On This Day : December 22

1742 - William HISCOX married Content MAXSON.  William was the son of Thomas HISCOX and Bethiah CLARKE.

1745 - Samuel GROENENDYKE born in Kingston, Middlesex County, New Jersey.  Samuel was the son of Johannes GROENENDYKE and Sarah Ann LAKE.

1767 - Anna Marie KAMMEIER born.  Anna was the daughter of Heinrich Hermann KAMMEIER and Anna Catherine KAHRE.

1797 - Martha WARDLAW married Henry ZUMWALT in Harrison County, Kentucky.  Martha was the daughter of Robert WARDLAW and Janet DOWNEY.

1802 - Joseph BOND married Rachel HARROLD.  Joseph was the son of Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.

1804 - Thomas BOND married Mary NATION.  Thomas was the son of Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.

1806 - Ernst Heinrich KAHRE born.  Ernst was the son of Christian Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Catherine BRINKHOFF.

1809 - Elizabeth McPHEETERS born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Samuel McPHEETERS and Lucretia BARNETT.

1836 - Benjamin BALES married Nancy WRIGHTSMAN.  Benjamin was the son of Aaron BALES and Alice MANIFOLD.

1839 - Daniel DUFFEY married Susanna FREEZE in Champaign County, Ohio.  Daniel was the son of John M. DUFFEY and Catherine WALDECK.  Susanna was the daughter of Daniel FREEZE and Catherine PENCE.  They were Eileen's 3x-great grandparents.

1842 - Elisha Dunham BECKETT born in Missouri. Elisha was the son of Lemuel Daugherty BECKETT and Sarah Springer CHEW.

1846 - Elizabeth HECK married Amos POE in Bracken County, Kentucky.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John HECK and Catherine HECK.

1854 - Margaret MILLIKEN died.  Margaret was the daughter of John BEALS and Susannah JOHNSON.

1855 - Allen Aaron SWAFFORD born in Tennessee.  Allen was the son of John B. SWAFFORD and Nancy Rowena MILLARD.

1867 - George W. IVEY born in Marshall County, Kentucky.  George was the son of George Washington IVEY and Rebecca HARROLD.

1878 - James K. KING married Flora Alice ARNOLD in Marion County, Indiana.  James was the son of Cornelius KING and Mary Ann BARNETT.

1894 - John William MATTHEWS born.  John was the son of Fitzhugh Lee MATTHEWS and Mary Ellen SWAFFORD.

1904 - Joseph BALES died.  Joseph was the son of Aaron BALES and Alice MANIFOLD.

1907 - Una Maude LeMASTERS married Senator Winfield PHILLIPS in Jay County, Indiana.  Una was the daughter of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Mary Keziah CHEW.

1939 - Jamie Cleveland REED died in Knoxville, Tennessee.  Jamie was the daughter of Grover Cleveland AULT and Ada Bell SWAFFORD.

1954 - Ida Belle BROTHERTON died in Ft. Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.  Ida was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin LEE and Mary Isabella THURMAN.

1991 - Donald E. MILLER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Donald was the son of Arthur MILLER and Hallie Marie CHIVLARE.

Death Certificate: William P. Wehrly, Jay County, Indiana (1909)

Source: William P. Wherly, death certificate Book H-6, page 18 (1909), Jay County Health Department, Portland, Indiana

Jay County Indiana
Geneology Death Record

Name: Wherly, William P.

Date of Death:  6/14/1909   Time: 0:00   Sex:  M

Age: 63  Months: 7  Days: 12  Hours:  0  Minutes: 0

Birthdate: 11/02/1845    Place:  Ohio

Death Address:  Madison Township

Residence:  Madison Township

County: Jay County

Marital Status:  Married   Spouse:  Olive Wherly

Race:  White      Occupation:   Retired

Father:  John S. Wherly      Birth:   Pennsylvania

Mother Maiden Name:  Barbara Wherly (Petry)   Birth:  Pennsylvania

Burial Place:  Salamonia, IN

Burial Date:  [blank]

Funeral Home:  Stolz Williamson & Straley

Address:  [blank]

File date:  [blank]   Book No.: H-6   Page No.: 18   Local No.: [blank]

Physician:  W.A. Chen, MD

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death:  Gastric Ulceratio, Heatenesis

The above death certificate is for my paternal 2nd-great grandfather, William P. Wehrly (1845-1909).  I obtained this record on my recent research trip into Jay County.

Obtaining this record has led to a correction in my database.  Previously, I had William's death date listed as June 16, 1909.  More than likely, this was actually his burial date.  However, the date of the 16th is listed on his tombstone.

The spelling of the surname is interesting, and almost led to the clerk not being able to find the record.  

Facts that I already knew included his birth date and place.  He was born in Preble County, Ohio according to other sources.  

William was married, his spouse was Olive Jane (Smith) Wehrly (1846-1913).

His parents were listed as John S. Wherly born in Pennsylvania and Barbara Wherly (Petry) born in Pennsylvania.   This information correlates to what I've already found.

The physician was listed as W.A. Chen, but this was a typographical error or a misreading of the record as the physician in Salamonia was W.A. Chew.

The cause of death appears to be a typographical error and should be hematemesis, which would correlate to his stomach trouble listed in his obituary.

On This Day : December 21

1675 - Hannah SEWALL born.  Hannah was the daughter of John SEWALL and Hannah FESSENDEN.

1695 - John REYNOLDS born.  John was the son of Henry REYNOLDS and Prudence CLAYTON.

1742 - Stephen CRANDALL born.  Stephen was the son of John F. CRANDALL and Elizabeth LEWIS.

1749 - Matthew MAXSON married Martha POTTER.  Matthew was the son of John MAXSON and Thankful RANDALL.

1757 - Hannah MAXSON married David REYNOLDS in Washington County, Rhode Island.  Hannah was the daughter of John MAXSON and Hannah MAXSON.

1769 - Silvanus MAXSON married Lydia LEWIS in Washington County, Rhode Island.  Silvanus was the son of John MAXSON and Hannah MAXSON.

1775 - Elizabeth WRIGHT born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Peter WRIGHT and Robena CROUSE.

1815 - Solomon BEALS married Elizabeth JOHN in Martinsville, Ohio.  Solomon was the son of Jacob BEALS and Elizabeth BLACKBURN.

1816 - Achsah ANDERSON born.  Achsah was the daughter of Elijah ANDERSON and Susannah WILLIAMS.

1825 - Christopher STRADER died in Ross County, Ohio.  Christopher was Corinne's 7x-great grandfather.

1825 - Barbara SILLS married Samuel MAGGART in Champaign County, Ohio.  Barbara was the daughter of Michael SILLS and Rosanna FETTERS.

1833 - Jesse WILLIAMS died in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.  Jesse was the son of Richard WILLIAMS and Prudence BEALS.

1841 - George REYNOLDS married Levina CARTER in Bracken County, Kentucky.  George was the son of Isaac REYNOLDS and Christina HECK.

1856 - John Marshall SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  John was the son of John Calvin SWAFFORD and Mary Ellen SHIRLEY.

1868 - Dora Alice FLANAGAN married William Ezekiel BIRDWELL in Rusk, Texas.  Dora was the daughter of William Jackson FLANAGAN and Elizabeth JACKSON.

1876 - Harvey Allen WEHRLY born in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Harvey was the son of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.

1881 - Sarah A. LAMBERTSON died in Ohio.  Sarah was the daughter of Samuel WILLSON and Elizabeth ________.  Sarah was my 4x-great grandmother.

1881 - Elsie Lois YOUNG born.  Elsie was the daughter of Charles YOUNG and Anna M. THRAVES.

1886 - Roy CHIVLARE born in Warrick County, Indiana.  Roy was the son of Alpha Revis CHIVLARE and Clara Belle FOLLOWAY.

1892 - Thomas John RICHARDS married Alice Jean McNAMARA.  Thomas was the son of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Jane CROCKETT.

1895 - Flarrie Pochahontas SWAFFORD born in Lomax, Illinois. Flarrie was the daughter of Landon Marcellus SWAFFORD and Bertie Belle MARSH.

1903 - Bessie Eldora LeMASTERS married Albert E. HENRY.  Bessie was the daughter of Phillip LeMASTERS and Elizabeth C. HOOVER.

1912 - Edith Alene MAXON married George Crawford BAER in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia.  Edith was the daughter of John Winfield MAXON and Pleasant June BAREMORE.

1924 - Hubbard BOYER died.  Hubbard was the son of Christopher C. BOYER and Amanda F. ________.

1967 - Cora E. MILLER died in Lafayette Township, Madison County, Indiana.  Cora was the daughter of Thomas GROENENDYKE and Emily SMITH.