Hello; We're searching for the resting place of a discovered young girl's headstone named Ivey A. Klepfer, 1 yr. and 4 months. Please read the e-mail text below and if you can help us contact me at [email protected]. Thank you. Jeff Kempf
Attachment: Forwarded Message From: [email protected] Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 11:44:20 EST Subject: Re: Klepfer Family Cemetery To: [email protected]
Actually, I posted her information and several people wrote back. They were all from other states researching the Klepfer name No one had record of Ivey Klepfer, however. Here's what I posted on the Indiana State Library Census board and the Klepfer Family History board: I found in Indianapolis, Indiana, an abandoned gravestone with the name Ivey A. Klepfer, dated Oct. 18, 1884. I yr, 4m, 1d old daughter of Jesse and S.J. Klepfer. Can anyone help me locate the resting place or family members of this little girl? I located a small Klepfer family cemetery on 79th and Fox Road in Indianapolis, IN. Simon Klepfer had a farm on this land before Geist Reservoir was built. Many family members are buried here dating back in the late 1800's. Simon and Jesse Klepfer, (brothers) and Savila Klepfer (wife of Jesse) are buried here as well as others. Many of the gravestones have been vandalized. Savila's name is on Jesse's marker with no date of death.
I'm trying to verify that Ivey A. Klepfer, 1 year old daughter of Jesse and Savila is actually buried there, does anyone have documents showing that Ivey A. Klepfer did exist and/or was indeed buried there? I have her gravestone that I'd like to place back at her resting site... Just keep me in mind if you ever have suggestions, I am hopeful that somewhere there is a record of this little girl's birth or death. Hopefully, I'll stumble across it, stumbling is appropriate since I am quite the novice at this!! Thank you Jeff, Leslie
Links to other sites on the Web
Marion
County, Indiana Cemetery Homepage
Southport Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Gravestone Studies Website
Ivey A. Klepfer gravestone pictures.
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