Administration Docket, Henry Wherley, 1846, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

"Ohio, Probate Records, 1789-1996," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-31213-26339-60?cc=1992421&wc=S2CN-ZNR:266417001,266437201 : accessed 22 August 2015), Tuscarawas > Administration dockets 1817-1857 vol 1-3 > image 390 of 486; county courthouses, Ohio

Searching at FamilySearch through Ohio Probate records, I located the Administration Docket for my paternal 4th-great grandfather, Henry Wherely, who died in 1846 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.

The record lists the estate case number as 848A and the administrator as Samuel Shawver.  I'm not sure at this point what the relationship is between Shawver and the Wherley families.

April 1846 - Letters issued. Bond $500.00 - Henry Wherley & Phillip Datts, security - George Bugher, Daniel Brideman, John Yingling, appraisers.

May 6, 1846 - Bond filed & letters issued

June 26, 1846 - Appraisement & sale bill filed and recorded.

March 24, 1848 - Final account filed.

Aug. term 1848 - Account passed & recorded.

The record gives some book and page references to where these records are filed.  I will be continuing to search the court records at FamilySearch to see if I can locate the additional information about Henry's estate.

Henry was 70 years old when he died on January 15, 1846 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.

Death Record : Christena Wherley, 1872, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

"Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6JC-STG : accessed 22 August 2015), Christena Wherley, 19 Dec 1872; citing Death, Jefferson Township, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States, source ID v 1a p 571, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 890,361.

Located the death record of my paternal 4th-great grandmother, Christena (Saubel) Wherley (c1775-1872) in Jefferson Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.  Christina was the widow of Heinrich "Henry" Wherley/Wehrly, who had died in 1846.

The record was not recorded until June 9, 1873.   It lists her name as Wherley, Christena, a resident of Jefferson Township, who died December 19, 1872, aged 98 years.  The cause of death was unknown.  She was a female, white and widowed.  Her parents names were unknown, and place of birth was listed as Ohio (other records suggest Pennsylvania).  The place of death was Jefferson Township, and she had no occupation.  The name of the undertaker was unknown.

The family surname variations make this one an interesting one to search, with Wehrly, Wehrley, Wherly, Wherley being just a few of the examples I'm finding.

I do not know what cemetery she is buried in.  I tried to locate a memorial at FindAGrave and was unable to find one for her.  Her husband was buried at Stone Creek Cemetery in Tuscarawas County.

If you are related or have any additional information and or corrections, I would love to hear from you.

Marriage Record: Robert F. Gilliland to Mary Davis, Owen County, Indiana, 1884

"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXFV-S4Q : accessed 15 August 2015), Robert Gilliland and Mary Davis, 15 Nov 1884; citing Owen, Indiana, United States, county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm .

Located the marriage record of my maternal 3rd-great grandmother, Mary Ellen (Swafford) Davis to her second husband, Robert F. Gilliland in Owen County, Indiana while searching at FamilySearch.  Prior to this find, I had thought they were married in neighboring Monroe County.

Mary was the daughter of Peter Kirkpatrick and Mary Ann (Crockett) Swafford.  Robert was the son of William John and Margaret Ann (Wilson) Gilliland.  Both had been previously married.  Robert was previously married to Sarah Kellar in 1879 in Monroe County, Indiana.  Mary was previously married to James Austin Davis in 1873 in Monroe County, Indiana.  Both of these earlier marriages ended in divorce, though I've not yet discovered the records.

I'm not aware of any children that Robert had with Sarah Kellar, but Mary and James Austin Davis had two daughters, Ida (b. 1874) and Delia (b.1877).  Together, Robert and Mary had two children, William Everett Gillilland (b. 1885) and Mary Florence Gilliland (b. 1887).

Later, Robert and Mary helped raise the orphaned daughters of Ida, Pansy and June (my great-grandmother).