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27 October 2026

Help Us Put Faces to Names in the Lepley Family Tree!

I have gathered names, dates, and places for many relatives in our Lepley Genealogy Tree, but we are still missing photos for the family members listed below.

If you have pictures of any of these individuals—including group photos or gravestone snapshots—I would love to include them!

How to Share Photos

To keep things manageable, please send no more than 4 photos per person.

  1. Reach Out First: Fill out my Contact Me Google Form to let me know who you have photos of.

  2. By Email: Once I reply to your form, you can simply reply to my email and attach your digital photos or scans.

  3. By Snail Mail: If you prefer to mail original prints, let me know in the form and I will email you my mailing address. I will carefully scan your originals and mail them right back to you.

MIA List:

(Listed with birth and death dates/locations)

Crooks, Roberts, Gamble, & Thyne Branch


  • Florence Elizabeth Frances Crooks (27 November 1872 – Ridge Township, Van Wert County, Ohio) - (04 May 1873 – Ridge Township, Van Wert County, Ohio)

  • Nellie May Crooks (Thompson) (26 September 1875 – Ohio) - (04 December 1960 – Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California)

  • Elizabeth Foster Crooks (11 July 1902 – Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts) - (17 August 1944 – Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts) 

  • Grosvenor Marcy Crooks (02 March 1904 – Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts ) - 23 February 1994 – Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire)

  • Elmer Deross Roberts (12 September 1867 – York Township, Van Wert County, Ohio) - (24 January 1948 – West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida)

  • George Roland Gamble (19 May 1903 – Elwood, Pipe Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana) - (16 December 1975 – West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida)

  • James Joseph Thyne Jr. (31 March 1924 – Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania) - (14 January 2004 – Snellville, Gwinnett County, Georgia)

Graham, Hickman, Gillis Branch


  • Carol Elsie Graham (Westerhouse) (05 July 1922 – Illinois) - (02 July 1961 – North Cove, Pacific County, Washington)

  • Mattie Pearl Graham (Case) (11 May 1926 – Orting, Pierce County, Washington) - (27 August 1999 – Enumclaw, King County, Washington)

  • Leonard Ray Graham (07 August 1927 – Ione, Pend Oreille County, Washington) - (13 March 1988 – Enumclaw, King County, Washington)

  • Bonnie Pearl Graham (Northcott) (04 August 1952 – Fort Lewis, Pierce County, Washington) - (02 June 2001 – Pierce County, Washington)

  • Thomas C. Hickman (02 September 1872 – Van Wert, Hoaglin Township, Van Wert County, Ohio) - (07 September 1877 – Van Wert, Hoaglin Township, Van Wert County, Ohio)

  • Amelia Augusta Hickman (Spromberg) (07 August 1902 – Leavenworth, Chelan County, Washington) - (29 December 1957 – Anacortes, Skagit County, Washington)

  • Jack Wayne Hickman (31 May 1924 – Longview, Cowlitz County, Washington) - (24 June 1970 – San Francisco Hospital, San Francisco, California)

  • Leroy Arthur Gillis (17 October 1942 – Washington) - (04 July 2020 – Everett, Snohomish County, Washington)

  • Thomas Harold Johnson (24 January 1947 – Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington) - (02 February 2009 – Pierce County, Washington)

Shafer, Tobler Branch


  • Roy Harry Shafer (01 March 1892 – Hall County, Nebraska) - (07 November 1961 – Rosedale, South Platte Township, Hall County, Nebraska)

  • Oliver Omar Shafer (11 November 1915 – Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska) -    (02 October 1993 – Riverside, Riverside County, California)

  • Lyola Margaret Shafer (Roeske) (05 February 1925 – Scotts Bluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska) - (12 February 2018)

  • Jack Oliver Shafer (30 March 1944 – Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital, Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska) -  (19 November 2008 – Nebraska)

  • Stephan David Shafer (18 December 1944 – Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.) - (02 August 2024 – Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska)

  • Timothy Ewart Shafer (22 June 1947 – Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital, Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska) - (06 January 1969 – Jean, Clark County, Nevada)

  • Timothy Neal Shafer (23 October 1965 – Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota) - (08 March 2003 – Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts)

  • Sidney Lawrence Tobler (02 January 1911 – Guide Rock, Webster County, Nebraska) - (15 April 1983 – Red Cloud, Webster County, Nebraska)

  • Alvin Brady Miller (14 December 1936 – Tarrant County, Texas) - (29 July 2009 – Tarrant County, Texas)

  • Dale E. Smiley (28 November 1944 – Kansas) - (03 April 2012)

Berry Branch


  • Clark Lee John Peters (08 April 1956 – Anchorage, Alaska) - (15 June 1994 – Kirkland, King County, Washington)

  • John William Meehan III (18 June 1949 – New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana) - (10 May 2006 – Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi)

Additional Lepley, Shumaker Family Members


  • John Emmett Lepley (14 November 1854 – Calcutta, Saint Clair Township, Columbiana County, Ohio) - (10 October 1856 – Saint Clair Township, Columbiana County, Ohio)

  • Maude Mattie Lepley (Ordway) (09 February 1884 – Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio) - (03 October 1958 – Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio )

  • Helen A. Lepley (Vance) (25 September 1907 – Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio) - (16 December 1996 – Kettering, Montgomery County, Ohio)

  • Bessie Shumaker (09 August 1901 – Middle Point, Washington Township, Van Wert County, Ohio ) - (07 July 1902 – Middle Point, Washington Township, Van Wert County, Ohio)

  • Larry Eugene Smith (06 October 1948 – Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio) - (16 August 1999 – Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio)

Thank you so much for taking the time to read through this list and check your family collections! Please feel free to share this post with any cousins or relatives who might have photos of these branches. Every photo helps preserve our shared heritage for future generations.
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