These are the descendants of Peter Epler
Descendants of Peter Epler
Generation No. 1
(1) PETER EPLER may have been married to either SARAH HOTTENSTEIN or ELIZABETH MACHEMER/MAGEMER.
Children of PETER EPLER are:
(2) i. DAVID EPLER, b. April 10, 1802, Reading, PA; d. May 08, 1889, Macon, Macon, MO.
(3) ii. PETER EPLER, d. April 17, 1836, MO
Other possible children:
iii. CATHARINA EPLER, b. 1796, PA.
iv. SARAH EPLER, b. 1798, PA.
(4) v. JOHN EPLER, b. 1805-1807, PA. and died 1860-1870. See more info on JOHN's family at the bottom of this page.
vi. JULIET ANN EPLER, born 1808 and married MATTHEW BOYCE in Frederick Co., VA in 1830.
vii. SUSAN EPLER.
Note: as you can see, we have many questions about this family. If you have any info about any of these people, please e-mail us.
Generation No. 2
(2) DAVID EPLER (PETER) was born April 10, 1802 in Reading, PA, and died May 08, 1889 in Macon, Macon, MO. He married MARGARET UNCAPHER April 28, 1828 in Marion, Marion, OH, daughter of JOHN UNCAPHER and MARY MILLER.
Children of DAVID EPLER and MARGARET UNCAPHER are:
i. URSULA LUNETTA EPLER, b. March 29, 1829, Marion, Marion, OH; d. December 06, 1849, Bucyrus, Crawford, OH; m. M. P. BEAN, October 05, 1846, Marion Co., OH.
ii. WILLIAM T. EPLER, b. February 14, 1831, Marion, Marion, OH; d. February 04, 1834, Marion, Marion, OH.
iii. JAMES H. EPLER, b. March 04, 1832, Marion Co., OH; d. October 28, 1835, Marion Co., OH.
iv. LOUISA E. EPLER, PHOTO b. November 02, 1835, Marion Co., OH; d. February 21, 1903, Colfax, Whitman, WA; m. WILLIAM HARTFORD JAMES, February 20, 1857, Marion Co., OH.
v. MARGARET EPLER, b. November 27, 1837, Marion, OH; d. March 07, 1855, Marion, Marion, OH.
vi. AMANDA EPLER, b. January 26, 1839, Marion, Marion, OH; d. December 23, 1921, Macon, Macon, MO.
vii. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN EPLER, b. December 13, 1842, Marion, Marion, OH; d. September 10, 1925, Beardstown, Cass, IL; m. ANNA ELIZABETH WADE, October 27, 1863, Marion Co., OH.
(5) viii. MARTHA ALICE EPLER, b. January 02, 1845, Marion, Marion, OH; d. June 28, 1931, Seattle, King, WA.
ix. INFANT EPLER, b. January 31, 1849, Marion, Marion, OH.
x. MARY LUELLA EPLER, b. February 09, 1851, Marion, Marion, OH; d. May 10, 1911, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; m. MAURICE C. TREW, January 12, 1886.
xi. MORDICA D. EPLER, b. April 29, 1853, Marion, Marion, OH; d. November 26, 1910, N.Y., N.Y., N.Y.; m. MARY FARMER, October 29, 1872.
(3) PETER EPLER (PETER) died April 17, 1836 in MO. He married ELIZABETH UNCAPHER on Nov.8, 1828 in Marion, Marion Co., OH. She was the daughter of JOHN UNCAPHER and MARY MILLER.
Children of PETER EPLER and ELIZABETH UNCAPHER are
i. GEORGE WASHINGTON EPLER, b. @1831 in Marion, OH; d. in CA.
(6) ii. SARAH ELIZABETH EPLER, b.@1834 in Marion, OH; m. HORACE WALKER in Marion on 12 April 1850; d. in CA.
iii. PETER EPLER, b. @1836 in Marion, OH; d. of tuberculosis in Marion, OH.
Generation No. 3
(5) MARTHA ALICE EPLER (DAVID, PETER) PHOTO was born January 02, 1845 in Marion, Marion, OH, and died June 28, 1931 in Seattle, King, WA. She married JOHN BAPTISTE AUGUSTINE MCDOWELL PHOTO April 05, 1865 in Madison Co., IL, son of ROBERT MCDOWELL and ARCHANGE ROBIDOUX.
Children of MARTHA EPLER and JOHN MCDOWELL are:
(7) i. LELA MCDOWELL, b. July 29, 1866, Macon, Macon, MO; d. September 09, 1958, Retsil, Kinsap, WA.
(8) ii. MARY ALICE MCDOWELL, b. April 16, 1870, MO; d. February 06, 1963, San Francisco, CA.
iii. LLOYD W. MCDOWELL, b. August 1879, MO; m. RUTH.
(6) SARAH ELIZABETH EPLER (PETER JR., PETER) was born @1834 in Marion, OH and died in California. She married HORACE WALKER in Marion on 12 April 1850.
Children of SARAH EPLER and HORACE WALKER are:
i. FRANK WALKER
ii. ELWOOD WALKER
Generation No. 4
(7) LELA MCDOWELL (MARTHA ALICE EPLER, DAVID, PETER) PHOTO was born July 29, 1866 in Macon, Macon, MO, and died September 09, 1958 in Retsil, Kinsap, WA. She married (1) EDMOND THOMAS MITCHELL PHOTO September 04, 1884 in Macon, Macon, MO. She married(2) CHARLES L. VON BULOW. She married (3) EDWARD B. HOYT.She married (4) MICHAEL SULLIVAN 1903.
Children of LELA MCDOWELL and EDMOND MITCHELL are:
i. ALICA ELIZABETH MITCHELL, b. July 19, 1885, College Mound, Macon, MO; d. August 01, 1974, Portland, OR; m. HERMAN GANTENBEIN, November 26, 1910, Seattle, King, WA.
ii. ROBERT MCDOWELL MITCHELL, b. November 17, 1887, Farmington , WA; d. April 29, 1947, Seattle, King, WA; m. MABEL HELEN RAUSCH, June 01, 1910, Spokane, WA.
iii. FRANKLIN EPLER MITCHELL, b. February 14, 1890, Kamilche, WA; d. March 20, 1903, Ballard, WA.
iv. VERA HAZEL MITCHELL, b. April 24, 1892, Stanwood, WA; d. November 21, 1973, Wheeler, OR; m. CARL FREDRICK SCHLOTH, March 30, 1917, Seattle, King, WA.
v. MAME MITCHELL, b. March 24, 1894, Stanwood, WA; d. August 1972, Rockaway Beach, OR; m. LEONARD WILLIAM SR. SHORTALL, August 02, 1913, Seattle, King, WA.
vi. WALTER EDMOND MITCHELL, b. June 15, 1897, Mount Vernon, WA; d. August 30, 1979, Kent, WA; m. MABEL KRIEBEL, February 04, 1918, Seattle, King, WA.
(8) MARY ALICE MCDOWELL (MARTHA ALICE EPLER, DAVID, PETER) PHOTO was born April 16, 1870 in MO, and died February 06, 1963 in San Francisco, CA. She married JOHN CLEMENT PARSONS PHOTO April 25, 1899 in Seattle, King, WA, son of THOMAS PARSONS and ELIZABETH CALHOUN.
Children of MARY MCDOWELL and JOHN PARSONS are:
i. HELEN CELILIA PARSONS, b. January 1900, Seattle, King, WA; d. March 17, 1980, Saratoga, CA.
ii. MARY AGNES PARSONS, b. August 08, 1902, Seattle, King, WA; d. CA; m. WILLIAM MEDINA, April 19, 1926, CA.
iii. ROBERT SYLVESTER PARSONS, b. October 12, 1904, Eureka, CA; m. EVELYN DROST, January 06, 1937.
iv. JAMES CLEMENT PARSONS, b. November 15, 1906, Santa Rosa, CA; m. DOROTHY KEITHLEY, April 22, 1928.
v. MARTHA PARSONS, b. May 07, 1908, Santa Rosa, CA; m. FRANK CARROLL FREEMAN, July 26, 1938.
vi. FRANCIS PARSONS, b. October 23, 1910, Santa Rosa, CA.
vii. GENEVIEVE DEBBORA PARSONS, b. October 28, 1911, Santa Rosa, CA; d. October 15, 1967, St. Mary's Hospital, Milwaukee, WI; m. CHAMPLAIN HASTINGS CASTLE, September 18, 1943, San Francisco, CA.
Descendants of John Epler (possible child of PETER EPLER)
(4) JOHN EPLER was born 1805-1807 in PA, and died 1860-1870. He married SARAH DEWITT 1830 in Marion, OH.
Children of JOHN and SARAH DEWITT are:
i. LORENZO EPLER, b. abt. 1831; d. 1870-1880; m. ALMIRA DILLINGHAM, May 01, 1853.
ii. THEODORE EPLER, b. 1832-1835; d. 1899; m. AMANDA HILL, December 04, 1857.
iii. WILLIAM OLIVER EPLER, b. August 06, 1833, Marion, Marion, OH; d. September 19, 1905, Atwood, Kosco Co., IN; m. AMANDA HOPPIS, December 31, 1857.
iv. CATHERINE EPLER, b. abt. 1838; m. HENRY CORRELL, December 01, 1861.
v. ELIZABETH ANN EPLER, b. January 28, 1843, OH; d. abt. 1918, Kosciusko Co., IN; m. MERIDA DENNEY, April 26, 1860, Kosciusko Co., IN.
vi. SARAH JANE EPLER, b. January 28, 1843, OH; d. March 08, 1868, IN; m. GEORGE SIDNEY LUKE, March 03, 1859.
vii. ALICIA/ALVINA/ELVINA EPLER, b. 1844.
viii. ELECTA EPLER, b. abt. 1846-1848, OH; d. 1927; m. WILLIAM SNYDER, February 21, 1869, Kosciusko Co., IN.
ix. CHARLES EPLER, b. abt. 1848, OH.
