Wednesday's Child: Eddie Wehrly

Source: Salamonia Cemetery (Jay County, Indiana), Eddie Wehrly marker, photographed by Travis LeMaster, 26 March 2009.

Eddie WEHRLY is buried in the Salamonia Cemetery, Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  I do not know how he is related to my other Wehrly families.  According to his tombstone, he was born in 1920 and died in 1928.

Due to proximity to the other stones, he may be a son of Alonzo John and Bertha (________) WEHRLY.

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.

Wordless Wednesay: Juanita LeMaster

 Juanita LeMaster

Juanita LeMaster

Juanita LeMaster

Wordless Wednesday – a great way to share your old family photos! Create a post with the main focus being a photograph or image. Some posters also include attribute information as to the source of the image (date, location, owner, etc.). Wordless Wednesday is one of the longest running “memes” in the blogosphere and is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers.

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.


Tombstone Tuesday – To participate in Tombstone Tuesday simply create a post which includes an image of a gravestone of one or more ancestors and it may also include a brief description of the image or the ancestor. This is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers.