Willadsen, July 26, 2005.
• Burial*: 21 November 1940; Cass Center Cemetery, Webster City, Hamilton Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; per letter from Mrs. Doris Kepler Willadsen, July 26, 2005.

• Census*: 2 August 1870; Cornwall, Henry Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Age 4 months at 1870 Census: see Jerome Kepler²
• Census: 15 June 1880; Cass Twp., Hamilton Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Age 9 at 1880 Census: see Jerome Kepler²
• Census: 26 June 1900; Cass Twp., Hamilton Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Age 29 at 1900 Census: see Hannah Courter (future mother-in-law)²
• Census: 15 April 1910; Cass Twp., Hamilton Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Age 39 at 1910 Census: Keplar, Jas., 39, b. Illinois, parents b. PA, 10 years married, farmer, married; Myrtle, 27, b. Iowa, parents b. Wisconsin, 10 years married, married; Elvie B., 9, b. Iowa, parents b. Illinois & Iowa; Ethel Irene, 7; Harold R., 4; Helen M., 5 months; Courter, Hannah, 63, b. PA, parents b. PA, widow, aunt (ancestry.com)²
• Census: 27 January 1920; Cass Twp., Hamilton Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Age 48 at 1920 Census: Kepler, J. W., 48, b. Ill., parents b. PA, farmer, married; Myrtle, 36, b. Iowa, parents b. US, married; Elva, 19, b. Iowa; Ethel, 17; Harold, 14; Helen, 10; James, 3 5/12 (ancestry.com)²
• Census: 21 April 1930; Cass Twp., Hamilton Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Age 59 at 1930 Census: Kepler, James W., 59, b. Illinois, parents b. PA, age 27 at first marriage, farmer, married; Myrtle H., 46, b. Iowa, parents b. PA, age 16 1st marriage, married; James W., Jr., 13, b. Iowa, parents b. Illinois & Iowa (ancestry.com)²

Samuel Kepler¹

• Father*: James Kepler¹ b. 1812
• Mother*: Julia Ann Stimeling¹ b. 1824

• Birth*: 1852; Illinois, U.S.A.; Date 1852 & location Ill. per 1870 Census.¹

• Census*: 2 August 1870; Cornwall, Henry Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Age 18 at 1870 Census: see James Kepler¹

Josephine Kepler^1,2

• Father*: James Kepler² b. 1812
• Mother*: Julia Ann Stimeling² b. 1824

• Birth*: May 1855; Illinois, U.S.A.; Date May 1855 per 1900 Census. Date 1854 & location Ill. per 1870 Census.²
• Marriage*: 1886; U.S.A.; Number of years married - 14 - per 1900 Census.; Principal=Henry Claude²

• Census*: 2 August 1870; Cornwall, Henry Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Age 16 at 1870 Census: see James Kepler²
• Census: 15 June 1880; Cass Twp., Hamilton Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Age 22 at 1880 Census: see Jerome Kepler²
• Married Name: 1886; Claude²
• Census: 4 June 1900; Eden Twp., Decature Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Age 45 at 1900 Census: see Henry Claude²

Cyrus Kepler¹

• Father*: James Kepler¹ b. 1812
• Mother*: Julia Ann Stimeling¹ b. 1824

• Birth*: 21 November 1857; Illinois, U.S.A.; Date Nov 21 1857 per email from Shirley Norlem, Nov 10, 2005. Date 1856 & location Ill. per 1870 Census.^1,2
• Death*: 24 November 1873; Annawan, Iowa, U.S.A.; Date Nov 24 1873 & location Annawan, Iowa per email from Shirley Norlem, Nov 10, 2005.²

• Census*: 2 August 1870; Cornwall, Henry Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Age 14 at 1870 Census: see James Kepler¹

Francis Kepler¹

• Father*: James Kepler¹ b. 1812
• Mother*: Julia Ann Stimeling¹ b. 1824

• Birth*: 1858; Illinois, U.S.A.; Date 1858 & location Ill. per 1870 Census.¹

• Census*: 2 August 1870; Cornwall, Henry Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Age 12 at 1870 Census: see James Kepler¹

Norma Kepler¹

• Father*: James Kepler¹ b. 1812
• Mother*: Julia Ann Stimeling¹ b. 1824

• Birth*: 1860; Illinois, U.S.A.; Date 1860 & location PA per 1870 Census.¹

• Census*: 2 August 1870; Cornwall, Henry Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Age 10 at 1870 Census: see James Kepler¹

