Genealogical Serendipity

Today a little genealogy serendipity came my way while working on updating my family tree at Ancestry.  I have a limited, work-in-progress online, and today spent time making sure that at least the data corresponding to my exploratory data analysis series of posts matched what I had at Ancestry.

In updating the record for my maternal great granduncle, Orville Edward "Jack" Lambertson, I decided to search again for the record of his marriage to his first wife, Mary E. Herter.  I was pretty sure that I had searched for it before in the online indices at Family Search, but I gave it another try and hit paydirt.

In their Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 database, I found :

groom's name: Orville Lambertson

groom's birth date:

groom's birthplace:

groom's age:

bride's name: Mary Herter

bride's birth date:

bride's birthplace:

bride's age:

marriage date: 30 Dec 1922

marriage place:

groom's father's name: Charles Lambertson

groom's mother's name: Pearl Beals

bride's father's name: Henry Herter

bride's mother's name: Martha Hughes

groom's race:

groom's marital status:

groom's previous wife's name:

bride's race:

bride's marital status:

bride's previous husband's name:

indexing project (batch) number: I01571-5

system origin: Indiana-EASy

source film number: 2108463

reference number: 5

There was no image yet available, but with an exact date I can now locate the record at the courthouse in Anderson.

Noticing that the date of their marriage was December 30th, I couldn't help but wonder if they were wanting this record to be found today.

On This Day : December 30

1725 - Samuel JEWETT born in Bradford, Massachusetts.  Samuel was the son of Samuel JEWETT and Ruth HARDY.  Samuel was my 6x-great grandfather.

1730 - Jonathan COLLINS died in Hardwick, Sussex County, New Jersey.  Jonathan was my 8x-great grandfather.

1740 - Charles WRIGHT born in Fife, Scotland.  Charles was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.

1772 - Cyllania WOOLSTON died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Cyllania was the daughter of John WOOLSTON and Sarah POWELL.  Cyllania was my 7x-great grandmother.

1791 - Robert Beverly CHEW died in Fredericksburg, Virginia.  Robert was the son of Robert CHEW and Mary PERROTT.

1809 - Mary HAWORTH married Thomas DOAN.  Mary was the daughter of Absalom HAWORTH and Mary WEST.

1809 - Lavinia Moore McPHEETERS born.  Lavinia was the daughter of William McPHEETERS and Lavinia MOORE.

1810 - David RINEHART born in Boutetourt County, Virginia.  David was the son of Peter RINEHART and Margaret MINGA.

1825 - Samuel SCHLOTHAUER died.  Samuel was the son of Johann Michael SCHLOTHAUER and Elizabeth PETRY.

1884 - Princess Rosetta BOYER married Marin YOUNGBLOOD.  Princess was the daughter of Isaac B. BOYER and Elizabeth J. CHEVALIER.

1890 - Cora E. GROENENDYKE born.  Cora was the daughter of Thomas GROENENDYKE and Emily SMITH.

1900 - Samuel YOUNG married Lulu VINSON.  Samuel was the son of Leroy YOUNG and Mary Jane KING.

1903 - Ida Laura WEHRLY married Edward SCHOLER.  Ida was the daughter of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.

1909 - Sarah Alice SWAFFORD married John JONES in Ray County, Missouri.  Sarah was the daughter of Samuel Richard SWAFFORD and Susan Isabell McGAUGH.

1944 - Bertha Ewing BRITTON died in Hunterdon, New Jersey.  Bertha was the daughter of Josiah Cole BRITTON and Elenor Creveling EWING.

1949 - Judy Darlene CUMMINGS died in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri.  Judy was the daughter of Luther St. Patrick CUMMINGS and Frances Bernice PURDUE.

1961 - Bertha Alberta HERCULES died in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.  Bertha was the daughter of Luman Cooper LeMASTERS and Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.

1962 - Cloyd J. PIERCE died.  Cloyd was the son of William Francis PIERCE and Vida MADDOX.

1963 - James Sheman SWAFFORD died in Sedalia, Missouri.  James was the son of Clyde Andrew SWAFFORD and Mary Maxine BENTLY.

1981 - Daniel Wayne LEWIS died in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana.  Daniel was the son of Lawrence Solomon LEWIS and Ruth Alice SILLS.

Marriage License & Return: Virgil C. Chew to Esther V. Abel, 1905

Source: Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage License, "Virgil C. Chew to Esther V. Abel, 1905"; 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,

Virgil C. Chew and Esther V. Abel

and for so doing, this shall be his sufficient authority

In Testimony Whereeof, I, F.L. Crowe Clerk of Jay Circuit Court, hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court at Portland, Indiana, this 2nd day of September 1905

F.L. Crowe, Clerk

STATE OF INDIANA, JAY COUNTY, SS:

This Certifies, That I joined in Marriage as Husband and Wife, Virgil C. Chew and Esther V. Abel on the 2'' day of Sept., 1905

S.A. Armstrong

Minister

Source: Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage Return, "Virgil C. Chew to Esther V. Abel, 1905"; 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, Virgil C. Chew

2. Place of Residence Salamonia Ind.

3. Occupation Lineman

4. Age next Birthday 22 Color, White Race [blank]

5. Place of Birth, Salamonia, Ind. Nationality English

6. Father's Name Virgil C. Chew Nationality English

7. Mother's Maiden Name Lola M. Frasher Nationality English

8. Number of Groom's Marriage First

9. Full name of BRIDE, Esther V. Abel

10. Place of Residence, Near Salamonia Occupation Housekeepin

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11. Age next Birthday 18 years. Color, White Race [blank]

12. Place of Birth Noble Tp.  Nationality, [blank]

13. Father's Name Geo. W. Abel

14. Mother's Maiden Name Sarah R. Smith

15. Number of Bride's Marriage, First

16. Married at Home of Geo. W. Abel in the County of Jay and State of Indiana, the 2" day of Sept 1905

17. Witnesses to Marriage Cleo Stone & Grace Morgan

Marriage solemnized by S.A. Armstrong

Minister

Dated at near Salamonia, this 2" day of Sept  1905

This record of the marriage of Virgil C. Chew and Esther V. Abel was located at the Jay County Historical Society in Portland, Indiana.

I have not yet been able to connect this Virgil C. Chew to other members of my family in the Salamonia area.  I've written about this in a previous post.

The mention of this Virgil's father being a Virgil C. Chew as well is suspect.  I know of no other similar named individuals in the area at the time.  He may well be a child of one of the Chews, but I need to get into Jay County courthouse and see if there are any court records.