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.

1890 Veterans Schedules Record for Alfred KEPHART

1890 Veteran Schedules Record. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Kephart, Alfred D. [sic]
Rank: Private
Company: H
Regiment: 21 Iowa Inf.
Date of enlistment: 22 Aug 1862
Date of discharge: 15 Jul 1865
Length of service: 2 yrs., 10 mos., 23 days
Post Office address: Jackson, Minnesota
Disability incurred: x
Remarks: Lost his discharge papers

Source Citation: Year: 1890; Census Place: Minneota, Jackson, Minnesota; Roll 22; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 155.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1890 Veterans Schedules [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M123, 118 rolls); Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

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.

Declaration for Invalid Pension and Affidavits

Declaration for Invalid Pension (24 Jun 1892). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

State of Minnesota, County of Jackson, ss:

On this 24 day of June, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, personally appeared before me, [Alfred Kephart crossed out] J. A. Goodrich [?], a Justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Alfred B. Kephart, aged 58 years, a resident of the town of Peterburg, County of Jackson, State of Minnesota, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Alfred B. Kephart, who was ENROLLED on the 22 day of August, 1862, in Company H Twenty first Regiment as a private Iowa Infantry in the service of the United States in the War of the Rebellion, and served at least ninety days, and was HONORABLY DISCHARGED at Baton Rouge La, on the 15 day of July 1865.

That he has not been employed in the Military or Naval service otherwise than as stated above.

That he is unable to earn a support by manual labor by reason of weak eyes and Rheumatism, heart Disease, and general disability [?]. That said disabilities are not due to his vicious habits, and are to the best of his knowledge and belief permanent. That he has not applied for pension under application No. ___. That he is a pensioner under Certificate No. ___. That he makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension-roll of the United States, under the provision of the Act of June 27, 1890.

He hereby appoints, with full power of substitution and revocation, JOHN WEDDERBURN, OF WASHINGTON, D. C., his true and lawful attorney to prosecute his claim, the fee to be TEN DOLLARS, payable as prescribed by law.

That his POST OFFICE ADDRESS is Jackson, County of Jackson, State of Minnesota.

Alfred B. Kephart (Claimant's Signature)

1. Albert Jackson
2. Birt Withers (Two witnesses who write sign here.)


General Affidavit. John W. Ridler (28 Apr 1894). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

State of Iowa, County of Dubuque, ss:

In the matter of Pension Claim of AB. Kephart # Co H 21st Regt. Iowa Infty Vols.

ON THIS 28th day of April A. D. 1894, personally appeared before me a Notary Public in and for the aforesaid County duly authorized to admininister oaths, John W. Riddler, aged 53 years, a resident of [Dubuque crossed out] Farley in the County of Dubuque and State of Iowa, well known to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declared in relation to aforesaid case as follows:

That he has known claimant all his life. We were raised as boys together, went to school together and enlisted together in the same Company, and served together during the war, that when we were mustered we were both stripped together and examined by the doctor, and we were tent mates, and often saw him naked, and that prior to his enlistment he was a sound and ablebodied a man as could be found, to the best of my belief based upon the knowledge obtained as above stated. He further says that the above statements were made to T. J. Paisley, at his office in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, on the above date and that the same were written in my presence from my oral statements then made, that in making the same he was aided by, or did not use, or prompted by any written or printed statement, or recital prepared or dictated by any other person, but only from his own knowledge.

His Post Office address is Farley, Dubuque Co. Iowa.

He further declares that he has no interest in said case and he is not concerned in its prosecution.

John W. Ridler (Signature of Affiant).


General Affidavit. Joseph Meyers and Joshua Kidney (c. May 1894). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

State of Minnesota, County of Jackson, ss:

In the claim for pension of A. ["lfred" added] B. Kephart, late of Co. H, 21st Regiment, Iowa Regt. Volunteers.

Personally came before me, a Clerk of the District Court in and for aforesaid County and State, Joseph Meyers, aged 33 years, and Joshua Kidney, aged 64 years, citizens of the Town of Jackson, County of Jackson, State of Minnesota, well-known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declare in relation to aforesaid case as follows:

Joseph Meyers says that he has known claimant for past 20 years, has lived with and was his during said time, have known him intimately;

Joshua Kidney has known claimant intimately during past 11 years - house [?] visited him frequently and have met him every few days during all this time. [D]uring all the time we have known him he has had no vicious habits of any kind. [D]uring one acquaintance with claimant he has been troubled with Rheumatism disease [?] of recent cause 2 yrs. And that same are not due to vicious habits.

We consider that by reason of his disabilities claimant is three quarters disabled for the performance of manual labor since July 12th 1892.

[illegible] that the above statement was dictated by us to [illegible], the Clerk of the District Court and written by him in our presence as dictated. That we did not use and were not prompted by any written or printed statement but that the above statement was dictated by us to said Clerk [?].

We further declared that we have no interest in said case, and are not concerned in its prosecution.

Joseph Meyers
Joshua Kidney (Signatures of witnesses.)


General Affidavit. William Glew (13/23 May 1894). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

State of Iowa, County of Dubuque, ss:

In the matter of Pension claim of A. B. Kephart Co. H. 21st Regt. Iowa Inft Vols.

ON THIS [illegible]3th day of May A. D. 1894, personally appeared befored me a Notary Public in and for the aforesaid County duly authorized to administer oaths William Glew aged 73 years, a resident of Cottage Hill in the County of Dubuque and State of Iowa, well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declared in relation to aforesaid case as follows:

That he has known claimant all his life, and that prior to his enlistment he was a sound and able bodied man so far as he knew. That such knowledge of him was gained by his being intimately aquainted [sic] with him. He further states that the above statements were made to [illegible] Stuart at his office at Cottage Hill, Iowa on the above date and that the same were written in my presence and from my oral statement then made, that in making the same he was aided by or did not use or prompted by any written or printed statement or recital prepared or dictated by any other person, but only from his own knowledge.

