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Francis HEPLER

Male 1881 - 1944  (62 years)


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  • Name Francis HEPLER 
    Birth 10 Oct 1881  Kosciusko County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 Jun 1944  Plymouth, Marshall County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Hepton Union Cemetery, Kosciusko County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • (1) Fred and Helen (Pfeiffer) DeMien:

      Francis Hepler, son of Samuel C. Hepler, and Margaret Ann Pfeiffer, daughter of Henry and Lydia Barth Pfeiffer, were married in Plymouth by Mayor Logan on December 24, 1906. The Hepler family migrated to America from Germany in 1748 when Johann Casper (Hoepler-Heppler) Hepler, his wife Susanna, and two small sons landed in Philadelphia. They settled in Northhampton County, Pennsylvania where two more sons were born. All served in the Revolutionary War.

      As descendants of Johann Hepler moved west through Ohio and on into Indiana, they became one of the first settlers in Scott Township, Kosciusko County.

      It was on this farm, first settled by Casper II and David Casper, that Samuel C. Hepler was born and raised. Samuel C. Hepler married Amanda Bretten and while living on this farm raised three daughters and five sons. Francis "France", the next to the youngest son, was born October 10, 1882. He continued to live there after his marriage until 1917. At this time he purchased 110 acres of farm land in Chambers County, Texas. Moving to Texas along with his wife, Margaret "Maggie", born January l0, 1889, where two sons and one daughter: Clarence Francis born August 2, 1908, Warren, born January 25, 1913, and Ruth Ann, born March 5, 1907. One daughter, Carrie Edith, born July 3, 1910, had died in infancy. One daughter, Alberta Emaline, was born in Texas on August 10, 1919.

      Francis raised rice on his farm and along with the eldest son also hired out as cowhands to some of the nearby ranchers.

      In 1925, renting his land, he moved his family back to Indiana where he settled in Marshall County, living in Plymouth until his death on June 27, 1944. Margaret died November 25, 1967.

      (2) Fred and Helen (Pfeiffer) DeMien:

      Unknown newspaper, unknown date:

      FRANCIS HEPLER

      Francis Hepler, age 62 years 8 months and 17 days, passed away at 11:20 p.m. Tuesday (06-27-1944) evening, June 27, at his home on 316 West North Street, Plymouth, Indiana. He was born in Kosciusko County, October 10, 1881, the son of Samuel and Amanda Britton Hepler, and was confirmed into the English Lutheran Church at the age of 12. On December 24, 1906, he was united in marriage to Margaret Ann Pfeiffer, who survives along with the following children: Ruth Ann, at home, Clarence Francis, of Plymouth, and Mrs. Alberta E. Overmyer, at home. Two children preceded him in death, Carrie Edith, in infancy, and Warren, at the age of 13 years. After residing in Kosciusko County on a farm near Nappanee until December 1918, he moved his family to Jefferson County, Texas. In 1925 he returned to Marshall County where they have resided for the past 19 years.

      Along with the surviving widow and children to mourn his death are a sister; Mrs. Irena Kuhn of Mishawaka, and three brothers: Charles, Bremen; Marion, Nappanee; and Henry of Plymouth, and a host of relatives and friends.

      Funeral was conducted at the Hepton Union Church, near Nappanee, Indiana, with Rev. Emil Burrichter of the Evangelical Reformed Church of Plymouth officiating. Francis and Margaret Pfeiffer Hepler burial was in the adjoining cemetery.
    Person ID I2042  Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

    Family Margaret Ann PFEIFFER,   b. 10 Jan 1889, Nappanee, Elkhart County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1968, St. Joseph Hospital, South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 24 Dec 1906  Plymouth, Marshall County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ruth Ann HEPLER,   b. 3 Mar 1907, Plymouth, Marshall County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1988, Plymouth, Marshall County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     2. Clarence Francis HEPLER,   b. 2 Aug 1908, Scott Township, Kosciusko County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1991 (Age 82 years)
     3. Carrie Edith HEPLER,   b. 3 Jul 1910   d. 12 Sep 1910 (Age 0 years)
     4. Warren HEPLER,   b. 25 Jan 1913, Plymouth, Marshall County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1926 (Age 13 years)
     5. Alberta Emaline HEPLER,   b. 10 Aug 1919, Hamshire, Jefferson County, TX Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 2000, Knapp Medical Center, Weslaco, Hidalgo County, TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F1597  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024