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Shelby County Indiana
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Keppel / Kepple

The Shelbyville News
February 4, 1972
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MRS. KEPPEL
DIES IN HOSPITAL
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Mrs. Rosie A. Keppel, 86, Manilla, died this morning at 8:20 o'clock at Rush Memorial Hospital at Rushville where she had been admitted Thursday. She had been in failing health several months.
Services will be Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the Carmony Funeral Home here and burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4:00 p.m. Sunday.
Born March 18, 1885, in Union Township, Mrs. Keppel was the daughter of John and Eva (Midkiff) Carwein. On Dec. 17, 1905, she was married to Charles F. Keppel and he died Sept. 3, 1951.
Six brothers and sisters also preceded in death and the only immediate survivor is a sister, Mrs. Zora Keppel, Shelbyville.
Mrs. Keppel resided in Union Township until moving to Manilla 65 years ago.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The Shelbyville Democrat
Wednesday, June 13, 1956
Page 3, column 5
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KEPPEL FUNERAL
TO BE FRIDAY
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Mrs. Lena Keppel, 82, Dies at Nursing Home
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Mrs. Lena Keppel, 82, Liberty township resident died 3:00 o'clock this morning. Burial Forest Hill cemetery.
Ill since last November 22. Member of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church, charter member of the Women's Guild of the church.
Daughter of Henry and Magdalena (Wissing) Briggeman, born Liberty township November 14, 1873. January 22, 1902, married John H. Keppel; he died 1935. Survived by a brother and sister with whom she resided, George F. and Anna Briggeman. Sister, Mrs. Louise C. Byrum and brother, Edward Keppel** of this city.
Contributed by Barb Huff for Jann Rapp DeMeire
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming
**Note: There is an error in the information presented in this obituary. Lena's brother was Edward Briggeman, not Edward Keppel. Lena was my great-aunt and Edward was my grandfather. Beverly (Robinson) Plank

The Shelbyville Republican
Friday, February 22, 1935
Page 1, column 5
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PLAN SERVICES, FOR J. H. KEPPEL
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Will Be Held At The Home At 2 O'Clock Saturday Afternoon
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Funeral services for John H. Keppel, 61, who died Thursday 1:30 p.m., at his home in Union township, will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the late home near Rays Crossing. The Rev. Mr. Cobb, pastor of the Rays Crossing Christian Union Church, will officiate. Interment will be in the Forest Hill cemetery in charge of Ezra Carmony, funeral director.
Mr. Keppel had been ill for the past three months but his condition became serious two weeks ago. Heart disease was the cause of death.
He was born November 19, 1873 and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Keppel. His marriage to Miss Lena Briggerman, who survives, took place January 22, 1902. He attended the Rays Crossing Christian Union Church and had spent his entire life on the farm where he died.
Survivors besides the widow are four brothers, William E., of Union township, J.D., of Liberty township, George C., of Blue Ridge and Charles F. Keppel, of Manilla; and one sister, Mrs. Albert McKinney, of Shelbyville.
Submitted by Barb Huff for Darlene Headlee Collins

The Shelbyville Republican
Saturday, June 9, 1928
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JACOB KEPPLE DIED YESTERDAY
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Oldest Resident Of Union Township Passed Away
At Home Of Son, John Kepple
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FUNERAL SERVICE MONDAY
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Jacob Kepple, age eighty-seven, widely known through the eastern part of Shelby county, died Friday evening at five-thirty o'clock at his home in Union township, south of Ray's Crossing. Mr. Kepple had made his home with his son, John Kepple. His death was caused by uraemic poisoning.
Mr. Kepple was the oldest resident of Union township. Practically all of his life had been spent in that township. He was a farmer by occupation, and had been quite successful.
When a young man he was married to Mary Kathleen Coers. His wife died several years ago. He is survived by five sons, William, Jacob, John and George Kepple all of Union township; Charles Kepple, of Manilla; and two daughters, Mrs. Lizzie Carwein, of Union township, and Mrs. Lena Kenney, of Shelbyville. Fourteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren also survive. Mr. Kepple was a member of the Zion Evangelical church in Union township. Funeral services will be held at the home Monday morning at ten-thirty o'clock, the Rev. J. W. Dickman, pastor of the Zion church, officiating. Burial will be made in the church cemetery, Carmony Brothers in charge. No flowers.
Contributed by Barb Huff for Jann Rapp DeMeire

