William Frederick Axe (1908- ), Jay County, Indiana

Working on filling in some gaps in my database by utilizing the "Indiana Marriages, 1811-1959" database at Familysearch.org to see what updates and corrections I could find.

William Frederick Axe (1908-    ) was the son of Fred Joseph and Amanda A. (Metzner) Axe.  His marriage to Dortha Ima Bailey on September 10, 1931 in Jay County, Indiana was found in the database.  Prior to this find, I didn't have Dortha's maiden name, their wedding date, William's middle name or the exact date of his birth.  Note at the top of the marriage license, they requested that it not be published in the newspaper.

"Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V6RY-S1T : accessed 06 Aug 2013), William Fredrick Axe and Dortha Ima Bailey, 1931.

William was my paternal second cousin twice removed, our common ancestors were John and Catherine (Young) Metzner.  I have not traced his family beyond their marriage, other than to note they had at least three children.  

On This Day : September 23

1649 - Elizabeth LONGHORNE born in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Nicholas Richard LONGHORNE and Mary CROSBY.  Elizabeth was my 9x-great grandmother.

1655 - Henry REYNOLDS born in Chichester, Sussex, England.  Henry was the son of William REYNOLDS and Margaret EXTON.  Henry was my 9x-great grandfather.

1689 - Judith MAXSON born.  Judith was the daughter of John MAXSON and Judith CLARKE.

1701 - Rachel HURLBUT born in Woodbury, Connecticut.  Rachel was the daughter of Joseph HURLBUT and Mary CASTLE.

1738 - Martha FESSENDEN married John CHENEY.  Martha was the daughter of William FESSENDEN and Martha WYETH.

1739 - Daniel MAXSON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Daniel was the son of John MAXSON and Thankful RANDALL.

1758 - Henry CHEW born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.  Henry was the son of Robert CHEW and Mary PERROTT.

1761 - Esther WALKER died.  Esther was the daughter of Benjamin PIERCE and Mary REED.

1775 - Thompson TAYLOR born.  Thompson was the son of Commodore Richard TAYLOR and Catherine DAVIS.

1780 - Christopher LEWIS born.  Christopher was the son of Daniel LEWIS.

1783 - Eli Stillman BAILEY born in West Greenwich, Rhode Island.  Eli was the son of Silas BAILEY and Amy STILLMAN.

1785 - Charles WRIGHT died in Cupar, Fife, Scotland.  Charles was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.

1791 - Mary HAWORTH born.  Mary was the daughter of Absalom HAWORTH and Mary WEST.

1794 - Elizabeth TAYLOR married Alexander McDONALD.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Zachary TAYLOR and Elizabeth LEE.

1826 - John ALLEN died.  John was the son of John ALLEN and Phebe SCARLETT.

1829 - Nathan S. WILLIAMS born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Nathan was the son of Richard WILLIAMS and Sarah RUSSELL.

1833 - John DAVIS married Loanery LAFOLLETT.  John was the son of Ananias DAVIS and Rebecca CLAYTON.

1846 - Nathan KING born in Madison County, Indiana.  Nathan was the son of William KING and Nancy Ann OWINGS.

1853 - Charles MOULTON married Charlotte Cordelia PHILLIPS in Newark, Licking County, Ohio.  Charles was the son of Selah MOULTON and Lydia FINEL.

1872 - Bert Vernon SIGLER born in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  Bert was the son of Daniel SIGLER and Minerva PIERCE. 

1903 - Sallie SWAFFORD married Frederick Oscar CHAMBERS in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Sallie was the daughter of John Aaron SWAFFORD and Bell SEABORN.

1908 - William Henry ALDERMAN born in Greenville, Bond County, Illinois.  William was the son of William ALDERMAN and Ida E. HOGA.

1936 - Ralph Arthur WILDT died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Ralph was the son of Arthur WILDT and Anna Magdalena DAMM.

1973 - Zula Lee KIRKPATRICK died in Richmond, Missouri.  Zula was the daughter of James Calvin SWAFFORD and Louisa Catherine LEE.

On This Day : July 5

1663 - John PIERCE married Deborah CONVERS.  John was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.


1682 - Thomas MENDENHALL died in London, Middlesex, England.  Thomas was the son of Francis MILDENHALL.  Thomas was my 10x-great grandfather.



1704 - Peter WOODBURY died in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Peter was the son of John WOODBURY and Agnes NAPPER.  Peter was my 10x-great grandfather.


1705 - Anna Maria HERBACH born in Otterberg, Bayern.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Peter HERBACH and Anna Maria ________.  Anna was my 7x-great grandmother.


1721 - Samuel PIERCE died in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Samuel was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.  Samuel was my 9x-great grandfather.


1728 - Sarah HAINES died.  Sarah was the daughter of John PAINE.  Sarah was my 8x-great grandmother.


1775 - Lucy BABCOCK died.  Lucy was the daughter of Samuel MAXSON and Ruth ROGERS.


1779 - Silas BAILEY born in West Greenwich, Rhode Island.  Silas was the son of Silas BAILEY and Amy STILLMAN.


1793 - Daniel PHILBRICK born.  Daniel was the son of John PHILBRICK and Sally JEWETT.


1796 - Abner BEALS died in Grayson County, Virginia.  Abner was the son of John BEALS and Mary CARTER.


1813 - David KEENEY born.  David was the son of John S. KEENEY and Magdalena PETRY.


1820 - Eleanor Ann WARDLOW born.  Eleanor was the daughter of James WARDLAW and Eleanor IRWIN.


1831 - George G. LAMBERTSON born in Warren County, New Jersey.  George was the son of John LAMBERTSON and Sarah A. WILLSON.


1848 - John BEALS died in Hamilton County, Indiana.  John was the son of Thomas BEALS and Sarah ANTRIM.  John was my 6x-great grandfather.


1855 - John Ballinger SMITH married Rebecca Ann MAHIN in Fayette County, Ohio.  John was the son of Seth SMITH and Nancy CLEMONS.


1860 - Nancy Margaret CUNNINGHAM born in Jay County, Indiana.  Nancy was the daughter of William E. CUNNINGHAM and Rachel LeMASTERS.


1866 - Emeline YOUNG married Walter F. HUBER.  Emeline was the daughter of Noah YOUNG and Orlintha BROWN.


1869 - Hester Ann LEE born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Hester was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin LEE and Mary Isabella THURMAN.


1890 - Benny CRAWFORD born in Bienville, Louisiana.  Benny was the son of George Netwon CRAWFORD and Mary Elizabeth BIRDWELL.


1898 - Karl Ludwig RITT died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Karl was Corinne's 4x-great grandfather.


1904 - Emma RITT born in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Emma was the daughter of Louis E. RITT and Mary A. HOLTMAN.


1906 - Frederick W. PIERPONT born in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana.  Frederick was the son of Joseph Gilbert PIERPONT and Lena Leato ORCUTT.


1929 - Esther Miller BETZ died.  Esther was the daughter of Phillip YOUNG and Keziah CURTIS.


1944 - Levi Bertis DEMPSEY died in Yankeetown, Warrick County, Indiana.  Levi was the son of Daniel Andrew DEMPSEY and Nancy CHIVLARE.

On This Day : June 16

1655 - Susannah STANLEY died in Massachusetts.  Susannah was my 11x-great grandmother.


1699 - Martha BROWN born.  Martha was the daughter of Rev. Ichabod BROWN and Martha WOODBURY.  Martha was my 8x-great grandmother.


1702 - Richard HERITAGE died in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Richard was my 10x-great grandfather.


1730 - John FESSENDEN born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  John was the son of William FESSENDEN and Martha BROWN.


1743 - Amos ROGERS born.  Amos was the son of Nathan ROGERS and Martha DAVIS.


1771 - Anna Marie Ilsbein KAHRE died.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Jurgen KAHRE and Anna Catherine Elisabeth OBERMEIER.


1781 - Elizabeth ROBINS born in Pennsylvania.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Obadiah ROBINS and Susannah HODGKINS.  Elizabeth was my 5x-great grandmother.


1785 - Mary STILLMAN died.  Mary was the daughter of John DAVIS and Elizabeth MAXSON.


1790 - Jacob BAILEY born in West Greenwich, Rhode Island.  Jacob was the son of Silas BAILEY and Amy STILLMAN.


1832 - Hanna HODGKINS born in Brown County, Ohio.  Hanna was the daughter of Samuel James HODGKINS and Lydia ________.


1849 - Hannah LEMASTERS died in Shelby County, Ohio.  Hannah was my 4x-great grandmother.


1850 - Elizabeth Ann CARTER married Ahimaaz KENDALL in Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John CARTER and Sarah BEALS.


1857 - Nathan MAXSON died in Hocking County, Ohio.  Nathan was the son of Jonathan MAXSON and Mary MAGDILINE.


1859 - Hannah Maria WOOLSTON died.  Hannah was the daughter of Abel B. WOOLSTON and Rachel WOOLSTON.


1862 - George BROWN died in Goderich, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.  George was the son of George BROWN and Isabelle NEALE.


1876 - Elihu BEALS died.  Elihu was the son of Solomon BEALS and Catherine HARROLD.


1879 - Parmelia DAVIS died in Pardee, Kansas.  Parmelia was the daughter of Zebulon MAXSON and Mary DAVIS.


1903 - Naomi Agnes RICHARDS married Thomas John JONES.  Naomi was the daughter of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Jane CROCKETT.


1909 - William P. WEHRLY died in Salamonia, Jay County, Indiana.  William was the son of Johannes WEHRLY and Barbara PETRY.  William was my 2x-great grandfather.


