Descendants of Jacob Kepford

Generation No. 1

1. JACOB¹ KEPFORD was born October 25, 1819 in Cumberland, Pa, and died February 08, 1899 in Union Twp, Crawford Co. Iowa. He married MARTHA ANN SHUE October 1849 in Mt. Joy, Lancaster, Pa, daughter of JOHN SHUE and MARY MCGLASSY.

Children of JACOB KEPFORD and MARTHA SHUE are:

2. i. MARTHA² KEPFORD, b. December 13, 1851, Clear Creek Twp, Johnson Co, Iowa; d. March 23, 1917, Oxford, Johnson Co, Iowa.

ii. MARY KEPFORD, b. 1850.

iii. ELLEN MARGARET KEPFORD, b. May 1851; m. JAMES TRAMTER, 1872, Oxford, Johnson Co. Iowa.

3. iv. JOHN F. KEPFORD, b. December 12, 1855, Johnson Co, Iowa.

4. v. JACOB KEPFORD, b. April 1857, Oxford, Iowa; d. February 15, 1941, Oxford, Iowa.

5. vi. JOSEPH KEPFORD, b. February 20, 1859, Oxford, Iowa; d. 1949, Crawford Co, Iowa.

vii. SARAH KATHERINE KEPFORD, b. January 05, 1861, Oxford, Iowa; d. February 10, 1894, Dow City, Crawford, Iowa; m. HENRY WARD BEECHER PACKARD, February 25, 1884, Oxford, Johnson Co. Iowa.

viii. HARRIET KEPFORD, b. June 1863, Oxford, Iowa; d. January 16, 1899, Dow City, Crawford, Iowa; m. DAN WINGROVE.

6. ix. DAVID KEPFORD, b. October 1867, Oxford, Iowa.

7. x. EDWARD KEPFORD, b. October 1870, Oxford, Iowa.

Generation No. 2

2. MARTHA² KEPFORD (JACOB¹) was born December 13, 1851 in Clear Creek Twp, Johnson Co, Iowa, and died March 23, 1917 in Oxford, Johnson Co, Iowa. She married THOMAS TRANTER December 25, 1869 in Johnson Co., Iowa.

Child of MARTHA KEPFORD and THOMAS TRANTER is:

8. i. ALETHA GERTRUDE³ TRANTOR, b. 1881; d. 1963.

3. JOHN F.² KEPFORD (JACOB¹) was born December 12, 1855 in Johnson Co, Iowa. He married HARRIET ELLEN TILLET March 1886.

Child of JOHN KEPFORD and HARRIET TILLET is:

i. EUVA M.³ KEPFORD, b. May 1891, Iowa.

4. JACOB² KEPFORD (JACOB¹) was born April 1857 in Oxford, Iowa, and died February 15, 1941 in Oxford, Iowa. He married ALICE HUFFMAN February 28, 1886 in Dow City, Crawford, Iowa.

Children of JACOB KEPFORD and ALICE HUFFMAN are:

i. LUIS R³ KEPFORD, b. November 29, 1886; d. August 1986; m. LILA M..

ii. EARL KEPFORD, b. May 1889; d. 1953; m. PAULINE J..

5. JOSEPH² KEPFORD (JACOB¹) was born February 20, 1859 in Oxford, Iowa, and died 1949 in Crawford Co, Iowa. He married EDITH MAY HUFFMAN January 31, 1889 in Crawford Co. Iowa.

Children of JOSEPH KEPFORD and EDITH HUFFMAN are:

9. i. LEON CLYDE³ KEPFORD, b. September 23, 1890, Arion, Iowa; d. December 20, 1984, Dunlap, Iowa.

ii. FOSTER S. KEPFORD, b. June 1893; d. 1979; m. GRACE H..

iii. CARL J. KEPFORD, b. August 1895, Iowa; d. 1918, Europe?.

Military service: Head Stone Pvt.Co.C. 359 INF World War I

iv. HAROLD M. KEPFORD, b. 1900; d. 1963; m. HORTENSE J. M..

Children of DAVID KEPFORD and BERNICE SICLEY are:

i. VERGIAL³ KEPFORD, b. October 1893, Iowa.

ii. KENLEY KEPFORD, b. September 1896, Iowa.

7. EDWARD² KEPFORD (JACOB¹) was born October 1870 in Oxford, Iowa. He married FLORENCE E..

Child of EDWARD KEPFORD and FLORENCE E. is:

i. JAY C.³ KEPFORD, b. July 1899, Iowa.

Generation No. 3

8. ALETHA GERTRUDE³ TRANTOR (MARTHA² KEPFORD, JACOB¹) was born 1881, and died 1963. She married WESLEY JACOB GEGENHEIMER, son of CHARLES GEGENHEIMER and ANN KLUMP. He was born 1882, and died 1933 in Oxford, Iowa.

Children of ALETHA TRANTOR and WESLEY GEGENHEIMER are:

10. i. BURDETTE GEORGE⁴ GEGENHEIMER, b. December 16, 1910; d. August 30, 1979.

11. ii. THOMAS CHARLES GEGENHEIMER, b. January 06, 1910, Oxford, Iowa; d. July 29, 1987, Iowa City, Iowa.

9. LEON CLYDE³ KEPFORD (JOSEPH², JACOB¹) was born September 23, 1890 in Arion, Iowa, and died December 20, 1984 in Dunlap, Iowa. He married GRETCHEN MARGARET GALLAND March 18, 1915, daughter of HENRY GALLAND and ADA TRIPP.

More About LEON CLYDE KEPFORD:

Awards: May 1963, 50 Years Shipping Omaha Stockyards

Occupation: Farmer Crawford & Harrison Co.

Retirement: 1958

Children of LEON KEPFORD and GRETCHEN GALLAND are:

i. CLYDE⁴ KEPFORD.

ii. MERLE KEPFORD.

iii. RICHARD KEPFORD, b. September 05, 1931; d. February 12, 1988, Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa; m. SHARON K. FINERAN, October 27, 1956.

More About RICHARD KEPFORD:

Military service: Fought Korea, U.S. Army (headstone)

12. iv. HELEN MARGARET KEPFORD, b. January 27, 1916, Dunlap, Iowa; d. July 21, 1986, Rothsay, Wilkin Co., MN.

Generation No. 4

10. BURDETTE GEORGE⁴ GEGENHEIMER (ALETHA GERTRUDE³ TRANTOR, MARTHA² KEPFORD, JACOB¹) was born December 16, 1910, and died August 30, 1979. He married EVELYN.

Children of BURDETTE GEGENHEIMER and EVELYN are:

i. BEVERLY⁵ GEGENHEIMER, m. (1) UNKNOWN; m. (2) X MCMAHAN.

ii. PATRICIA GEGENHEIMER.

iii. JUDITH GEGENHEIMER.

13. iv. RICHARD GEGENHEIMER.

11. THOMAS CHARLES⁴ GEGENHEIMER (ALETHA GERTRUDE³ TRANTOR, MARTHA² KEPFORD, JACOB¹) was born January 06, 1910 in Oxford, Iowa, and died July 29, 1987 in Iowa City, Iowa. He married MARTHA HUFFMAN in Iowa City, Iowa, daughter of FRED HUFFMAN and JESSIE BELTZ. She was born February 02, 1912 in Iowa City, Iowa.

Children of THOMAS GEGENHEIMER and MARTHA HUFFMAN are:

14. i. THOMAS LEROY⁵ GEGENHEIMER, b. August 17, 1941, Grinnell, Iowa.

15. ii. NANCY JOAN GEGENHEIMER, b. July 16, 1944.

12. HELEN MARGARET⁴ KEPFORD (LEON CLYDE³, JOSEPH², JACOB¹) was born January 27, 1916 in Dunlap, Iowa, and died July 21, 1986 in Rothsay, Wilkin Co., MN. She married BERNARD JOSEPH BRUMMER November 12, 1932 in Blair, NE, son of THEODORE BRUMMER and MARY GROTE.

More About HELEN MARGARET KEPFORD:

Burial: July 21, 1986, Woodbine Cemetery

Occupation: Rothsay, Minn

More About BERNARD JOSEPH BRUMMER:

Lived: 1962, Rothsay, Wilkin Co., MN

Occupation: Ford Implement Dealer Tekamah

Children of HELEN KEPFORD and BERNARD BRUMMER are:

i. MAX⁵ BRUMMER.

ii. ROBERT BRUMMER.

iii. JOE BRUMMER.

More About JOE BRUMMER:

Residence: Medford, Or

iv. PAT BRUMMER, m. X. MODLIN.

v. MARY BRUMMER, m. X. SCHMIDT.

More About MARY BRUMMER:

Residence: Omaha, NE

vi. PEGGY BRUMMER, m. X. CROM.

More About PEGGY BRUMMER:

Residence: Hubbard

vii. LARRY BRUMMER.

More About LARRY BRUMMER:

Residence: Grand Forks, MN

viii. JIM BRUMMER.

More About JIM BRUMMER:

Residence: Pelican Rapids, MN.

Generation No. 5

13. RICHARD⁵ GEGENHEIMER (BURDETTE GEORGE⁴, ALETHA GERTRUDE³ TRANTOR, MARTHA² KEPFORD, JACOB¹) He married CLAUDIA SHELLADY.

Children of RICHARD GEGENHEIMER and CLAUDIA SHELLADY are:

i. LAURA⁶ GEGENHEIMER.

ii. MATT GEGENHEIMER.

14. THOMAS LEROY⁵ GEGENHEIMER (THOMAS CHARLES⁴, ALETHA GERTRUDE³ TRANTOR, MARTHA² KEPFORD, JACOB¹) was born August 17, 1941 in Grinnell, Iowa. He married JANICE RUTH KOOIKER March 20, 1964 in Lakewood, California, daughter of HENRY KOOIKER and ESTER BOLKS. She was born September 14, 1941 in Hull, Iowa.

Child of THOMAS GEGENHEIMER and JANICE KOOIKER is:

i. KRISTEN LYNN⁶ GEGENHEIMER, b. November 22, 1982, Arcadia, California.

15. NANCY JOAN⁵ GEGENHEIMER (THOMAS CHARLES⁴, ALETHA GERTRUDE³ TRANTOR, MARTHA² KEPFORD, JACOB¹) was born July 16, 1944. She married THOMAS P HOUSE.

Children of NANCY GEGENHEIMER and THOMAS HOUSE are:

16. i. CHRISTOFER TODD⁶ HOUSE.

ii. MICHELLE LYNN HOUSE.

Generation No. 6

16. CHRISTOFER TODD⁶ HOUSE (NANCY JOAN⁵ GEGENHEIMER, THOMAS CHARLES⁴, ALETHA GERTRUDE³ TRANTOR, MARTHA² KEPFORD, JACOB¹) He married CANDICE MOORE.

Child of CHRISTOFER HOUSE and CANDICE MOORE is:

i. MADISON ELIZABETH⁷ HOUSE, b. October 27, 1997.