John Pepple born in Russia and Caroline Albus born in Austria on July 8, 1857, met and were married in Romania in November 1873. In 1882 they came to America with their two children John and Fredrick. A third son died in Jamestown during the first winter they were in America.
They homesteaded in Longview Township on the Northwest 1/4 of Section 14 and made their home there until 1914 when they moved into Carrington. The Pepples were parents of fourteen children, four died in infancy.
Mr. Pepple died in February 1934, Mrs. Pepple died in September 1937. They are buried in the Carrington Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 69B