Jepson, Warren

1833 - 1898  (65 years)    Has no ancestors but 20 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Jepson, Warren
  Born	27 Feb 1833	, , New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Other Info or Events	27 Feb 1833
  son of Joel Jepson (1797-1850) and Hannah Plass (1801-1868)
  Military Service	Bef 1866
  Civil War, Company A, 42nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
  1870 Census	1870	Deer Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Warren Jepson 33 Lanie Jepson 26 Albert Jepson 10 Franklin Jepson 9 Philander Rand 48
  Died	15 Nov 1898
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 0864
  WARREN JEPSON, who for thirty-six years was engaged in agricultural pursuits in Deer Creek township, Outagamie county, was one of the pioneers of this district, and during a long and useful career did much towards the building up and development of his community. Born February 27, 1833, in St. Lawrence county, New York, Mr. Jepson came to Wisconsin in the late '50s, locating in Fond du Lac, and after one year removed to Maple Creek township, where he bought eighty acres of land. He was married August 28, 1859, to Miss Lana E. Krake, daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth (Lepper) Krake, natives of New York State, of German ancestry. They left Herkimer county, New York, for Wisconsin in 1855, settling in Fond du Lac, where they remained for two years, and then came to Maple Creek township and purchased eighty acres of land, both spending the remaining years of their lives here. They are buried in Maple Creek Cemetery. Mrs. Jepson was the youngest of a family of six children, and was born November 5, 1841. Mrs. and Mrs. Jepson. had four children: Albert, who married Maggie Dempsey, and is now living in Outagamie county, has nine children; Frank, who married Edna Pelton, of Fond du Lac, who died leaving three children, and he married (second) Mary Calkins, by whom he had seven children, and is now living in Outagamie county; Nora E., who married Albert Raisler, of Appleton, had three daughters; and Edna, who died at the age of two years. Mrs. Jepson adopted another child, Jennie, when a year and six months old, and she married David Calkins and lives in Whittenberg, and had two children who died, later adopting a son. After marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Jepson moved on to a farm of eighty acres in Deer Creek township, upon which, in 1860, they built a log house, which was replaced in 1883 by a brick residence. Here they lived for thirty-six years. They moved to the property in the winter, and with a yoke of oxen, two cows and an ax, Mr. Jepson began clearing the land. In the following spring he secured a plow, a drag and a wagon, and as time passed by he added to his implements piece by piece as he was financially able, and in time developed an excellent property. There was a widow Johnson who lived on the adjoining property, who was the first white woman in this township, and who had a young man making his home with her who was an incorrigible. Mr. Jepson had lumber for building stored in a mill three miles north of his property, and the mill was fired at the instigation of the widow Johnson in revenge for some fancied wrong she had suffered at the hands of the owner in regard to some cattle. It was proved that the young man living with her had fired the property by direction of Mrs. Johnson, and she was sentenced to jail, where she died. Mr. Jepson lost his lumber, but later erected a brick house and barns, and continued to develop his eighty acres, which are now almost all under cultivation. In November, 1894, he turned the property over to his son and built a residence in Welcome, where he lived in retirement until his death, November 15, 1899, and is buried in Maple Creek Cemetery. His widow, who still lives in the residence in Welcome, was the first white woman in Deer Creek township, with the exception of the widow Johnson above mentioned. In the spring of 1864 Mr. Jepson enlisted for service in the Civil War, becoming a member of Company A, Forty-second Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, with which organization he served until the close of the war, being assigned to guard duty at Cairo, Illinois. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, which took a part in his funeral services. In politics Mr. Jepson was a Republican, and he served on the board of supervisors for some years and was also a member of the school board. He and his wife were earnest members of the Methodist Church.
  	Jepson, Warren Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  Buried	Old Maple Creek Cemetery, Maple Creek, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I191421	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2017

  
  

  Family	Krake, Lana,   b. 5 Nov 1841, , , New York, USA ,   d. 30 Oct 1925, Bear Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	28 Aug 1859
  Children	+ 1. Jepson, Albert,   b. 5 Aug 1860, , Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 22 Dec 1944, Bear Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 84 years) + 2. Jepson, Frank,   b. 29 Dec 1861, Deer Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 19 Mar 1941, Deer Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2014
  Family ID	F64747	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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