Jay County, Indiana Marriages 1837-1865

Jay County, Indiana Marriages
1837-1865
(Transcribed by Rex W. Betram)

Located this book in the Allen County Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana several months ago and just now getting around to abstracting the information.

Some of the family members that I located mentioned during this time period:

CUNNINGHAM, William E., to LEMASTER, Rachel, 18 Mar. 1860, married by Wm. A. Hartzell, J.P., Book B, page 375. [Rachel was my paternal 2nd-great grandaunt]

HARTER, Hiram B., to WEHRLY, Elizabeth, 29 May 1860, married by Richard Harter, M.G., Book B, page 378. [Elizabeth was my paternal 2nd-great grandaunt]

METZNER, John A., to MOULTON, Clarice, 13 Nov. 1864, married by Nathan Beck, M.G., Book B, page 536. [They were my paternal 2nd-great grandparents]

WEHRLY, John, to LEMASTER, Catherine, 3 Feb. 1861, married by James Redkey, M.G., Book B, page 408. [Catherine was my paternal 2nd-great grandaunt]

Marriage License & Return: Forest L. Chew to Lelia E. Ehrhart, 1920

Source: Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage License, "Forest L. Chew to Lelia E. Ehrhart, 1920"; County Marriage Returns Collection; Jay County Historical Society, Portland, Indiana.

MARRIAGE LICENSE

State of Indiana, Jay County, SS:

To All Who Shall See These Presents, Greeting:

Know Ye, That any person empowered by Law to solemnize Marriages is hereby authorized to join together as Husband and Wife

Mr. Forest L. Chew

and

Miss Lelia E. Ehrhart

and for so doing this shall be his sufficient authority.

In Testimony Whereof, I, Hanson F. Mills, Clerk of the Jay Circuit Court, hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court at Portland, this 1st day of September 1920

Hanson F. Mills, Clerk

Jay Circuit Court

State of Indiana, Jay County, SS;

This Certifies, That I joined in Marriage as Husband and Wife, Forest L. Chew and Miss Lelia E. Ehrhart on the first day of September 1920

J.H. Nall Minister

Source: Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage Return, "Forest L. Chew to Lelia E. Ehrhart, 1920"; County Marriage Return Collection; Jay County Historical Society, Portland, Indiana.

INDIANA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH

Return of a Marriage to County Clerk

1. Full Name of GROOM Forest L. Chew

2. Place of Residence Jay Co. Ind.

3. Occupation Chauffer

4. Age Next Birthday 27 years Color White Race Caucasian

5. Place of Birth Dark Co Ohio Nationality American

6. Father's Name William A. Chew

7. Mother's Maiden Name Susan Straight

8. Number of Groom's Marriage first

9. Full Name of BRIDE Miss Lelia E. Ehrhart

10. Place of Residence Jay Co. Ind Occupation At home

11. Age Next Birthday 22 years Color White Race Caucasian

12. Place of Birth Jay Co Ind Nationality American

13. Father's Name T.M. Ehrhart

14. Mother's Maiden Name Catharine Harter

15. Number of Bride's Marriage first

16. Married at 124 West Arch St Portland in the County of Jay and State of Indiana, the 1st day of Sept  1920.  By J.H. Nall

17. Witness to Marriage Aldie L. Nall

This record of the marriage of Forest L. Chew (1894-1948) and Lelia E. Ehrhart (1898-1978) was located at the Jay County Historical Society in Portland, Indiana.

Forest was my paternal 1st cousin 3 times removed, the son of William Anderson Chew and Emma Susan Straight.  Until I found this record, I did not have Lelia's parentage information.

I do not yet know of the significance of the name of the minister who performed the ceremony; it appears that his wife was the witness to the marriage.

On This Day : November 12

1643 - Barbara RAÜSCHENBERGER died in Egenhausen, Württemberg.  Barbara was the daughter of Conrad RASS.  Barbara was my 10x-great grandmother.

1772 - John CHEW died in Gloucester County, New Jersey. John was the son of Richard CHEW and Patience TATEM.

1773 - Jesse CHEW born in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Jesse was the son of Jesse CHEW and Mary RICHARDS.

