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Ethel Lillie Fairman¹

• Birth*: 1884; Ontario; Date 1884 per marr. record, sent to me by Dorothy Grant via email, Jun e2, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: 14 October 1908; Ontario; "Alfred George Duncan 24, Labourer, Percy twp. son of William Duncan & Susan Hendy married Ethel Lillie Fairman 24, Percy twp. d/o Peter Fairman & Margaret Blakeley. October 14, 1908. Hastings twp." per marr. record, sent to me by Dorothy Grant via email, Jun e2, 2004.
  Note: Hastings twp. - not sure which it would be?? Hastings village, in Percy Twp. or Hastings County?; Principal=Alfred George Duncan¹

• Married Name: 14 October 1908; Duncan¹

John Birney^1,2,3,4

• Birth*: 1784; Ireland; Date 1785 & location Ireland per 1861 Census. Date 1784 & location Ireland per 1851 Census. per IGI Record.^2,3,5
• Marriage*: before 1817; Ireland; per IGI Record.; Principal=Isabella Johnston²
• Death*: October 1873; North Monaghan Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date Oct 1873 & location Peterborough Co. per family tree of Douglas Alfred Perrin on ancestry.ca, June 18 2022.^6,4
• Burial*: October 1873; Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; John & Isabella Birney buried in Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough per CemSearch record for their son James Birney.⁶

• Immigration*: 1821; Upper Canada; Immigration List: Name: John Birney; Age: 36; Birth Year: c 1785; Arrival Year: 1821; Arrival Place: Ontario; Code: 9045.5 (Canada Passenger and Immigrations Lists Index, STRATFORD-DEVAI, FAWNE, and BRUCE S. ELLIOTT. "Alphabetical List of Locations by the Land Board, Newcastle District, 1819-1825." In Families (Ontario Genealogical Society, Toronto), Part I, vol. 34:3 (August 1995), pp. 138-147 (A-C); Part II, vol. 34:4 (November 1995), pp. 208-221 (C-J); Part III, vol. 35:1 (February 1996), pp. 26-39 (K-P); Part IV, vol. 35:2 (August 1996), pp. 88-99 (P-Y).⁷
• Census*: 1851; North Monaghan Twp., Peterborough Co., Canada West; Age 67 at 1851 Census: Burnie, John, 67, b. Ireland, CE, farmer, married; Isabelle, 55, b. Ireland, CE, married; James, 17, b. Cda., CE; Mary Jane, 15, b. Cda., CE (1851 Census: North Monaghan Twp., Peterborough Co., pg. 15 of 39, line 33 - ancestry.ca)³
• Census: April 1861; North Monaghan Twp., Peterborough Co., Canada West; Age 76 at 1861 Census: see George Birney (son)⁵
• Residence*: 1871; North Monaghan Twp., Springville, Peterborough Co., Ontario; County Atlas: Name: John Birney; Post Office: Springville; Township: Monaghan North; County: Peterborough; Date: 1871 (no location info)⁸

Isabella Johnston¹

• Birth*: 1796; Ireland; Date 1795 & location Ireland per 1861 Census. Date 1792 & location Northern Ireland per family tree of Douglas Alfred Perrin on ancestry.ca, June 18 2022. Date 1796 & location Ireland per 1851 Census. per IGI Record.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: before 1817; Ireland; per IGI Record.; Principal=John Birney¹
• Death*: 1 May 1873; North Monaghan Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date May 1 1873 per family tree of Douglas Alfred Perrin on ancestry.ca, June 18 2022.⁴

• Married Name: before 1817; Birney¹
• Census*: 1851; North Monaghan Twp., Peterborough Co., Canada West; Age 55 at 1851 Census: see John Birney²
• Census: April 1861; North Monaghan Twp., Peterborough Co., Canada West; Age 66 at 1861 Census: see Geroge Birney (son)³

Francis Birney^1,2,3,4

• Father*: John Birney² b. 1784, d. Oct 1873
• Mother*: Isabella Johnston² b. 1796, d. 1 May 1873

• Birth*: 1820; Fermanagh, Ireland; Date 1820 & location Ireland per FindaGrave. Date 1819 & location Ireland per 1881 Census. Date 1818 & location Ireland per 1871 Census. Date 1821 & location Ireland per 1861 Census. Date 1818 & location Fermanagh, Ireland & son of S. John birney & Isabella Johnston per IGI Record.^2,4,5,6,7
• Marriage*: 1843; North Monaghan Twp., Peterborough Co., Canada West; Date 1843 per FindaGrave. per IGI Record.; Principal=Mary Leadbeater^2,4
• Marriage*: 17 May 1879; Turnberry Twp., Wingham, Huron Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#004205: Groom: Francis Birney; Age: 57; Res.: Turnbery Twp.; Born: Ireland; Status: widowed; Occ.: farmer; Parents: John & Isabella Birney; Bride: Matilda Galbraith; Age: 45; Res.: Turnberry Twp.; Born: Ireland; Status: widowed; Parents: Albert J. & Mary Ann Waller; Wit: William J. & Mary Ann Galbraith, Turnberry Twp.; Date: May 17 1879; Place: Wingham; Rel.: Episc & Meth.; Performed by: Rev. W. Davis; Reg'r.: B. Lynn, Wingham, Huron Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #004205-1879, ancestry.ca); Principal=Matilda Waller⁸
• Death*: 12 June 1895; Turnberry Twp., Huron Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#005763: Name: Francis Birney; Date: Jun 12 1895; Age: 75y; Born: Ireland; Occ.: farmer; Cause: dropsy, old age, 3mo.; Phys.: Dr. Chisholm; Inf.: William Ferguson, farmer, Turnberry; Reg'd.: Feb 29 1896; Rel.: Prot.; Reg'r.: John Burgess (Ontario Death Registration, #005763-1895, ancestry.ca) Date 1895 per IGI Record.^2,9
• Burial*: 14 June 1895; St. Andrew's United Church Cemetery, Vernonville, Northumberland Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Francis Birney; BIRTH: 1820, Ireland; DEATH: 12 Jun 1896 (aged 75–76), Turnberry Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: St. Andrew's United Church Cemetery, Vernonville, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 198988824 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198988824/francis-birney?_gl=1*j5dx9e*_ga*MTM2OTMxODYxNS4xNjM1ODgwODE4*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1NTUxODIwOC4xMDAuMS4xNjU1NTE4NDQ2LjA.)⁴

