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

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.

1900 US Federal Census: Alfred B. KEPHART Family

Detail of 1900 US Federal Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Kephart, Willie 27 M Head
Kephart, Alfred B 57 M
Kephart, Mary B 50 F
Kephart, Levi N 23 M
Kephart, Roscoe 18 M
Kephart, Mary [Ella] 14 F
Kephart, George [Earl] 12 M
Kephart, Verlie [Mae] 9 F

Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Middletown, Jackson, Minnesota; Roll T623_771; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 112.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

Alfred Brunson and Mary KEPHART's Family

Alfred Brunson and Mary KEPHART's family (c. 1903). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.
From left: Will, Mae, A. B., Verland Blakey, Lottie (KEPHART) Blakey, Orville Blakey, Earl, and Mary.

1910 US Federal Census: A. B. KEPHART Family

Detail of 1910 US Federal Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Kephart, A. B. 68 M
Kephart, Mary 59 F
Kephart, William 36 M
Kephart, Earl 21 M
Kephart, Mae 18 F

Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Lakefield, Jackson, Minnesota; Roll T624_697; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 93.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls.

Alfred Brunson and Mary KEPHART Family Portrait

Alfred Brunson and Mary KEPHART family portrait (1916). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.
Front row: Bertha, Alfred, Mary, and Mae. Back row: Lottie, Will, Levi, Ross, Earl, and Ella.

George Earl and Clara (Rost) KEPHART

George Earl and Clara (Rost) KEPHART (Lakefield, MN: J. A. Bellinger, c. 1911). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Family Group Sheet for George Earl KEPHART (1888-1944)

Husband: George Earl KEPHART

Born: 15 Apr 1888
Place: Jackson, MN
Married: 20 Dec 1911
Place: Jackson Co., MN
Died: 23 Jan 1944
Place: Rochester, MN
Husband's Father: Alfred Brunson KEPHART
Husband's Mother: Mary Brown MEYERS

Wife: Clara Martha ROST

Born: 24 Jul 1886
Place: Jackson, MN
Died: 6 Jun 1972
Place: Lakefield, MN
Wife's Father: Hermann ROST
Wife’s Mother: Augusta NEUMANN

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Children

1. Alfred Richard KEPHART

Born: 27 Aug 1913
Place: Lakefield, MN
Spouse: Agnes HANSEN
Married: 12 Apr 1941
Died: 1 Jul 1993

2. Lorraine KEPHART

Born: 25 May 1916
Place: Lakefield, MN
Spouse: Joyce B. Evenson
Married: 16 Jun 1937
Died: 14 Jan 1973

Earl and Clara KEPHART's Family

Earl and Clara KEPHART's Family (Date unknown). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Obituary: George Earl KEPHART (23 Jan 1944)

Obituary. Earl KEPHART (23 Jan 1944). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Earl Kephart, 55, Dies Monday At Rochester

Funeral Services Will Be Held Friday At Immanuel Church

Earl Kephart, 55 years old, died at St. Mary's hospital in Rochester on Monday morning, Jan. 23, following an operation on the previous Friday for tumor of the brain.

Mr. Kephart became ill of the prevailing flu epidemic on Nov. 20 and was confined to his bed about a week at that time. On Dec. 13 he was taken ill again and remained in bed at his home until Jan. 6, when he was removed to Immanuel hospital at Mankato, where he could have constant attention of nurses. As treatment did not respond favorably, he was removed to Rochester, where an operation was performed on Jan. 21, which disclosed a condition which surgeons believed could be cured by X-ray treatment. However, his resistance had been so lowered by his illness of flu that his death followed in a couple of days.

Funeral services will be held tomorrow, Friday, at the home at 1:30 and at the Immanuel Lutheran church at 2:00 p. m. Rev. A. E. Wenger in charge. Mayor C. H. Wendt requests that all business places close from 1:30 to 3:00 p. m. in honor of our fellow townsman.

Earl George Kephart was born in Middletown township April 15, 1888. He came to Lakefield with the family when about 15 years old and about 40 years ago began business with his brother, Ross C. Kephart, when they bought the James Rost implement business. In later years Earl Kephart gave most of his attention to conducting a machine shop while his brother continued the blacksmith business.

Mr. Kephart has been a consistent booster for Lakefield in season and out and was one of the leaders in working for every worthy project to put Lakefield in the front ranks of progressive villages in the state. For 14 years he was chief of the local Volunteer Fire department; he served as village trustee, also served as member of the board of education. About 18 months ago he was asked by Uncle Sam to take a position as teacher in the N. Y. A. school at Shakopee. When the school closed last fall he secured employment with the Brown-Bigelow company in Minneapolis, working on defense projects for which the company had a contract.

Mr. Kephart is survived by his wife and two children: Alfred of Glencoe, Minn., and Lorraine, Mrs. Joyce Evenson, of Fulda; three brothers, William and Ross of Lakefield and Levi of Redwood Falls; four sisters, Bertha, Mrs. H. E. Palmer of Minot, N. D., Lottie, Mrs. George Blakey, south of Jackson; Ella, Mrs. Ernie Pearson of Middletown township, and May, Mrs. Reinhold Rost.

Complete obituary in next week's Standard.

Descendants of George Earl KEPHART (1888-1944)

Descendants of George Earl KEPHART (1888-1944).