Person Page - 2367

     William Grant Peoples was also known as William Grant Alloway William was adopted by Elizabeth Temple's third husband, William M. Alloway. He was born on 18 October 1868. He was the son of William Peoples and Elizabeth Temple. William Grant Peoples married Naomi Abigail Martin. William Grant Peoples died on 14 April 1941 at age 72. He was buried in April 1941 at Kimbolton Cemetery, Kimbolton, Guernsey Co., OH, Findagrave #28500945.

     Beula Ophelia Peper was born circa 1911 at Texas.¹ She married Lawrence Delbert Larimore, son of Ira Delbert Larimore and Rosetta A. Albers, on 25 September 1937 at California.¹ Beula Ophelia Peper lived between 1984 and 1988 at Bellflower, Los Angeles Co., CA.

     Ralph Belle Peper married Mary Lena Davis, daughter of Demosthenes Cicero Davis and Esther Ellen Burgess. Ralph Belle Peper was born on 30 December 1893 at Harrison Co., IN. He was the son of William Peper and Ida Davis. Ralph Belle Peper died in May 1974 at age 80.

     William Peper married Ida Davis.

     Christina Pepers married James Hamson.

     David Sylvester Peppel was born on 28 February 1880 at Salem Twp., Columbiana Co., OH.^1,2 He was the son of Franklin Peppel and Lovina Halverstadt.¹ David Sylvester Peppel married Lela Mae Bartholow, daughter of George Washington Bartholow and Anna Mae Bragg, on 19 January 1921 at Columbiana Co., OH; David was first married to Blanche Green in 1907 and had a daughter, Nan Julia Peppel Pannell (1909-1989). David Sylvester Peppel and Lela Mae Bartholow were divorced in June 1932; ; The Salem News, Salem, Ohio, Saturday, 4 JUN 1932, page 8 (Newspapers.com):

Divorce Actions

In the divorce petition filed by David S. Peppel against his wife, Lela M. Peppel, a decree has been obtained by the plaintiff on the ground of extreme cruelty and also upon payment of costs. A decree has been entered approving a settlement. The custody of two minor children has been awarded the plaintiff, while the court gave the custody of another minor to the defendant. This petition was field March 31 last.

NOTE: Forrest and Jack were living with their father as of the 1940 census, rural Columbiana County. Richard was already married as of that date.

David Sylvester Peppel died on 16 October 1946 at Lisbon, Columbiana Co., OH, at age 66. He was buried in October 1946 at Lisbon Cemetery, Lisbon, Columbiana Co., OH, Findagrave #64863510.

     Donna Mae Peppel was born on 23 February 1940 at Ohioville, Beaver Co., PA. She was the daughter of Richard Eugene Peppel and Emma Mae Murray. Donna Mae Peppel lived in 1964 at Sebring, Mahoning Co., OH. She died on 17 August 2003 at Charlotte Co. (probably), FL, at age 63 dates per SSDI, last residence Port Charlotte.

     Forrest Clayton Peppel was born on 2 August 1925 at Salem, Columbiana Co., OH.¹ He was the son of David Sylvester Peppel and Lela Mae Bartholow.¹ Forrest Clayton Peppel began military service WW II service, U.S. Navy. He married Dorothy Lee Shears, daughter of William John Shears and Nora Belle Lesch, on 17 September 1947 at Columbiana Co., OH, two children born to this marriage. Forrest Clayton Peppel died on 14 February 1994 at Salem, Columbiana Co., OH, at age 68.

     Franklin Peppel was born in December 1845 at Ohio.^1,2 He married Lovina Halverstadt on 9 January 1873 at Columbiana Co., OH. Franklin Peppel died in 1923. He was buried in 1923 at Lisbon Cemetery, Lisbon, Columbiana Co., OH, Findagrave #70586476.

