Pepper family photograph collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SP138
Scope and Contents
This collection includes black-and-white photographs taken by Kate Reifel Pepper and others from Franklin County, Indiana in ranging from circa 1914 to circa 1915 regarding the Pepper and Reifel families, bridge building, farming, and Peppertown, Indiana.
Dates
- circa 1914-circa 1915
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
William Frederick Pepper was born on June 9, 1887 to Louis Richard (1849–1915) and Caroline E. (Heinemann) Pepper (1852–1927) in Peppertown, Franklin County, Indiana. He had 10 siblings including Gustav, Mathilda "Tillie" M., Victor, Floria, Herman, Charlotta "Lotta" E., Augustus "August" F., and Anita B. The family lived on a farm in Salt Creek in Franklin County where they grew tobacco and sorghum and attended St. Nicholas Lutheran Church in Peppertown. Pepper married Anna Catherine "Kate" Reifel (1892–1977) on September 15, 1917 and they had two children: Carol Louisia (1920-1996) and Claude Richard "Dick" (1929-1992). The family lived in Fresno, California before returning to Franklin County, Indiana, this time moving to Brookville. Pepper died suddenly on May 31, 1951 in Brookville and was buried in Shrine of Memories Mausoleum in Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana.
Anna Catherine "Kate" Reifel was born to George Philip and Catherine Louise (Hortsman) Reifel on August 8, 1892 in Franklin County, Indiana. She had four older siblings, including John P., Mary Ann, Francis "Frank" Henry, and William Charles "Sam."
Carol Louisia Pepper (1920-1996), daughter of William F. and Kate Pepper, married Burt Austin Volkening (1924–2011) on July 21, 1946. They lived in St. Clair, Michigan. Her brother, Claude Richard "Dick" Pepper (1929-1992), lived in Brookville, Indiana and married Velma Jean Hoffman on August 26, 1950.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Anna Catherine Pepper." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011. Accessed November 30, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Carol Pepper." Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1940. Accessed November 30, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Carol Pepper." Web: Marion County, Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1925-2012. Accessed November 30, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Claude R. Pepper." Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Accessed November 30, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Louis Pepper." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed November 30, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "William Pepper." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed November 30, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "William Pepper." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed November 30, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "William Pepper." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed November 30, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "William Pepper." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed November 30, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "William Pepper." Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Accessed November 30, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "Carol Louise Pepper Volkening." Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed November 30, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25924324/carol-louise-volkening.
Findagrave.com. "Claude Richard 'Dick' Pepper." Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed November 30, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122799758/claude_richard-pepper.
Findagrave.com. "William Pepper." Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed November 30, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157875593/william-pepper.
"George Philip Reifel." Obituary. Brookville Democrat (IN), November 16, 1933, 1. Accessed November 30, 2021. Newspapers.com.
"William Frederick Pepper." Obituary. Brookville Democrat (IN), June 14, 1951, 6. Accessed November 30, 2021. Newspapers.com.
Anna Catherine "Kate" Reifel was born to George Philip and Catherine Louise (Hortsman) Reifel on August 8, 1892 in Franklin County, Indiana. She had four older siblings, including John P., Mary Ann, Francis "Frank" Henry, and William Charles "Sam."
Carol Louisia Pepper (1920-1996), daughter of William F. and Kate Pepper, married Burt Austin Volkening (1924–2011) on July 21, 1946. They lived in St. Clair, Michigan. Her brother, Claude Richard "Dick" Pepper (1929-1992), lived in Brookville, Indiana and married Velma Jean Hoffman on August 26, 1950.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Anna Catherine Pepper." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011. Accessed November 30, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Carol Pepper." Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1940. Accessed November 30, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Carol Pepper." Web: Marion County, Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1925-2012. Accessed November 30, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Claude R. Pepper." Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Accessed November 30, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Louis Pepper." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed November 30, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "William Pepper." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed November 30, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "William Pepper." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed November 30, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "William Pepper." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed November 30, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "William Pepper." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed November 30, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "William Pepper." Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Accessed November 30, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "Carol Louise Pepper Volkening." Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed November 30, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25924324/carol-louise-volkening.
Findagrave.com. "Claude Richard 'Dick' Pepper." Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed November 30, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122799758/claude_richard-pepper.
Findagrave.com. "William Pepper." Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed November 30, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157875593/william-pepper.
"George Philip Reifel." Obituary. Brookville Democrat (IN), November 16, 1933, 1. Accessed November 30, 2021. Newspapers.com.
"William Frederick Pepper." Obituary. Brookville Democrat (IN), June 14, 1951, 6. Accessed November 30, 2021. Newspapers.com.
Extent
0.02 Cubic Feet (2 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Jane Volkening on 1981/08/12.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2021/11/30 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid created 2021/11/30 by Brittany Kropf.
- Agriculture
- Agriculture -- Indiana
- Bridges
- Bridges -- Design and construction
- Cemeteries
- Cemeteries -- Indiana
- Church buildings
- Construction
- Family life
- Farm equipment
- Farm life -- Indiana
- Farmers -- Indiana
- Farming
- Farms -- Indiana
- Franklin County (Ind.)
- Lumber
- Lutheran Church
- Lutheran church buildings
- Metamora (Ind.)
- Pepper family
- Peppertown (Ind.)
- Photographs
- Reifel family
- Tobacco
- Tobacco farmers
- Title
- Pepper family photograph collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
