Ruth LeMaster attends speech and hearing institute, July 1969

"Students introduced to field of speech, hearing," Ball State Daily News, 3 July 1969; Ball State University Digital Archives (http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/BSUDlyNws/id/14964/rec/16 : accessed 1 February 2015), Ball State University Student Newspapers.

Students introduced to field of speech, hearing

Three Eastern Indiana high school students are among 16 secondary students who will participate in a three-day speech and hearing institute from July 8 through July 10.

Jo Ann Bushey, Yorktown High School senior; Ruth LeMaster, Portland High School junior, and Becky Flesher, Monroe Central High School sophomore, will represent Eastern Indiana.

The students will observe speech and hearing clinicians working with children and adults and will perform speech therapy.  They will also be exposed to various working environments of speech and hearing clinicians and will live with children enrolled in the Residential Clinic program.

The institute is sponsored by the Ball State Speech and Hearing Clinic and Psi Iota Xi Sorority.

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This article, located at the Ball State University Digital Archives, mentions my paternal aunt attending a seminar at the University while a high school student.  She later graduated from the school and has been an elementary school teacher for many years.

Military Monday : Gerald Walker LeMaster, World War II Draft Registration, 1942

Working my way through the hints in the Ancestry database for World War II Draft Registrations, 1942 and located this registration in Jay County, Indiana for Gerald Walker LeMaster, my paternal granduncle.

Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data : United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration., Gerald Walker LeMaster, Jay County, Indiana.

This draft record adds to the information I've collected about Gerald, who was the son of Luman Cooper Lemasters and Barbara Isabel Wehrly.  Gerald's draft registration gives his date of birth as January 15, 1896 in Jay County, Indiana.  This differs by exactly one year the record found in Social Security Records.

Gerald was 46 years old at the time of this registration, and his nearest living relative was his wife, Pearl (Smith) LeMaster.  Note on the registration card that her maiden name was written on the card and then scratched out and "LeMaster" written down.  Gerald's place of residence was Madison Township in Jay County, Indiana and his telephone was at Salamonia.  His mailing address was Rural Route 6, Portland.  He was a self-employed farmer.

Physically, Gerald was described as having a ruddy complexion, white male, 5' 8", with brown hair and brown eyes.  He weighed 220 lbs.

The draft registration card notes that Gerald had operational scars on his breast.  What medical procedure did he have done? Something with the heart?

Military Monday – We all have ancestors who have served in the military. Military Monday is a place to post their images, stories and records of their service in various branches of the military. Military Monday is an ongoing series by Cindy at Everything’s Relative – Researching Your Family History.

Surname Saturday : Briggs

The BRIGGS surname is in my paternal line.  The origins of the surname are English.

Anhnentafel # 141 : Beulah Briggs (1773-1854).  Beulah was born 1773 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  She married John Woolston (1766-1838) in 1793 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  They had at least one son.  John died April 12, 1838 at Mt. Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Beulah died April 28, 1854.

Ahnentafel # 282 : Abel Briggs (c1740-bef1839).  Abel was born circa 1740 in New Jersey.  He married Lettice Woolston (1752-1787) on January 25, 1773 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Lettice was born October 15, 1752 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  They had at least one daughter.  Abel died before 1839 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Lettice died December 11,1787 in Burlington County, New Jersey.

Ahnentafel # 564 : Francis Briggs (1715-1763).  Francis was born 1715 in Salem County, New Jersey.  He married Rachel Stockton (aft1715-   ).  Rachel was born after 1715 in Springfield, Burlington County, New Jersey.  They had at least one son.  Francis died June 1, 1763 in Burlington County, New Jersey.

Ahnentafel # 1128 : John Briggs (c1680-bef1753).  John was born circa 1680 in Newton, Salem County, New Jersey.  He married Sarah Smith (c1680-     ).  Sarah was born circa 1680 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England.  They had at least one son.  John died January 20, 1753 in Newton, Salem County, New Jersey.

Surname Saturday – create a post in which you discuss a surname and mention its origins, its geographical location(s) and how it fits into your genealogy research. Surname Saturday is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers.