Veteran's Day

Thank you to all veterans, in peacetime and in war, who gave of themselves so that others might be free.

Source: Caisson at Arlington National Cemetery, photographed by Travis LeMaster 30 April 2009

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.

Tombstone Tuesday: Thomas J. and Sarah J. BIGLEY

Thomas J. and Sarah J. (________) BIGLEY are buried in the Washington-Lawson Cemetery in Union Township, Marshall County, Indiana.  Thomas was Eileen's maternal 1st cousin 4 times removed.


Thomas was born April 1, 1851 in Indiana, the son of Edward and Amelia (FISHER) BIGLEY.


Sarah J. ________ was born February 4, 1851 in Indiana.


They had at least 3 children.  The family appears in the 1880 and 1900 census of Union Township, Marshall County, Indiana.


Thomas died December 20, 1925.  Sarah died December 15, 1935.


Source: Washington-Lawson Cemetery (Marshall County, Indiana), Thomas J. and Sarah J. Bigley marker, photographed by Travis LeMaster, 4 September 2010.