     Jack Arthur Peppel Sr. was born on 21 December 1929 at Fairfield Twp., Columbiana Co., OH.¹ He was the son of David Sylvester Peppel and Lela Mae Bartholow.¹
Note: The Salem News, Salem, Ohio; Saturday, 13 JAN 1951, page 5 (Newspapers.com):

Janet Harroff Engaged
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Harroff of New Waterford announce the engagement of their daughter, Janet Elaine, to Jack Peppel, son of Mrs. Raymond Knepper of Leetonia. No date has been set for the wedding.


The Salem News, Salem, Ohio; Saturday, 1 MAR 1952, page 7 (Newspapers.com):

Leetonia

...............
Pfc. Jack Peppel is spending an 8-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Knepper, enroute to Camp Stoneman, Pittsburgh, Calif., from Camp Gordon, Ga.


The Salem News, Salem, Ohio; Monday, 9 FEB 1953, page 1 (Newspapers.com):

Area GIs Return
Three district men are scheduled to arrived today in Seattle aboard the Navy transport Gen. Rl L. Howze. They are:

Cpl. Richard D. Candle, Alliance; Sgt. Gerald D. Felger of East Palestine and Pfc. Jack A. Peppel of Leetonia. Jack Arthur Peppel Sr. began military service in 1952 Korean War service, U.S. Army, Pfc. He married Evelyn Grace Bryarly, daughter of Claude Benjamin Bryarly and Mary Isolene Ward, on 24 November 1957 at East Fairfield, Columbiana Co., OH, Two daughters, one son. Jack Arthur Peppel Sr. died on 12 February 1969 at Salem City Hospital, Salem, Columbiana Co., OH, at age 39

Obituary – The Salem News, Salem, Ohio; Thursday, 13 FEB 1969, page 8 (Newspapers.com):

Peppel Funeral
Funeral service will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Arbaugh-Pearce Funeral Home for Jack Arthur Peppel, Sr., 39, of Lisbon Rd. who died Wednesday in Salem City Hospital.

Rev. William Longsworth will officiate and burial will be in Woodsdale Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Surviving are his widow, Evelyn; his mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Knepper of Leetonia; two daughters, Lori and Kelly of the home; a son Jack, Jr. at home; a brother, Forrest of Beloit RD; two half-sisters, Mrs. Frances Macry of Leetonia and Mrs. Julia Pannell of Kirkwood, Mo; two half-brothers, Larry and James Knepper, both of Leetonia; and a daughter, Debbie Myers of California.

He was buried in February 1969 at Woodsdale Cemetery, Guilford, Columbiana Co., OH, Findagrave #74559638.

     Judith Lynn Peppel was born on 14 April 1959 at Ohio. She was the daughter of Richard Eugene Peppel and Emma Mae Murray. Judith Lynn Peppel died on 28 January 2011 at Stark Co., OH, at age 51.

     Linda Lea Peppel was born on 23 July 1942 at Salem, Columbiana Co., OH. She was the daughter of Richard Eugene Peppel and Emma Mae Murray. Linda Lea Peppel married Martin E. Carpenter in October 1960. Linda Lea Peppel lived between 1964 and 2020 at Alliance, Stark Co., OH. She died on 22 February 2021 at age 78.

     Richard Eugene Peppel was born on 2 March 1922 at Salem, Columbiana Co., OH.¹ He was the son of David Sylvester Peppel and Lela Mae Bartholow.¹ Richard Eugene Peppel married Emma Mae Murray, daughter of Joseph Edgar Murray and Iva Myrtle Snyder, on 11 October 1939. Richard Eugene Peppel lived on 19 April 1950 at Woodsdale Road, Butler Twp., Columbiana Co., OH.² He died on 2 September 1964 at Salem, Columbiana Co., OH, at age 42

Obituary – The Salem News, Salem, Ohio; Thursday, 3 SEP 1964, page 10 (Newspapers.com):

Richard E. Peppel
Richard E. Peppel, 42, of the Woodsdale Road, RD 2, Salem, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Salem Central Clinic at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday following a heart attack suffered while on the Twin Springs Golf Course near Guilford Lake.

