Margaret Kephart

Brief Life History of Margaret

Margaret Kephart was born on 7 December 1826, in Ohio, United States. She married John Jacob Smith Jr. on 22 March 1844, in Henry, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Iowa, United States in 1870 and Henry, Iowa, United States in 1895. She died on 30 June 1903, in Jefferson Township, Henry, Iowa, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Green Mound Cemetery, Green Valley Mobile Home Court, Henry, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Jacob Smith Jr.
1808–1863
Margaret Kephart
1826–1903
Marriage: 22 March 1844
Mary Ellen Smith
1846–1918
John H Smith
about 1847–1869
Martha Jane Smith
about 1852–1877
Saloma Ann Smith
1850–1906
Francis Marion Smith
1854–1905
Elizabeth Emma Smith
1860–1934
Jacob Wesley Smith
1863–1920

Sources (24)

  • Margret Smith in household of J W Smith, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Margaret Kephart - Government record: birth-name: Margaritte or Margaret Kephart
  • Margaret Kephart Or Kepheart, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

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1846

Iowa is the 29th state.

about 1847 · The Great Seal of the State of Iowa is made

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Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Gebhardt .

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

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