Sara Margarethe (Bowers) Jepsen (1858 - 1942)

Born 22 May 1858 in Johnson county, Iowa [uncertain]

Wife of Peter Jepsen — married 1 Jan 1878 in Johnson, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 31 Jul 1942 at age 84 in Kimballton, Audubon, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Sara and her husband, Peter, lived in Shelby county, IA and near Marne, IA.

She died on a Friday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George J. Nielsen, in Kimballton, IA. She had made her home there following her husband's death in 1932. An infected leg was the direct cause of her death after several months of ill health.

Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock PM on Sunday August 2, 1942 at the Marne Methodist church with Rev. C. J. Henderson officiating. Internment was in the Brighton township cemetery.

Sources

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJXT-K6Q : 5 November 2017), Peter Jepsen and Sarah M. Bowers, 01 Jan 1878, Johnson Co., Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,704,858.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M822-V8H : 18 February 2021), Amos Bowers, 1860.
• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJKV-7CJ : 8 March 2016), S M Bowars in entry for Geo J Nielson and Anna Jepsen, 1900.
• "Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTQV-BHK : 30 June 2016), Sarah M Jepsen in household of Peter Jepsen, Shelby, Iowa, United States; citing p. 51, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,022,181.
• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJPX-LSW : 8 March 2016), Sara Margarethe Bowers in entry for Chris Ahrenkiel and Millie Mary Jepsen, 24 Apr 1907, Shelby, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,035,107.
• Obituary from local newspaper clipping provided by K Davis
• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/144838322/sarah-margaret-jepsen : accessed 14 July 2021), memorial page for Sarah Margaret Bowers Jepsen (22 May 1858–31 Jul 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 144838322, citing Brighton Cemetery, Marne, Cass County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Carolyn DeLay (contributor 47046523) .