Last minute lead!

Yesterday, while browsing the message board on Ancestry.com, I found a conversation regarding Kepples. Our Kepples! One of the writers is also a great-granddaughter of Samuel Kepple! In her post she reports that she had just been to Greensburg and done a lot of research. The posts were four years old, nevertheless, I emailed her this morning asking if she knew where Sam and Maggie are buried and where there farmhouse was located. I'm also hoping she has pictures of their family!

Westmoreland County Historical Society

Three days before our trip!

On Friday, I'm hoping we get to Greensburg in time to visit the Westmoreland County Historical Society. I've been in contact with them, and they tell me they have a file just about Kepples! We will also be able to look through county photos, diaries, maps, personal papers, church records, and cemetery records.

Still don't know the exact location of Sam and Maggie Kepple's farm house. I took a very old map and figured out where most of the Kepples lived and then compared it to a Google satellite map. So I think I can figure out the boundaries of Kepple land. We have a photo of our grandmother at age 1 standing on her porch with her dog. The porch has columns - so I'll be on the lookout for a farmhouse with columns!

I may have found Sam

According to another family tree on Ancestry.com, Samuel Kepple is buried at Union Cemetary in New Alexandria. Since he was living in Greensburg at the time of his death, I think that it's also a possibility he is buried at the cemetary with the same name in Greensburg. Here's the link to the New Alexandria cemetary. It has a lot of, but not all of the names of people who are buried there.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=46538&CScnty=2305&CSsr=241&

This website also has a couple of Prebyterian churches in New Alex. but neither one list our ggrandpa. But, not everyone is listed.

So now I am going to try to find confirmation. At least it narrows the search a bit!

Revoluntionary war vet

Susie:
I found a soldier in our tree. Henry Allshouse served in the Rev. War - he was Susan Dible's grandfather. If you look him up on my tree, you'll see I saved a "story" about it.

Faust-Kepple Marriage

Ralph and Elizabeth were married in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on August 4, 1928. That is very close to Pittsburg!

Found!

John and Susan (Dible) Kepple (our 2nd great-grandparents) are buried at Congruity Presbyterian Church Cemetary.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1970341&CScnty=2305&CSsr=21&

1867 Salem Township Map

This map includes the names of land owners! Lots of Kepples!

http://usgwarchives.net/maps/pa/county/westmo/1867/salem.jpg

Across the bottom of the map, in large letters, do you see "COAL TERRITORY"? Look just a bit north and east of the E in "Territory." You'll see a J. Kepple living next to a mill. Our 2nd great-grandfather, John Kepple, was a miller!

WAHOO!

Samuel Kepple marriages

I am going through the info collected about eight years ago and had found the following names and dates from FamilySearch. If I recall correctly, there was a Samuel and Minnie in a City Directory but our G...G grandma was Maggie Seanor.

Samuel Kepple married Maggie Harrold Seanor March 19, 1885 and married Minnie Eyring on Oct 7, 1914.
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more about cemetaries

Susie: you'll like this link regarding PA cemetary markers for war veterans

http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/1pa/tscarvers/veteran-markers/veteran-markers-revolutionary-war.htm

Sam and Maggie Kepple lead

Karen H. talked with her cousin Ernie who thinks our great-grandparents may be buried at their church cemetary in New Alexandria. Karen is contacting the historical society to see if it still exists.

Last night I found confirmation that Community United Presby. Church in New Alexandria has/had a cemetary. The Presbyterian church our g-grandparents attended in Congruity also has/had a cemetary!

http://files.usgwarchives.org/pa/westmoreland/cemeteries/westmoreland-cemeteries-location.txt

James Kirkpatrick

James Kirkpatrick is reportedly buried close to Nottingham, Pennsylvania at Nottingham Presbyterian Cemetery. This is on the southeast part of Pennsylvania.

James was born in Maryland 1777. I found a history book that said these Kirkpatricks are from Scottland and fought with William Wallace.
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