Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Wordless Wednesay: Juanita LeMaster





 Juanita LeMaster

Juanita LeMaster

Juanita LeMaster

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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Tombstone Tuesday: Lon J. and Bertha B. (________) Wehrly

Source: Salamonia Cemetery (Jay County, Indiana), Lon J. and Bertha B. Wehrly marker, photographed by Travis LeMaster, 26 March 2009.

Alonzo John and Bertha B. (________) WEHRLY are buried in the Salamonia Cemetery, Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Alonzo was paternal 1st cousin 3 times removed.


Lon was born March 1880 in Jay County, Indiana, the son of John P. and Catherine E. (LEMASTERS) WEHRLY.


Bertha was born circa 1884 in Indiana, according to the 1930 census.


I do not yet have the date of their marriage, though it must have been circa 1905 based on the birth dates of their children.  Four known children: Mary L., Robert W., June L. and Catherine E.


Lon was the County Sherriff in Jay County at the time of the 1930 census.


Lon died in 1960 and Bertha died in 1959.


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Marriage Record: Ord Otterbein LeMaster to Emma Garmhausen

Again searching at FamilySearch.org's beta site, I located the marriage record for my other paternal great granduncle, Ord Otterbein LeMaster and Emma Garmhausen, which took place in Auglaize County, Ohio.

groom's name:O. O. Le Master
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace:Jay Co., Ind.
groom's age:
bride's name:Emma Garmhausen
bride's birth date:1882
bride's birthplace:New Bremen, Aug. Co., O.
bride's age:25
marriage date:12 Jun 1907
marriage place:Auglaize Co., Ohio
groom's father's name:L. W. Lemaster
groom's mother's name:M. K. Che...
bride's father's name:John Garmhausen
bride's mother's name:Mary Strasburg
groom's race:
groom's marital status:Single
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status:Single
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number:M86841-0
system origin:Ohio-VR
source film number:0963059
reference number:2:3LD203G

Monday, January 17, 2011

Marriage Record : Vernon Walker LeMaster to Helene Louise Garmhausen


Searching at FamilySearch.org's Beta site, I located the marriage record for my paternal great granduncle, Vernon Walker LeMaster to Helene Garmhausen, which took place in Auglaize County, Ohio.

Helene was a native of New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio and Vernon was a native of Jay County, Indiana.


groom's name:V. W. Lemaster
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace:Portland, Ind.
groom's age:
bride's name:Helene Louise Garmhausen
bride's birth date:1893
bride's birthplace:New Bremen, Ohio
bride's age:24
marriage date:30 Jun 1917
marriage place:Auglaize Co., Ohio
groom's father's name:L. W. Lemaster
groom's mother's name:Mary K. Clew
bride's father's name:Florens Garmhausen
bride's mother's name:Cordelia Hilgeman
groom's race:
groom's marital status:Single
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status:Single
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number:M86841-2
system origin:Ohio-VR
source film number:0963061
reference number:2:3KSTQ9T

The Doctors LeMaster

While searching for information about my paternal great granduncles, Vernon Walker LeMASTER and Ord Otterbein LeMASTER, physicians of Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio, I came across the following at Google books:


Source: Hover & Barnes, ed. Memoirs of the Miami Valley, Robert Law Co., 1919, p. 367

The Drs. O.O. and Vernon LeMaster are brothers and natives of Indiana.  Dr. O.O. LeMaster was born in 1876, and graduated from Starling Medical college in 1902, practicing in Kettlersville, Shelby county, for twelve years before settling in Sidney.  Dr. Vernon LeMaster was born in 1887, and graduated from Michigan university medical college in 1914, about which time both brothers came to Sidney.  Lieut. Vernon entered the army medical service during the war, and has just returned from overseas service with the U.S. colors. (1919).

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Ord and Vernon were sons of Luman Walker and Mary Keziah (CHEW) LeMASTERS, both born in Jay County, Indiana.  Vernon was actually born in 1888.  Starling Medical College is now known as the Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus, Ohio.  

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Sunday's Obituary: Bertha Fidelia (LeMaster) Yaeger (1874-1922)

Source: Commercial-Review, Portland, Indiana, March 17, 1922, page 2.

MRS. JOHN H. YEAGER DEAD BRAZIL, IND.

Mrs. Bertha Yaeger, 47, wife of John H. Yaeger of Brazil, Ind., passed away Thursday noon.  She underwent an operation Sunday noon and never recovered.  She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.W. LeMaster of Salamonia.  Mr. Yaeger was a principal for sixteen years in the schools at Brazil, and also taught in the Madison Township schools.  Mrs. Yaeger was formerly a teacher in the Michigan schools and taught in Portland and Madison Township schools about nineteen years ago.

The deceased is survived by the husband and six children, Clarence, Mary, Helen, John Vernon, George Walker and Luther.  She is also survived by the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. L.L. Rockwell of Fort Recovery; L.C. LeMaster , west of Salamonia; W.C. LeMaster of Denver, Colo.; Mrs. M.J. Atkinson of Salamonia; Mrs. Henry Meinholtz of Alamosa, Colo.; Mrs. S.W. Phillips of David City, Neb.; A.R. LeMaster of Geneva, and Drs. O.O. and V.W. LeMasters, both of Sydney, O.

The body will arrive in this city Saturday and will be taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. L.W. LeMaster at Salamonia, where it will lie in state until the hour of the funeral.  The complete funeral arrangements will be announced later.

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Note the surname is spelled both Yeager and Yaeger in the same obituary, almost as bad as LeMaster/LeMasters.  The tombstone in Salamonia Cemetery spells the surname Yaeger.

I didn't know that Bertha taught in Michigan, will have to research this as well.



Sunday’s Obituary – if you have obituaries of family members and ancestors, consider posting them along with other information about that person as part of Sunday’s Obituary. This is an ongoing series developed by Leslie Ann at Ancestors Live Here.