Ancestors of Alfred Brunson KEPHART (1842-1921)

Pedigree Chart. Alfred Brunson KEPHART (1842-1921).

KEPHART Gravestones

KEPHART gravestones in the NW corner of Cottage Hill Cemetery. Image courtesy of Verla Williams (1993).

The large gravestone in the corner Row 1, Stone 1 is that of Naugle and Susan KEPHART.

In Row 2 from top to bottom we have the following:

Stone 1: Ellen KEPHART. Died 23 Oct 1869. AE 46y 7m 17d. Dau. of Conrad & Rebecca Kephart.

Stone 2: Rebecca KEPHART. Died 23 Dec 1867. AE 70y 2m 13d. Wife Of Conrad Kephart.

Stone 3: Anna Margaret (Burdign) KEPHART (16 Sep 1826-14 Oct 1862). AE 36y 1m 2d. Wife of Henry Green Kephart. Dau. of Samuel Burdign.

Stone 4: William E. KEPHART. Died 14 Sep 1854. AE 11y 1m. Son Of J. & S. Kephart.

Stone 5: Henry, Elizabeth, and Mary Ann KEPHART.

Naugle and Susan (Jones) KEPHART

Susan (Jones) and Naugle KEPHART (Date bef 1884). Image courtesy of Verla Williams. Partially digitally restored by Mark D. Williams.

Family Group Sheet for Naugle KEPHART (1798-1884)

Husband: Naugle KEPHART

Born: 1 Feb 1798
Place: Huntingdon Co., PA
Married: c. 1820
Place: PA
Died: 5 May 1884
Place: Dubuque Co., IA
Husband's Father: Henry KEPHART Jr.
Husband's Mother: Elizabeth EPLEY

Wife: Susan JONES

Born: 11 Dec 1803
Place: PA
Died: 8 Mar 1885
Place: Dubuque Co., IA
Wife's Father: Unknown
Wife’s Mother: Unknown

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Children

1. Catherine KEPHART

Born: 8 Aug 1822
Place: Center Co., PA
Spouse: James McELHANEY
Married: Unknown
Died: 8 Oct 1916

2. Mary Ann KEPHART

Born: 22 Mar 1825
Place: Huntingdon Co., PA
Spouse: William REBMAN
Married: Feb 1847
Died: 12 Mar 1907

3. Henry KEPHART

Born: 16 Mar 1828
Place: PA
Spouse: Mary Rutherford
Married: 13 Mar 1855
Died: Unknown

4. Elizabeth KEPHART

Born: 14 Nov 1830
Place: PA
Spouse: William GLEW
Married: 17 Feb 1852
Died: 25 Jan 1911

5. Margaret KEPHART

Born: 18 Feb 1833
Place: Venango Co., PA
Spouse: George SHIRK
Married: 6 Jan 1854
Died: 13 Jun 1891

6. Sarah Hammond KEPHART

Born: 25 Jun 1836
Place: Venango Co., PA
Spouse: Francis Marion ALLEN
Married: 8 Feb 1860
Died: 25 Mar 1927

7. Milton KEPHART

Born: 1 Dec 1839
Place: Dubuque Co., IA
Spouse: Margaretha METTLER
Married: 11 Mar 1861
Died: 18 Feb 1933

8. Alfred Brunson KEPHART

Born: 25 Jul 1842
Place: Dubuque Co., IA
Spouse: Mary Brown MEYERS
Married: 26 Dec 1867
Died: 21 Dec 1921

9. Levina KEPHART

Born: 25 May 1844
Place: Dubuque Co., IA
Spouse: Robert McINTOSH
Married: Unknown
Died: c. 1875

10. Emma Francis KEPHART

Born: 14 Mar 1848
Place: Dubuque Co., IA
Spouse: William H. MEYERS
Married: 20 Apr 1865
Died: 25 Feb 1932

1830 US Federal Census: Naugle KEPHART

Detail of 1830 US Federal Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Kephart, Nagle

