Johannes Kepner & Maria Christiana Strauss

Johannes Kepner, son of Benidictus Kepner and Maria Salome Weicker, was born in Apr 1737 in Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 03 Jan 1836 in Greenwood, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA.

Maria Christiana Strauss, daughter of Albrecht Strauss and Maria Margaretta Zerbe, was born on 26 Jul 1751 in Upper Banks Township, Berks, Pennsylvania. She died on 24 Sep 1821 in Greenwood, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA.

Johannes Kepner and Maria Christiana Strauss were married on 24 May 1774. They had the following children:

• John Jacob Kepner was born on 15 Jul 1777 in Millerstown, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA (Pfoutz Valley PA). He married Sarah Elizabeth Dupes in 1807. He died on 15 Apr 1845 in Turbett, Juniata, Pennsylvania, USA.

• Benjamin Kepner was born on 22 Oct 1776 in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 08 Dec 1850.

• Samuel Kepner was born on 07 Aug 1775 in Greenwood, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA (Pfoutz Valley). He died on 21 Apr 1816 in Perry, Pennsylvania, USA.

• Anna Maria Kepner was born on 07 Sep 1771 in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA. She died on 24 Sep 1821 in Greenwood, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA.

• John Kepner was born on 04 Feb 1779. He died before 1860.

• Maria Christina Kepner was born on 07 Dec 1779 in Greenwood, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA. She died on 26 Mar 1845 in Turbett, Juniata, Pennsylvania, USA.

• David Kepner was born on 10 May 1787 in Greenwood, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 20 Apr 1851 in Perry, Pennsylvania, USA.

• Margaretha Kepner was born in 1792. She died in Feb 1842.

• Elizabeth Kepner was born on 19 Feb 1800. She died on 13 Jun 1815.

From "History ofthat part of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys, embraced in the counties of Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, Union and Snyder, in the Commonwealth ofPennsylvania" by F. Ellis and A.N. Hunderford, 1886. Page 777:

John Kepner lived about Millerstown, or below it. He had three sons, who moved into the present Turbett township. 1. Benjamin, who moved across the river from Mexico in 1772, whose sons were Jacob (merchant), Benjamin, William, John, Philip, Henry and David. 2. Jacob, who moved on the McCrum place, now owned by S. D. Kepner, in 1799, whose sons were John and Jacob by a first wife, and Benjamin, Henry and Samuel D. by a second wife. 3. Samuel, who moved on the Crozier place, next west of his brother Jacob in 1797, whose sons were Jacob, David, Samuel and John W. The daughters are not here given. There was also another stock of Kepners of the same family connection, but not related nearer than cousins to the three brothers above named, who moved on farms a little east of Johnstown. They were John, in 1791; and Major Benjamin, in 1790, whose sons were Solomon (the merchant), Benjamin, Absalom, David and Josiah. The major was also known as Judge Benjamin. The sons of Jacob, son of Jacob, were John, Jacob, Henry, Benjamin, Samuel, and daughters Catharine (Sulouff), Mary (Boyer), Christina (Hertzler-Heikes), Sarah (Rice), Elizabeth (Aughey).