Thomas Jefferson Bucher (1858-1938), 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.

Thomas Jefferson Bucher (1858-1938) was the son of John B. Bucher and Catherine Wehrly.  His marriage on February 27, 1881 in Jay County, Indiana to Louisa Bollinger was found in the database.  Prior to this find, I didn't have the date or place of their marriage.

"Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V6RR-KNT : accessed 23 Nov 2013), Thomas Bucher and Louiza Bolinger, 1881.

Thomas was my paternal 1st cousin 3 times removed.  Our common ancestors were Johannes Wehrly and Barbara Petry.  Thomas and Louise had one son.  Thomas died October 31, 1938.

Funeral Home Records Darke County, Ohio

Miller Funeral Home Records, 1917 to 1950, Greenville, Ohio

Published by Darke County Genealogical Society, Greenville, Ohio, 1990

Located this book at the Allen County Public Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana several months ago and just now getting around to extracting the information for my files.

GROENDYKE, ANNA d 31 Oct 1938 RR#1 Hollansburg BD Palestine Cem 2 Nov 1938 b Oct 1866 Liberty Twp age 72-0-23 f GEORGE MILLER York Co PA m BARBARA BOLLINGER sp PERRY GROENDYKE widowed housekeeper

GROENDYKE, WALTER MAIN d 31 Dec 1943 Wayne Hosp Greenville OH BD Greenville Cem Greenville OH 4 Jan 1944 b 8 Dec 1894 Liberty Twp Dke Co OH age 49-0-23 f PERRY GROENDYKE m Eva OWENS sp GEORGIA GROENDYKE married occ: Frigidaire Corp Dayton OH World War I sp GEORGIA 46 years

LAMBERTSON, JAMES WILSON d 22 June 1946 RR#3 Versailles OH BD 25 June 1946 Abbottsville Cem Dke Co OH b 13 May 1857 Montgomery Co OH age 89-1-9 f CARMEN LAMBERTSON m MARY VAN LUE widowed farmer sp EVA JANE LAMBERTSON sons ORA Versailles & OMER Dayton, 1 daughter Mrs PEARL LENINGTON New Paris, 5 grandchildren, 12 greatgrandchildren, 1 halfbrother HARRY O. WEAVER New York city

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The Anna Groendyke (1866-1938) was my paternal 2nd cousin 3 times removed on the Petry side, she had married Perry Groendyke, my maternal 3rd great granduncle.

The Walter Main Groendyek (1894-1943) was Perry's son and Anna's stepson.  his death certificate tells how he fractured his skull in an accidental fall down some stairs.  

The James Wilson Lambertson (1857-1946) was my maternal first cousin 4 times removed.  I didn't know where he was buried, and also the name of son Ora was new to me.  I didn't know James had a half-brother, which indicates that his mother remarried after his father's death, might be why couldn't find her in later census records.

Miller Marriage Records Darke County, Ohio

Early Marriage Records of Darke County, Ohio 1817-1865 M-Z

by Fort Greenville Chapter, DAR Recopied by Margaret Snyder, 1966

Found this book in the Allen County Public Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, several months ago and just now getting around to extracting the information for my files.  In this volume, I found Miller relatives (through the Petry line).

Miller, George m. Barbara Bollinger Apr. 24, 1859 by Jacob Miller, M.G.  George was the son of George Miller and Catherine Petry, making him my paternal first cousin four times removed.

Distant Relatives in Darke County, Ohio Marriage Records

Darke County, Ohio, Marriages, 1899-1911 by Doris Aultman

Located this book at the Allen County Public Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana several months ago, just now getting around to going through the information.  Found a few relatives mentioned in these Darke County records.

Groendyke, Perry D. to Anna Miller, 24 March 1900.  Perry was the son of Elias Groendyke and Hester Teaford.  Anna was the daughter of George Miller and Barbara Bollinger.   Perry was my maternal 3rd-great granduncle.  Anna was my paternal second cousin 3 times removed (through the Petry line). The Groendyke surname is sometimes found as Groenendyke.

Wiley, Elmer C. to Pearle M. Lambertson, 16 March 1904.  Pearle was the daughter of James Lambertson and Jane Bish.  Pearle was my maternal 2nd cousin 3 times removed.  Prior to finding this record, I did not have her in my database.

Both of these marriages were performed by the same minister, W.K. Albright.