Samuel Hepler

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Hepler was born in September 1785, in Goshen, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, his father, Johann Henrich Hoepler I, was 34 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Harness, was 35. He married Catharine Lair on 4 November 1811, in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Lexington District, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States for about 40 years. He died on 5 February 1862, in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Goshen, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Hepler
1785–1862
Catharine Lair
1794–1866
Marriage: 4 November 1811
Elizabeth Hepler
1813–1889
Priscilla Hepler
1815–
John Franklin Hepler
1816–1906
Isaac Hepler
1820–1895

Sources (16)

  • Samuel Hepler, "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 "
  • Samuel Hepler, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Samuel Heplar, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"

World Events (8)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1788 · Becomes the 10th state

On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state. 

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

German: variant of Heppler .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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