Tombstone Tuesday : Arthur R. and Maude G. LeMasters

Source: Salamonia Cemetery (Jay County, Indiana), Arthur R. and Maude G. LeMasters marker, photographed by Travis LeMaster, 26 March 2009.

Arthur Raymond and Maude Gertrude (McLAUGHLIN) LeMASTERS are buried in the Salamonia Cemetery, Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Arthur was my paternal great granduncle.

Arthur was born December 28, 1885 in Jay County, Indiana, the son of Luman Walker and Mary Keziah (CHEW) LEMASTERS Jr.  

Maude was born September 29, 1888 to unknown parentage.

They were married on April 22, 1906 in Jay County, Indiana.  Though they had no children of their own, they did raise a foster son, John Mathias BISHOFF.

Arthur was a farmer, who also operated a garage in Geneva, Indiana and a grocery in Portland, Indiana.  He later wrote a history of the LeMaster family.

Arthur died December 16, 1971 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  Maude died in 1967.

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Jay County Men Respond

Source: Indianapolis Star, Friday, May 4, 1917, page 11


JAY COUNTY MEN RESPOND


Portland, Ind. May 3 - Jay County sent eight more recruits to Fort Wayne this afternoon to join the army.  All are from Salamonia, a town of less than 200 population.  They are Forest and Orville Chew, brothers; John F. and Guy F. Kantner, cousins; John M. Bischoff, Ray C. McKinley, Gerard W. LeMaster, David Clyde Andrews.  Daniel Shaneyfelt and Isaac J. Garringer, both of Boundary, accompanied them, expecting to enlist.  Four new enlistments were recorded in Company G, I.N.G., this city, today.  They are Orville Upp and Frank Fiekle, this city, Oscar Shafer and Frank Sientz, both of Pennville.  Fred Chronister, private in the local company, has been elected second lieutenant of the new guard company being formed at Decatur.


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Many of these names are familiar to my family research:


Gerald W. LeMASTER (name misspelled as "Gerard"), was my paternal granduncle, son of Luman and Barbara (WEHRLY) LeMASTER.


John M. BISCHOFF, was a foster child of my great-granduncle, Arthur R. LeMASTER.


Forest and Orville CHEW, were my paternal 1st cousins, 3 times removed, sons of Dr. William and Emma (STRAIGHT) CHEW.