1 Male under 5
1 Male 10 to 15
1 Male 30 to 40
1 Female 5 to 10
1 Female 10 to 15
1 Female 30 to 40
1 Female 70 to 80

Source Citation: Year: 1830; Census Place: French Creek, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll 164; Page: 7.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1830 U.S. Census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

Richard Plumbe to Naugle KEPHART

Indenture. Richard Plumbe to Naugle KEPHART (15 Jul 1839). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Indenture. Richard Plumbe to Naugle KEPHART (15 Jul 1839), p. 2. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Richard Plumbe to Naugle Kephart

This Indenture made the fifteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine between Richard Plumbe of the Town of Dubuque and County of same and Territory of Iowa, of the one part, and Naugle Kephart of Dubuque County and Territory of Iowa, of the other part.

Witnesseth, that the party of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of Twenty five hundred dollars to him in hand paid by the said Naugle Kephart at or before the sealing of these presents, the receipt hereof is hereby acknowledged, has granted, bargained, sold, delivered and relinquished, and by these presents does grant [for no gain?], sell, deliver and relinquished, and unto the said Naugle Kephart his heirs and assigns, all his, the said Richard Plumbe right, title and interest whatsoever in a certain _____ of Land with all improvements thereunto belonging situated in Township ninety (90) North and Range one (1) West, and said to be on Sections Twenty one (21) & Twenty two (22) in the aforesaid County of Dubuque and Territory of Iowa, as also, the following described personal property, viz.,

Four yoke of oxen, yokes & chains, Three milch cows, Two calves, One yearling do, Fifteen hogs, more or less, One mare & colt, Two Prairie plough[s], One common do, One Harrow, One wagon, One black wheel do, One set of Horse gears, One Man’s saddle, One side do, One Rifle, Two shot guns, One Kitchen cupboard, One cooking stove and fixtures, Six feather beds, Three Mattresses, Four pair comforts, Fifteen pair blankets, Twelve pair sheets, Ten counterpanes, Six looking glasses, One clock, Eight cane seat chairs, One Bureau, Three Rocking chairs, One Dining Set, One Tea set, Six plated Candlesticks, Five pair cot? Bedsteads, Onde childs crib, Two wash stands, Three dining and Kitchen tables, One round Table, Six small Tables, Three doz. Knives & forks, One Franklin Stove, Two sheet Iron do, and pipe attached, Two pair Bedsteads, Three Carpets, Three axes, Two Scythes & Rakes, Three Hoes, One set mining tools, Four Geese.

To have and to hold the said claim of ____ all the foregoing personal property unto the said Naugle Kephart, his heirs and assigns, to the only proper use and behoof of the said Naugle Kephart, his heirs and assigns forever in testimony or hereof the said party of the first part has hereunto set his hand & seal the day and year herein before written.

It being first however understood that such part of the aforementioned personal property as the said party of the second part may not at this time have actual possession of, the said party of the first part hereby agrees to deliver up to the said Naugle Kephart in reasonable good order in Twelve months from this date, paying the said Kephart such fair equivalent for the use of said property during the Twelve months as the can agree upon.

Signed, Sealed and deliver = Richard Plumbe
___ed in the presence of Charles Miller, Josiah Corkery?
Territory of Iowa
Dubuque County

Be it remembered that this day personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for said County and Territory, Richard Plumbe, who is personally known to said Justice to be the identical person whose signature appears to the foregoing conveyance and acknowledges that he signed, sealed and delivered the same for the use and purposes therein contained.

Given under my hand and seal the sixteenth day of July A. D. 1839
T. Mason J. P.

1840 US Federal Census: Naugle KEPHART

Detail of 1840 US Federal Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Nagle Kephart

1 Male under 5
1 Male 10 to 15
1 Male 20 to 30
1 Male 30 to 40
3 Males 40 to 50
1 Male 70 to 80
1 Female under 5
2 Females 5 to 10
1 Female 15 to 20
1 Female 40 to 50

Source Citation: Year: 1840; Census Place: , Dubuque, Iowa Territory; Roll 101; Page: 41.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Sixth Census of the United States, 1840; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M704, 580 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Land Grant: Naugle KEPHART (1 Feb 1848)

Land Grant. Naugle KEPHART (1 Feb 1848). Image courtesy of Ancestry.com. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Original data: United States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records. Automated Records Project; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes. http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/. Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States, 2007.

