Family Group Sheet for Henry KEPHART Jr. (c. 1767-1845)

Husband: Henry KEPHART Jr.

Born: c. 1767
Place: PA
Married: 9 sep 1794
Place: Lancaster, PA
Died: 9 Sep 1845
Place: Dubuque Co., IA
Husband's Father: Henry KEPHART Sr.
Husband's Mother: Unknown

Wife: Elizabeth EPLEY

Born: c. 1772
Place: PA?
Died: 23 Dec 1849
Place: Dubuque Co., IA
Wife's Father: Conrad EPLEY
Wife’s Mother: Unknown

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Children

1. Conrad KEPHART

Born: 12 Sep 1795
Place: Lancaster, PA
Spouse: Rebecca
Married: Unknown
Died: 26 Jul 1875

2. Naugle KEPHART

Born: 1 Feb 1798
Place: Huntingdon Co., PA
Spouse: Susan JONES
Married: c. 1820
Died: 5 May 1884

3. Henry Green KEPHART

Born: 1804
Place: Barre Forge, Huntingdon, PA
Spouse: Margaret BURDINE
Married: Unknown
Died: 1904

4. Caleb KEPHART

Born: 1804
Place: Barre Forge, Huntingdon, PA
Spouse: Jane
Married: Unknown
Died: Unknown

5. Essington KEPHART

Born: 9 Jul 1807
Place: Barre Forge, Huntingdon, PA
Spouse: Mary Ann MEISS
Married: 1830
Died: Unknown

6. Jacob KEPHART

Born: 27 May 1809
Place: Unknown
Spouse: Jane O'NEIL
Married: Unknown
Died: Unknown

7. Sarah KEPHART

Born: 1811
Place: PA
Spouse: William HAMMOND
Married: Unknown
Died: Unknown

8. John D. KEPHART

Born: 1819
Place: PA
Spouse: Sarah
Married: Unknown
Died: 6 Oct 1892

9. Catherine KEPHART

Born: c. 1820
Place: Unknown
Spouse: Richard PLUMBE
Married: 4 Feb 1834
Died: 6 Mar 1900

10. Mary Ann KEPHART

Born: 1824
Place: PA
Spouse: None
Died: 25 May 1844

St. James Episcopal Church Records

St. James Episcopal Church. Lancaster, PA, est. 1744. Image courtesy of Lancaster County Heritage.

Marriage Record: KEPHART, Henry - Elizabeth EPLEY, Cert. by Elisha Rigg (Lancaster, PA: St. James Episcopal Church, 9 Sep 1794). Image courtesy of Verla Williams (17 Jun 1993).

Baptism Record: KEPHART, Conrad, Cert. by Elisha Rigg (Lancaster, PA: St. James Episcopal Church, 10 Dec 1795). Image courtesy of Verla Williams (17 Jun 1993).

Marriage Record: NAGLE, John - Elizabeth Kiphart, Cert. by Elisha Rigg (Lancaster, PA: St. James Episcopal Church, 5 Nov 1793). Image courtesy of Verla Williams (17 Jun 1993).

Cottage Hill Cemetery

Panorama shot of Cottage Hill Cemetery, Dubuque Co., IA. Image © 2007 Tom Schlarman.


Cottage Hill Cemetery, Dubuque Co., IA (1993). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Cottage Hill Cemetery, Dubuque Co., Iowa. Image © 2007 Tom Schlarman. Notice the amount of plant growth under the sign.

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.

Gravestone: Henry, Elizabeth, and Mary Ann KEPHART

The graves of Henry KEPHART Jr., his wife Elizabeth (Epley) KEPHART, and daughter Mary Ann KEPHART are all marked by one obelisk-shaped gravestone in the Cottage Hill Methodist-Episcopal Cemetery in Dubuque Co., IA. The stone is in Row 2, Stone 5 as catalogued by Tom and Vicki Schlarman in 2007.

Verla and Vince Williams visited the cemetery in late 1978 and took several pictures. At the time there obviously had been very little maintenance done on the site which can be seen by the height of the grass in the pictures from that time. The inscription for Henry was on the east side of the obelisk, Elizabeth the south side, and Mary Ann the west side.


East side of gravestone. Henry KEPHART. Died 9 Sep 1845. Æ 78 yrs. Image courtesy of Verla Williams (1978).


South side of gravestone. Elizabeth, Wife of H. KEPHART. Died 23 Dec 1849. Æ 86 yrs. Image courtesy of Verla Williams (1978). In the upper right hand corner one can barely make out the gravestone for Naugle KEPHART.


West side of gravestone. Mary Ann KEPHART. Dau. of H. & E. KEPHART. Died 25 May 1844. Æ 20 yrs. Image courtesy of Verla Williams (1978). From the impression in the ground it appears as if the stone had been lying on its side for some time.

The Williamses visited again in Apr 1993 and took additional pictures. By this time someone had been maintaining the cemetery and mowing the grass. It also appears as if the caretaker or someone had cleaned, leveled, and repositioned the stone. Henry's inscription was now on the north side of the obelisk, Elizabeth's was on the east side, Mary Ann's was on the south side.


North side of gravestone. Henry KEPHART. Died 9 Sep 1845. Æ 78 yrs. Image courtesy of Vince Williams (Apr 1993).


Closeup of Gravestone. Henry KEPHART. Died 9 Sep 1845. Æ 78 yrs. Image courtesy of Verla Williams (Apr 1993).


East side of gravestone. Elizabeth, Wife of H. KEPHART. Died 23 Dec 1849. Æ 86 yrs. Image courtesy of Verla Williams (Apr 1993).


Closeup of gravestone. Elizabeth, Wife of H. KEPHART. Died 23 Dec 1849. Æ 86 yrs. Image courtesy of Verla Williams (Apr 1993).


South side of gravestone. Mary Ann KEPHART. Dau. of H. & E. KEPHART. Died 25 May 1844. Æ 20 yrs. Image courtesy of Verla Williams (Apr 1993). In the upper left corner one can see Naugle and Susan KEPHART's gravestone.

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.

Map of Venango County, PA

"Map of Venango County, Pennsylvania." Herbert Charles Bell, ed., History of Venango County, Pennsylvania: Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., 1890), pp. vi-vii. Images rotated and combined; courtesy of Internet Archive.

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.