Born in Salem March 2, 1922, the son of the late David S. Peppel and Lela Peppel Knepper, he lived in the area all his life, was employed by the Eljer Co. and was a World Ward II veteran of the Marine Corps.

He is survived by his wife, Emma Murray Peppel; his mother, of Leetonia; five daughters, Mrs. Donna Oldfield of Sebring, Mrs. Linda Carpenter of Alliance, Darlene, Cheryl and Judy of the home; two brothers, Forrest Peppel of Beloit, and Jack Peppel of Salem; two half-sisters, Mrs. Julie Pannell of St. Louis, Mo., and Mrs. Leafey Macry of Leetonia; two half brothers, Larry Knepper of Hanna City Air Force Base, Ill., and James Knepper of Columbiana, and four grandchildren.

Services will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Arbaugh-Pearce Funeral Home with Rev. William Longsworth, pastor of the First Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Woodsdale Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from 7 to 9 pm.

     Silas Peppel was born on 9 December 1888. He married Dora Maude Bartholow, daughter of Charles B. Bartholow and Luella B. Allender, on 25 June 1925. Silas Peppel died on 3 February 1971 at age 82.

     Steven Forrest Peppel was born on 18 April 1948 at Salem, Columbiana Co., OH. He was the son of Forrest Clayton Peppel and Dorothy Lee Shears. Steven Forrest Peppel began military service Vietnam War service, U.S. Navy. He married Rebecca Ruth Morris on 2 November 1974 at Salem First Friends Church, Salem, Columbiana Co., OH; no children, per divorce record. Steven Forrest Peppel and Rebecca Ruth Morris were divorced on 7 June 1978 at Mahoning Co., OH. Steven Forrest Peppel died on 10 June 2021 at Salem, Columbiana Co., OH, at age 73

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com Memorial #228499378):

Steven Forrest Peppel, 73 of Salem passed away at 10:40 a.m. on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at Salem Regional Medical Center in Salem.

He was born on April 18, 1948 in Salem to his parents, the late Forrest and Dorothy (Shears) Peppel.

Steven was a 1966 graduate of West Branch High School. He was a member of the United States Navy and served his country during the Vietnam War. Steven had a wide array of activities that kept him busy. He was a collector of trains and liked to fly remote controlled helicopters. He enjoyed fishing, playing pool and spending time on the golf course. In fact, he became quite talented as a one handed golfer after an earlier accident left the use of his arm limited. Steven was just as fond of going to the Car Shows as he was about "wrenching on cars". He was especially partial to sports cars. At one time owning the GT6 Triumph and a 1970's Triumph Spit Fire. Steven was a fun loving and colorful man. If you were to ask him what his favorite things to do were, he would say cussing and giving people a hard time. To those who knew him well, they knew this to be true.

Steven is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Dan and Laura "Lori" Peppel of Daytona Beach, FL, along with a nephew and niece.

Care was entrusted to the Arbaugh-Pearce-Greenisen & Sons Funeral & Cremation Services of Salem.

     Elizabeth Starling Pepper was also known as Lizzie. She was born on 12 November 1871. She was the daughter of Col. Robert Perry Pepper and Elizabeth Prudence Starling. Elizabeth Starling Pepper died on 13 July 1942 at Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY, at age 70.

     James Joseph Pepper was born on 9 June 1895 at Boone Co., IA. He married Della McVicker on 1 December 1917 at Boone, Boone Co., IA. James Joseph Pepper died on 4 February 1980 at Boone, Boone Co., IA, at age 84. He was buried in February 1980 at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Boone, Boone Co., IA, Findagrave #26866135.

     Jay B. Pepper was born in 1964. He was the son of Robert Duane Pepper and Wanda N. Carroll. Jay B. Pepper died in 1985. He was buried in 1985 at Boone Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Boone, Boone Co., IA, Findagrave #63334296.