Certificate No. 8278 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:

WHEREAS Naugle Kephart of DuBuque County, Iowa

has deposited in the GENERAL LAND OFFICE of the United States, a Certificate of the REGISTER OF THE LAND OFFICE at DuBuque whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said Naugle Kephart according to the provisions of the Act of Congress of the 24th of April, 1820, entitled, "An act making further provision for the sale of the Public Lands," for

the South West quarter of Section fifteen in Township ninety, North, of Range one, West, of the fifth Principal Meridian, in the District of Lands, subject to sale at DuBuque, Iowa, containing one hundred and sixty acres,

according to the official plot of the survey of the said Lands, returned to the General Land Office by the SURVEYOR GENERAL, which said tract has been purchased by the said Naugle Kephart,

NOW KNOW YE, That the United States of America, in consideration of the Premises, and in conformity with the several acts of Congress, HAVE GIVEN AND GRANTED, and by these presents, DO GIVE AND GRANT, unto the said Naugle Kephart, and to his heirs, the said tract above described: TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same, together with all the rights, privileges, immunities, and appurtenances of whatsoever nature, thereunto belonging, unto the said Naugle Kephart, and to his heirs and assigns forever.

In testimony whereof, I, James K. Polk, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATE OF AMERICA, have caused these letters to be made PATENT, and the SEAL of the GENERAL LAND OFFICE to be hereunto affixed.

GIVEN under my hand, at the CITY OF WASHINGTON, the first day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight and of the INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES the Seventy second.

BY THE PRESIDENT: James K. Polk
By J. K. Stephenson, Sec'y
I. K. Laughlin RECORDER of the General Land Office

1850 US Federal Census: Naugle, Jacob, James, Henry, and John D. KEPHART's Families

Detail of 1850 US Federal Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Naugle Kephart 43 M
Susan Kephart 37 F
Elizabeth Kephart 20 F
Margaret Kephart 17 F
Sarah Kephart 13 F
Wilson Kephart 11 M
Alfred Kephart 9 M
Lavina Kephart 6 F
Emma Francis Kephart 3 F

Jacob Kephart 47 M
Lavina Kephart 42 F
Emma Francis Kephart 14 F
Sarah Kephart 12 F
Conrad Kephart 10 F
James Kephart 8 F

James Kephart 54 M
Rebecca Kephart 43 F [Continued on next page.]

Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 7, Dubuque, Iowa; Roll M432_183; Page: 79B; Image: 556.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.


1850 US Federal Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

James Kephart 21 M
Elizabeth Kephart 20 F
Martha Kephart 17 F
Pheba Kephart 15 F
Rebecca Kephart 12 F
Jacob Kephart 3 M
Conrad Kephart 1 M

Henry Kephart 38 M [Brother of Naugle]
Margaret Kephart 25 F
Wm Henry Kephart 7 M
Caleb Kephart 6 M
John E. Kephart 5 M
Essington Y. Kephart 3 M
Jacob W. Kephart 5/12 M
J. Ellen Luries 25 F
Andrew Bow 22 M

Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 7, Dubuque, Iowa; Roll M432_183; Page: 80A; Image: 557.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.


Detail of 1850 US Federal Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

John D. Kephart 33 M [Brother of Naugle]
Sarah Kephart 31 F
Wm E. Kephart 7 M
Jane E. Kephart 4 F
Emma Kephart 2 F
John W. Kephart 1/12 M

Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 7, Dubuque, Iowa; Roll M432_183; Page: 80B; Image: 558.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1854 Iowa Census: Concord Township

1854 Iowa Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Naugle Kephart 3 Males 4 Females 1 Voter
Jacob Kephart 2 Males 3 Females
John D. Kephart 4 Males 3 Female 1 Voter 1 Militia
Caleb Kephart 2 Males 2 Females 1 Voter 1 Militia
Cunard [Conrad] Kephart 4 Males 6 Females 2 Voters 1 Militia

Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.

