Marriage Application : Nancie S. Petry (1907)

APPLICATION FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE - FEMALE

1. Full christian and surname of the woman is Nancia S. Petry

2. Color White

3. Where born Brice, Ind.

4. When born Aug 29 - 1887

5. Present residence Salamonia, Ind.

6. Present occupation housework

7. Full christian and surname of father John Petry

8. His color white 

9. His birthplace Jay Co. Ind.

10. His occupation farmer

11. His residence Salamonia

12. Full christian and maiden name of mother Mary LeMaster

13. Her color white

14. Her occupation housework

15. Her birthplace Shelby Co. O.

16. Her residence Salamonia

17. Has the female contracting party been an inmate of any county asylum or home for indigent persons within the last five years? no

18. Is this her first marriage? yes

19. If not, how often has she been married? [blank]

20. Has such prior marriage or marriages been dissolved? [blank]

21. If so, how and when? [blank]

22. Is the female contracting party afflicted with epilepsy, tuberculosis, venereal, or any other contagious or transmissable disease? no

23. Is she an embecile, feeble-minded, idiotic or insane, or is she under guardianship as person of unsound mind? no

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This application was signed on 12 October 1907 by Nancie Petry.  I had a hard time reading her name, as I didn't have her listed in the family group for John and Mary (LeMASTER) PETRY.  Mary was the daughter of Rev. Luman Walker and Nancy (YOUNG) LEMASTERS.

In the 1900 census of Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana, the John and Mary PETRY family lists a daughter, Nancy S., born August 1887.

Ancestry.com had her indexed as Nannie S. PETRY, married to Clem L. McKINLEY on 12 Oct 1907 in Jay County, Indiana.  Will need to look up the record on a future trip to the courthouse in Portland.

This marriage application was located on my last visit to the Jay County Historical Society.  The society has made copies of many of the county marriage books, making it easier to research, particularly on days when the courthouse is closed.

Tombstone Tuesday: LeMasters

Source: Salamonia Cemetery (Jay County, Indiana), LeMasters marker, photographed by Travis LeMaster, 26 March 2009

Floyd LeMASTERS and wife Shirley Opal (GAGLE), as well as son Floyd D. and wife Nevada J., and one unidentified LeMasters are buried in the Salamonia Cemetery, Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.

Floyd was born February 2, 1894 in Jay County, Indiana, the son of Luman Cooper and Barbara Isabel (WEHRLY) LeMASTERS.

Opal was born September 12, 1895, the daughter of James and Myrtle (FREEMEYER) GAGLE.

Floyd and Opal were married October 9, 1913. They had two children: Remonda and Floyd.  Floyd was adopted.

Floyd D. LeMASTERS was born March 24, 1923 and died August 15, 1972.  He married Nevada Jane McKINLEY, born 1922, died 2001.

I do not know yet how the Edythe G. LeMASTERS (1907-1929) fits into the family.  

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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.