Charles D. Kepler¹

• Father*: James Kepler¹ b. 1812
• Mother*: Julia Ann Stimeling¹ b. 1824

• Birth*: 1863; Illinois, U.S.A.; Date 1863 & location Ill. per 1870 Census.¹

• Census*: 2 August 1870; Cornwall, Henry Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Age 7 at 1870 Census: see James Kepler¹

Oscar David Kepler^1,2

• Father*: Jerome Thompson Kepler² b. 7 Oct 1841, d. 22 Mar 1921
• Mother*: Emily Bianca Thompson² b. 1845, d. 3 May 1895

• Birth*: 1875; Iowa, U.S.A.; Date 1875 & location Iowa per 1880 Census.²
• Marriage*: 1902; Iowa, U.S.A.; Date 1902 per letter from Doris Willadsen, July 26, 2005.; Principal=Bessie Mae Smith
• Death*: 13 August 1969; Fort Dodge, Iowa, U.S.A.; Date Aug 13 1969 & location Fort Dodge, Iowa per letter from Doris Walladsen, July 26, 2005.

• Census*: 15 June 1880; Cass Twp., Hamilton Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Age 5 at 1880 Census: see Jerome Kepler²
• Census: 19 April 1910; Boone Twp., Webster City, Hamilton Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Age 34 at 1910 Census: Kepler, Oscar D., 34, b. Iowa, parents b. Illinois, 7 years married, sales man at general store, married; Bessie M., 26, b. Iowa, parents b. Ohio & Iowa, 7 years married, married; Maria O., 6, b. Iowa, parents b. Iowa; Ralph W., 3; Verna Frances, 3/12; Smith, Eugene, 15, b. Iowa, parents b. Ohio & Iowa, brother-in-law (ancestry.com)²

George Kepler¹

• Father*: Jerome Thompson Kepler¹ b. 7 Oct 1841, d. 22 Mar 1921
• Mother*: Emily Bianca Thompson¹ b. 1845, d. 3 May 1895

• Birth*: 1878; Iowa, U.S.A.; Date 1878 & location Iowa per 1880 Census.¹
• Death*: 1881; Webster City, Hamilton Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; "Born Webster City, Iowa and died there when he was four yrs. old, after pulling a kettle of boiling water off the stove." per letter from Doris Walladsen, July 26, 2005.

• Census*: 15 June 1880; Cass Twp., Hamilton Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Age 2 at 1880 Census: see Jerome Kepler¹

Joseph Teskey¹

• Birth*: circa 1825; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Lucy Teskey¹
• Marriage*: before 1850; Principal=Eliza ?¹

Eliza ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1825; per marriage of daughter Lucy Teskey¹
• Marriage*: before 1850; Principal=Joseph Teskey¹

• Married Name: before 1850; Teskey¹

Werden Melville Haggerty¹

• Father*: Robert Haggerty¹ b. 1868, d. 5 Jan 1915
• Mother*: M. Mable Galbraith¹ b. 1873, d. 1928

• Birth*: 7 March 1902; Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; "The birth certificate #10709 states he was born in Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario year 1902, book 7, page 640." per email from Elizabeth Haggerty Roth, June 12, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: 5 October 1940; Batavia, Genesee Co., New York, U.S.A.; "My father married my mother Margaret Loretta Murray (b. August 2, 1912, in Buffalo, NY) on October 5, 1940, in Batavia, New York. I am their only child Elizabeth Ann Haggerty (Roth), born August 3, 1944." per amail from Elizabeth Haggerty Roth, June 12, 2004.
  ; Principal=Margaret Loretta Murray¹
• Death*: 28 October 1985; East Pembroke, New York, U.S.A.; per email from Elizabeth Haggerty Roth, June 12, 2004.¹
• Burial*: 30 October 1985; Hillside Cemetery, East Pembroke, New York, U.S.A.; per email from Elizabeth Haggerty Roth, June 12, 2004.¹

• Emigration*: 2 September 1925; Niagara Falls, Ontario; " ...he immigrated to the US in September 2, 1925, at Niagara Falls, Ont. " per email from Elizabeth Haggerty Roth, June 12, 2004.¹
• Census*: 15 April 1930; Ward 3, Batavia, Genesee Co., New York, U.S.A.; Age 27 at 1930 Census: Haggerty, Wilton, 27, b. Cda., parents b. Cda., English, immig. 1924, Nat. - no, lab., boarder, single (ancestry.com)
  Note: This record is at the top of page 29 of 36. At the bottom of page 28 we see the family of Joseph Case, which may mean that he was boarding there.²