KEPNER BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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KEPNER, A. E. - b: 1849 Jo Daviess Co, IL
source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 612
residence: Deepwater Twp

A. E. Kepner. The subject of this sketch is a native of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, 
and was born December 5, 1849. Benjamin H. Kepner, his father, and also his 
mother, whose maiden name was Sarah Bushey, came originally from 
Pennsylvania. The former grew to manhood at his birthplace where he married, 
and in 1848 moved to Illinois, being one of the pioneer settlers of Jo Daviess 
County, and there he still resides on the land which he entered and improved. A. E. 
Kepner divided his younger days between working on the farm and attending the 
public schools. He was married in Wisconsin, September 29, 1872, to Miss Roxie 
Rowe, a native of New York, but who was reared and educated principally in 
Illinois. She was the daughter of Delevan Rowe. After his marriage Mr. Kepner 
came to Missouri and located in Henry County, purchasing land and improving the 
farm where he now resides. He owns 160 acres of land, all in a good state of 
cultivation, enclosed with a hedge, and about twenty acres in timothy meadow. 
An abundance of fruit is upon the place which is in section 35, about two miles 
south of Montrose. Mr. Kepner is an industrious, enterprising and thorough farmer 
and a good business man and pushes to success whatever he undertakes. He 
manifests an interest in educational matters and works hard toward the 
promotion of his school district. He was a member of the board and clerk of the 
district some six years. Mr. and Mrs. K. have four children Etha E., Ida F., Benjamin 
R. and Florence V. He and his wife are members of Cumberland Presbyterian 
Church.

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KEPNER, A. L. - b: 1845 Jo Daviess Co, IL
source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 612
residence: Deepwater Twp

A. L. Kepner owes his nativity to Jo Daviess County, Illinois, where he was born 
September 22, 1845, being the son of B. H. and Sarah E. (Bushey) Kepner, natives 
of Pennsylvania. A. L. spent his youth in the county of his birth on his father's 
farm, attending the public schools, where he received his primary education 
supplemented with two terms attendance at a high school. In 1867, he went to 
California, passed two years on the Pacific Slope, and was engaged in ranching 
near Stockton. Returning to his home in the winter of 1869, in the fall of 1870, 
he came to Missouri and settled in Henry County, where he bought the land and 
improved the farm which he now occupies. After working on this place three 
years, in connection with his brother, A. E. Kepner, he retraced his steps to 
Illinois in the winter of 1873, and had charge of his father's farm for four years. 
Mr. Kepner was married in Jo Daviess County, November 16, 1876, to Miss Ada B. 
Jenkins, of that county, and a daughter of A. N. Jenkins. She was reared and 
educated in her native county, and was a prominent teacher there for seven years, 
and was one of eight sisters, six of whom were teachers. In the spring of 1877, 
Mr. Kepner came back to his farm in Missouri, which he has since continued to 
cultivate and improve. He has 200 acres, all in cultivation, with good buildings, 
improvements, etc. This place is located on section 35, and is situated some 
three miles southwest of Montrose. Mr. and Mrs. Kepner have two children: Agnes 
Estella and Mark L.

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