Family Group Sheet for Alfred Brunson KEPHART (1842-1921)

Husband: Alfred Brunson KEPHART

Born: 25 Jul 1842
Place: Dubuque Co., IA
Married: 26 Dec 1867
Place: Dubuque Co., IA
Died: 21 Dec 1921
Place: Lakefield, MN
Husband's Father: Naugle KEPHART
Husband's Mother: Susan JONES

Wife: Mary Brown MEYERS

Born: 3 Jun 1849
Place: Dubuque Co., IA
Died: 28 Aug 1936
Place: Lakefield, MN
Wife's Father: Henry M. MEYERS
Wife’s Mother: Sarah KNEPPER

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Children

1. Bertha KEPHART

Born: 23 Apr 1869
Place: Dubuque Co., IA
Spouse: Herbert Eugene PALMER
Married: 30 Nov 1898
Died: 5 Dec 1962

2. Lottie KEPHART

Born: 9 Mar 1871
Place: Dubuque Co., IA
Spouse: George Edward BLAKEY
Married: 21 Nov 1894
Died: 27 May 1964

3. Leroy KEPHART

Born: c. 1872
Place: Dubuque Co., IA
Died: Bef 1885

4. Wilthorn "William" KEPHART

Born: 13 Feb 1873
Place: Dubuque Co., IA
Spouse: None
Died: 31 Aug 1961

5. Levi Naugle KEPHART

Born: 10 Jun 1876
Place: Dubuque Co., IA
Spouse: Carrie Mae BROWN
Married: 16 Nov 1904
Died: 13 Jul 1968

6. Mable Della KEPHART

Born: 22 Oct 1878
Place: Dubuque Co., IA
Spouse: Roscoe W. BROWN
Married: 28 Jun 1898
Died: 17 May 1899

7. Roscoe Conklin KEPHART

Born: 13 Mar 1881
Place: Dubuque Co., IA
Spouse: Clara VILMO
Married: 7 Jul 1909
Died: 9 Jan 1965

8. George W. KEPHART

Born: c. 1883
Place: Dubuque Co., IA
Died: Bef 1895

9. Mary Ella KEPHART

Born: 1 Mar 1886
Place: Jackson Co., MN
Spouse: Earnest PEARSON
Married: 26 Dec 1906
Died: 15 Mar 1981

10. George Earl KEPHART

Born: 15 Apr 1888
Place: Jackson Co., MN
Spouse: Clara Martha ROST
Married: 20 Dec 1911
Died: 23 Jan 1944

11. Verly Mae KEPHART

Born: 21 Jan 1891
Place: Jackson Co., MN
Spouse: Reinholdt Robert ROST
Married: 8 Nov 1911
Died: 20 Apr 1989

12. Alfred KEPHART

Born: c. 1893
Place: Jackson Co., MN
Died: Bef 1900

1880 US Federal Census: Alfred B. KEPHART Family

Detail of 1880 US Federal Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Kephart, Alfred B. 39 M
Kephart, Mary 29 F
Kephart, Bertha 11 F
Kephart, Lottie 9 F
Kephart, Wilten [Wilthorn] 7 M
Kephart, Levy 5 M
Kephart, Della 2 F

Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Concord, Dubuque, Iowa; Roll T9_337; Family History Film: 1254337; Page: 63.4000; Enumeration District: 168; Image: 0850.

Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls.

1885 MN Census: A. B. KEPHART and Jessie Pearson Families

The Pearson family that appears below the Kepharts is notable in that Earnest E. Pearson (5 yrs old in 1885) married (Mary) Ella Kephart (not yet born in 1885) on 26 Dec 1906.


Detail of 1885 MN Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

A. B. [Alfred Brunson] Kephart 42 M
Mary Kephart 30 F
Bertha Kephart 16 F
Lottie Kephart 14 F
Willie [Wilthorn/William] Kephart 12 M
Levi Kephart 9 M
Mabel [Della] Kephart 7 F
Roscoe Kephart 4 M
George W. Kephart 2 M
Joseph Myers 28 M

Source Information: Ancestry.com. Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data:

• Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 1977. Microfilm. Reels 1-47 and 107-164.
• Minnesota. Minnesota Territorial Census Schedules, 1849-1855. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 2000. Microfilm.
• Minnesota. Minnesota 1857 Territorial Census. Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN, USA.

Alfred Brunson and Mary KEPHART's Children

Alfred Brunson and Mary KEPHART's children (c. 1890). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.
Front row: Earl, Ella. Middle row: Lottie, Della, Bertha. Back row: Levi, Will, Ross.

1895 MN Census: A. B. KEPHART Family

Detail of 1895 MN Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Kephart, A. B. [Alfred Brunson] 52 M
Kephart, Mary 46 F
Meyer[s], Joe 33 M
Meyer[s], Geo. 31 M
Kephart, Bertha 25 F
Kephart, Wilthorn 22 M
Kephart, Levi 19 M
Kephart, Mabel 16 F
Kephart, Roscoe 14 M
Kephart, Ella 9 F
Kephart, Earl 7 M
Kephart, May 5 F
Kephart, Alfred 2 M

Source Information: Ancestry.com. Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data:

• Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 1977. Microfilm. Reels 1-47 and 107-164.
• Minnesota. Minnesota Territorial Census Schedules, 1849-1855. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 2000. Microfilm.
• Minnesota. Minnesota 1857 Territorial Census. Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN, USA.

Bertha KEPHART and Herbert Eugene Palmer

Bertha KEPHART and Herbert Eugene Palmer (Minot, ND: Hanson Photography, Date unknown). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Family Group Sheet for Bertha KEPHART Palmer (1869-1962)

Husband: Herbert Eugene PALMER

Born: 20 Sep 1869
Place: Dickinson Co., IA
Married: 30 Nov 1898
Place: Lakefield, MN
Died: 20 Feb 1946
Place: Minot, ND
Husband's Father: Jareb PALMER
Husband's Mother: Anna TERWILLIGER

Wife: Bertha KEPHART

Born: 23 Apr 1869
Place: Dubuque Co., IA
Died: 5 Dec 1962
Place: Minot, ND
Wife's Father: Alfred Brunson KEPHART
Wife’s Mother: Mary Brown MEYERS

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Children

1. Florence M. PALMER

Born: 8 Sep 1899
Place: Renville Co., ND
Spouse: William LEE
Married: 6 Nov 1922
Died: 6 Sep 1998

2. Genevieve M. PALMER

Born: 5 Nov 1903
Place: Renville Co., ND
Spouse: Verne PARRIS
Married: 1 Nov 1924
Died: 9 Apr 2002

3. Herbert E. PALMER

Born: 15 Nov 1905
Place: Renville Co., ND
Spouse: None
Died: 21 Feb 1996

4. Mildred C. PALMER

Born: 11 May 1907
Place: Van Buren, ND
Spouse 1: Anton ROLES
Married: Unknown
Spouse 2: Dewey BRAATEN
Married: Unknown
Died: 15 May 1999

5. Alfred B. PALMER

Born: 1 Aug 1909
Place: Renville Co., IA
Spouse: Minerva SPELHAUG
Married: 12 Nov 1940
Died: 6 Jan 1998

6. Earl C. PALMER

Born: 11 Oct 1911
Place: Renville Co., ND
Spouse 1: Mildred HETTINGER
Married: 5 Jul 1934
Spouse 2: Gloria
Married: Unknown
Died:

Herbert Eugene Palmer Family

Herbert Eugene Palmer Family (c. 1913). Image courtesy of Verla Williams. From left: Florence, Genevieve, Mildred, Herbert Jr., Bertha, Earl, Alfred, and Herbert.


Herbert Eugene Palmer Family (Minot, ND: Hanson Photography, Bef. 1946). Image courtesy of Verla Williams. Back row: Herbert Jr., Genevieve, Earl, Alfred, and Florence. Front row: Mildred, Herbert, and Bertha.

Obituary: Bertha KEPHART Palmer (6 Dec 1962)

Obituary. Bertha KEPHART Palmer (6 Dec 1962). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Mrs. Bertha Palmer

GLENBURN - The funeral will be Monday at 2 in Glenburn Baptist Church for Mrs. Bertha Palmer, 93, longtime resident of Glenburn who died Wednesday in a Minot hospital where she had been a patient for several weeks.

Mrs. Palmer was born April 23, 1869, at Dubuque, Iowa. She spent her early years there and on Nov. 30, 1898, married Herbert E. Palmer at Loon Lake, Iowa. The couple came to the Glenburn area in 1901 and filed on a homestead in Van Buren Township, Renville County. Following Mr. Palmer's death in 1946, Mrs. Palmer had made her home in Glenburn.

She was a member of the Glenburn Baptist Church and active in-church women's activities. She was a charter member of Waterford Township Homemakers Club.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. William Lee and Mrs. T. N. Roles, both of Wenatchee, Wash., and Mrs. Verne Parris, Route 1, Minot; three sons, Herbert, Rapid City, S. D., Earl, Glenburn, and Alfred, Route 1, Minot; three sisters, Mrs. May Rost, Lakefield, Minn., Mrs. Ella Peirson and Mrs. Lottie Blakey, both of Jackson, Minn.; two brothers, Ross and Levi Kephart, both of Lakefield; 17 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

Rev. Norman Grainger will officiate at the funeral. Mrs. Palmer will be buried beside the body of her husband in Glenburn Cemetery.

Thompson-Larson Funeral Home at Minot is completing arrangements. Friends may call there after 4: 30 p.m. Friday.

Bertha KEPHART Palmer Memorial (1869-1962)

Bertha KEPHART Palmer Memorial Service (10 Dec 1962). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Descendants of Bertha KEPHART Palmer (1869-1962)

Descendants of Bertha KEPHART Palmer (1869-1962).