52 Cousins~The Daniel Kepley Family

Daniel Kepley was borne 20 June 1809, a son of Killian Kepley and an unnamed wife. Many on line trees have Sarah Crawl as his wife but this is an error. Killian Kepley had  2 children borned into his family before Sarah Crawl was married on 10 May 1798 and he was the Bondsman for her marriage.  

Daniel Kepley borne 20 June 1809 was baptized on 27 August 1809 with his parents as sponsor but only Killian, his father was named. 

[Source: Page 48, Image 114. Organ Lutheran Church Records, 1774-1882, Rowan County, North Carolina; LDS Film #313884]

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Daniel Kepley had 6 older siblings and 1 younger sister. At age 36, he married Mary E. Shuler on 2 September 1845 in Davidson County, North Carolina. The two oldest children in the 1850 census shows that Daniel was previously married about 1835. 

1850 CENSUS: Southern Division, Davidson, North Carolina; Roll: 628; Page: 326B(Stamped); Line 14; Dwelling 132; Family 135; Daniel KEPLEY, Male, age 39, Carpenter, born in NC; Mary E. KEPLEY, Female, age 21, born in NC; Mary E. KEPLEY, Female, age 14, born in NC; James E. KEPLEY, Male, age 9, born in NC and Margaret E. KEPLEY, Female, age 1, born in NC. 

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After the birth of 2 children, the first wife of Daniel Kepley passed away sometime before September 1845. 

Daniel Kepley married Mary E. Shular on 2 September 1845 in Davidson County, North Carolina. 

Daniel Kepley in the North Carolina, U.S., Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

Name: Daniel Kepley

Gender: Male

Spouse: Mary Shuler

Spouse Gender: Female

Bond date: 2 Sep 1845

Bond #: 000038799

Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

ImageNum: 007227

County: Davidson

Record #: 02 074

Bondsman: David Hunt

Witness: C. F. Lowe

Source Information

Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

Original data: State of North Carolina. An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State Archives. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977.

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Mary E. Shuler, age 21, is not the mother of Mary E. Kepley and James E. Kepley

She [Mary Shuler] is the Mother of Margaret E. Kepley, b. 1849 and Daniel Rome Kepley, borne 12 Mar 1854.

  

Daniel Kepley died after June 1853 and before 1860. It is not known what happen to Mary E. Shular. Three of the 4  children of Daniel had families of their own. No information has been found for Margaret E. Kepley, b. 1849.  

If you have information about this family I would love to hear from you. 

 Daniel Kepley is my 1st Cousin 5X Removed. 

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1. Bernard Cruse, Records and Minutes of The Organ Lutheran Church: 1774-1955 (Wilmington, North Carolina: Self-Published, 1957), Page 49, Image 114 of 322.

2. 1840 U S Census, Davidson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Davidson, North Carolina;, Page 253B (Stamped), Line 15, Household of Daniel KEPLEY; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : on line March 2024); citing  National Archives Microfilm M704, Roll xxx.

3. 1850 U. S. Census, Davidson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Southern Division, Davidson, North Carolina, Page: 326B(Stamped); Line 14, Dwelling 132; Family 135, Household of Daniel KEPLEY; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 12 January 2021); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 628.

4. "Index to North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : on line March 2024), Marriage: Daniel Kepley & Mary Shular; North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977; Bond date: 2 Sep 1845.

5. 1850 U. S. Census, Davidson County, North Carolina, Population Schedule, Southern Division, Davidson, North Carolina, Page: 326B(Stamped); Line 14, Dwelling 132; Family 135, Household of Daniel KEPLEY.

1800 Birth & Baptism of Mary Salome Kepley

Church records are essential documents in our genealogical research prior to the early 1900's. While some states did documents births, death and marriage pre-1910; most states did not begin this type of documentation until laws were passed around 1910 making it a requirement. You might find a “Death Notice” in the local newspapers but the modern-day obituary as we are acquainted with today were very rare. If a death was documented, it would most likely be within a church.  

Today, I have chosen the Baptism Record of my 1st Cousin 3X Removed, Mary Salome Kepley to share with my readers. 

Mary Salome Kepley was born 15 January 1800, a daughter of  Killian Kepley of Rowan County, North Carolina. She was the 3rd born child of Killian Kepley. The birth of his eight children and their baptism are well documented but nowhere in these documents is the name of Killian Kepley's wife mentioned.  

Mary Salome’s baptism is documented in the St. John’s Lutheran Church Baptismal Records, Concord, North Carolina, His parents and family members were active in this church. The Baptismal Records, 1797-1847 of St. John’s Lutheran were transcribed by Adelaide and Eugenia Lore, Concord, NC, 1977.    

Baptism entry for Mary Salome Kepley from page 33. 

BAPTISM:  Mary Salome Kepley, b.  15 January 1800, Baptized May 11, 1800, daughter of Killian Keple; Sponsor: Peter Keple.

St. John’s Lutheran Church, Concord, North Carolina; Baptismal Records, 1797-1847; Transcribed by Adelaide and Eugenia Lore, Concord, NC, 1977. Local History Collection, Lore Room, Charles A. Cannon Memorial Library, Concord, NC

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Mary Salome Kepley is my 1st Cousin 3X Removed.