New Historical Research & Documents
Jacob Lepley’s Parents: Added Jacob's parents, focusing heavily on his father, John. John's father—a Revolutionary War soldier in the Pennsylvania State Militia—was killed and scalped by Native Americans while milking cows outside Ft. Freeland, PA. I have added court records to the family gallery Google albums that list John as an orphan following this event. Also added land registry certificates and land surveys pertaining to John.
Eleanor Creighton Lepley: Added documents to the Google albums showing Eleanor listed in her brother's will, which also includes the names of her siblings.
J.R. Crooks' Civil War Service: Conducted deep research into J.R. Crooks' military service. I have released two installments of a fictionalized account of his experiences on the Lepley Blog. The Last Guard - Story Prologue, The Last Guard - Ch 1
Enhanced Profiles on MacFamily Tree(s): Expanded the profiles for Jacob & Eleanor Lepley, their son-in-law J.R. Crooks, as well as J.R.'s daughter and spouse, Elmer & Ella Crooks with new sources, images, and life events.
Website & Reporting Updates
Charts & Reports: Updated the charts and numerous reports (including Descendant Poster, Cemeteries, Occupations, Schools, Education, Veterans, and Churches) with the latest research. Many of these had not been updated since 2022.
Homepage Redesigns: Updated lepley.consultchris.us to improve the visibility of the reports and blog. The directory of family galleries has also been expanded to include several more families.
Important Changes to MacFamilyTree Organization The Lepley MacFamilyTree has been dramatically expanded. However, due to hosting costs and a 2GB size limit per file on the MacFamilyTree website, I had to restructure how the tree is organized.
Shared Base Data: All of the new trees contain the exact same base data for Jacob & Eleanor, their ancestors, and any of their children who did not marry or have children.
The Split: The tree is now divided at the level of Jacob & Eleanor's married children and their descendants downward. The separate trees are:
Lepley Hickman: Simeon & Susannah Hickman (Lepley)
Lepley Crooks: J.R. & Mary Crooks (Lepley)
Lepley Callahan: Clark & Nancy Callahan (Lepley)
Lepley Anderson: Omar & Clara Lepley (Anderson)
Lepley Glasgow: William & Cora Lepley (Glasgow)
Navigation Video: If you are viewing one tree (e.g., Hickman) and want to jump to someone in another tree (e.g., Crooks), the home menu contains links to each of the MacFamilyTree files for this family group. I have included a short, silent screen-recording video demonstrating exactly how to navigate between these files.
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