     Kittye Lee Pepper was born on 25 March 1884 at Prospect, Giles Co., TN.¹ She married Dr. John William Hicks circa 1901. Kittye Lee Pepper died on 15 December 1964 at Huntsville, Madison Co., AL, at age 80

Death notice -- (via Findagrave.com):

Published Huntsville Times, Huntsville, AL, Thursday, December 17, 1964

Athens, AL - A funeral for Mrs. Kittye P. Hicks, 80, 221 S. Marion Street, was to be at 10 a.m. today at McConnell Funeral Home with Rev. James Harris officiating. Burial was to be in the City Cemetery.

She was buried in December 1964 at Athens City Cemetery, Athens, Limestone Co., AL, Findagrave #31965878.

     Laura Starling Pepper was also known as "Mimi". She was born on 22 July 1868. She was the daughter of Col. Robert Perry Pepper and Elizabeth Prudence Starling. Laura Starling Pepper died on 24 July 1958 at Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY, at age 90. She was buried in July 1958 at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY, Findagrave #98393504.

     Louise Pepper was born on 12 February 1875. She was the daughter of Col. Robert Perry Pepper and Elizabeth Prudence Starling. Louise Pepper died on 18 May 1897 at Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY, at age 22.

     Lyne Starling Pepper was also known as "Pinney" : a joking reference to the then-popular Gilbert & Sullivan play "HMS Pinafore", per Ned Boyajian. She was born on 6 December 1877. She was the daughter of Col. Robert Perry Pepper and Elizabeth Prudence Starling. Lyne Starling Pepper married Col. Thomas Lee Smith on 27 December 1898 at The Cliffs, Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY. Lyne Starling Pepper died on 16 August 1947 at Franklin Co., KY, at age 69. She was buried in August 1947 at Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN, Findagrave #7454958.

     Mahala Edwards Pepper was also known as "May". She was born on 11 July 1873 at Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY.² She was the daughter of Col. Robert Perry Pepper and Elizabeth Prudence Starling. Mahala Edwards Pepper died on 31 May 1910 at age 36.

     Mariah Hensley Pepper was also known as "Ria". She was born on 4 April 1870 at Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY. She was the daughter of Col. Robert Perry Pepper and Elizabeth Prudence Starling. Mariah Hensley Pepper married Lt.Col. Charles Donald Clay, son of James Brown Clay and Susanna Maria Jacob, in 1896 at Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY. Mariah Hensley Pepper died on 17 May 1939 at Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, at age 69. She was buried in May 1939 at The Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, Findagrave #103180571.

     Mary Julia Pepper was born on 31 January 1854 at Bradford Co., PA.¹ She married George A. Little on 25 March 1871 at Winnebago Co., WI. Mary Julia Pepper died on 25 November 1933 at Codington Co., SD, at age 79.

     Michael Claude Pepper was born on 27 February 1955 at Boone, Boone Co., IA. He was the son of Robert Duane Pepper and Wanda N. Carroll. Michael Claude Pepper died on 30 May 2016 at Boone, Boone Co., IA, at age 61. He was buried in June 2016 at Boone Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Boone, Boone Co., IA, Findagrave #163606120.

     Pauline Culbertson Pepper was also known as "Lina". She was born on 17 September 1858 at Versailles, Woodford Co., KY: or September, 1859, per 1900 census, Scott Co., KY, p.152A.¹ She was the daughter of Col. Robert Perry Pepper and Anna Maria Kinkead.¹ Pauline Culbertson Pepper married Clay Harlan Hatchitt, son of Dr. James Gunn Hatchitt and Elizabeth Davenport Harlan, in 1878 : 1900 census, Scott Co., KY, p.152A, married 21 years, no children born. Pauline Culbertson Pepper died on 25 May 1938 at Franklin Co., OH, at age 79. She was buried in May 1938 at Versailles Cemetery, Versailles, Woodford Co., KY, Findagrave #112232686.