His Post Office address is Cottage Hill Dubuque County Iowa. He further declares that he has no interest in said case and he is not concerned in its prosecution.

William Glew (Signature of Affiant.)

Military and Medical History Request (12 Oct 1894)

Military and Medical History Request (Washington, DC: Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, 12 Oct 1894). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

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.

Mary Brown Meyers KEPHART: 3 generations

Orville Brunson Blakey with grandmother Mary KEPHART and mother Lottie Blakey (c. 1896). Image courtesy of Verla Williams. Orville Blakey was Alfred Brunson and Mary Brown Meyers KEPHART's first grandchild.

Additional Pension and Supporting Documents (1898-1915)

Pension Questions (Washington, DC: Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, 15 Jan 1898). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Certificate No., 879.556
Name, Alfred B. Kephart
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C., January 15, 1898

SIR:

In forwarding to the pension agent the executed voucher for your next quarterly payment please favor me by returning this circular to him with replies to the questions enumerated below.

Very respectfully,
H. [illegible] Evans,
Commissioner of Pensions

First. Are you married? If so, please state your wife's full name and her maiden name.

Answer. Yes Mary Brown Meyers

Second. When, where, and by whom were you married?

Answer. Dubuque Iowa Wm Glew Justice of Peace

Third. What record of marriage exists?

Answer. A mariage [sic] certificate

Fourth. Were you previously married? If so, please state the name of your former wife and the date and place of her death or divorce.

Answer. no

Fifth. Have you any children living? If so, please state their names and the dates of their birth.

Answer. yes Bertha Born April 23 '69; Lottie March 9 '71; Whilthorn february 13 '73; Levi Naugle June 10 '76; Della Oct 22 '78; Roscoe March 13 '81; Mary E. March 1 '86; George Earl April 15 '88; Verly May Jan 21 '91

Alfred B. Kephart (Signature)


Sarah Allen Affidavit (14 Apr 1913). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

State of Iowa, Dubuque Co. ss:

Sarah Allen, being duly sworn, says that she is a resident of Farley, in County and State aforesaid; that she is a daughter of Naugle Kephart, deceased, and a sister of Alfred B. Kephart, now resident at Lakefield, Minnesota, who was a member of Co. "H", 21 Iowa Inf. That the said Naugle Kephart during his lifetime, kept a birth register, the same being kept in a blank book, kept for that purpose; that said record is now in my possession; that the following entry appears therein, as to the said Alfred B. Kephart: "Alfred B.[runson added] Kephart, Born July 25th., 1842."

That there are no erasures in connection with the said entry, and that said entry is the original entry made by the said Naugle Kephart; and that it bears no marks of alteration, or erasure, or tampering of any kind; and that from the appearance of the entry and the writing thereof, affiant believes that said entry was made at the time it purports to have been made, to-wit: about July 25th., 1842.

Sarah Allen (Signature)

State of Iowa, County of Dubuque, ss:

I, Geo. A. Giblis, a notary public for said County and State, do hereby certify that, on the 14 day of April, 1913, the said Sarah Allen, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, appeared before me and made oath that the facts therein stated are true; and I further certify that the said family record referred to in said instrument was duly exhibited to me, and that the entry referred to appears in said record, to all appearances in accordance with all the facts stated in the foregoing instrument.

Geo. A. Giblis
Notary Public
My commission expires 6 [date unfinished]


Pension Questions (Washington, DC: Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, 2 Jan 1915). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Washington, D. C., January 2, 1915

SIR:

Please answer, at your earliest convenience, the questions enumerated below. The information is requested for future use, and it may be of great value to your widow or children. Use the inclosed envelope, which requires no stamp.

Very respectfully,
G. [illegible]
Commissioner

ALFRED B. KEPHART
LAKEFIELD, MINN.
879556

No. 1. Date and place of birth? Answer. Cottage Hill, Dubuque County, Iowa.
The name of organizations in which you served? Answer. Company H, 21 infantry Vol.

No. 2. What was your post office at enlistment? Answer. Cottage Hill.

No. 3. State your wife's full name and her maiden name. Answer. Mary Brown Meyers

No. 4. When, where, and by whom were you married? Answer. 25th of December 1867. By William Glew, Justice of Peace, Cottage Hill.

No. 5. Is there any official or church record of your marriage? The marriage Licence were recorded. If so, where? Answer. At Dubuque, Dubuque Co. Iowa.

No. 6. Were you previously married? If so, please state the name of your former wife and the date and place of her death or divorce. If there was more than one previous marriage, let your answer include all former wives. Answer. no

No. 7. If your present wife was married before her marriage to you, state the name of her former husband, the date of such marriage, and the date and place of his death or divorce, and state whether he ever rendered any military or naval service, and, if so, give name of the organization in which he served. If she was married more than once before her marriage to you, let your answer include all former husbands. Answer. no

No. 8. Are you now living with your wife, or has there been a separation? Answer. yes.

No. 9. State the names and dates of birth of all your children, living or dead. Answer. Bertha Kephart Born April 23th [sic] 1869. Lottie, Born March 9th 1871. Whilthorn, Born Feb 13th 1873. Levi Naugle, Born June 10th 1876. Mable, Born Oct 22th 1878. Roscoe, Born March 13th 1881. George W., Born June 23th 1883. Mary Ella, Born March 1th 1886; George Earl, Born April 15th 1888. Verlie May, Born Jan 21th 1891. Alfred B. Jr. Born July 14th 1893.

Date March 29, 1915 (Signature) Alfred B. Kephart

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.