Martin Luther Keplinger
Martin Luther Keplinger was born on January 25, 1847, in Franklin, Illinois, to Samuel Keplinger and Permelia Green. His father was a farmer who owned $16,500 of real estate and $1,800 of personal property by 1860. He grew up and attended school in Franklin, and by 1870, he was working as a lawyer in Bloomington, Illinois.
 
He married Mary E. Ayers on February 24, 1880, and they had at least six children: Cora, born around 1880; Clara, born around 1882; Ruth, born around 1887; Wilkin, born around 1889; Nelly, born around 1891; and Laura, born around 1897. They lived in Carlinville, Illinois. He died there on January 10, 1929.
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(5108)Keplinger, Martin Luther1847-01-251929-01-10
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (2956) [recipient] ~ Harden G. Keplinger to Martin L. Keplinger, 8 November 1863

People - Records: 1

  • (5108) Keplinger, Martin Luther is the [sibling of] (863) Keplinger, Harden Green

Places - Records: 2

  • (3149) [birth] ~ Franklin, Morgan County, Illinois
  • (3150) [death] ~ Carlinville, Morgan County, Illinois

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1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Illinois Marriage Index, 1860-1920, available from Ancestry.com; Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, available from Ancestry.com