Report of County Teacher's Institute, Jay County, Indiana 1873

Jay County Granger, Portland, Indiana, December 4, 1873, page 2.

Report of County Teacher's Institute

Liber, Ind. Nov. 17.

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Mr. J. Lemaster gave his method of constructing and arranging a school house.

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Another report of Jacob Lemasters (1845-1922), son of Rev. Luman Walker and Nancy (Young) Lemasters, who taught school in Jay County.  An earlier article indicated that he taught in Greene Township.

Marriage Notice : William Wilson to Jane Lemaster, Jay County, Indiana 1873

Portland Democrat, Portland, Indiana, November 20, 1873, page 2.

BOUNDARY CITY ITEMS

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The matrimonial market has been lively since our last, and stock has gone up, we quote - on Thursday 13th inst. Mr. Chris Runkle, of Madison township, to Miss Matilda Bickle, of Pike township, and on the same day by Rev Philip Lemaster, Mr. William Wilson, of Pike, to Miss Jane Lemaster, of Madison.  We think the boys have made a fair exchange and provided themselves with warm comforters, may theirs be a happy lot, and they never regret the day they started on their matrimonial voyages.

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The Jane Lemaster mentioned is Phebe Jane Lemasters (1847-     ), daughter of Rev. Luman Walker and Nancy (Young) LeMasters.  The minister, Philip Lemasters (1836-1915) was her older brother.  William and Jane lived in Pike and Jackson Township, Jay County, Indiana after their marriage. 

Rebecca Sills (1844-1922), Wabash 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.

Rebecca Sills (1844-1922) was the daughter of George Sills and Mary Grimes.  Her second marriage to Henry Bussard on October 25, 1877 in Wabash County, Indiana was located in the database. Her first husband was Isaiah Landis.  Prior to the find, I did not have any documentation for their marriage.

"Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/27KG-Y2F : accessed 23 Nov 2013), Henry Bussard and Rebecca Landis, 1877.

Rebecca was Eileen's maternal 2nd-great grandaunt.  Her common ancestors were George Sills and Mary Grimes.  Rebecca died January 7, 1922 in Wells County, Indiana.