Robert Warner Kepley was born 21 April 1839, a son of John Peter Kepley and Rachel Simison. He was the eighth of nine children born to this couple. Robert Warner had 3 brother and 5 sisters. In 1860, Robert gave his occupation as a day laborer.
On 17 March 1859, Robert Warner Kepley married Sarah Louvina Holshouser, daughter of Henry Holshouser, if the informant for her NC death is correct. [Surname also spelled, Holtshouser].
Between March 1859 and 8 July 1870 Robert and Sarah conceived four children. During that time Robert Warner Kepley was involved in an incident that caused him to be incarcerated into the NC Penitentiary as a Convict. Presently, I have not uncovered why he was imprisoned.
Lewis Alexander C. Kepley, born 1860; married Margaret Elmina Waller, 18 May 1879, Rowan County, North Carolina; married Elizabeth J. Bean, 29 Mar 1908, Rowan County, North Carolina; died 15 Sep 1926, Providence, Rowan, North Carolina.
Mary Jane Kepley, born 9 Apr 1863, Rowan County, North Carolina; married Daniel H. Sides; died 31 Jan 1928.
Rosa Clementine Kepley, born 15 Oct 1864, Rowan County, North Carolina; married Samuel Green Lowder, 29 Jun 1902, Stanly County, North Carolina; died 24 Mar 1958, Stanly County, North Carolina.
George Calvin Kepley, born 13 Apr 1867, Rowan County, North Carolina; married Mattie Joan Shoe, 12 Jun 1892, Stanly County, North Carolina; died 15 Dec 1957, Gold Hill Township, Cabarrus, North Carolina.
Sadly, Robert Warner Kepley, age 33, died 24 Jul 1872 while imprisoned.
Sarah Louvina Holshouser Kepley raised her four children, never remarrying. Sarah died 28 April 1918 in Rowan County, North Carolina. She was buried in the Pine Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina.
Robert Warner Kepley was my 2nd Cousin 4X Removed.
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NOTE: The posted birth and death dates for Robert Warner Kepley are from his recently created FindAGrave Memeorial. These two dates are questionable at the best and DO NOT meet the Criteria for The Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS). The 1850 Census shows him age 11, born abt 1839. The 1880 Census shows Sarah Louvina Holhouserr a widow. Consider his birth and death dates as questionable until fully proven.
1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed November 2024); Memorial page for Robert Warner Kepley; (21 April 1839–24 July 1872); Find a Grave memorial # 177907291, Citing Unknown; Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA.
2. 1850 U. S. Census, Rowan County, North Carolina, population schedule, School District 37, Rowan, North Carolina, Page: 229A(Stamped), Line 28, Dwelling 1832, Family 1858, Household of Rachel KEPLEY; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 March 2021); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 643.
3. 1860 U. S. Census, Rowan County, North Carolina, population schedule, Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, Page: 257 (stamped); Line 24-26, Dwelling 752, Family 717, Household of Robert KEPLEY; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 11 April 2022); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 912.
4. 1870 Census, Wake County, North Carolina, population schedule, Raleigh Middle Ward, Wake, North Carolina, Page: 256 (stamped; Line 14, Dwelling 859, Family 1065, Robert KEPLEY; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 11 April 2022); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, Roll.
5. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Robert Warner Kepley (21 April 1839–24 July 1872), Memorial # 177907291.
6. "Index to North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : online November 2024), Marriage: Robert Kepley & Sarah L Holsehouser; North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977.; Marriage Date: 17 Mar 1859.
8. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Sarah L “Sallie” Holsehouser Kepley (27 April 1837–27 April 1918), Memorial # 52488846.
9. 1870 U. S. Census, Rowan County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morgan, Rowan County, North Carolina, Page: 519(stamped; Line 38, Dwelling 240, Family 224, Household of Sally KEPLEY; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 11 April 2022); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, Roll 1158.
10. 1900 U. S. Census, Rowan County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morgan, Rowan County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 242, Page: 343C (stamped; Line 5, Dwelling 175, Family 176, Sarah L. KEPLEY; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: viewed 11 April 2022); citing National Archives Microfilm T623;.
11. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Sarah L “Sallie” Holsehouser Kepley (27 April 1837–27 April 1918), Memorial # 52488846
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