     Robert Duane Pepper was born on 1 September 1926 at Des Moines, IA. He was the son of James Joseph Pepper and Della McVicker. Robert Duane Pepper married Wanda N. Carroll, daughter of Claude Carroll and Phyllis Alleen Curry, on 16 April 1949. Robert Duane Pepper died on 1 September 2018 at Boone, Boone Co., IA, at age 92. He was buried in September 2018 at Boone Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Boone, Boone Co., IA, Findagrave #163606333.

     Robert Perry Pepper was born on 4 January 1867. He was the son of Col. Robert Perry Pepper and Elizabeth Prudence Starling. Robert Perry Pepper died on 8 February 1896 at Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY, at age 29. Cause of death: spinal menigitis. He was buried in February 1896 at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY, Findagrave #98393816.

     Note: THE PEPPERS' HOUSES (from Ned Boyajian)
Regarding the Pepper's house: They had two. Their primary home was a 21-room house with an old-fashioned iron fence and gate on an ample property graced with many trees. The home stood on Main Street in Frankfort, directly across from the First Presbyterian Church. As it turned out, the house actually had 22 rooms. Lyne Goedecke, climbing on the roof, found a trap door. He opened the door and discovered a small room. In it was little rocking chair and little old fashioned side-buttoned child's shoe. There was no door into the interior of the house. The family speculates that the room might have been used by the underground railroad. The town house on Main Street survived until relatively recently. The family had to sell -- but on the understanding that the new owners would preserve the house. But the new owners lied; they tore it down and put up an office building. The family was heartbroken.

The Peppers' summer home was named The Cliffs and it stood along Wilkerson Highway on a bluff overlooking Frankfort. I don't know when The Cliffs was razed. The Cliffs had a wide veranda that went around two sides. A stream went along the house on the outside of the dining room window. Over the front entrance was this quote: "This day forth and Evermore, Blessings on those who come to this door." One day the mother and sister of Charles D. Clay, Susan Jacob Clay and Lucretia Clay (known to the family as Teetee) made a formal visit to the Cliffs. Teetee was an elegant, very proper little woman and on this occasion she wore a fancy flower hat. Now the Pepper family had a little pet monkey named Mike. When the Clays arrived, Mike was chained in the kitchen, but somehow he got loose. He came running around onto the porch where they all were sitting and jumped up on Teetee and hopped on her head and stamped on her little flower hat.

Col. Robert Perry Pepper was born on 19 November 1832 at Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY. He was the son of Samuel Pepper and Mahala Perry. Col. Robert Perry Pepper married Anna Maria Kinkead, daughter of Robert Kinkead and Paulina Christopher, in 1857. Col. Robert Perry Pepper married Elizabeth Prudence Starling, daughter of Col. Lyne Starling and Marie Antoinette Hensley, on 6 December 1865.¹ Col. Robert Perry Pepper died on 19 February 1895 at Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY, at age 62

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Robert was a breeder and racer of fine Kentucky trotting horses and a distiller of fine bourbon whiskey. When his distillery burned down, Pepper yielded to his wife's entreaties and the demands of the temperance movement - he did not rebuild, but went into the trotting horse business.

Exceptionally successful, Pepper's stable became famous for the sires Norval, Madrid, Acolyte and Onward. Mares were shipped from across the globe to breed with Pepper stallions.

The Pepper residence at 415 West Main was, before its demolition, a meeting place for the Frankfort gentry. Although a Union sympathizer who set out kettles of soup for Yankee soldiers garrisoning Frankfort during the Civil War, Mrs. Pepper carried on the traditions of old-style Southern hospitality in a grand manner.

***Information taken from the book "Frankfort Cemetery The Westminster Abbey of Kentucky"***.

He was buried in February 1895 at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY, Findagrave #98393765.