1856 Iowa Census: Naugle and Jacob KEPHART's Families

Detail of 1856 Iowa Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Naugle Kephart 58 M
Susan Kephart 43 F
Sarah Kephart 20 F
Milton Kephart 16 M
Alfred B Kephart 14 M
Vena [Lavina] Kephart 11 F
[Emma] Frances Kephart 9 F

Jacob Kephart 50 M
Jane Kephart 53 F
Conard [Conrad] Kephart 16 M
James Kephart 14 M

Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.

1860 US Federal Census: Henry and Naugle KEPHART's Families

Detail of 1860 US Federal Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Henry Gebhart [Kephart] 30 M
Mary Gebhart 26 F
Franklin Gebhart 4 M
Augustus Gebhart 3 M
Harry Gebhart 1 M

Nogle [Naugle] Gebhart 62 M
Susan Gebhart 57 F
Sarah Gebhart 22 F
Milton Gebhart 20 M
[Alfred] Bronson Gebhart 17 M
Lavina Gebhart 16 F
[Emma] Frances Gebhart 10 F
Mary E Gebhart 3 F

Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Concord, Dubuque, Iowa; Roll M653_320; Page: 83; Image: 221; Family History Library Film: 803320.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

1864 US IRS Tax Assessment List for Naugle, Henry G., and Conrad KEPHART

Detail of US IRS Tax Assessment List (Jan 1864). Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Januy 24 - Kephart, Naugle - Concord Township - 14 Hogs - $.84 tax due
July 3 - Kephart, Henry G. - Concord Township - 4 Hogs - $.42 tax due
July 3 - Kephart, Conrad - Concord Township - 7 Hogs - $.42 tax due

Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: National Archives (NARA) microfilm series: M603, M754-M771, M773-M777, M779-M780, M782, M784, M787-M789, M791-M793, M795, M1631, M1775-M1776, T227, T1208-T1209.

1870 US Federal Census: 'Bronze' and Naugle KEPHART's Families

Detail of 1870 US Federal Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Kephart, Bronze [Alfred Brunson] 27 M [Son of Naugle]
Kephart, Mary 21 F
Kephart, Bertie 1 F
McIntosh, Robert 24 M
McIntosh, Lavinia 23 F [Daughter of Naugle]

Kephart, Nogle [Naugle] 72 M
Kephart, Susan 67 F
Shirk, Mary E. 11 F

Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Concord, Dubuque, Iowa; Roll M593_389; Page: 44A; Image: 92; Family History Library Film: 545888.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data:

• 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
• Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

Concord Township (1874).

Concord Township, Dubuque County, Iowa (1874). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

1880 US Federal Census: Naugle KEPHART Family

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

Nagel [Naugle] Kephart 83 M
Susan Kephart 77 F
James Kephart 15 M

Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Concord, Dubuque, Iowa; Roll T9_337; Family History Film: 1254337; Page: 66.2000; Enumeration District: 168; Image: 0856.

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.

Obituary: Naugle KEPHART (5 May 1884)

Obituary. Naugle KEPHART (Died 5 May 1884). Dubuque Times (7/8 May 1884). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Death of an Old Settler

Mr. N. Kephert, of Concord township, died at half-past 12 o'clock Monday, in his 86th year. He was one of the prominent pioneers of that township, and leaves a wife and eight children, among whom are, Mrs. Michael Haney, who resides in Pennsylvania; Bronson Kephert, in Minnesota; Milton, of Spirit Lake; Henry, in Texas; Mrs. Glew, Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Wm. Rebman, of this city. The remaining children are at home. Mr. Kephert was born in Pennsylvania. He came to Dubuque county about forty years ago, settled on a farm in Concord township, an lived an honorable, upright life up to the time of his death. He was sick but twelve days. His funeral will occur this morning.

