Family Milestones: July 21st

My paternal grandaunt, Dorothy Dot LeMASTER, was married on this date in 1921 to Charles Glendon HUNT.  Dorothy was the daughter of Luman Cooper and Barbara Isabel (WEHRLY) LeMASTERS, and the older sister of my Ord Wehrly LeMASTER. Charles was the son of William Allen and Mary Leota (WEBER) HUNT.  Dorothy was born March 19, 1900 in Salamonia, Jay County, Indiana.  Charles was born July 13, 1900 in Abington, Indiana.  They had 3 children.  Charles died February 11, 1956 in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.  Dorothy died October 1984 in Centerville, Wayne County, Indiana.

My paternal great-grandparents, Eli Weldon HALEY and Cora Belle METZNER, were married on this date in 1888 in Jay County, Indiana.  Eli was the son of George Washington and Mary Jane (SHERRICK) HALEY.  Cora was the daughter of John Adam and Clara (MOULTON) METZNER.  Eli was born March 24, 1866 in Erie County, Ohio.  Cora was born August 21, 1868 in Jay County, Indiana.  They lived in Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Eli died June 14, 1957 in Jay County, Indiana.  Cora died April 28, 1955 in Jay County, Indiana.  Both are buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Jay County, Indiana.

My paternal grandaunt, Clara Elnora HALEY, married on this date in 1925 to Eugene C. KUNCE.  Clara was the daughter of Eli Weldon and Cora Belle (METZNER) HALEY, and the older sister of my Ruth Pauline HALEY.  Eugene was the son of William and Minnie (________) KUNCE.  Clara was born October 31, 1900 in Jay County, Indiana.  Eugene was born January 15, 1901 in Jay County, Indiana.  Eugene was a minister.  They had 1 son.  Eugene died October 1984 in Marshall, Clark County, Illinois.  Clara died June 19, 2001 in Marshall, Clark County, Illinois.

Service Notes: William L. WRIGHT

I recently found mention of my maternal grandfather, William WRIGHT, in the local newspaper during his time of service in World War II.

Source: Alexandria Daily Times-Tribune, Alexandria, Indiana, August 14, 1944, page 1

WRIGHT IS TRANSFERRED

Pvt. William Lee Wright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Wright, of this city, has been transferred from a radio school at Madison, Wis. to Chanute Field, at Rantoul, Ill.

Source: Alexandria Daily Times-Tribune, Alexandria, Indiana, October 10, 1945, page 3

Cpl. William L. Wright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Wright, arrived home Thursday for a thirty day leave with his wife and son from Columbus, Ga.

Family Milestones: July 19th

My maternal 2nd-great grandmother, Ida DAVIS, married on this date in 1900 in Monroe County, Indiana to Carrie A. MORRIS.  Ida was born July 2, 1874 in Owen County, Indiana, the daughter of James Austin and Mary Ellen (SWAFFORD) DAVIS.  Carrie was born in 1853.  Ida died August 2, 1900 in Clay Township, Owen County, Indiana.

Family Milestones: July 18th

My paternal 6th-great grandparents, Johan Michel JACOBS and Maria Catherine CHERDRON, were married on this date in 1771 in Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania.  Johan was born circa 1742 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  Maria was born before February 16, 1730 in Otterberg, Bayern, daughter of Hans Heinrich and Anna Maria (HERBACH) CHERDRON.  They had 3 children.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal 3rd-great grandmother, Catherine YOUNG, was born on this date in 1819 in Elsace.  Catherine was the daughter of Nicholas and Salome (________) YOUNG.  Catherine married November 4, 1839 in Licking County, Ohio to John METZNER, son of Jasper and Hannah (REISENBURG) METZNER.  John was born October 2, 1805 in Saxony.  They raised 11 children in Licking County, Ohio and Jay County, Indiana.  John died January 10, 1888 in Jay County, Indiana.  Catherine died June 22, 1910 in Jay County, Indiana.  They are buried at the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Jay County, Indiana.

