Marriage License & Return: Harry S. Green to Loetta J. Metzner, 1900

Source: Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage License, "Harry S. Green to Loetta J. Metzner, 1900"; County Marriage Returns Collection; Jay County Historical Society, Portland, Indiana.

Marriage License

State of Indiana, Jay County, SS:

To All Who Shall See These Presents, Greeting:

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

Harry S. Green and Loetta J. Metzner

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

In Testimony Whereof, I, Ed V. Fitzpatrick Clerk

of the Jay Circuit Court, hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court at Portland, Indiana, this 18th day of May 1900.

Ed V. Fitzpatrick, Clerk

STATE OF INDIANA, JAY COUNTY, SS:

This Certifies, That I joined in Marriage, as Husband and Wife, 

Harry S. Green and Loetta J. Metzner on the 19th day of May 1900.

Rev J.W. Metzner

Source: Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage Return, "Harry S. Green to Loetta J. Metzner, 1900"; County Marriage Returns Collection; Jay County Historical Society, Portland, Indiana.

INDIANA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH

RETURN OF A MARRIAGE TO COUNTY CLERK

1. Full Name of Groom Harry S. Green

2. Place of Residence Jay Co. Ind.

3. Occupation Farmer

4. Age next Birthday 30 Color White Race Caucasian

5. Place of Birth Jay Co. Ind. Nationality American

6. Father's Name William Green

7. Mother's Maiden Name [illegible]

8. Number of Groom's Marriage First

9. Full Name of Bride Loetta J. Metzner

10. Place of Residence Jay co., Ind.  Occupation House keeper

11. Age next Birthday 30 years.  Color White Race Caucasian

12. Place of Birth Jay Co. Ind. Nationality American

13. Father's Name William F. Metzner

14. Mother's Maiden Name Mary A. Haley

15. Number of Bride's Marriage 1

16. Married at Bride's Parents home in the County of Jay and State of Indiana, the 19th day of May 1900.

17. Witnesses to Marriage Mr. & Mrs. W. Green and Mr. & Mrs. W. Metzner

Marriage solemnized by 

Rev. J.W. Metzner

Defiance O.

Dated at Briant, Ind. this 19 day of May 1900.

This record of the marriage of Harry S. Green and Loetta J. Metzner was located at the Jay County Historical Society in Portland, Indiana.

Loetta was the daughter of William F. Metzner (1844-1929) and Mary Ann (Haley) Metzner (1846-1926), making Loetta my first cousin three times removed.

Prior to locating this record, I only had her name as a child of William and Mary, and now have a new avenue to research.

The minister that married them was Loetta's older brother, John W. Metzner, and Evangelical Association minister.

Interesting that the spelling of the name of the town in Jay County was used as 'Briant', rather than Bryant as it is today.

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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.