Naugle and Susan (Jones) KEPHART's Gravestone

Kephart Gravestones. Cottage Hill Cemetery, Dubuque Co., IA (1993). Image courtesy of Verla Williams. Naugle and Susan KEPHART's stone is the large one in the rear.

Naugle and Susan KEPHART's Gravestone. Cottage Hill Cemetery, Dubuque Co., IA (1993). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Naugle and Susan KEPHART's Gravestone (South side contains Naugle's inscription). Cottage Hill Cemetery, Dubuque Co., IA (1993). Image courtesy of Vince Williams.

Naugle KEPHART (1 Feb 1798-5 May 1884, Aged 86 yrs, 3 mos, 5 days). Cottage Hill Cemetery, Dubuque Co., IA (1993). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Susan (Jones) KEPHART (11 Dec 1803-8 Mar 1885). Cottage Hill Cemetery, Dubuque Co., IA (1993). Image courtesy of Verla Williams. The white obelisk gravestone to the left is that of Henry, Elizabeth, and Mary Ann KEPHART (Naugle's father, mother, and sister).

In Relation to Estate of Nagle Kephart (Part I)

In Relation to Estate of Nagle Kephart (p. 1). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

In Relation to Estate of Nagle Kephart Dec'd.
In Circuit Court, Dubuque County, Iowa, October Term 1884

Presentation of Will

On the 28th day of June 1884 there was filed in the Clerk's Office of this Court a written instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Nagle Kephart deceased, together with an affidavit of the death of said Kephart, and on the same day the said instrument was opened and publicly read and Monday the 27th day of October 1884 was set as the time for probating the same. Notice thereof ordered to be given by publication in the Dubuque Democrat one a week for 3 weeks.

Affidavit of Death

State of Iowa
Dubuque County

I, John W. Ridler of lawful age, being first duly sworn, do depose and say that I was acquainted with Nagle Kephart in his lifetime and that he departed this life on or about the 5th day of May A. D. 1884 [?] John W. Ridler

Subscribed and sworn to before me by John W. Ridler this 28th day of June A. D. 1884.

J. J. Dunn Clerk of Circuit Court

Probate of Will

To all whom it may concern: Notice is hearby given that an instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Nagle Kephart, late of Dubuque County Iowa deceased, has been opened and read; and that Monday the 24th day of October A. D. 1884 has been set for hearing the proof of the same before the Circuit Court of Dubuque County, Iowa.

Dubuque, Iowa, June 28th 1884
J. J. Dunn, Clerk of the Circuit Court

I, J. C. Sitzer, Publisher of the Dubuque Democrat, published in the City of Dubuque and State of Iowa, do solemnly swear that the advertisement, a copy of which is hereunto annexed, was published in said paper 3 weeks, the first insertion being on the 4th day of July 1884 and the last on the 18th day of July 1884 for which publication the charge is $2.25 including this certificate.

John C. Sitzer, Publisher

Subscribed and sworn to by John C. Sitzer before me, J. M. Werner, Dep'ty Cl'k Circuit Court of the State of Iowa in and for Dubuque County this 28th day of October 1884. Witness my hand, J. M. Werner Dep'ty Clerk

In Relation to Estate of Nagle Kephart Dec'd
In Circuit Court, Dubuque Co. Iowa, October Term 1884

Probate of Will

And now to wit on this 27th day of October 1884 this cause came up for hearing in pursuance of published notice and orders of Court on application for probate of a written instrument purporting to be the last will . . .


In Relation to Estate of Nagle Kephart (p. 2). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

. . . and testament of Nagle Kephart deceased. And it appearing from proof thereof on file that due and legal notice of the [?] of this cause has been given. And the said will being presented to and examined by the Court, and the witnesses thereto John Griffis and Nicholas Anderson being present in open Court sworn and examined, and the Court being satisfied with the sufficiency of the evidence introduced: It is therefore ordered an decreed that said written instrument be and it is hereby declared the last will and testatment of Nagle Kephart ["Deceased" appears twice.] deceased, admitted to probate and ordered to be certified & recorded as such last will and testament.