The Shelby Democrat
Tuesday, June 12, 1928
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JACOB KEPPLE DIED
AT SON'S HOME
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Residents of the community will regret to learn of the death of Jacob Kepple, eighty-seven years old, one of the oldest residents of Union township, which occurred at the home of his son, John Kepple, south of Rays Crossing, Union township, at 9:30 o'clock Friday evening of uraemic poisoning from which he had suffered the past five weeks.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Kepple home at 10:30 o'clock Friday morning, the Rev. J. W. Dickmann, pastor of the Zion Evangelical church officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery in charge of Carmony Bros., funeral directors. Friends are asking to please omit flowers.
Mr. Kepple was born on the farm where he died on April 11, 1841 and had lived there his entire life. Early in life he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Katherine Coers and to this union eleven children were born, five sons and two daughters of whom are now living. Mrs. Kepple passed away a number of years ago. The sons are John, George, William, Jacob and Charles, all of this county and the daughters are Mrs. Elizabeth Carwein and Mrs. Laura McKinney, of this city.
Mr. Kepple was one of the best known aged residents of the county and had hundreds of friends who will regret to learn of his death. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kepple and was one of the early pioneers of Shelby county. Besides the sons and daughters, he is survived by fourteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mrs. Kepple was a devoted members[sic] of the Zion Evangelical church.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The Shelby Democrat
Thursday, September 27, 1906
Page 3, column 2
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ANOTHER PIONEER PASSED AWAY FRIDAY
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Mrs. Mary C. Keppel, Aged 92 Years
Dies At Her Home in Union Township
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From Friday's Daily - - -
Another one of Shelby county's pioneers passed away in the death of Mrs. Mary C. Keppel, which occurred at one o'clock, this morning, at the home of her son, John W. Keppel in Union township, after an illness of two weeks' duration. The immediate cause of death was flux.
Mrs. Keppel was born in Maraheim, Germany, November 10, 1814, making her at the time of her death ninety-one years, ten months and eleven days old. When about sixteen years of age she came to this country with her parents. Her maiden name was Baker. The Bakers landed in New York City, then went to Fort Dearborn, which is now Chicago, but was then only a trading post, and then moved to Cincinnati, by means of wagons thru the forests, where for many miles not even a foot-path was visible. The Bakers lived in Cincinnati two years and then moved to Union township, this county.
On November 10, 1836, she was united in marriage to George Michael Kepple, who preceded her to the Great Beyond, December 9, 1876. To this union was born ten children, six of who are still living; Mrs. Mollie B. DePrez of this city, John W. Kepple of Union township, Mrs. Louisa Nagle of Mexico, Mrs. Caroline White of near Fowler, Indiana, Mrs. Elizabeth Boots of Greenfield, and Mrs. Theresa Sells of Matthew, Indiana.
Her husband entered the section of land on which both he and Mrs. Kepple lived the remainder of their lives. Here with the nearest neighbor eight or ten miles away, they started housekeeping in a little log cabin, which is still on the farm, although not having been used as a place of habitation for many years.
Mrs. Kepple, although advanced in years, retained her mental faculities to a remarkable degree. She loved to tell her children and grandchildren of the time, many years ago, when she and her husband rode through the woods to a justice of the peace and came back to their little cabin, man and wife. What wonderful progresses Mrs. Kepple was permitted to see.
All of the children were at the bedside at the time of her death with the exception of Mrs. Nagle, who lives far away in Mexico.
Funeral services will be held at the late residence, Sunday afternoon at one o'clock, the Rev. Dr. G.G. Winter officiating. Interment in the German cemetery, in Union township. D.B. Wilson & Son in charge.
Contributed by Barb Huff for Jann Rapp DeMeire

The Shelby Democrat
Thursday, September 27, 1906
Page 1, column 2
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FUNERAL OF MRS. MARY KEPPLE
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From Monday's Daily - - -
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Kepple, aged ninety-two, was held yesterday at the late home in Union township. The Rev. W. E. Morris, of Franklin, officiated at the services at the house. The Rev. Dr. G. G. Winter was in charge at the grave. The pall-bearers were; John Gaheimer, Sr., Jacob Kepple, George Haehl, George Holbrook, William Holbrook and Elbert Marshall. D.B. Wilson & Son were in charge of the funeral.
Contributed by Barb Huff for Jann Rapp DeMeire

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