Wayne County IN Archives Biographies.....Kepler, John II August 23, 1841 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Glapha Cox rcoxfam@earthlink.net January 16, 2006, 7:22 pm Author: History of Wayne County, Indiana;Volume II, (1884) Jackson Township p. 575 John II Kepler was born Aug. 23, 1841, near Jacksonburg, Wayne Co., Ind., a son of Peter and Mary Kepler, natives of Maryland and Virginia respectively. John H. remained on the home farm till he was twenty-four years of age, when he was married to Alice Keller, a native of Maryland, and daughter of David and Mary Keller, who were from Maryland. Their children are---Robert E. Lee, William W., Mary A., Harry T. and Della Texas. After his marriage Mr. Kepler settled on the old homestead, his father having purchased another farm to which he removed. He has followed farming and stock-raising through life and now owns 180 acres of choice land, lying on the west fork of the Whitewater and Simon's Creek. He also owns a farm of 250 acres in Texas, most of which is under cultivation. He moved to his present home, which is known as the Bowmen farm, in 1878. He is a member of Blue Lodge, No.5, A. F. & A. M., Cambridge City. Mrs. Kepler died July 26, 1883. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/wayne/bios/kepler141gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/infiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb