Samuel C. Hepburn is found through the census reports from 1850 to 1900 in Penn Township, Clearfield County. Samuel died November 5, 1903 after 60 years of marriage. His wife died four months later on May 26, 1904 at 78 years old.

Samuel Coleman Hepburn and Samuel Coleman Fleming, a cousin, were named for Dr. Samuel Coleman* of Grampian and were remembered in the will of the doctor.

Dr. Coleman, William Hepburn, James Fleming and Joseph Boone were all friends from Williamsport. Dr. Coleman and Arthur Bell jointly purchased two tracts of land in 1811 at a sheriff sale and it was this property that was to be given to the two namesakes, Hepburn and Fleming. Samuel C. Hepburn reports that he failed to get the land, through the neglect of the executors of the will failing to pay the taxes and it was sold at a tax sale and passed to someone else. It is presumed that Fleming lost his share as well.

On file in Centre County, will book A page 137 is the will of Samuel Coleman this is the abstract of that will.

COLEMAN, SAMUEL - late of Grampian Hills, Clearfield Co. Pa
Will date: April 29, 1819; prob. May 20, 1819
Names Priscilla BOONE w/o Joseph BOONE, Joseph BOONE, Jr. s/o Joseph BOONE; Samuel Coleman FLEMING s./o James FLEMING; Samuel COLEMAN HEPBURN, s/o William HEPBURN,
Peggy and Nancy MCCRACKEN;

Children of Joseph & Priscilla BOONE: Henry, Mary, Adelina, Joseph, Eliza
Exrs. David FERGUSON, Joseph BOONE Wits: Bernard MCMANIS, Thomas MCCLURE

Samuel Coleman and Cynthia (Hoover) Hepburn lived all their lives in Grampian Hills Penn Township where they are found in all the census reports from 1850 through 1900.

On the 1850 census their children were Joseph (1845), Erastus (1847) and Marietta (1849).

By 1860 they had three more children Levi (1852), Samuel (1854) and Martha (1856). On the 1870 census Thomas (1861) and Luella (1867) were added to the family.

In 1880 their son Erastus and his wife Adda and daughter Erie also live in the home. In 1900 Samuel and his wife are empty nesters.
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*Dr. Coleman, "Pioneer Physician" (1782-1819), a native of Scotland, practiced medicine in Williamsport, PA before he came to Clearfield County in 1808. He settled near Grampian on what is now known as the Miller Farm. He brought with him four Negro slaves.

He was the first doctor in Clearfield County (1809-1819). Riding on horseback, he practiced medicine from Cherry Tree to Karthaus. A monument was dedicated on October 6, 1887, to his memory by the Clearfield County Medical Society. It was originally situated on U.S. Route 219 on the Miller Farm, but was relocated to the Friends Cemetery near Grampian and rededicated April 22, 1990.

Dr. Coleman also served as the second county treasurer. Legend suggests while carrying county money, he escaped being the first murder victim (1813) of this county.

He thought the hills around the area he settled reminded him of the Grampian Hills of Scotland so he named the place Grampian Hills. Later, the "Hills" was dropped from the name and it has been known as Grampian ever since.
Dr. Coleman died on his farm on August 29, 1819, at age 37.5035