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'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.

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S. Winfield & Una Maude (LeMaster) Phillips: David City, Nebraska

Thanks to Miriam at AnceStories for her post on Digital Archives and Databases in Nebraska, I was able to discover some photos of my relatives.  Miriam listed several databases for Nebraska research, which I'm just now getting around to discovering.


At the Nebraska Memories website, I searched under "LeMaster" and found 5 x 7 photos of my paternal great grandaunt, Una Maude (LeMASTER) PHILLIPS and her husband, Dr. S. Winfield PHILLIPS of David City, Nebraska.


The photos are under copyright of the Boston Studio Project, so I won't post them there.  How neat to find the biographical information as well.

S. Winfield Phillips was born December 22, 1883 in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Winfield S. and Mary Jane Bates Phillips. He married Una Maude LeMaster December 22, 1907, in Salamonia, Indiana. They were the parents of two children. He worked as a farm hand until 1908 when he attended the Veterinary College in Kansas City. He moved his family to David City, Nebraska, in 1911 and opened a veterinary practice where he practiced until his retirement in 1958. He was a state senator, active in community activities, and the Methodist Church. He died September 13, 1968 in David City, NE. [My data shows December 29, 1977]

 Una was born April 26, 1884, in Portland, Indiana, to Luman and Mary Chew LeMaster. She married S. Winfield Phillips December 22, 1907, in Salamonia, Indiana. Una taught school while her husband worked as a farm hand, then moved to Kansas City, Kansas, while her husband attended the Veterinary College. They moved to David City, Nebraska in 1911 to establish a veterinary practice and animal hospital. hey were the parents of two children. She was active in community activities and the Methodist Church. She died September 13, 1968, in David City, NE.

 My dad has photos of a family trip that he took out to David City, NE in the summer of 1968 with his parents to visit them.  

L-R: Victor LeMaster, Ord LeMaster, Ruth (Haley) LeMaster, 

Una Maude (LeMaster) Phillips, Senator Winfield Phillips