1803 - Christian Friedrich KAHRE married Anna Marie Catherine BRINKHOFF.  Christian was the son of Johann Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Wilhelmine KIRSCHOFF.

1807 - Jesse WILLIAMS married Hannah ALBERTSON.  Jesse was the son of Richard WILLIAMS and Sarah BALDWIN.

1818 - Content POTTER married Joseph SPICER.  Content was the daughter of George POTTER and Mary STILLMAN.

1832 - Charles MOULTON born in Rutland County, Vermont.  Charles was the son of Selah MOULTON and Lydia FINEL.

1837 - Justine Wilhelmine Caroline KAHRE born in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Justine was the daughter of Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE and Marie Caroline Wilhelmine KORFF.

1870 - James Burrell LEE born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  James was the son of Benjamin Franklin LEE and Mary Isabella THURMAN.

1871 - Spencer R. LEWIS born in Lancaster, Huntington County, Indiana.  Spencer was the son of Jacob LEWIS and Laura GROFF.

1873 - Thomas Elwood BEALS married Eliza Matilda HODGIN in Oak Ridge, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Thomas was the son of Lemuel BEALS and Emily BRAY.

1882 - Rosa Annabelle McLANE born in Vaughnsville, Putnam County, Ohio.  Rosa was the daughter of John McLANE and Emma Isabelle DINSMORE.

1890 - Elizabeth HARTER died in Jay County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Johannes WEHRLY and Barbara PETRY.

1890 - Rufus Aaron LEE married Mary Ellen GRACE in Ray County, Missouri.  Rufus was the son of Robert E. LEE and Frances A. CROWLEY.

1891 - Bertha RICHARDS born in Bevier, Macon County, Missouri.  Bertha was the daughter of George William GUY and Mary GRIFFITHS.

1899 - Austin SWAFFORD married Sylvia SWAGARD in Clay County, Missouri.  Austin was the son of James SWAFFORD and Rebecca Ann BALLARD.

Research Trip Notes : Allen County Public Library

Last Sunday, I managed to get away to the Allen County Public Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana to do some research.  The library has hours from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, and with parking in the garage only $ 1.00 per hour, I need to take advantage of the opportunity when I can.  

The library now has a photocopy card that it uses as cash, you can reload the card with any denomination.  No more lugging around quarters, nickels and dimes.  

I managed to snag a few photocopies from some of the printed material, which I need to digest and update in my research logs.

In Darke County, Ohio Marriages 1899-1911 by Doris Aultman, I found reference to the Groenendyke and Lambertson families.

In Eddie Schirack's Notes & General Index Estates, Wills and Civil Cases 1818-1878 of Darke County, Ohio, I found references to the Groenendyke and Lambertson families.

In Abstracts of Johnson Funeral Home, 1916-1943, I found reference to the Ingram family.

In Miller Funeral Home Records, 1917 to 1950, Greenville, Ohio, I found reference to the Groenendyke and Lambertson families.

In Early Marriage Records of Darke County, Ohio, 1817-1865 Volume II by Fort Greenville Chapter D.A.R., I found reference to the Miller family.

In Early Marriage Records of Darke County, Ohio, 1817-1865 Volume I by Fort Greenville Chapter D.A.R., I found reference to the Chew family.

In Jay County Pioneers Prior to 1886, I found reference to the LeMaster family.

In Jay County, Indiana, Marriages 1837-1865, transcribed by Rex Bertram, I found reference to the Cunningham, LeMaster, Harter, Wehrly, Metzner and Moulton families.

In Records of Zook Funeral Home Converse Indiana, 1904-1922, I found reference to the Albright family.

In Vital Statistics Index to St. Joseph County, Indiana Newspapers, 1831-1912 by David Eisen, I found reference to the Chew family.

In Lancaster Cemetery, 1837-1967, Huntington County, Indiana, I found reference to the Lewis family.

In Marshall County, Indiana Land Grants, I found reference to the Fisher and Bigley families.

In Marshall County, Indiana Marriage Records 1836-1888, I found reference to the Bigley, Peeples, Fisher, Chew and  McMillen families.

In Index to Marriage Records, Howard County, Indiana 1844-1920, I found reference to the Beals family.

In Index to Birth Records, Huntington County, Indiana, I found reference to the Lewis family.

As I sort through this material, I will be added additional posts to the blog.

On This Day : April 8

1690 - William PIERCE married Abigail WARRIN.  William was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.


1746 - Bethiah FIELD born in Stafford, Windham County, Connecticut.  Bethiah was the daughter of Bennett FIELD and Elizabeth SPOFFORD.  Bethiah was my 6x great-grandmother.


1758 - Abraham GROENENDYKE born in Kingston, Middlesex County, New Jersey.  Abraham was the son of Johannes GROENENDYKE and Sarah Ann LAKE.


1765 - Content POTTER married Daniel BABCOCK.  Content was the daughter of George POTTER and Content MAXSON.


1777 - Mary HILLIER born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Mary was the daughter of John HILLIER and Frances HAINES.


1793 - Nancy TAYLOR born.  Nancy was the daughter of Zachariah TAYLOR and Susann JARRELL.


1807 - Caroline M. WELCH born.  Caroline was the daughter of Thomas WELCH and Lucinda PIERCE.


1815 - Nathan MAXSON born in Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio.  Nathan was the son of David MAXSON and Sarah KINSEY.


1819 - William HODGKINS married Martha IRWIN in Brown County, Ohio.  William was the son of James HODGKINS and Hannah ALFORD.


1830 - Sarah JACOBS married James JOHNSTON in Brown County, Ohio.  Sarah was the daughter of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.


1845 - Carl Friedrich KAHRE born.  Carl was the son of Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE and Anna Margareth Ilsbein HENNING.


1850 - Hugh L. RUTHERFORD born.  Hugh was the son of Randolph Spicer RUTHERFORD and Christina Evalina HECK.


1851 - Richard CHEW died in Lake, New Jersey.  Richard was the son of Richard CHEW and Ann ALBERSON.


1882 - Hanna A. GEGENHEIMER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Hanna was the daughter of August GEGENHEIMER and Sarah C. HALEY.


1885 - Cora Ann PROCTOR born.  Cora was the daughter of John Henry PROCTOR and Sarah Elizabeth BOYER.


1860 - George F. SAUER married Agnes Barbara HOFFHER in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  George was the son of Louis SAUER and Frederika ________.  They were Corinne's 4x great-grandparents.


1881 - Franklin Ault LEE born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Franklin was the son of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.


1891 - Eliza MIGUET died in Buchanan County, Iowa.  Eliza was the daughter of ________ NETCOTT.  Eliza was Corinne's 4x great-grandmother.


1894 - Bertha A. HARTER married Arthur Hiram JONES in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  Bertha was the daughter of Hiram B. HARTER and Elizabeth WEHRLY.


1916 - Rhoda M. CHIVLARE married William H. GODBEY in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Rhoda was the daughter of Alpha Revis CHIVLARE and Clara Belle FOLLOWAY.


1919 - Jane Ann PENISTEN died in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.  Jane was the daughter of Richard ALDERMAN and Eliza ________.  Jane was my 3x great-grandmother.


1923 - Mary Jane RICHARDS died in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.  Mary was the daughter of Jackson Conrad CROCKETT and Clarinda GRIFFITHS.


1948 - George MENGLE died in Morrow, Warren County, Ohio.  George was the son of David L. MENGLE and Ellen W. LAMBERTSON.

Family Milestones: June 27th

My paternal 2nd-great grandaunt, Elizabeth WEHRLY, was born on this date in 1841 in Preble County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Johannes and Barbara (PETRY) WEHRLY, and the older sister of my William P. WEHRLY.  Elizabeth married May 29, 1860 in Jay County, Indiana to Hiram B. HARTER, son of Henry and Mary Ann (TEAFORD) HARTER.  Hiram was born 1838 in Butler Township, Darke County, Ohio.  They raised 6 children in Jay County, where Hiram was a farmer and railroad watchman.  Hiram served in Company I, 147th Indiana Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.  Hiram died April 10, 1912 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  Elizabeth died November 12, 1890 in Jay County, Indiana.  Both are buried in the Green Park Cemetery, Jay County, Indiana.