My maternal 6th-great granduncle, John NOSLER, married on this date in 1795 in Montgomery County, Virginia to Martha SNAVELL.  John was the son of Bostin and Sophia (________) NOSLER, and the older brother of my Conrad NOSLER.  John was born circa 1768.  I do not have dates of birth or death, nor parentage for Martha.  They had at least 1 son.  John died between 1836 and 1837 in Putnam County, Indiana.  Nothing further is known at this time.

Family Milestones: July 16th

My maternal 2nd-great grandaunt, Nellie Myrtle BEALS, married on this date in 1910 in Hamilton County, Indiana to Albert Edward STOBER.  Nellie was the daughter of Nathan Thomas and Elizabeth Caroline (POE) BEALS, and the younger sister of my Pearl May BEALS.  Albert was the son of Wilson and Susan R. (________) STOBER.  Nellie was born August 30, 1880 in Humboldt, Richardson County, Nebraksa.  Albert was born January 25, 1865 in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana.  They had 1 daughter.  Nellie died December 3, 1933.  She is buried in the Cicero Cemetery, Cicero, Hamilton County, Indiana.

My paternal 2nd-great grandaunt, Rachel LEMASTERS, was born on this date in 1838 in Shelby County, Ohio.  Rachel was the daughter of Luman Walker and Nancy (YOUNG) LEMASTERS, and the older sister of my Luman Walker LEMASTERS Jr.  Rachel married March 18, 1860 in Jay County, Indiana to William E. CUNNINGHAM, son of Benjamin and Margaret (CLINE) CUNNINGHAM.  William was born February 1835 in Indiana.  They had 6 children.  William died June 4, 1912.  Rachel died March 12, 1913.  Both are buried in the Salamonia Cemetery, Jay County, Indiana.

Digging in the Newspaper

Spent my lunch hour today at the Alexandria-Monroe Public Library, searching for mentions of my grandfather and great aunt in the local paper, the Alexandria Times-Tribune.

The library has a card catalog indexing mentions of local individuals - births, deaths and marriages as well as mentions of service personnel during World War II.  I believe that the local historical society compiled the data several years ago. I only wish they had this data online as well, so others would know about it.

Searching for my grandfather, William Lee WRIGHT, and his sister, Clara Ellen WRIGHT, I found mention of the following :

WRIGHT, William  10-10-1945 (furlough)
WRIGHT, Clara Ellen 8-3-1944 (photo)
WRIGHT, Clara Ellen 8-14-1944 (furlough)
WRIGHT, Clara Ellen 10-30-1944 (furlough)
WRIGHT, Clara Ellen 6-11-1945 (furlough)
WRIGHT, Clara Ellen 10-1-1945 (engagement)
WRIGHT, Clara Ellen 12-10-1945 (wedding)


My grandfather was in the Army, and Clara Ellen was a WAVE.
 
I will try to get them transcribed in the next few days.

 

Family Milestones: July 14th

My paternal 4th-great granduncle, George William McLANE, married on this date in 1818 in Franklin County, Ohio to Margaret A. FLEMMING.  George was the son of Jacob McLANE, and the younger brother of my Nancy Ann McLANE.  Margaret's parentage is unknown.  George was born 1796 in Virginia.  Margaret was born 1796 in Kentucky.  They had 6 children.  Margaret died 1875 in Putnam County, Ohio.  George died 1853 in Putnam County, Ohio.  Both are buried in the Ottawa River Cemetery, Rimer, Putnam County, Ohio.

My maternal 5th-great granduncle, Bennett PIERCE, was born on this date in 1775.  Bennett was the son of Seth and Bethiah (FIELD) PIERCE, and the younger brother of my Gordon PIERCE.  Nothing further is known at this time.

Family Milestones: July 13th

My maternal 5th-great granduncle, Hugh WARDLAW, married on this date in 1815 in Clermont County, Ohio to Rebecca HIRONS.  Hugh was the son of Robert and Janet (DOWNEY) WARDLAW, and the younger brother of my Samuel WARDLAW.  Rebecca was the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (LEVEL) HIRONS.  Hugh was born April 21, 1794. Rebecca was born December 12, 1793.  They had 11 children.  Rebecca died March 19, 1871.  Hugh died January 24, 1864 in Brown County, Ohio.

Family MIlestones: July 12th

My paternal 6th-great grandaunt, Ann CHEW, married on this date in 1765 to David PAUL.  Ann was the daughter of Jeffrey and Amy (DRIVER) CHEW, and the younger sister of my Jesse CHEW.  Ann was born circa 1745 in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  I do not have dates of birth or death, nor parentage for David.  Ann died January 20, 1800.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal 2nd-great granduncle, Jacob G. SMITH, was born on this date in 1837 in Jay County, Indiana.  Jacob was the son of William P. and Prudence (MAXSON) SMITH, and the older brother of my Olive Jane SMITH.  Nothing further is known at this time.

Family Milestones: July 11th

My paternal great-grandaunt, Rachel Emma Pernina HALEY, married on this date in 1888 to William Benton HAMLIN. Rachel was the daughter of George Washington and Mary Jane (SHERRICK) HALEY, and the younger sister of my Eli Weldon HALEY.  Rachel was born November 21, 1869 in Medina County, Ohio.  Nothing further is known at this time.

Civil War Pension Index Card: John A. METZNER

This is the Footnote.com image of the Civil War Pension Index card for my paternal 2nd-great grandfather, John Adam METZNER.  He was the older brother of William F. METZNER whose card was featured previously.

This card states that my ancestor was a corporal in Company K, 51st Ohio Infantry.  It also indicated that he served previously in Company G, 40th Ohio Infantry.  

While this card didn't indicate any new facts in terms of service, it is helpful to have the certificate numbers for the invalid pension and the widow's pension.

John was wounded at Altoona, Georgia on May 30, 1864 by a shell fragment in his right arm at the elbow joint, which destroyed the use of the right arm.

John Adam METZNER was born August 23, 1840 in Licking County, Ohio, the son of John and Catherine (YOUNG) METZNER.  He married November 13, 1864 in Jay County, Indiana to Clara MOULTON, daughter of Albert and Emeline (PHILBRICK) MOULTON.  They had 4 children: Willis A.L; Cora Belle; Wesley F.; and Lewis.  After the war, he was a farmer in Wayne Township, Jay County, Indiana. 

SNGF: A Genealogy Clerihew

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has issued another fun challenge.  Tonight's challenge is to write a genealogy Clerihew.  Jim Smith's post here explains that a clerihew is an four-line poem that follows an AABB rhyme scheme.


Here's mine:


Looking up the family tree
I thought I caught a glimpse of me
Soon my present will be past
For I will not forever last.

Saturday Shout-Out

Would like to take a moment and say "thank you" to visitors since my last update who left comments on blog posts.  Your encouragement and suggestions are appreciated!  I saw Cindy at Everything's Relative doing this, and thought it was neat.

Shout-outs to the following :

Jenna from Desperately Seeking Surnames

Adam from A Life of Apples

I recommend that you check out their blogs and follow them.  Thanks for stopping by ! 

Family Milestones: July 10th

My paternal 2nd-great granduncle, Frederick P. WEHRLY, was born on this date in 1827 in Preble County, Ohio. Frederick was the son of Johannes and Barbara (PETRY) WEHRLY, and the older brother of my William P. WEHRLY.  Frederick married September 18, 1850 to Lavina OBLINGER.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal 5th-great grandaunt, Mary HAINES, was born on this date in 1784 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Mary was the daughter of Robert and Rachel (VENICOMB) HAINES, and the younger sister of my Hannah HAINES.  Mary married May 16, 1822 in Mt. Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey to Benjamin DAVIS, son of David and Martha (COLES) DAVIS.  Benjamin was born November 28, 1776 in Waterford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Benjamin died March 20, 1843 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Mary died December 14, 1843 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My maternal 6th-great grandmother, Nancy GRAHAM, was born on this date in 1760.  Nancy was the daughter of Richard and Asenath (________) GRAHAM.  Nancy married March 2, 1787 in Randolph County, North Carolina to Anthony RAINS.  Anthony was born October 13, 1757 in Caroline County, Virginia.  Anthony served in the Revolutionary War.  They raised 9 children.  Anthony died March 25, 1837 in Randolph County, North Carolina.  I do not have the death date of Nancy.

My maternal 2nd-great grandfather, William Francis PIERCE, was born on this date in 1865 in Frankton, Madison County, Indiana.  William was the son of Edmund G. and Catherine (GROENENDYKE) PIERCE.  William married January 14, 1892 in Madison County, Indiana to Clara PENISTEN, daughter of John and Jane Ann (ALDERMAN) PENISTEN.  Clara was born March 1869 in Lafayette Township, Madison County, Indiana.  They had 7 children.  Clara died September 26, 1906 in Lafayette Township, Madison County, Indiana.  William married secondly on March 4, 1909 in Madison County, Indiana to Vida MADDOX, daughter of Charles W. and Sarah (POWELL) MADDOX.  Vida was born October 6, 1886 in Owingsville, Bath County, Kentucky.  They had 7 children.  Vida died November 19, 1968 in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.  William died September 21, 1950 in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.  They are buried in the Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.

Family Milestones: July 9th

My paternal granduncle, Elvin Cooper LeMASTER, was born on this date in 1912 in Jay County, Indiana.  Elvin was the son of Luman Cooper and Barbara Isabel (WEHRLY) LeMASTERS, and the younger brother of my Ord Wehrly LeMASTER.  Elvin married May 13, 1933 to Cleo Belle HANKS, daughter of Ezra Stephen and Hazel Rachel (REYNARD) HANKS.  Cleo was born October 5, 1914 in Jay County, Indiana.  They had 4 children.  Elvin died May 16, 2000 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.

Family Milestones: July 8th

My paternal 7th-great grandfather, Hans Heinrich CHERDRON, was born on this date in 1706 in Erlenbach, Bayern.  Hans was the son of Abraham and Anne Margueritte (VIELLARD) CHERDRON.  Hans married April 22, 1727 in Otterberg, Bayern to Anna Marie HERBACH, daughter of Johann Peter and Anna Maria (________) HERBACH.  Anna was born July 5, 1705 in Otterberg, Bayern.  They had at least 1 daughter.  Emigrated to York County, Pennsylvania where they both died after 1771.  Nothing further is known at this time.

Happy Birthday, Honey

Today was Eileen's birthday, and I was glad we were able to spend it together.  We spent the early morning hours enjoying the pool.

We ended up going out shopping with her mother, who then took us both out to eat for a nice birthday dinner.  I had a good time today, just relaxing and I think Eileen did too.  We exchanged her perfume for the correct one, and the bonus was that I ended up saving a few bucks in the exchange.

Shopping with mother-in-law was a new experience, but I actually enjoyed it. She's full of funny stories.  

Then over dinner we found out that mother-in-law has some old family pictures that she is planning to donate to a local history museum.  These are previously unknown photos - so I urged her to let us look at them and possibly make copies before she donates them.  Will hopefully be able to get them scanned.

When the girls get back from fishing in Minnesota, we'll have a proper cake and ice cream party.

Civil War Pension Index Card: William F. METZNER

Was finally able to get images to download from Footnote.com, perhaps my vent of frustration helped?  Nah.

This is the Civil War Pension Index card for William F. METZNER, my paternal 2nd-great granduncle.  This card was indexed at Footnote.com as William T. METZNER.  As you can see by the cursive script, sometimes "Fs" and "Ts" can appear similar.

The cool find for me on this card was that it gives his exact date of death and the location.  Although I probably had this fact somewhere, I only had the year in my Rootsmagic database.  Bryant, Indiana is in Jay County, where William and his wife Mary lived for a number of years.

I believe that I may have his Civil War pension in my files, will have to scan it and make sure I glean all the information that I can from it.  William was a private in Company E., 89th Regiment Indiana Infantry.