• Census: April 1861; North Monaghan Twp., Peterborough Co., Canada West; Age 40 at 1861 Census: Birney, Francis, 40, b. Ireland, CE, married; Mary, 34, b. UC, CE, married; Betsey, 17, b. UC, CE; Thomas, 15, b. UC, CE; John, 7, b. UC, CE; Isabella, 4 (1861 Census: North Monaghan Twp., Peterborough Co., pg. 248 of 593, line 4 - ancestry.ca) (Note: Archibald Goodfellow is just below.)⁶
• Residence*: 1871; North Monaghan Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; County Atlas: Name: Francis Birney; Township: Monaghan North; County: Peterborough; Date: 1871; no location info¹⁰
• Census*: April 1871; North Monaghan Twp., Peterborough West Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1871 Census: Birney, Francis, 53, b. Ireland, Irish, CE, farmer, married; Mary, 45, b. Ont., Eng., CE, married; Betsey, 27, b. Ont., Irish, CE, single; Thomas, 24, b. Ont., Irish, CE, marble cutter, single; John, 17; Isabella, 14 (1871 Census: North Monaghan Twp., Peterborough West Co., dist. 56, sub-dist. b, pg. 37, line 10 - ancestry.ca)⁵
• Residence: 1879; Conc 11 Lot 15, Turnberry Twp., Huron Co., Ontario; "576 Birney, Francis, Conc 11, Lot 15, S 1/2, owner, PO 6" per Canada Voter Lists, 1879, Huron Twp., Turnberry Twp., pg. 8 of 11, left side page, ancestry.ca.¹¹
• Residence: 1880; Conc 11 Lot 15, Turnberry Twp., Huron Co., Ontario; "93 Birney, Francis, Conc 11, Lot 15, S 1/2, owner, PO 6" per Canada Voter Lists, 1880, Huron Twp., Turnberry Twp., pg. 6 of 9, right side page, ancestry.ca.¹¹
• Census: April 1881; Turnberry Twp., Huron North Co., Ontario; Age 62 at 1881 Census: Birney, Francis, 62, b. Ireland, Irish, CE, married; Matilda, 46, b. Ireland, Irish, CE, married (1881 Census: Turnberry Twp., Huron North Co., dist. 175, sub-dist. B-2, pg. 22, line 18 - ancestry.ca)(Note: Wm. Jas. Galbraith is below.)⁷
• Census: 9 April 1891; Turnberry Twp., Huron East Co., Ontario; Age 71 at 1891 Census: Birney, Francis, 71, b. Ireland, p.b. Ireland, CE, farm lab., widower (1891 Census: Turnberry Twp., Huron East Co., dist. 76, sub-dist. f, pg. 5, line 21 - ancestry.ca)¹²

Mary Leadbeater¹

• Birth*: 1826; North Monaghan Twp., Peterborough Co., Upper Canada; Date 1826 & location North Monaghan Twp., Peterborough Co. per FindaGrave. Date 1826 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1827 & locaiton UC per 1861 Census. per IGI Record.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: 1843; North Monaghan Twp., Peterborough Co., Canada West; Date 1843 per FindaGrave. per IGI Record.; Principal=Francis Birney^1,2
• Death*: 8 June 1877; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jun 8 1877 & location Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ont. per FindaGrave.²
• Burial*: 10 June 1877; St. Andrew's United Church Cemetery, Vernonville, Northumberland Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Mary Leadbeater Birney; BIRTH: 1826, North Monaghan, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 8 Jun 1877 (aged 50–51), Haldimand Twp., Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: St. Andrew's United Church Cemetery, Vernonville, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 198987728 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198987728/mary-birney)²

• Married Name: 1843; Birney¹
• Census: April 1861; North Monaghan Twp., Peterborough Co., Canada West; Age 34 at 1861 Census: see Francis Birney⁴
• Census*: April 1871; North Monagahn Twp., Peterborough West Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1871 Census: see Francis Birney³

Alberta Jane "Bertha" Birney^1,2,3

• Father*: James Birney² b. 3 Apr 1835, d. 2 Aug 1908
• Mother*: Elizabeth Joice² b. 16 Apr 1849, d. 3 May 1932

• Birth*: July 1876; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1875 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1877 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date Jul 1876 & location Haldimand Twp. per family tree of Douglas Alfred Perrin on ancestry.ca, Jun 17 2022.^2,4,3
• Marriage*: 28 December 1897; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of Douglas Alfred Perrin on ancestry.ca, Jun 17 2022.; Principal=Rodolph "Wallace" Fraser³
• Death*: 5 November 1954; Centreton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of Douglas Alfred Perrin on ancestry.ca, Jun 17 2022.³

• Census*: April 1881; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1881 Census: see James Birney²
• Census: 4 April 1891; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1891 Census: see James Birney⁴
• Married Name: 28 December 1897; Fraser³

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