Thursday, December 20, 2012

On This Day : December 20

1654 - Elizabeth BENNETT born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Francis BENNETT and Alice ________.

1751 - Mayke GROENENDYKE born in Kingston, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Mayke was the daughter of Johannes GROENENDYKE and Sarah Ann LAKE.

1764 - Benjamin ALLEN married Hannah GREENFIELD.  Benjamin was the son of John ALLEN and Amy COX.

1788 - Friedrich Hermann KAHRE born in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Friedrich was the son of Johann Karl Ludwig KAHRE and Anna Marie Ilsbein KROEGER.

1791 - Samuel JEWETT died in Hollis, New Hampshire.  Samuel was the son of Samuel JEWETT and Ruth HARDY.

1797 - Thomas McCOOL born in Virginia.  Thomas was the son of Benjamin McCOOL and _______.  Thomas was Corinne's 5x-great grandfather.

1798 - Jesse STANLEY married Lydia GURLEY in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Jesse was the son of Strangeman STANLEY and Jemima MILLS.

1806 - Rachel SMITH born in Washington County, Tennessee.  Rachel was the daughter of William SMITH and Hannah THOMPSON.

1810 - Jacob ERB died in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  Jacob was the son of Nicholas ERB and Catherine ________. Jacob was my 6x-great grandfather.

1836 - Esther LUNDY died in Johnsonburg, Sussex County, New Jersey.  Esther was the daughter of Samuel WILLSON and Deborah WILLETS.

1840 - Elizabeth LEWIS married John OLIVER in Wayne County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Nathaniel LEWIS and Nancy Ann SNIDER.

1842 - Amanda P. PIERCE born.  Amanda was the daughter of Francis S. PIERCE and Rebecca PAGE.

1844 - Emily Caroline COOK born.  Emily was the daughter of James S. COOK and Eunice HUNT.

1846 - Nancy DAVIS married James M. CAMPBELL in Monroe County, Indiana.  Nancy was the daughter of John DAVIS and Susannah ________.

1846 - Anne Sophie Louise KAHRE born.  Anne was the daughter of Karl Heinrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Ilsbein KROGER.

1853 - Eliza Paralee BRUNER died.  Eliza was the daughter of Andrew Jackson BRUNER and Selina HAWORTH.

1870 - John Spence BURCHFIEL born in Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.  John was the son of Joseph Rmenia BURCHFIEL and Louisa LEE.

1876 - Nettie B. HEATON born.  Nettie was the daughter of Townsend HEATON and Mary Louise WINTERS.

1894 - Louis Napoleon METZNER married Elizabeth REITER in Ft. Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.  Louis was the son of William METZNER and Barbara POWELL.

1895 - Hannah Leutitia LEMASTERS married James Sam ELLIOTT.  Hannah was the daughter of Isaac LEMASTERS and Sarah Ann HESTON.

1899 - Thomas GROENENDYKE married Hattie BALLARD in Madison County, Indiana.  Thomas was the son of Elias GROENENDYKE and Nancy JENKINS.

1904 - Wyatt CUMMINGS married Laura HARENOR in Dyer County, Tennessee. Wyatt was the son of Wyatt CUMMINGS and Margaret HENSON.

1925 - Thomas J. BIGLEY died.  Thomas was the son of Edward BIGLEY and Amelia FISHER.

1960 - Henry SWAFFORD died in Richmond, Missouri.  Henry was the son of Allen Aaron SWAFFORD and Meda LILIES.

Marriage License & Return : Andrew F. Haley to Emma C. Leonhard, 1887


Source: Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage License, "Andrew F. Haley to Emma C. Leonard, 1887"; County Marriage Returns Collection; Jay County Historical Society, Portland, Indiana.

Marriage License

Jay County, Indiana, SS:

To All who shall See these Presents Greet:

Know Ye, That any person empowered by law to solemnize marriages, is hereby authorized to join together, as Husband and Wife,

Andrew F. Haley and Emma C. Leonhard

and for so doing, this shall be his sufficient authority.

In Testimony Whereof, I, W.S. Fleming, Clerk of the Jay Circuit Court, hereunto subscribe my name, and affix the seal of said Court, at Portland this 2d day of November A.D., 1887.

W.S. Fleming Clerk

State of Indiana, Jay County, SS:

This Certifies, That I, Geo. Wolf Pastor of the Ev. Church joined in marriage as Husband and Wife, Andrew F. Haley and Emma C. Leonhard, on the third day of November, A.D. 1887.

Geo. Wolf


Source: Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage Return, "Andrew F. Haley to Emma C. Leonhard, 1887"; County Marriage Returns Collection; Jay County Historical Society, Portland, Indiana.

