Inez Irene Ashcraft (1899- ), Jay County, Indiana

Working on filling in some gaps in my database by utilizing the "Indiana Marriages, 1811-1959" database at Familysearch.org to see what updates and corrections I could find.

Inez Irene Ashcraft (1899-    ) was the daughter of William Stevenson and Blanche Bertha (Lewis) Ashcraft.  Her marriage to Beryl Sylvester Miller on March 31, 1918 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana was found in the database.  Prior to this find, I only had the date and no location in my database.

"Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V6RB-SH7 : accessed 06 Aug 2013), Beryl Sylvester Miller and Inez Irene Ashcraft, 1918.

Inez was my paternal 5th cousin once removed.  Our common ancestor was Steffan Petry (1729-1793) and his first wife.  I have not yet researched much about Inez and Beryl, though I do have in my database that they were the parents of four children.

Family Books in the Jay County, Indiana Historical Society Library, Letters R-S

Received this list of the family books at the Jay County, Indiana Historical Society Library and wanted to share.  The Library is located at 903 East Main Street, Portland, Indiana 47371.  Email : research@jaycountyhistory.org

Ramsey
Rarick
Rawlings
Ray
Reading
Reichard
Reichord
Rice
Ridenour
Ridgway
Ritenour
Roberts
Root
Rose
Ross

Samuels
Sanders
Sargent
Savage
Schadt
Schlamb
Schmitt
Schneider
Scholer
Schooley
Schwartz
Scott
Scripture
Shaneyfelt
Shanks
Sharp
Shauver
Sheward
Shields
Shindeldecker
Shrack
Skinner
Smith
Snodgrass
Southgate
Spahr
Spealman
Stansbury
Staples
Starbuck
Starr
Steed
Stein
Stone
Stoner
Strait
Straley
Stratton
Strock
Stuber
Stucky
Stutzman
Sudhoff
Sutton
Swank

August 2013 - Jay County Journal

The August 2013 Jay County Journal, published by the Jay County Historical Society, contained vital records extracted from the August 8, 1889 edition of The Portland Commercial.  In the section dealing with Salamonia, mention was made of my ancestor, William P. Wehrly.

We called at the barber shop which is being run by R.C. Hinshaw, formerly of Winchester.  He is doing a good business and being desirous of hearing the news of the county, subscribed for the Commercial, the leading newspaper of the county.  While in the above place, Wm P. Wherley, who runs the saw mill came in.  He is on the sick list at present.  Salamonia has a good Comet band and the boys rendered a few choice selections for the benefit of the writer, for which they have our thanks.

So now I know that an exact date when my 2x-great grandpa was on the sick list.  Bet he never imagined that anyone would care after all these years.