1908 Solomon Pepple served on the grand jury for Union Twp, Elkhart County, Indiana.
Bristol Banner, Bristol, Indiana, October 2, 1908. [14]
1870 Joseph and Harriet Rohrer lived in Harrison Twp, Elkhart County, Indiana with children Anna, Mary, Sarah, Emanuel, Lovina, Isaiah, Josiah, and Almira (age 1). [1] [2]
1879 Solomon Peppel and Malinda Miller were married on August 28, in Elkhart, Indiana. [3]
1880 Joseph Rohrer (age 50) and Harriet Rohrer (age 46) lived in Harrison Twp, Elkhart County, Indiana with children Sarah Rohrer (age 22), Emanuel Rohrer (age 20), Lovina Rohrer (age 19), Isaiah Rohrer (age 17), Josiah Rohrer (age 14), Elmira Rohrer (age 12), Elisabeth Rohrer (age 9), Rosia M Rohrer (age 4), and Lovisa Rohrer (age 1). [4] [5]
1888 Malinda Miller Pepple died and was reported buried at Union Center Cemetery, Nappanee, Elkhart County, Indiana. [6]
1889 Ella Rohrer and Solomon Pepple were married on September 18, in Elkhart County by Alex Miller. [7]
1900 Solomon Pepple and Ella Pepple (born Jan 1869) lived in Union Twp, Elkhart County, Indiana. [8] [9] [10]
1903 Solomon and Ella Pepple lived in Elkhart County, Indiana. [11]
1905 The account of the estate of Joseph J. Rohrer, dated March 7, named nine surviving children, including Ellen Peffle. [12]
1907 Mary Pepple, daughter of Solomon Pepple and Malinda Miller, married Mervin E Anglemyer on October 12, 1907, at Elkhart County, Indiana. [13]
1908 Solomon Pepple served on the grand jury in Union Twp, Elkhart County, Indiana.
1909 Solomon Pepple dated his will on July 31, 1909. Solomon Pepple died October 12, 1909. The will named wife Ella Pepple and indicated that Solomon had 3 children [perhaps some by a prior wife]. [15] [16]
1909 Solomon Pepple, married, son of Wm Pepple and Nancy Pepple, spouse of Elanora Pepple, died on October 11, 1909, at age 51, in Goshen Twp, Elkhart County, Indiana. Solomon Pepple was born on January 1, 1858, in Indiana. [17] [18]
1909 Solomon Pepple died on October 11 and was buried at Union Center Cemetery, Nappanee, Elkhart County, Indiana. [19] [20] [21] An Obituary reported [22]:
Solomon Pepple of Goshen, aged fifty-one years, died at 7:35 p. m. Monday after suffering six years from tuberculosis. He was a farmer, and moved to Union township at the age of nineteen years. Last fall he moved to Goshen. He is survived by his widow, two sons and a daughter. Funeral at 8:30 a. m. Thursday from the residence and at 11 o'clock at Union Center church.
1910 Ella Pepple was the executor for Solomon's estate, perhaps:
1910 Ellen Pepple lived in Goshen City, Elkhart County, Indiana. [24] [25]
1915 Manford E Pepple was a minor heir of Solomon. Ella Pepple was named in guardian accounts, which state that he reached age on December 9, 1915. Mervin Pepple was named guardian on 21 December 1909. [26] [27]
1929 Ellen Pepple, widow, daughter of Josiah F Rohrer and Harriet Rohrer, died on January 9, 1929, at age 59, in Goshen Twp, Elkhart County, Indiana. Ellen Pepple was born on January 27, 1869, in Elkhart County, Ind. [29]
1929 Ellen Pepple (1869-1929) died and was buried at Union Center Cemetery, Nappanee, Elkhart County, Indiana. [30] [31] "Mrs Ellen Pepple, 59, died of angina pectoris last night at her home in Goshen. Surviving her are three brothers, Emanuel Rohrer and Josiah Rohrer of South West and Isaiah Rohrer of Goshen; two sisters, Mrs Louisa Doering of Elkhart and Mrs. Elizabeth Neterer of South West; a step-son, Mervin Pepple of New Paris; and a step-daughter, Mrs Mary Anglemyer of Nappanee ..." [32] On January 9, 1929, Ellen Pepple died in Elkhart County, Indiana. [33]
A biosketch reports [34]:
Solomon Pepple, the fifth in order of birth of ten children born to William and Nancy (Wademan) Pepple, first saw the light of day on his father's farm in DeKalb county, Ind, January 1, 1858.
William Pepple was born in the Buckeye State in 1815, and his wife was a native of Pennsylvania. They were married in the former State and made their home there until 1860, when they came to this State. After a two years' residence in DeKalb county they moved to Elkhart county and settled on the farm where they now live. In connection with agricultural pursuits, Mr Pepple ran a threshing machine for twenty years. He is a good business man and has accumulated a good property. In his political affiliations he is a Republican, and a public-spirited citizen. At one time he was a member of the Lutheran Church. When he first came to Elkhart county Mr Pepple was among the early settlers, and located on a partly improved farm in Union township. He now has 160 acres of as good land as any in the township, and is prosperous and contented.
Only four of the following children born to them are now living: William, who died at the age of twenty-one; Albert, a farmer of Noble county, Ind; Katie, wife of Noah Reed, died in August, 1892; Delarma, married and followed farming in Noble county until his death; Harry, died at the age of sixteen; Solomon (subject); Lizzie, wife of D C Reed, of Chicago; Hiram, at home, single; David, and Daniel, who died young.
Solomon Pepple was only a child when the family moved to this county, and his youthful days were passed in assisting on the farm and in attending the district school, his principal schooling being during the winter months. On account of the many duties on the farm, his educational advantages were limited, but he possessed a naturally bright mind, and by reading and observation has become one of the well posted men of the county.
He remained under the parental roof until twenty-one years of age, when he married and started out to make his own way in life as a tiller of the soil. He first farmed the old home place, and was fairly successful until 1886, when he bought the old Miller farm, which he has resided on since. This is one of the oldest settled farms in the county, and was taken as Government land by Mr David Miller. Mr Pepple is it's second owner. He has 160 acres of good land, 100 acres under cultivation, and the remainder in good timber. He has made a complete success as an agriculturist, and besides his own quarter section of land has charge of 100 acres belonging to his father.
Our subject selected his wife in the person of Miss Malinda Miller, and three children were given them: Clyde, born May 23, 1881, and died December 15 of the same year; Mervin, born April 9, 1883, and Mary, born March 22, 1886. Mrs Pepple was the daughter of Daniel Miller. She died in the year 1887, and in her death a good and true woman passed to her reward.
On September 18, 1889, Mr Pepple married Miss Elmira Rahrer, who was born January 27, 1869, and who was the eighth in order of birth of twelve children, all but two now living, born to Joseph and Harriet (Mawyer) Rahrer. She was reared in Harrison township at the old home place of her parents, who were early pioneers of the county, and received her education in the school at South West.
Mr Pepple is devoting all his time to general farming, and is authority on all subjects relating to his occupation.
1963 Mervin Pepple (1883 - 1963) was buried at Union Center Cemetery, Nappanee, Elkhart County, Indiana. [35]
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[16] Indiana, Will and Probate Records, [AncestryRecord].
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