1910 - Jesse WRIGHT married Hazel M. O'BRYANT in Madison County, Indiana.  Jesse was the son of Joseph W. WRIGHT and Rebecca Ann HEATON.


1970 - Gordon Louis METZNER died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.  Gordon was the son of Albert Louis METZNER and Linnea Henrietta CHRISTENSEN.


2001 - Clara Elnora KUNCE died in Marshall, Clark County, Illinois.  Clara was the daughter of Eli Weldon HALEY and Cora Belle METZNER.

On This Day : April 1

1710 - Mary Ann BEALS married Richard HARROLD in Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvnia.  Mary Ann was the daughter of John BEALS and Mary CLAYTON.


1725 - Jonathan H. HIGGINS born.  Jonathan was the son of Jediah H. HIGGINS and Hannah STOUT.


1747 - Jacob BEALS born in York County, Pennsylvania.  Jacob was the son of Jacob BEALS and Elizabeth GRIEST.


1756 - Martha ROGERS died.  Martha was the daughter of John DAVIS and Elizabeth MAXSON.


1751 - John MAXSON born.  John was the son of John MAXSON and Tacy ROGERS.


1760 - John Griest BEALS born.  John was the son of Jacob BEALS and Elizabeth GRIEST.


1767 - Sarah HUNT married John UNTHANK in Guilford County, North Carolina. Sarah was the daughter of Thomas HUNT and Ann BEALS.


1770 - Joseph DAVIS born.  Joseph was the son of Nathan DAVIS and Ann GIFFORD.


1787 - Polly BAILEY born in West Greenwich, Rhode Island.  Polly was the daughter of Silas BAILEY and Amy STILLMAN.


1841 - Jacob WEHRLY married Rebecca HAWK in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.  Jacob was the son of Heinrich WEHRLY and Christina SAUBEL.


1851 - Thomas BIGLEY born in Indiana.  Thomas was the son of Edward BIGLEY and Amelia FISHER.


1873 - Nancy Lucinda KING died.  Nancy was the daughter of John Wesley KING and Mary Catherine HENDRICKS.


1874 - Martha Angie LEE born.  Martha was the daughter of Burrell Russell LEE and Elizabeth W. NAIL.


1886 - Henry WARDLAW died in Brown County, Ohio.  Henry was the son of Samuel WARDLAW and Elisabeth NESBIT.


1903 - Peter SCHAEFFER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.   Peter was Corinne's 4x great-grandfather.


1909 - Ralph Arthur WILDT born in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Ralph was the son of Arthur WILDT and Anna Magdalena DAMM.


1942 - Inez May PLANK died in Denver, Denver County, Colorado.  Inez was the daughter of John Hunt BABCOCK and Jemima LIPPENCOTT.


1965 - John A. RYBOLT died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.  John was the son of Silas S. RYBOLT and Cecile M. JOHNSON.


1978 - Lester H. WILDT died in Martinsville, Martin County, Indiana.  Lester was the son of Clarence Valentine WILD and Marie Antoniette REIF.

Local Men Active At Assembly: Rock, Bailey Attend: Lambertson To Be Doorkeeper

Source: Anderson Daily Bulletin, Anderson, Indiana, Wednesday, January 7, 1959, page 1.

Local Men Active At Assembly

Rock, Bailey Attend; Lambertson To Be Doorkeeper

Madison County's Democratic members of the Indiana 1959 General Assembly will be sworn into office tomorrow, and most of them reported to the state capitol this forenoon for a preliminary rehearsal arranged for state representatives. A number of local Democrats will attend the Assembly opening Thursday.

State Rep. Robert Rock and State Rep. J.J. Bailey, both of Anderson, reported at the state capitol at 11 a.m. today for a rehearsal session to prepare for tomorrow's opening.

Other Democrat members of the State Legislature from this area who will report for tomorrow's Assembly opening are as follows:

John Kirkpatrick, Fortville, joint representative from Hancock and Madison counties.

Melvin Watson, Greenfield, joint senator from Henry, Madison and Hancock counties.

George McDermott, Alexandria, a Republican, is a holdover member of the state senate.

The only appointment confirmed thus far from Madison county for a post in the General Assembly is that of Robert Lambertson, Alexandria, as doorkeeper. Mr. Lambertson is Democratic chairman in Pct. 5 Monroe Twp. His wife is Mary Lambertson, clerk in the County Planning office.

Reps. Rock and Bailey are making plans for preparing a measure for presentation before the General Assembly that would assure protection for property owners against sale of their property for delinquent taxes unless they have been notified. The bill is designed to assure owners have knowledge of a contemplated sale and to prevent loss of homes through sale for taxes.

A number of prominent local Democrats will attend the Assembly opening, including Mayor Ralph R. Ferguson and others.