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

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.

Lottie and Mae KEPHART

Lottie and Mae KEPHART (1893). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Mae and Alfred KEPHART

Mae and Alfred KEPHART (c. 1894). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Verly Mae KEPHART and Reinholdt R. Rost

Reinholdt and Mae (KEPHART) Rost (Jackson, MN: Anderson, c. 1911). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Family Group Sheet for Verly Mae KEPHART Rost (1891-1989)

Husband: Reinholdt Robert ROST

Born: 8 Jul 1884
Place: Jackson Co., MN
Married: 8 Nov 1911
Place: Jackson Co., MN
Died: 3 Jun 1973
Place: Lakefield, MN
Buried: Lakefield, MN
Husband's Father: Hermann ROST
Husband's Mother: Augusta NEUMANN

Wife: Verlie Mae KEPHART

Born: 21 Jan 1891
Place: Jackson Co., MN
Died: 20 Apr 1989
Place: Ivanhoe, MN
Buried: Lakefield, MN
Wife's Father: Alfred Brunson KEPHART
Wife’s Mother: Mary Brown MEYERS

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Children

1. Leslie Earl ROST

Born: 5 Sep 1912
Place: Jackson, MN
Spouse: Jean BARTHOLOMEW
Married: 8 Nov 1938
Died: 10 Jan 1990

2. Merlin James ROST

Born: 8 Dec 1915
Place: Jackson, MN
Spouse: Irene JOSEPHSON
Married: 28 Dec 1946
Died: 6 Jul 2004

2. Eldon Herman ROST

Born: 16 Jul 1919
Place: Jackson, MN
Spouse 1: Gladys A. NOLTA
Married: 10 Mar 1948
Spouse 2: Eleanor M. WAHLIN
Married: 23 May 1964
Died: 4 Jun 2002

Verly Mae KEPHART Rost Memorial (1891-1989)

Memorial. Verly Mae KEPHART Rost (1891-1989). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Descendants of Verly Mae KEPHART Rost (1891-1989)

Descendants of Verly Mae KEPHART Rost (1891-1989).