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

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