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Calvin I. Kephart to Judge John W. Kephart, September 12, 1923, page 2

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Calvin I. Kephart to Judge John W. Kephart, September 12, 1923, page 1

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Calvin I. Kephart to Judge John W. Kephart, September 12, 1923, page 2

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  • -»« days name® sere eel doss written, except perhaps among the cAer&j, but paeeed from one to another by sound* which accounts for the interchangeable use of the "G" and eKw, the is lee pronunciation of RG* being were like *¥,* Why coulrf no t our sto«h have originated in. dlamanni settlers at Gsbhardawil? This ia not shown on any maps I can find here, hence may have passed) out, of existence when the family moved into Basel, Zurich, and el sphere. It wa^ established, I imagine, about 406-410 n.r d probably dieapp ..red before the loth Century. In those early days, there was no international law, well- efgenlsed police forces, etc., end life eas largely i gave of grab from, your neighboring tribes. Since captives formed a large portion of tlie n'etfn and bondmen, only knight* doing the warfare, it Was not healthy fov I gle individuals to stray too f;>.r i « from their sativ .- -."th, to heooms captive* and serfs of other tribes. There were no a 4 ties to go to for Many eehtaries after the 5th century, so it it res ei khle that the original stock stayed around Qebhardsnll for many centuries; then, when the cities lihe Zurich end Basel, not far .•■ ■. , .! , m ^^ m 3 it inns pi left th*- rural pursuits and moved into those cities. A freeman in one place was not i free- gian in another, ->vid it **.i lift 1 cult tte? for a neH to become n citizen of s pl^ce unless of fitly family. Thic restrained free movement from one community to <mo fcJ rs tei led -to f ■- people tc ■ singl - community for long periods. A tmm sees* sgd I ".rote to Frojssnfeld-, capital of fhurgau, esking if hi story gave *ny early information concerning (J¥"bhardswil. I nndsrstamd there is i dsbhard family in Zurich; **o also are te there for information concerning their origin, possible connection with the Basel family, etc. Thera is a Gebhardehefg neat Brogeni, capital of Austrian province of Vorarlberg, just east of Lake Co no tan £0 tBodsn See), probably 50 kilometers east of Geohurdsvvil, a id Shove, have also written to Srsgehi inquiring she this place thill) . ■. Wfter. If our people did no t eeiginnliy move southward sorces the Rhine, they mj-y hays moved westward froir some Austrian province into Thur- gau, end later Westward farther to *** Basel. Th- Oebhtrt.:, *er? a "ruling family* in Basel during the 16th century, n'j&bshly in the merchant-gild S3, the forerunners of toon corporations. Lucas Gebhart mm mayor ©f'Baeel in 1592. He used Inge. They indicate much gyeatei th I .'..; have originated them, resided at I»i*stal, eanton Basel, Aargau, i short distance eastward on to first have the Baden^^wnsraldi data in order mine from which of these branchee we descend. the arse of which se have paint* than that date, rather than ir%n she s o f this old tan iiy sell as at Rheimfelden, earn torn the Rhine, &d it is a-sir-able to no re readily deter* I .am indulging ay imagination to th- foregoing extent so tat way in-* is cheap that your too'tier may follow up any angle of the matter tor est hiss add seem likely to produce results. Traveling over thoae countries and distances short, and la* nay like to ro around to his heart* a content. But I would urge that he pake notes of the various* matters, for future ssff/il'bl•<; ' ■ He has an oppor- to asaiat wonderfully in connecting up straggling ends there an adopted centuries. Very truly yours, P.S.- Surnames «ere first in probably 11.th and 12th . Gebharts appeared in Basel by 14 06; was the no* The name is very old and of the highest type. from Gebhardswil?
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Background and Early Career Horace Kephart was born in 1862 in Pennsylvania, but spent much of his youth in Iowa. He went on to achieve success in two careers. Trained as a...

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