Will

In the Name of God Amen: I Nagle Kephart of Concord Township Dubuque County and State of Iowa of the age of Eighty years and being of sound mind do make publish and declare, this my last will and testament, in manner following, that is to say:

First: I give and bequeath to my wife Susan Kephart all my real and personal estate to be used and enjoyed by her during the term of her natural life and from and immediately after her decease the property aforesaid shall be sold. I value at three thousand dollars for a basis to make the following divisions:

2. I devise to Catharine McLeahany [sic] the one tenth (1/10) of all the property aforesaid.

3d. I devise to Mary Rebmann the one tenth (1/10) of all the property aforesaid.

4th. I devise to Henry Kephart the one tenth (1/10) of all the property aforesaid.

5th. I devise to Sarah Allen the one tenth (1/10) of all the property aforesaid.

6. I devise to James McIntosh the one tenth (1/10) of all the property aforesaid.

7. I devise to Fannie Meyers the one tenth (1/10) of all the property aforesaid.

8. I devise to Elisabeth Glew one tenth (1/10) and also one equal third (1/3) of one tenth (1/10) out of the aforesaid property.

9. I devise to Milton Kephart one tenth (1/10) and also one equal third (1/3) of one tenth (1/10) out of the aforesaid property.

10. and Lastly, I devise to A. B. Kephart one tenth (1/10) and also one equal third (1/3) of one tenth (1/10) out of the aforesaid property. And I do hereby appoint Alexand Glew to be the executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this Sixth day of February 1878.

Nagle his x mark Kephart

The above instrument consisting of two sheets was at the date thereof, signed and declared by the said Nagle Kephart as and for his last will and testament, in presence of us who at his request and in his presence have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.

John Griffis residing in Dubuque County
Nicholas Anderson residing in Dubuque County


In Relation to Estate of Nagle Kephart (p. 3). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

State of Iowa
Dubuque County

I, J. J. Dunn, Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for said County do hereby certify that on this day at the October Term, A. D. 1884 of said Court, the will and instrument in writing, hereto annexed and bearing date on the 6th day of February, A. D. 1878, was duly [illegible] before and allowed by said Court as and for the last will and testament of the real and personal estate of Nagle Kephart, late of said County deceased, and was by said Court ordered to be recorded as such will and testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at the City of Dubuque this 27 day of October A. D. 1884.

J. J. Dunn, Clerk of the Circuit Court

In Relation to Estate of Nagle Kephart Dec'd [Margin notation: "...ob Gal ... Pg 278"]

In Circuit Court Dubuque County, Iowa
October Term 1884

Appointment of Administrator

And now to wit on this 15th day of November 1884 this cause up for hearing on petition of William Glew praying that letters Testamentary be granted to him in Estate of Nagle Kephart deceased.

It appears from said petition that deceased died seized of the foloowing real estate, to wit: The East half of the South West quarter and the South West quarter of the South West quarter of Section Fifteen (15) in Township 90 North Range One (1) West of the 5th P. M. in Dubuque County, Iowa, and also personal property of the value of not to exceed $300. That Alexander Glew who is nominated in the will as executor has in writing, declined to act, and the widow of deceased, Susan Kephart, asks that petitioner be appointed as Administrator. And said petition being presented to and examined by the Court, and it appearing that petitioner is a proper person to take charge of said Estate, It is therefore ordered and decreed that said William Glew be and he is hereby appointed Administrator with the will annexed, of the Estate of Nagle Kephart deceased, That he give bond in the sum of Six Hundred Dollars and publish notice of his appointment in the Dubuque Democrat once a week for three weeks.



In Relation to Estate of Nagle Kephart (p. 4). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


In Relation to Estate of Nagle Kephart (p. 5). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Connections between the KEPHART, MEYERS, GLEW, and BROWN Families

Descendants Chart. Naugle and Alfred B. KEPHART, Henry M. Meyers, Joseph Glew, and Wellman N. Brown. Image courtesy of Mark D. Williams.