Marriage License & Return : James F. Eley to Ethel Chew, 1908

Source : Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage License, "James F. Eley to Ethel Chew, 1908"; County Marriage Returns Collections; Jay County Historical Society, Portland, Indiana.

MARRIAGE LICENSE

State of Indiana, Jay County, SS:

To any Person Empowered by Law to Solemnize Marriages, Greeting:

You are hereby authorized to join together as Husband and Wife

Mr. James F. Eley

and

Miss Ethel Chew

according to the laws of the State of Indiana.

In Testimony Whereof, I, Frank Gillespie, Clerk of the Jay Circuit Court, hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court, at my office in Portland, this 31st day of October A.D. 1908.

Frank Gillespie Clerk

Jay Circuit Court

State of Indiana, Jay County, SS:

This Certifies, That I joined in Marriage as Husband and Wife 

James F. Eley and Ethel Chew

on the 31st day of Oct 1908

Lewis P. Pfiefer, Minister

Source : Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage Return, "James F. Eley to Ethel Chew, 1908"; County Marriage Returns Collection; Jay County Historical Society, Portland, Indiana.

INDIANA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH

Return of Marriage to County Clerk

1. Full name of GROOM James F. Eley

2. Place of Residence Salamonia Ind.

3. Occupation Farming

4. Age next Birthday 22 years. Color White Race Caucasian

5. Place of Birth near Salamonia Ind. Nationality American

6. Father's Name Eli B. Eley

7. Mother's maiden name Maria Wiggins

8. Number of Groom's marriage 1st

9. Full name of BRIDE Ethel A. Chew

10. Place of Residence Salamonia Ind. Occupation Housework

11. Age next birthday 20 years. Color White Race Caucasian

12. Place of Birth New Weston Ohio Nationality American

13. Father's Name Wm. A. Chew

14. Mother's Maiden name Emma Straight

15. Number of Bride's Marriage 1st

16. Married at Salamonia Ind. in the County of Jay and State of Indiana, the 31st day of Oct 1908.

17. Witnesses to Marriage W.A. Chew E.B. Eley

Marriage Solemnized by Lewis P. Pfiefer, Minister

Dated at Salamonia Ind, this 31st day of Oct 1908.

This record of the marriage of James F. Eley and Ethel A. Chew was located at the Jay County Historical Society in Portland, Indiana.

Ethel A. Chew was my paternal first cousin three times removed.  Her husband's middle name was Franklin, per World War I draft records.  The handwriting was a bit difficult to make out whether or not his middle initial was a "T" or an "F". 

Thanks to this record, I now have James' parents as well as the place of birth for Ethel, New Weston in Darke County, Ohio.

I do not know the significance of the minister or the denomination at this time.

Family Milestones: March 19th

My maternal 2nd-great granduncle, Samuel S. LAMBERTSON, married on this date in 1897 in Tipton County, Indiana to Ida M. STONE.  Samuel was the son of Carey W. and Clara E. (COOK) LAMBERTSON, and the younger brother of my Charles LAMBERTSON. Samuel was born January 11, 1875 in Preble County, Ohio.  Ida was born in 1878 in Franklin County, Indiana, the daughter of William and Alice (SEALS) STONE.  They had one child that died before the 1900 census, when they were living in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Ida died June 19, 1900 in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Samuel died October 15, 1911 in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  Samuel is buried in the Elwood City Cemetery, Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.

My paternal great aunt, Dorothy Dot LeMASTER, was born on this date in 1900 in Salamonia, Jay County, Indiana.  Dorothy was the daughter of Luman Cooper and Barbara Isabel (WEHRLY) LeMASTERS, and the older sister of my Ord Wehrly LeMASTER.  Dorothy married July 21, 1921 to Charles Glendon HUNT.  Charles was born July 13, 1900 in Albright, Indiana, the son of William Allen and Mary Leota (WEBER) HUNT.  They lived in Richmond, Indiana and had 3 children.  Dorothy married secondly on February 8, 1962 to Glen LOCK.  Charles died February 11, 1956 in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.  Dorothy died October 1984 in Centerville, Wayne County, Indiana.

My maternal 6th-great granduncle, Robert WRIGHT, was baptized on this date in 1758 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Robert was the son of Deacon John and Hannah (FESSENDEN) WRIGHT, and the younger brother of my John WRIGHT.  Robert married circa 1780 to Catherine APPLEGATE.  Catherine was born circa 1762 in New Jersey, the daughter of William and Sarah Catherine (WIGGINS) APPLEGATE.  Robert served in the Revolutionary War.  He was a farmer in Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio.  They had 9 children.  Catherine died before March 12, 1839 in Brown County, Ohio.  Robert died before April 21, 1840 in Brown County, Ohio.