Marriage Return

1. Full Name of Groom Andrew F. Haley
2. Place of Residence Noble Twp. Jay Co. Ind.
3. Age next Birthday 24 years
4. Color White
5. Occupation Farmer
6. Place of Birth Ashland O.
7. Father's Name G.W. Haley
8. Mother's Maiden Name M.J. Scherrick
9. No. of Groom's Marriage 1
10. Full Name of Bride Emma C. Leonhard
11. Place of Residence Noble Twp. Jay Co. Ind.
12. Age Next Birthday 22 years
13. Color White
14. Place of Birth Noble Twp. Jay Co. Ind.
15. Father's Name J. T. Leonard
16. Mother's Maiden Name Chr. Theurer
17. No. of Bride's Marriage 1
18. Place of Marriage Noble Twp. Jay Co. Ind.
19. By Rev. Geo. Wolf
20. Dated Nov. 3. 1887

This record of the marriage of Andrew Franklin Haley (1864-1937) and Emma Catherine Leonhard (1866-1925) was located at the Jay County Historical Society in Portland, Indiana.

Andrew was my paternal great-granduncle, son of George Washington and Mary Jane (Sherrick) Haley.  The return show's Emma's father as "J.T. Leonhard", but I have it as John Philip Leonhard in my database.

The Haleys were members of the Evangelical Association church, but I'm not aware of any other connections with the minister, George Wolf.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

On This Day : December 19

1646 - Bethiah HUBBARD born in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.  Bethiah was the daughter of Samuel HUBBARD and Tacy COOPER.  Bethiah was my 8x-great grandmother.

1706 - Johannes SCHERCH born.  Johannes was the son of Ulrich SCHÜRCH and Barbara GRUNDBACHER.

1729 - Mary WRIGHT born in Falkland, Fife, Scotland.  Mary was the daughter of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.

1735 - Michael SILLS born in Bingen, Hesse-Darmstadt.  Michael was Eileen's 5x-great grandfather.

1765 - Joseph CHEW born in Virginia.  Joseph was the son of James CHEW and Mary CALDWELL.

1776 - Elizabeth MILLS married Christopher HIATT in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Hur MILLS and Rachel HARROLD.

1784 - Matilda TAYLOR born.  Matilda was the daughter of Commodore Richard TAYLOR and Catherine DAVIS.

1792 - Zachariah TAYLOR married Susann JARRELL.  Zachariah was the son of Zachary TAYLOR and Esther BLACKBURN.

1794 - Anna Catherine Elisabeth KAHRE born in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Karl Ludwig KAHRE and Anna Marie Ilsbein KROEGER.

1797 - Lucas WELCH born.  Lucas was the son of Thomas WELCH and Lucinda PIERCE.

1801 - William Dennison BURDICK born.  William was the son of Hazard BURDICK and Esther SHIRLEY.

1806 - Arana WARLDOW born in Ohio.  Arana was the son of Samuel WARDLAW and Elizabeth NESBIT.

1807 - Jacob BEALS born.  Jacob was the son of Daniel BEALS and Catherine JACKSON.

1816 - William JACKSON married Asenath ST. CLAIR.  William was the son of John JACKSON and Phebe BEALS.

1822 - Nathan DAVIS born.  Nathan was the son of Ananias DAVIS and Rebecca CLAYTON.

1831 - Ellen E. PIERCE born.  Ellen was the daughter of Austin PIERCE and Mary Ann STERLING.

1835 - James HAWORTH born.  James was the son of Nathaniel HAWORTH and Anna OLIPHANT.

1843 - Mary Ann FISHER married John Wesley WALLICK in Miami County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Daniel FISHER and Susannah REEVES.

1850 - Joseph Lancaster MAXON born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Joseph was the son of Melford Joseph MAXON and Mary E. LANCASTER.

1859 - Sarah A. BUCHER married Henry M. PETRY.  Sarah was the daughter of Nicholas BUCHER and Catherine PETRY.

1860 - Lindley O. BEVAN born.  Lindley was the son of Stacy BEVAN and Sarah BEALS.

1869 - Isabella LEWIS married William ARNOLD in Huntington County, Indiana. Isabella was the daughter of Solomon LEWIS and Margaret RINEHART.

1875 - Edgar D. HEATON born. Edgar was the son of Townsend HEATON and Nancy Jane HALE.

1897 - Fornia Wallace DAVIS born.  Fornia was the daughter of Winchester Journey DAVIS and Lula Iona DAVIS.

1899 - John Daniel SWAFFORD died.  John was the son of James A. SWAFFORD and Elizabeth HALL.

1900 - Mary Jane RICHARDS married John William RUDKIN.  Mary was the daughter of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Jane CROCKETT.

1906 - Ethel May WEHRLY married William SHREEVE.  Ethel was the daughter of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.

1910 - Thomas A. SWAFFORD married Florence BROOKS in Hamilton County, Tennessee.  Thomas was the son of John Aaron SWAFFORD and Bell SEABORN.

1925 - Elizabeth WEBER died in Hamilton County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Allen HENDRIXSON and Sarah Ann WRIGHT.

1953 - Rhoda M. WHITZEL died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Rhoda was the daughter of Alpha Revis CHIVLARE and Clara Belle FOLLOWAY.

1953 - Shirlie CHIVLARE died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Shirlie was the son of Alpha Revis CHIVLARE and Clara Belle FOLLOWAY.