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Coventry Twp. -
HOUSTON KEPLER, farmer; P. O.
New Portage; is a son of Jacob Kepler who was born
about 1797, in Center Co., Penn. His father was
John, a native of Bucks Co., Penn., but moved with his
family to Green Township, in 1802. The early ancestry
were from Switzerland. John and a valuable
horse were instantly killed at a cider-press by being struck
with a heavy lever which became detached. Jacob
remained with his father until 18 years of age, when he
began working for himself, returning, however, at harvest
time, to assist his father. At about 25 years of age,
he was married to Susan Marsh daughter of Adam
Marsh an early settler of Franklin Township.
Jacob was always a hard-working man, with a great desire
for the acquisition of wealthy, which he afterward
possessed. In 1822, he settled on the farm where his
son Houston now lives, which at that time was a vast
wilderness, but, by clearing and grubbing, he became the
possessor of more than 1,100 acres of land in Coventry
Township. They had thirteen children - four sons and
nine daughters; six are living - two sons, both represented
in this work; and four daughters - Mrs. Thomas Baughman,
Mrs. Henry Wise, Mrs. Andrew Oberlin and Mrs. Solomon
Reninger. Huston was born Aug. 25, 1839; he
stayed with his father on the farm until his marriage, which
occurred Apr. 2, 1863, to Catharine Foust, daughter
of Abraham and Catharine (Hillygoss) Mauery, natives
of Pennsylvania. In 1850, the Foursts came from
near the southern line of the State of Wisconsin, whither
they had gone, a short time before, from their native State,
to Green Township, where they purchased the place known as
the "Old Foust Farm." The old people there died - the
father on his birthday, Oct. 20, 1875, aged 66 years; the
mother, Aug. 18, 1872, aged 56 years. Houston has four
children - Clara Alice, born Feb. 24, 1864; Laura
Jane Aug. 11, 1867; Maggie Elizabeth, Oct. 13,
1872; and Nelson Eugene, May 16, 1877. He was
elected Clerk of the township in the spring of 1864, which
position he held for six successive terms, and two terms
thereafter was Treasurer one year, and for the last fifteen
years has held the office of Justice of the Peace, and
eleven years member of the School Board, taking an active
interest in the progress of education. His life upon
the farm in more especially devoted to the raising of grain,
the products of his farm being from twelve to fifteen
hundred bushels of wheat alone. He and family are
members of the Reformed Church, and liberal givers to the
cause of religion and the building of churches.
Source: History of Summit County,Edited by William Henry
Perrin. Illustrated. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical
1881~ Page 884 |
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