Rachel KEPLER

Female 1838 - Aft 1899  (61 years)


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  • Name Rachel KEPLER  [1
    Born 15 Jan 1838  , Defiance, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Died Aft 1899 
    Person ID I23471  An Armstrong & A Heffernan
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2018 

    Father Samuel KEPLER,   b. Cal 3 Mar 1793, , , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1872, , Defiance, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Mother Rachel MCKINNIS,   b. 1804, , , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1880, , , Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 2 Dec 1824  , Wood, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Family ID F5608  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2447] 1850 Defiance OH, pg 47 (24A), d/f #325/325.
      Rachel Kepler

    2. [S2447] 1850 Defiance OH, pg 47 (24A), d/f #325/325.
      age 11, Ohio

    3. [S1212] Ohio County Marriages, 1789-1997, (FamilySearch.org), Miller, George.
      age 60, 15 Jan 1899, Defiance County

    4. [S700] History of Hancock County (Ohio), (Chicago: Warner Beers & Co, 1886), Chapter II, Part III, pg 208.
      "The first marriage in Hancock County was contracted September 2, 1824, Samuel Kepler and Rachel McKinnis being the happy couple."

    5. [S1212] Ohio County Marriages, 1789-1997, (FamilySearch.org), Kepler, Samuel.
      to Rachel McKinnis, 2 Dec 1824, Wood County, by Wilson Vance, JP
      This record wasn't filed until 20 Jun 1831, in Wood County, so the History book might be correct that they were married in September in Hancock County.


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