Funeral Record: Betty King

This funeral record for Betty KING was located at the Alexandria-Monroe Township Historical Society collection.  Elizabeth Ann (SCHELL) KING was the wife of my paternal 2nd-great granduncle, Benjamin Zellen KING.


Betty died October 13, 1948 at St. John's Hospital in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.  She was a resident of Orestes and was a housewife. She was born February 22, 1873 in Frankton, the daughter of George and Elizabeth (________) SCHELL.  Her cause of death was a cerebral hemorrhage.  


The cost of the funeral was $ 509.75 and was paid in full by her husband, Ben KING, on November 4, 1948.  Betty was buried in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.  The funeral was held at October 16, 1948 at 2 p.m.  

Wehrly Family, Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana (1907)

Source: Complete Directory of Jay County, M. & M. Directory Co., Portland, Ind., 1907, p. 239

These listings of the WEHRLY family in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana in 1907 are of my paternal 2nd-great grandfather, William P. WEHRLY, and his sons, Harvey and Alva.


Alva Monroe WEHRLY (b. 1878) is a bit of a mystery as to why his wife and children are not listed.  He was married in 1901 to Emma YAEGER and they would have had 3 or 4 children by the time of this directory.  I know of no other Alva WEHRLYs in the family that this could have been.


Harvey Allen WEHRLY (b. 1876) had married Nettie SHREEVE in 1898, and is listed here with her and daughter, Ada.


William P. WEHRLY (b. 1845) married Olive Jane SMITH in 1866 in Jay County, right after returning from the service with 130th Indiana Infantry.  His youngest son, Martin Nimrod (b. 1888) is listed as still living with them.

Funeral Record: Amanda King

This funeral of Amanda KING was found at the Alexandria-Monroe Historical Society museum. Amanda was my maternal 2nd-great grandaunt, the wife of Suman Douglas KING.  Her maiden name was Amanda Louise FOX.


According to the record, Amanda was born September 24, 1860, the daughter of Philip and Mary (RECTOR) FOX.  She died June 22, 1944 at 12:10 a.m. in Orestes, Madison County, Indiana.  The cause of death listed was a cerebral hemorrhage.


Her husband, Douglas, aged 83, was the responsible party for the bill, which totaled $ 321.00.  The ledger is interesting, as it lists installment payments made on the bill, and lists who made the payment - by her children. The final payment of $ 24.00 was made January 14, 1950 by Fred KING when the bill was marked "Paid in Full".  That was the time of her husband's death, so the children must have been made aware of a balance and settled up at that time.