William was born January 6, 1844 in Licking County, Ohio, the son of John and Catherine (YOUNG) METZNER.  He was the brother of my ancestor, John Adam METZNER.  William married December 8, 1867 in Jay County, Indiana to Mary Ann HALEY, daughter of Sebastian and Lydia A. (RADER) HALEY.  They had eight children: John W., Irvin G., Amanda A., Pearl M., Barb M., Laura Belle, Lydia J., and Louetta Jane.  William's occupation was listed as farmer and furniture dealer in the census records.

Family Milestones: July 6th

My maternal 4th-great grandparents, John LAMBERTSON and Sarah A. WILLSON, were married on this date in 1822 in Belvidere, Sussex County, New Jersey.  The parentage of John is unknown.  Sarah was the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (________) WILLSON.  John was born circa 1800 in New Jersey.  Sarah was born circa 1804 in New Jersey.  They raised 10 children in Warren County, New Jersey and Butler County, Ohio.  Sarah died December 21, 1881 in Ohio.  John died October 1875 in Farmersville, Montgomery County, Ohio.  Both are buried in the Farmersville Cemetery, Farmersville, Montgomery County, Ohio.

My paternal 2nd-great granduncle, George W. METZNER, was born on this date in 1847 in Licking County, Ohio.  George was the son of John and Catherine (YOUNG) METZNER, and the younger brother of my John Adam METZNER.  George married Elizabeth ________.  Elizabeth was born in 1849.  They lived in Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Elizabeth died February 19, 1942.  George died May 16, 1875.  Both are buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Jay County, Indiana.

My maternal great-grandfather, Virgil Lee WRIGHT, was born on this date in 1894 in Orestes, Madison County, Indiana.  Virgil was the son of John William and Ellen (KING) WRIGHT.  Virgil married June 19, 1915 in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana to Edna Muriel PIERCE, daughter of William Francis and Clara (PENISTEN) PIERCE.  Edna was born February 7, 1897 in Madison County, Indiana.  They had 3 children.  Edna died March 3, 1968 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.  Virgil died March 25, 1972 in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.  Both are buried in Park View Cemetery, Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.

I Should Have Taken French

Earlier this year, while my wife & I were shopping with my mother-in-law and the girls, we went to Elder Beerman nearby Kokomo.  There, my wife sampled various perfumes, and found one that she liked.  She gave me a copy of a marked card, telling me exactly what type of perfume it was.  Being the good husband, I dutifully placed the card in my wallet, sure that I would have the perfect birthday present in a few months.

Fast forward to today, one day before her birthday, when I (as always) had procrastinated and not purchased her birthday present.  Early morning I headed out to our Elder Beerman in Marion, sure that it would be a quick in and out.  I was wrong.

The perfume that she wanted was called Le Bateleur made by Dolce & Gabanna.  I went to the counter and was unable to find the perfume.  Asking the clerk if they carried that particular type, I was disappointed to learn that they did not.  

Normally, panic mode would have sat in, but I knew that latter in the day we might be heading to Kokomo, which has a bigger Elder Beerman, so there was a chance I could still redeem myself.  Though I was not thrilled with the prospect of buying her present while she was there, at least I wouldn't be empty handed.

As today progressed, my mother-in-law wanted to buy my wife some shoes and make-up from Elder Beerman, so I returned for the second time in one day to the store.  It was not a good shopping day, as the store didn't have the type of Clinique that my wife needed either.  After a few phone calls, the store clerk managed to find out that the Anderson store had a supply of the make up and we headed back on down the highway.

At the Anderson store, I panicked again as I couldn't find the Le Bateleur anywhere.  I finally asked the clerk, in front of my wife, if they carried this type - as all I could find was Dolce & Gabana's Light Blue. 

The clerk tells me that Le Bateleur means "light blue" in French, so I bought the perfume.  Perhaps I have "sucker" written on my face. Of course, all of these perfumes are named in French, and I took German in high school and college. Anyway, my wife did like the perfume, so she seems happy.  However, I once again fell victim to a sales clerk, because if I would have checked it out I would have known that it didn't mean 'light blue'.  My French-speaking ancestors would have been horrified at my performance today.


BTW, I did look it up - seems that Le Bateleur means 'the magician' - Wikipedia has a nice write up about the Tarot card named after this phrase.