Sarah Kepley ^{1 2}

   FamilySearch ID: LK64-659.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. She has conflicting birth information of Abt 1827 and , , PA. ¹

2. She has conflicting birth information of Abt 1828 and , , PA.

3. Census in 1850 in East Norwegian Twp., Schuylkill County, PA. ¹ The 1850 census recorded Levi Hilbert, carpenter, 26, living with wife Sarah, 24; Otilla, 5; Isabella, 3; and John, 2. All were born in Pennsylvania. On the same census page is Susan Kepple, 54, with her son William, 18; Emma, 15; and Joseph, 12. Also on the census page are neighbors that likely Levi worked with: boat builder Samauel Gray, 32; and boatman John Gellens, 28.


The census was recorded 2 Oct 1850.

4. Census in 1860 in Port Carbon, Schuylkill, PA. ³ The 1860 census recorded Levi Hibbert [sic - indexed wrong], boat builder, 42, living with wife Sarah, 33; Otilla, 15; Sobdah, 13; John, 11; Susan, 9; and George, 5. All were born in Pennsylvania. Levi's real estate is valued at $600 and personal estate $200. Sarah cannot read. On the same census page is boat builder Samuel Gray, 40; and coach maker Henry Krebs, 35. The post office is Port Carbon. The census was recorded 26 Jun 1860.

5. Census in 1870 in Port Carbon, Schuylkill, PA. ⁴ The 1870 recorded Levey Hilbert, boat builder, 49, living with wife Sarah, 42; Susan, 20; George 17, and son Lewis, 4 months, marked as born in February in the census column. Levey has no real estate value and personal estate worth $300, but his wife Sarah has real estate valued at $600, suggesting they are living on land her family owned. Also in the home is Sarah's mother, Susan Kepley, 72. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. The post office was Minersville. The census was recorded on 17 Aug 1870.

6. Census in 1880 in Port Carbon, Schuylkill, PA. ⁵ The 1880 census recorded Sarah Hilbert, widowed, 52, living with son George, 26; son Lewis, 10; daughter Emma, 8; and mother Susan Kepley, 75. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

Sarah married Levi Hilbert. (Levi Hilbert was born about 1824 in , , PA ¹ and died before 1880 in , Schuylkill, PA.)