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Subject: Re: [MDFred] HELP! can anyone help me with a census link? Kepler - Frederick ...
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 14:33:34 -0500
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Hello

Thanks alot for your very informative reply.

I had wondered about the birth/baptism record. Usually everything is very
complete and I did not know if it was to be moved into 1806 for christening
or back to 1804 for birth. I think your suggestion of 1804 is correct. I
never had access to the book itself -- just a notation with no other dates
to judge how it corresponded chronologically.

The census information is perfect -- exactly what I needed. A 19 year old
William in 1850 corresponds perfectly with William Joshua Kepler being born
2-22-1831.

The Mary Magdalena Young is the mother of that head of household (John
Kepler (1804-1879) you cited, not his wife. Elizabeth would be his only
wife. John's father was named Johan/John and he was the husband of the Mary
Magdalena Young you asked about..

The immediate neighbors -- Daniel and John are Conrad's grandchildren, not
actualy his children, as is the cited head of household.

Thanks again for all the help! I really do appreciate it.

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Subject: Re: [MDFred] HELP! can anyone help me with a census link? Kepler -
Frederick ...


> hI William...
>
> Did a little digging, and may have some help for you. First, concerning
John
> Kepler's birthdate... I think there's an error in the published edition of
> the Zion Lutheran, Middletown, baptismal register. John's birth/baptismal
> record was recorded on p. 83 of the register. As published, the complete
> record reads: b. 22 Nov., 1805, bp. 17 March, 1805. As the baptismal
> register is chronological, I'd suggest that John's actual birthdate was 22
> Nov., 1804. I don't know if your death record for him counts backwards
> exactly to 22 Nov., 1805, but given the setup of the baptismal register,
I'd
> say that the copyist made an error. Baptisms on that page were performed
> from Feb., 1805. through April, 1805. Many of the other children were
born
> in late 1804 as well.
>
> As to the census for 1850, first a question: did your John Kepler remarry
> after the death of his wife Mary Magdalena Young in 1840, possibly to an
> Elizabeth? My question stems from the following census entry:
>
> 1850 MD Frederick Co. Middletown District p. 329B 20 July, 1850
>
> 269/277 John Kepler 45 M Farmer
> Elizabeth 43 F
> William 19M Farmer
> Henry M. 18 M
> Mary M. 17 F
> Martin L. 14 M
> Daniel S. 13 M
> Ann R. 11 F
> Malinda E. 9 F
> Sarah C. 7 F
> John H. 5 M
> Charlotte A. 3 F
> Charles C. 9/12 M
>
> Would Ann R. Kepler have been Mary Magdalena's final child? Did she die
of
> complications from the birth?
>
> Also of note were two of John Kepler's immediate neighbors: Daniel Young,
> 54, and wife Mary M., 51, along with 9 children at household 262/270; and
> John Young, 57, and wife Catherine, 52, with 3 children at household
263/271.
> Did John Kepler's farm come originally from wife Mary M. Young's family,
> perhaps an inheritance or "deed of affection" from her father, or just a
> straight out deed from Conrad Young to John Kepler?
>
> Let me know if any of this helps; I'll keep an eye out for any
corroborative
> info.
>
> David Fletcher
> Richmond, VA
>
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