Wednesday's Child: Chad Edmund Pierce (1972)

Source: Maplewood Cemetery (Anderson, Madison County, Indiana), Chad Pierce marker, photographed by Travis LeMaster, 23 June 2009.

Chad Edmund PIERCE was born June 1, 1972 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana and died June 2, 1972 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.

Chad was the son of George and Annette (STEVENS) PIERCE.  He was my maternal 2nd cousin once removed.

Wednesday’s Child – Post photos of gravestones of children. A sad topic indeed but posts can give life to the stories of these young souls. This has been an ongoing series by Amy at Gravestoned.

Wednesday's Child: Eddie Wehrly

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

Eddie WEHRLY is buried in the Salamonia Cemetery, Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  I do not know how he is related to my other Wehrly families.  According to his tombstone, he was born in 1920 and died in 1928.

Due to proximity to the other stones, he may be a son of Alonzo John and Bertha (________) WEHRLY.

Wednesday’s Child – Post photos of gravestones of children. A sad topic indeed but posts can give life to the stories of these young souls. This has been an ongoing series by Amy at Gravestoned.

Wednesday's Child: Maxine E. LeMaster (1920-1931)

Maxine Elizabeth LeMASTER, daughter of Gerald Walker and Mabel Agnes (KANTNER) LeMASTER, is buried in the Salamonia Cemetery, Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.

Maxine was born August 20, 1920 in Jay County, Indiana.  She died April 2, 1931.  I need to obtain a copy of the obituary to find out how and where she died.

Note the surname is spelled with a final 's' on the family grave plot.

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

Wednesday’s Child – Post photos of gravestones of children. A sad topic indeed but posts can give life to the stories of these young souls. This has been an ongoing series by Amy at Gravestoned.

Wednesday's Child: Stuber Infants

While searching the Family Search beta site, I located the death certificates of the infants of my maternal great aunt and uncle, Clarence Leroy and Vera Delphene (HALEY) STUBER.


I had previously known that they had a stillborn child, but now I realize how sad it must have been for them to lose two infants.  The first death certificate, November 9, 1915 indicates a stillbirth, while the second, June 6, 1918, indicates that the baby lived for 6 hours.


Elden Merl STUBER was the name given to the second child.  The first infant, a son, was unnamed. They are buried next to their paternal grandparents, Henry and Martha STUBER in the Spencerville Cemetery, Spencerville, Allen County, Ohio.  Thanks to a Find A Grave researcher, I was able to request photos of their tombstones.


Their parents, Clarence and Vera, were married February 14, 1915 in Jay County, Indiana.  Clarence was the son of Henry and Martha (________) STUBER.  Vera was the daughter of Eli Weldon and Cora Belle (METZNER) HALEY.


I cannot imagine the grief that they must have felt losing a child.


Wednesday’s Child – Post photos of gravestones of children. A sad topic indeed but posts can give life to the stories of these young souls. This has been an ongoing series by Amy at Gravestoned.