My paternal 2nd-great grandaunt, Martha Julesa LEMASTERS, was born on this date in 1852 in Shelby County, Ohio.  Martha was the daughter of Luman Walker and Nancy (YOUNG) LEMASTERS, and the younger sister of my Luman Walker LeMASTERS Jr.  Martha married October 13, 1872 in Jay County, Indiana to William Wade LOOFBOURROW, son of John and Martha W. (SHEPHERD) LOOFBOURROW.  William was born June 10, 1850 in Darke County, Ohio. After their marriage, they moved to Valley County, Nebraska where they raised 5 children.  William died in 1940 in Valley County, Nebraska.  Martha died in 1936 in Ord, Valley County, Nebraska.

Family Milestones: May 29th

My paternal 2nd-great grandaunt, Elizabeth WEHRLY, married on this date in 1860 in Jay County, Indiana to Hiram B. HARTER, son of Henry and Mary Ann (TEAFORD) HARTER.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Johannes and Barbara (PETRY) WEHRLY, and the older sister of my William P. WEHRLY.  Elizabeth was born June 27, 1841 in Preble County, Ohio.  Hiram was born in 1838 in Butler Township, Darke County, Ohio.  Hiram served in the Civil War in Company I, 147th Indiana Volunteer Infantry.  They lived in Jay County, Indiana and raised 6 children.  Hiram died April 10, 1912 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  Elizabeth died November 12, 1890 in Jay County, Indiana.  Both are buried in the Green Park Cemetery, Portland, Jay County, Indiana.

My paternal 3rd-great grandaunt, Cyrene PHILBRICK, married on this date in 1856 to William Goldsberry COX.  Cyrene was the daugther of Joel and Sally (FOX) PHILBRICK, and the younger sister of my Emeline PHILBRICK.  Cyrene was born September 5, 1824 in Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio.  William was born April 14, 1818 in Cumberland, Ohio.  They had 3 children.  William died April 1, 1889 in Rose Lawn, Indiana.  Cyrene died December 15, 1898 in Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana.

My maternal 4th-great grandaunt, Elizabeth PENISTEN, was born on this date in 1804 in Pike County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Isaac and Sarah Elizabeth (________) PENISTEN, and the older sister of my George Washington PENISTEN.  Elizabeth married Samuel MOORE, son of Joseph MOORE.  Samuel was born August 2, 1795 in Fayette County, Kentucky.  They had at least 1 son.  Elizabeth died April 4, 1874 in Madison County, Indiana.

My paternal 3rd-great granduncle, Joel PHILBRICK, was born on this date in 1813.  Joel was the son of Joel and Sally (FOX) PHILBRICK, and the older brother of my Emeline PHILBRICK.  Joel married November 20, 1855 to Carrie E. BROWN.  Carrie was born July 31, 1824.  Nothing further is known at this time.

Hiram Harter Family - Jay Co., IN

Today I finished sourcing the census data for the Hiram B. Harter family in the 1870, 1900 & 1910 census of Jay Co., IN. Hiram married my paternal 2nd-great grandaunt, Elizabeth Wehrly.

Hiram's occupation was a farmer, a spoke cutter and a railroad watchman in the census records. His wife, Elizabeth, died in 1890, so he was living with his son-in-law, Joseph Brandon in the 1900 & 1910 census. Interestingly, Joseph was a contemporary of Hiram's.

Hiram B. HARTER b. March 1838 Butler Co., OH., d. April 10, 1912 Portland, Jay Co., IN., m. May 29, 1890 Jay Co., IN to Elizabeth WEHRLY, daughter of John S. & Barbara (PETRY) WEHRLY. Elizabeth b. June 27, 1841 Preble Co., OH., d. November 12, 1890 Jay Co., IN.

Children of Hiram B. and Elizabeth (WEHRLY) HARTER :
i. Francis M. Harter b. ca. 1861 Indiana, d. after 1870 census
ii. Sarah J. Harter b. November 1862 Indiana, d. between 1900-1910, m. Joseph Z. Brandon
iii. William B. Harter b. ca. 1865 Indiana, d. after 1870 census
iv. John O.P. Harter b. ca. 1867 Indiana, d. after 1870 census
v. Isabel Harter b. ca. 1869 Indiana, d. after 1870 census
vi. Bertha A. Harter b. April 2, 1874 Jay Co., IN., d. June 4, 1920 Allen Co., IN., m. Arthur H. Jones