Nothing Further Known At This Time

For some time now, I have been posting tidbits about my family and ancestors as a series of 'Family Milestones' posts.  What started out as an attempt to new content posted to the blog has turned out to be instructive and enlightening to me in regards to the lack of information that I possess about any number of families.  

My hope in publishing these mini-posts is that others who are researching the surnames will find the posts and be able to add information to my data.  Some have contacted me, and for that I am thankful.  I hope that those who read the blog are not too bored by the recitation of birth, marriage and relationship information.

Recently, I have begun to add the phrase 'nothing further is known at this time' to those posts on distant great-grandaunts and uncles, etc. that I have very little information.  My hope is that eventually I will get to a point where I can go back and update those posts with newly found information.  Perhaps some distant cousin will be able to add to the information with a death date, burial location or children, etc.

'Nothing further known at this time' is truly the status of all genealogy research - it's the journey in the discovery that takes these individuals from a mere series of names and dates and breathes some life into them that keeps me going. 

© 2010, copyright Travis J. LeMaster http://tjlgenes.blogspot.com

World War II Draft Registration: Fred Joseph Axe

Fred Joseph AXE was born March 22, 1882 in Jay County, Indiana.  He married December 25, 1903 in Jay County, Indiana to Amanda A. METZNER, daughter of William F. and Mary Ann (HALEY) METZNER.  He was a farmer, and census records place him in Bearcreek Township, Jay County, Indiana.

The Mr. William AXE listed as a contact on his draft registration was his son.  Fred and Amanda had 3 children: Ruth, Mary and William.  At the time of this registration, his wife may have been deceased, as I do not have a death date for Amanda.


His physical description lists him at 5'10", grey eyes and hair, light brown complexion, weighing 190 lbs.

 © 2010, copyright Travis J. LeMaster http://tjlgenes.blogspot.com

Family Milestones: April 5th

My maternal 5th-great granduncle, William PUTMAN, married on this date in 1831 in Monroe County, Indiana to Sarah HEAD.  William was the son of James and Elizabeth (KENDRICK) PUTMAN, and the younger brother of my Mary (Polly) PUTMAN.  William was born March 25, 1813.  I do not have dates of birth for Sarah.  They had 10 children.  Sarah died in 1864.  William later remarried to Rachel ________.  William died July 3, 1887 in Linn County, Missouri.

My paternal great-granduncle, Martin Nimrod WEHRLY, was born on this date in 1888 in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Martin was the son of William P. and Olive Jane (SMITH) WEHRLY, and the younger brother of my Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.  Martin married Cora BURLEY on January 1, 1914.  Cora was born in 1882.  They had at least 1 child and lived in New Castle, Henry County, Indiana.  Cora died in 1972.  Martin died February 5, 1954. 

© 2010, copyright Travis J. LeMaster http://tjlgenes.blogspot.com