Thomas S. Kepler

As printed in 1901

THOMAS S. KEPLER, I. D.

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Dr. Kepler obtained his primary education in the common schools of Linn county, and was afterward a student at Cornell College, Mt. Vernon. Immediately after leaving that institution he took up the study of medicine, and attended lectures at the medical college in Keokuk in 1862 and 1863. He was then engaged in the practice of his profession at Mt. Vernon until iSAf). when he formed a partnership wath Dr. J. S. Love, and was in practice at Springville. Linn county, for two years, and at Dyersville, Dubuque county, the same length of time. At the end of that period he returned to Linn county and located between Si)ringville and Viola, where, in connection with his profession, he also carried on farming for three years. He then returned to Mt. Vernon, where he has successfully engaged in general practice ever since.

In is()_> Dr. Kepler was married at Mt.

Vernon to Miss Anna Grove, a native of Ohio and a daughter of John and Mary (Wain) Grove, who came to Linn county, Iowa, at an early day and settled in Bertram township, where the father engaged in farming until his death, which occurred about forty years ago. The mother long survived him, dying about three years ago at the age of eighty-nine. ]Mrs. Keiler wa born of a family of four children, all of whom are still living. Samuel is a retired farmer of i\It. \''vernon. George is also a resident of Mt. Vernon, but still retains his farm in Franklin township. Alice is the widow of Dr. Perkins, who studied under the direction of our subject and was graduated from Rush Medical College, Chicago. He engaged in the practice of his profession at Fairfax, Linn county, for sixteen years prior to his death. His widow now resides in Belle Plaine, Iowa.

L'nto the doctor and his wife were born four sons and four daughters, namely: ( I ) Dallas Lincoln was for nine years connected with the Union Pacific Railroad as station agent at Cheyenne, 'coming. He then for several years conducted a cattle ranch in Colorado, and in the spring of 1901 he returned to Cheyenne and again entered the employ of the railroad. He married Kathryn IIcFarland and has one daughter, Anna. (2) Xettie A. was graduated from Cornell College in 1891, and the same year went to Kingman, Kansas, where he commenced teaching, but shortly afterward she accepted a position as teacher in the schools of East Waterloo, Iowa, where she has been ever since, with the exception of one year si)ent at the Chicago University. (3) Edna Alice pursued an art course at Cornell College, from which she, too, was graduated. She taught with her sister at Kingman,

Kansas, and is now connected with the 'waterloo schools. (4) Ot's L., who is engaged in the real estate business in Mt. Vernon, under the firm name of Kepler & Travis,married Jennette T'l-avis, a sister of his partner and a daughter of Daniel Travis, deceased, who was one of the early settlers of this county, and a retired farmer of Mt. Vernon at the time of his death. By this union were born two children, Annita and H'iiomas. (5) Mary A. taught in the district schools for a time, but is now engaged in the millinery business at Mt. Wernon, being associated with liss Randall, a daughter of R. K. Randall, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work. (6) George N. has been a farmer of Cedar county Ijut is now residing in Mt. Vernun. He married Carrie filler and has one son, Forrest. ( 7) Watson attended Cornell College and is now clerking in. a dry-goods store at ]Mt. Vernon. (8) Grace has attended Cornell College and is now studying music at It. Wernon.

For forty-nine years Dr. Kepler has been a faithful and active member of the Methodist church; has been leader of class No. 1 for fourteen years; and steward of the church for about the same length of time. Fraternally he is now a non-affiliated Mason. He receives and merits the respect and esteem of all who know him and his genuine worth and many virtues are widely recognized.

As printed in Biographical records of Linn County, Iowa .. (1901). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.