Hello Thanks alot for your very informative reply. I had wondered about the birth/baptism record. Usually everything is very complete and I did not know if it was to be moved into 1806 for christening or back to 1804 for birth. I think your suggestion of 1804 is correct. I never had access to the book itself -- just a notation with no other dates to judge how it corresponded chronologically. The census information is perfect -- exactly what I needed. A 19 year old William in 1850 corresponds perfectly with William Joshua Kepler being born 2-22-1831. The Mary Magdalena Young is the mother of that head of household (John Kepler (1804-1879) you cited, not his wife. Elizabeth would be his only wife. John's father was named Johan/John and he was the husband of the Mary Magdalena Young you asked about.. The immediate neighbors -- Daniel and John are Conrad's grandchildren, not actualy his children, as is the cited head of household. Thanks again for all the help! I really do appreciate it. ----- Original Message ----- From: <DayvidA@aol.com> To: <MD-FRED-GEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 1:11 PM Subject: Re: [MDFred] HELP! can anyone help me with a census link? Kepler - Frederick ... > hI William... > > Did a little digging, and may have some help for you. First, concerning John > Kepler's birthdate... I think there's an error in the published edition of > the Zion Lutheran, Middletown, baptismal register. John's birth/baptismal > record was recorded on p. 83 of the register. As published, the complete > record reads: b. 22 Nov., 1805, bp. 17 March, 1805. As the baptismal > register is chronological, I'd suggest that John's actual birthdate was 22 > Nov., 1804. I don't know if your death record for him counts backwards > exactly to 22 Nov., 1805, but given the setup of the baptismal register, I'd > say that the copyist made an error. Baptisms on that page were performed > from Feb., 1805. through April, 1805. Many of the other children were born > in late 1804 as well. > > As to the census for 1850, first a question: did your John Kepler remarry > after the death of his wife Mary Magdalena Young in 1840, possibly to an > Elizabeth? My question stems from the following census entry: > > 1850 MD Frederick Co. Middletown District p. 329B 20 July, 1850 > > 269/277 John Kepler 45 M Farmer > Elizabeth 43 F > William 19M Farmer > Henry M. 18 M > Mary M. 17 F > Martin L. 14 M > Daniel S. 13 M > Ann R. 11 F > Malinda E. 9 F > Sarah C. 7 F > John H. 5 M > Charlotte A. 3 F > Charles C. 9/12 M > > Would Ann R. Kepler have been Mary Magdalena's final child? Did she die of > complications from the birth? > > Also of note were two of John Kepler's immediate neighbors: Daniel Young, > 54, and wife Mary M., 51, along with 9 children at household 262/270; and > John Young, 57, and wife Catherine, 52, with 3 children at household 263/271. > Did John Kepler's farm come originally from wife Mary M. Young's family, > perhaps an inheritance or "deed of affection" from her father, or just a > straight out deed from Conrad Young to John Kepler? > > Let me know if any of this helps; I'll keep an eye out for any corroborative > info. > > David Fletcher > Richmond, VA > > > ==== MD-FRED-GEN Mailing List ==== > Come on over to the Maryland Roots Network at: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/MD/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >